Caltrain - San Jose to San Francisco King St - Morning Express 

Everybody in the comments is crying about the use of the horn. A trains horn is a safety device. The engineer uses it to warn motorists, bystanders, and maintainence workers that he or she is coming through doing the better part of 80mph, and won't be stopping if you get in the way. Personally, I think hearing the horn being used a lot at those speeds makes the ride more thrilling from this point of view. I just wish both horn chimes would sound reliably instead of just the low note 90% of the time. Great video!

When I was a kid, I thought how fun it would be to blow the horn -- after listening to this run, going through so many populated areas, I see that one would get heartily sick of blowing the horn over and over again :)

Wow. Looking at all the people on the platforms. Cali sure has changed since I lived there in the 1980s.

Thank's for this wonderful video. I made a trip with Caltrain from San Francisco to San Jose and back in 2014 and it was wonderful ! Greetz to all US railroad people from an old german railroad man:).

Wow I feel nostalgic. More than 20 years ago, I would sometimes take Caltrain from Hillsdale to downtown San Francisco in the morning and back to Hillsdale in the afternoon. I still have fond memories of Caltrain. But I remember the last station used to be referred to as "Fourth and Townsend" but in the video it's called "Fourth and King".

I rode this entire route for years from San Jose Diridon to San Francisco 4th and King, and that last car, which becomes the front car on the way back to San Francisco is my favorite car to ride on with my bike. I would take one of the solo seats upstairs and enjoy the view along the way. =) I worked at night, so I would take 5pm baby bullet to SF, and then catch the last train back to San Jose at Midnight. Fun times.

Interesting to see construction being done for the proposed high speed electrified trains. Go California! :)

A most excellent trip video Mike! :o)

Love those slip switches at the end. Nice video!

this is better than before I love it

I've ridden the line between San Jose and Mountain View a few times. You can tell the Mt. View station, as it is where the VTA ends, and they are doing track work just before the station. VTAw as single track from the station are for quite a bit, but it looks like they are going to double track now.

Impressive operation and video!

I think it's hilarious that the regular commuters know where to stand for the doors.

Thank you from South Africa .

I wonder how long that old SP searchlight signal at the 4th & King throat will survive. It's surely seen the Daylights, Larks, and a whole lot of commutes in its day.

The woman that is talking constantly reminds me to bring ear plugs next time.

Awesome. I would like to see more videos like this.

Got to go through a Series of Tunnels & Under the 280 Freeway in San Francisco.

Wonderful trip!

Love riding on those concrete ties.

i took this train from Santa Clara to San fran back in 2014 part of a family trip.

I love Caltrain. my favorite way of transportation.

This is a northbound push-pull train which is "backing up" to San Francisco, i.e. the locomotive is at the rear of the train.

Back in 1988 I videotaped the same San Jose to San Francisco route from the "railfan seat". It was on a Saturday and we passed only two southbound (RR East) trains. Between this 2015 video and mine in 1988 there are tons of changes. Besides the new four-track spots, nearly all the industrial spurs are gone, Bayshore Yard was will active, the Lenzen Street roundhouse was still used, and the Mission Bay wye was still in use. The lineside trees and shrubbery are much taller than in 1988, There was still "stick" rail in use in places and my camcorder picked up the "clickity-clack" sound. After seeing this I want to see my video from 31 years ago.

Having ridden the commute trains decades ago, this was a nice ride, thanks. I couldn't tell if you were inside the cab; this "railfan window" is at the front next to the operator's cab?. It would be great if you could arrange a southbound cab ride, thus picking up the locomotive sounds. Talkers and horn were annoying.

At 5:30 is the Santa Clara station. At 5:40 is CP (control point) Coast, the turnoff to Oakland, Emeryville and points north.

I actually thought for a second this was a view out of the engine's front window, so you saying that this is out the trains Galley car trainset, man what a view, its just like your running the train yourself......by the way, if you dont mind me asking, are we getting a few out of one of those flat nosed cars with the 2 windows up on top, and if so, which one are we looking out of, and then that must mean the other window is where the train operator sits, right?????

Wow this is like your guises Metra trains out there

This is the route of the Southern Pacific's penisula commuter trains. I recognize some of the tracks and places.

I guess you've also heard that out there where you live in California. officials are saying ,that by the year 2030 ?? the state of California's population will be expected to hit 55 million and California is currently one of about a half dozen states moving to high speed rail services, so far California, Texas and Florida are the leading three states ,however Florida looks to be ahead of everybody with its start up in service on Bright Line ,All Aboard Florida.

Those gallery cars are very similar to what Metra uses.

Nice!

Is this the train track that goes through Mountain View CA and runs along the Central Express Way (also called Alma Street if I remember correctly)?

This video was so much better

I re ally like this video! Thank you! But Ive never heard of railfan windows. Are those windows common in US-trains? Where is it placed. It really looks as if the video was filmed from the drivers seat, just like any cab ride vide, or Fúhrerstandmitfahrt as they call it in Germany

Are they going to have to rebuild the track for the high speed rail?

Get to see the real thing....just played this route a whole bunch on Train Sim World. Really takes some practice to stop at the right spot. That's a lot of honking....jeez. In Canada with Go Transit it's usually just the bell on approach, no horn.

awesome great view. did you know that the company that design and build those train are from Japan? the locomotive are in destructible monsters that race in this video at 79mph but top speed is my guess is 145 correct me if I'm wrong and it's cheaper than the long island railroad here in New York.

