lots and lots of speed restrictions, especially on the library line which is still basically set up for trolley poles (not pantographs)
@user-oy2xc7yf4i
2 ай бұрын
I rode the system back in 1974 before the modernization. I still recall being at the intersection of Liberty and Grant. My friends and I explored the South Hills riding PCC cars. From what I see,the only thing that remains is the track gauge
@MidnightAspec
3 ай бұрын
That's a long route for a light rail service. Thanks for sharing.
@ErikAlfaroProductionsOfficial
9 ай бұрын
Awesome cab view of the train ride, I enjoyed watching.
@thexavier456
9 ай бұрын
My former hometown. This rail system is my OG one.
@knucklehoagies
9 ай бұрын
"former" hometown?... so it's not your hometown anymore?
@thexavier456
9 ай бұрын
I lived in Pittsburgh until 2012, until I moved to Michigan, where I currently live
@gluse
4 ай бұрын
I enjoyed riding this system in Pittsburgh. It was a little difficult to film because there were so many people on board. No rush, but would you be able to post the other lines on this system
@jayo1212
11 ай бұрын
@36:54 I see they've done away with the cast iron crossbucks, but still don't understand why they don't replace those traffic lights with flashers and gates...
@jaylewis5035
11 ай бұрын
Can't be done at this location because it would back up car traffic and create a hazard on Route 88 which runs parallel to the Logan Road crossing. The traffic light at the adjacent intersection includes the Light Rail line in the sequence when a train is present.
@jayo1212
11 ай бұрын
@@jaylewis5035 I guess that makes sense, though maybe they should upgrade the traffic signals to be more like the ones SEPTA has on its Media and Sharon Hill lines...
@albertcarello619
10 ай бұрын
@jayo1212: The light rail lines in suburban Philadelphia have almost 90% of their crossings with only traffic signals, the #101 Media Line in fact on that line some crossings that had gates and flashers that were replaced with traffic signals. More than half of the crossings on the #102 Sharon Hills Line also have only traffic signals for crossing protection.
@mrvwbug4423
6 ай бұрын
@@albertcarello619 Very similar to the light rail system in Denver, RTD runs some lines at street level with the trams running basically in traffic as a streetcar, though in RTDs case that only makes sense on the lines running in the downtown core of Denver, they also run a street level line through Aurora (the infamous R line) but all the stations are still parallel to a major highway. But Denver mostly uses their trams like commuter trains, and their heavy commuter train line only started service in 2016
@albertcarello619
6 ай бұрын
@@jayo1212 I even noticed on the Media line they actually replaced at certain crossings gates and flashers with traffic signals such as at Paper Mill Road. Many people feel that this is a ridiculous idea. The Sharon Hills Line has mainly traffic signals for crossing protection. These traffic signal crossings I don't see school buses make a safety stop before crossing these tracks just going by the traffic signal lights. I thought school buses were supposed to make a safety stop at these crossings even when the light shows green.
@KenanTurkiye
3 ай бұрын
roses are red, violets are blue, trains, trams and buses come in all sorts of hue ;) my playlist #2 is about transportaion
@flattrain5834
2 ай бұрын
Very nice
@KenanTurkiye
2 ай бұрын
@@flattrain5834 Thank you, have a nice day! You have a nice channel, subscribed.
@felixthecleaner8843
8 ай бұрын
Nice and clean - no tags or graffiti!
@OliversElevators
6 ай бұрын
My god that is a lot of grade timing! Those tunnels are sooooo curvy too. Seems like they could've been designed better (in a way that includes more gentle curves, rather than a bunch of dead-straight sections with super tight curves every few hundred yards), irrespective of if they were previously used for streetcars.
@flattrain5834
6 ай бұрын
All ex streetcar lines
@michaeljpastor
3 ай бұрын
the terrain doesn't allow for it. we're a plateau carved down by tens of thousands of streams, creeks and rivers. there isn't a straight line anywhere in pittsburgh except in the few sections of flat riverbank that aren't already covered in highway.
@danielfrancella5219
2 ай бұрын
I am a Pittsburgh resident. We have one the slowest light rails.
@nicksotobalboa5110
Жыл бұрын
Nice video
@irenenick6053
Жыл бұрын
Great 👍
@BenjiCollier
Жыл бұрын
Good heavens that is a down hill grade if I've ever seen one
@Blue_spy1
Жыл бұрын
Yea that is the second steepest incline in the city
@OHCERailfan
4 ай бұрын
May I Please Use Your Audio?
@chriswood5205
24 күн бұрын
What an odd mix of long and short, high and low platfoms. I guess it is historical, but it almost feels like the stops with the most sign of nearby buildings and activity get the most minimal stops, whist the double-length high platform stops seem to be just serving woodland. And I don't think a single passenger got on or off on the entire journey. Was this some sort of out of service journey, or is it very poorly patronised.
@KT22672
10 күн бұрын
The reality is that the region this line runs is extremely unappealing to pedestrians, and as you mention, all the stops are at areas that are difficult to walk to as well. So it’s mostly just used for rush hour traffic alleviation, people drive to a parking lot and ride in (park and ride) and outside of rush hour it’s empty. It’s not the fault of the infrastructure however, there’s too many hills, there is a saying in Pittsburgh, “you can’t get there from here” and that goes for walking too, often you are met with a cliff side or large hill in the course of a 5 minute walk so many people drive because I mean yeah who wants to walk up a mountain every day?
@gluse
10 ай бұрын
Did you also film the other lines?
@flattrain5834
10 ай бұрын
Yes I’ll post it in a few days
@gluse
7 ай бұрын
Cool I plan to visit Pittsburgh in March and plan to record cab rides of all of these light rail lines
@thexavier456
4 ай бұрын
and it has been over half a year since
@GoneMudden
Жыл бұрын
Road side signals aren't working correctly or he is just doing his own thing.
@flattrain5834
Жыл бұрын
They work
@randyferron
11 ай бұрын
Why is some allowed to stand in drivers cab , unsafe, too distracting ?
@SebisRandomTech
11 ай бұрын
@@randyferronHe’s not in the cab itself. It’s pretty open from the door passengers use to get on and off.
@RadioNJ1948
Жыл бұрын
No horn at grade crossing?
@flattrain5834
Жыл бұрын
Only the bell is used
@SebisRandomTech
11 ай бұрын
Horn is pretty much only used in emergencies.
@mrvwbug4423
6 ай бұрын
Is it my imagination or did the engineer blow a red signal at 15:08
@warrengibson7898
Жыл бұрын
Where are the riders?
@flattrain5834
Жыл бұрын
What riders?
@kilowagmagnusson4590
11 ай бұрын
It's SO SLOW!
@flattrain5834
11 ай бұрын
Yeah, it’s pretty just remnants of the streetcar system
@john-ic9vj
4 ай бұрын
Even in the city, underground, there are signals every like 40 feet. It's ridiculous. I'm sure there's a reason but the subway is 15-35 years old, not that old. A subway in pretty much any other city doesn't stop more than once between stations
@michaeljpastor
3 ай бұрын
@@john-ic9vj some lengths of tunnel are shared directionally. the underground tunnel system is the remnant of the freight railroad system of bygone centuries
@brushcreek42
2 ай бұрын
What's your hurry?
@randyferron
11 ай бұрын
Riders? Well looks like middle of the day by seeing shadows ,,,waste of money?
@flattrain5834
11 ай бұрын
Later in the day during a baseball game it was standing room only
@michaeljpastor
3 ай бұрын
besides sports and civic events as noted below, it's largely commuter for the rush hours to and fro. afternoons are great if you're a tourist.
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