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PTM's line is great to ride, and I lucked out on the weather!

It is a unique station

Yep

Germany wouls call it a stadtbahn. I think Light rail is the best for it.

Thank you!!

@@subwaymark your welcome

Nice

If people use it, it's good transit.

It's probably because the new Miami cars are from Hitachi like Honolulu's.

Yeah, the Russians are now suffering cuz of one dictator.

True

Because they are expensive and slow? Americans will build anything but normal trains.

I think because people associate a monorail with an amusement park ride rather than a transit line. This despite the fact that Japan has several monorails that are hevilty used as a transit line. I believe Monorails are a quieter alternative to elevated railways, especially on tight curves. The problem of the LV monorail is its route. With the exception the the Convention Center and Westgate stations, the monorail is hidden behind hotels, with convoluted access through casinos. I hoep to do a video on it in the future.

Monorails are not more expensive than traditional rail. But like transit in general, Americans and politicians seem to prefer building large roads for cars. Vegas is not very pedestrian-friendly, as are many large cities in the South and the West. Transit needs to be pedestrian-friendly to be successful. It is unfortunate.

We aim higher and don't settle for the status quo. ​@@fridericusrex9812

it's because monorails make more sense with high density. they work in Japan because they built up instead of out. when there's a lot of roads to the point where they're constantly crossing each other, and ground traffic is so frequent and packed that grade crossings would cause problems, that's when you build a monorail.

Thanks for the correction

You are correct, and Route 101 is part of the SEPTA suburban network.

I heard that too!

Nice!

It goes through MEdia slowly due to the road traffic. But on the private right-of-way, the trolleys really do move!

It is good that the college is a Skyline Train stop!

Not sure a elevated would be to popular, especially with downtown Portland streets are rather narrow. Not that an elevated wouldn't fit (think Chicago).

Very cool!

It is a great route!

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@@subwaymark One more thing I just noticed: at Metro Center 2:02, those station layout guides were also in Gallery Place (pre-MCI/Verizon Center) and in L'Enfant Plaza. I don't remember when they were removed but they were original to the stations when they opened. They're no longer there. I remember people used to lean on them when waiting for trains. 😆

Very nice

@@subwaymark Thank you, have a great day.

yes

I noticed a few stations had long ramps. It is better then stairs.

@@subwaymark Its good for wheel chairs etc, but my high heels just slip helplessly on tiled ramps.

No problem!

They would need more crews and equipment to operate more frequently. The current 45 minute service required 2 trains. 30 minute service requires 3 trains. 15 min service probably needs 4. They have 3 CRC power cars, and the RDCs. But 15 min service would impact freight movements. 30 minute service I see they are able to get a freight thru between passenger trains, but 15 minutes would not give enough of a window.

It can be disconcerting.

It is high tech for US, but other countries have had driverless trains for years.

Thank You!

yep

Glad you liked it

It is a Daylight Locomotive, which is more than just the SP4449.

on the lower level

I agree, but extending to Portland is pretty much impossible. They shoudl run every 15~20 minutes during rush hour, and every 30 minutes mid-day, but I doubt that would happen. The ride is comfortable and quick and beats traffic on 217 and I-5.

@@subwaymark I was also thinking about how they could make a second WES line into Hillsboro but that’s basically useless. Hillsboro is just another suburb and a WES line there wouldn’t get much ridership.

You are welcome, I wish it was still here!

I wish it would go to Waikiki. It is under construction with the airport station to the edge of downtown Honolulu. It may get to Ala Moana somday.

That still is the eventual end goal via extensions. Currently the only mapped out plans they have are to Ala Moana, but they are limited by funding. They have expressed that if they get the funding and political will they want to go to Waikiki. I think it will probably happen once this thing gets to Kakaako and everybody takes a chill pill about it.

They are building it from the airport to ala Moana, which is essentially waikiki... those won't be finished until the 2030s however. The first stage which is now finished is essentially useless. But once they connect the suburbs to the airport which will be done in 2025, alot more people will be riding.

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks!

It was a bit cold that day.

LOL

It is on me as well. It is interesting that the prior color scheme did not last as long as the three strip scheme.

Line C is not a funicular as there isn't a cable to pull the trains. This part of the line is a rack railway, you can see the rack between the rails. However, part of the line is a normal railway with no rack. Throughout the line it uses third rail for electrical power. It is a hybrid metro.

@@subwaymark nice

​@@subwaymarknormally my brother said it's a funicular

​@subwaymark also 1 difference I saw the rails in the other lines were different and in this line it's like a normal train track BTW there's a creaking sound at the beggining of the station you should check that out ❤

Wait! I checked in google and its normally a funicular pretty weird ​@@subwaymark

I beleive they still have the horn as it get more attention when there are cars in the way.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I loved the ride!

@@subwaymark thanks I also did a full ride if you wanna check it out in my channel on both 101 and 102

@jcwnetwork5548: Mine too!!!!! I remember when the Beverly Boulevard Station use to be called "Beverly Hills".

I do too!

It was a long time ago