Railfan window? Is that what we call the window on the end of the gallery car cabcars?

Apesar de ser antiquada a via permanente está bem conservada

Well done. Happy to see there's still a little freight traffic left on this line. Surprised no horn blowing at the Millbrae station. Quiet zone? What was the trolley line on the right at the 13:55 mark?

Can anyone explain why the oncoming service at 6:20 and again at the real end has a Metrolink car behind the Lead Unit? I've lived in California My whole life and I always thought Metrolink and Caltrans were separate entities.

Very nice video. Why does the train sound its horn continuously though? Its enough to rattle one's brain. Loved the sight of SF bay. Where is the Golden Gate Bridge? Could not spot it?

what are those Metrolink cars doing in San Francisco? (53:07)

decent loading by the looks

Which cab car?

What's up with the mishmash of wooden and concrete ties?

How old is that tunnel at 4736?

After Hayward Station there used to be a cement factory there with freight trains backing up we used to watch as kids. LC Smith Cement factory.. Now all gone along with the track. We knew a guy that was killed on the tracks around there when he got drunk and walked onto the tracks with a train coming.. There was nothing left of him.. This was when SP ran the line.. There used to be a station on the turn that was Hayward station back in the day.. Everybody we knew like 135 people moved out of the area do to high Taxes.. Prices on anything has gone threw the roof.. You could not find a house there for under $1.8 million now. It's nuts..

Kind of odd watching all this really... I've made some videos of Caltrain myself over the past two years (specifically Caltrain 152, 146 and 441 - from a passenger-seat perspective.

Their blocks are really short. I guess for a reason. No DIB.

Rare to See L.A Metrolink Up in the Bay Area

Whats up with all the little correction turns on these tracks? I have never seen a track more crooked, especially one that does not need to be.

Has this been electrified yet? This reminds me of a Third World commuter train, not a line between two major California cities.

at 6:22 was that a metrolink car?

More than an hour for 40 miles?

This is great video. You can see the need to eliminate a lot of at grade crossings from Palo Alto thru Redwood City, especially in view of the use of this route by High Speed Rail.

its so sad this country doesnt have high speed rail all over every other major country have high speed trains for over 30 years and we are stuck with out dated slow trains i wouldnt take a train in the west ever, the east is the only part of this country that have faster trains and thats old as hell now. its sick to say we are a world leader in anything but the dam military

55 min between the two cities. Not bad.

Friday is my birthday zolando

Crossing sequence through stations?

I'm a tram (sometimes a train?) and I approve this video - ding ding! Nicely done!

What an excessive use of the acoustic device... too excessive. It will be because of the level crossings. Here in Italy the trains travel in maximum safety and use the device only in case of emergency. Anyway congratulations nice video. Warm greetings from Italy. Hello

Many people complain about American trains being slow at least our trains can work at any temperature and last long not like those fancy fast trains that can work only at a certain temperature and break easily

If it was not clearly marked San Francisco area and if it wasn't HD in colour you could easily think you were watching a historical train ride in country we never heard obout.

gonnna give god a headache with that horn,damn

Do they paid per horn blast?

And this is supposed to be shared with part of the future corridor of The Los Angeles / San Francisco California High Speed Rail Line? One thing for sure, all those at grade crossings would have to be liquidated.

Trains look a lot similar to the Metra trains in Chicago.

IS THAT DAM HORN THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE TRIP?

that is dangerous at 8:21 METRA ( chicago area commuter train service) has a orders no train can pass other trains stopped at stations

行きました。日本人が出張できてました。　どこでも日本人がいるなあと。

44:48 The billboard says, Carpe Dime instead of Carpe Diem.!

sweet video. sucks they didnt keep there K5LAs lol

That horn is giving me headaches

must be difficult living beside a railroad line in the US with the horn sounding so often

il ne fait pas bon habiter aux abords de la voie ferrée ...le bruit est assourdissant et les riverains doivent etre sourds avant la retraite

This guy is laying on the horn.

number of this cab car

Since this *is* California I wouldn't be surprised if there were idiots screaming why didn't you stop to the train.

Depressing outdoor San Francisco terminal. Very much not express first and last five minutes of trip, either.

Graffiti nation.

Looks like a fun ride! Too bad, Florida only has the SunRail, which is marginal compared to this and the NEC.

In San Francisco, don't forget to wear flowers in your hair :-) :-) :-)

Lack of catenary systems in commuter rail systems.

sounding the horn constantly is not a game but a NUISANCE dear americans friends!inimaginable, inthinkable in germany, swiss Holland sandinavians countries, UK and so on

This should be call “the horn express. “

stupid amount of horn use.

Why are US trains using the horn all the time..? I dont get it

so slow to accelerate

Whoa! NOISY and SLOW!

Very slow train...

To think that this is quick by American standards...

That’s the worst railroad horn I’ve ever heard and it sounds like someone is hitting a tambourine every time it blows. The scenery is mildly interesting.

Talk about overkill with the horn! Wtf?

Express my ass.........red lights every other mile.............not a straight track along the way.......and more switches then my hallway..........what a pity !

That woman has no manners i am trying to hear what the ticket punchers is saying!

If we received one Dollar for each time the train driver [engineer] blew the whistle we'd be millionaires.

You need to take this video down NOW. The video camera mount is lose and the picture is very shaky. Not with watching and I left at 8 minutes into this video.

Looks like all Indians at that first train station