The Surf Line - America's Rail Success Story!

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  @CoasterFan2105 · 6 years ago · pinned

  Awesome stuff, Brian! A very nice summary of the passenger train history on the Surf Line! Glad I was able to help!

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• AN

  @anteeklund4159 · 5 years ago (edited)

  The future of rail travel in California is looking bright!

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• W.

  @w.cooksy421 · 5 years ago

  Having taken this service a lot, I never knew the Surfliner, excuse me, the Surf Line, was so widely used and its demand came anywhere near the Northeast Corridor. Great job putting this video together. :)

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• TH

  @thestarlightalchemist7333 · 6 years ago

  That last scene tho<br><b>CoasterFan2105 Intensifies</b>

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• CA

  @cadenthecadburyengine8198 · 6 years ago

  Amtrak should reboot the San Diegan

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• BU

  @Buynot · 6 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;ve spent my whole life living near this route. My grandparents have a fantastic ovehead view of the line from their back yard and I love watching trains from there when I visit them. I&apos;ve always been wanting to learn more about San Diego&apos;s rail history. Fantastic video! Don&apos;t know if you take suggestions, but I&apos;d love to see a video like this on the San Diego &amp; Arizona Eastern Railroad.

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• CH

  @ChrisJones-gx7fc · 5 years ago

  Yeah! This is my hometown railroad! I&apos;ve ridden the Surfliner many times to San Diego and LA. The Surf Line, being the 2nd busiest passenger corridor in the country, should be the next state route to receive electrification. Caltrain is currently working to electrify their tracks from San Jose to San Francisco for their trains and future California high speed rail. Being that HSR is set to also share tracks between Burbank and Anaheim via LA, it seems to make a lot of sense to continue electrification past Anaheim to San Diego for not just local trains but also to provide a temporary route for CAHSR trains to directly serve San Diego until their Phase 2 line via the Inland Empire is opened. Metrolink has at least one point in the past explored electrification of their most heavily used lines (called Electrolink), including the Surf Line as far south as Laguna Niguel which is just north of San Juan Capistrano. Even as it currently stands the Surf Line should be faster than driving even during non-rush hour times, but a train ride from SD to LA can take three hours whereas driving can be done in under two. The biggest issue with track improvements is the erosion in Del Mar where the ocean is slowly eating away at the cliffs the tracks sit on. Whether the cliffs can be shored up or a reroute under Del Mar is required remains to be seen. Miramar Hill between Del Mar and San Diego, a bottleneck for the Surf Line, has also been explored for a reroute that&apos;ll eliminate the slow, curving line for a tunnel that&apos;ll straighten it for faster service. The Surf Line continues to have enormous potential as a higher-speed rail corridor so long as progress to that point continues.

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• MI

  @Mintz3390 · 6 years ago (edited)

  Santa Fe’s Surf Line: <b>Surfin’ USA ALL THE WAY!</b>

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• CO

  @CoasterScouts · 4 years ago

  I used Metrolink during my 2019 trip around California’s Six Flags Magic Mountain and Knott’s Berry Farm. It’s nice to know how that venture started and how it has become the transportation method that it is.

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• LU

  @lucasvalencia626 · 5 years ago

  Thanks for making this, never realized I grew up on the second busiest corridor in the nation!

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• JA

  @jacobmoss6830 · 5 years ago

  It’s nice to see a busy rail line in US, for a change. It feel weird to talk about 70-90 trains a day as really busy. But then I live in the uk and we really cram the timetables full.

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  @willberestartingthischanne9984 · 6 years ago

  Santa Fe And Amtrak My Favorite Railroads

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