Live there for 4 years. fuck Houston, for one it's too fucking hot to even call it good weather, and the illegals have taken over that motherfucker! They outnumber everyone in Houston. It looks every bit like Mexico there, and most can't speak a bit of english. This city doesn't have enough personality to ever be a city I would recommend.
I live in Houston, work in Medical Ctr. and take the train to work and downtown, but that's it. When i lived in DC i took The Metro everywhere, also when visiting other cities i take the BART in San Francisco and the MARTA in Atlanta to name a few. I'm a true Texas boy, but Houston is way behind with mass transit. I know we can do better. Elevate the trains, even some lines in Dallas are elevated, but Dallas is a bit more innovative.
@PanzerVIZeke Not true. The issue is grade separation. A tram is essentially a street car. The Houston system appears to be built almost exclusively on streets, highways, roads, etc. with minimal separation (e.g. speed bumps). Light rail, for instance San Diego, Dallas, Portland, largely have their own right of way, but are not considered "heavy" rail because they will CROSS streets, therefore having some grade sharing, and can in a few places actually share a street - e.g. Downtown Dallas.
@PanzerVIZeke If you watch old (even VERY old) films of streetcars during the early 1900's, this is different in that it has more bells and whistles. Other than that, there's no real functional difference. But again.. what defines heavy, v. light rail v. streetcars, is one thing only - grade separation. I live in Washington where we have a metro ( i.e. metro ). It amazes me that a city like Houston can do no better than this. If gas prices explode and you need rapid transit - good luck.
Live there for 4 years. fuck Houston, for one it's too fucking hot to even call it good weather, and the illegals have taken over that motherfucker! They outnumber everyone in Houston. It looks every bit like Mexico there, and most can't speak a bit of english. This city doesn't have enough personality to ever be a city I would recommend.
bigtown 5 months ago
@bigtown If it had more Klansmen, would you move back?
TheBrainMachine78 3 months ago
These trains should be either in the gorund or on an elevated line.
ChicagoJoe57 6 months ago
I live in Houston, work in Medical Ctr. and take the train to work and downtown, but that's it. When i lived in DC i took The Metro everywhere, also when visiting other cities i take the BART in San Francisco and the MARTA in Atlanta to name a few. I'm a true Texas boy, but Houston is way behind with mass transit. I know we can do better. Elevate the trains, even some lines in Dallas are elevated, but Dallas is a bit more innovative.
wacodude86 6 months ago
Best looking rail system in the world!
mosleywade 10 months ago 2
My only way to work!!
mrdavis808 11 months ago
This is not a tram, this is LRT. Portland and San Diego have full LRT systems and use these same Siemens S70 LRVs.
PanzerVIZeke 11 months ago
@PanzerVIZeke Not true. The issue is grade separation. A tram is essentially a street car. The Houston system appears to be built almost exclusively on streets, highways, roads, etc. with minimal separation (e.g. speed bumps). Light rail, for instance San Diego, Dallas, Portland, largely have their own right of way, but are not considered "heavy" rail because they will CROSS streets, therefore having some grade sharing, and can in a few places actually share a street - e.g. Downtown Dallas.
dsindc 8 months ago
@PanzerVIZeke If you watch old (even VERY old) films of streetcars during the early 1900's, this is different in that it has more bells and whistles. Other than that, there's no real functional difference. But again.. what defines heavy, v. light rail v. streetcars, is one thing only - grade separation. I live in Washington where we have a metro ( i.e. metro ). It amazes me that a city like Houston can do no better than this. If gas prices explode and you need rapid transit - good luck.
dsindc 8 months ago
Is there still bad accidents with cars?
tjmady 1 year ago
MetroRail trains have the coolest horns 0:11
ricocasekfan 1 year ago
guys which manufacture made this??
donzaliko 1 year ago
@donzaliko Siemens-built Avanto S70 light-rail vehicles
timosha21 1 year ago
these r nice <3 siemins
flyerbuses5000 1 year ago
Superb ! Thanks for uploading
Tttggvv 1 year ago
Thanks you, Videos very nice,
vladimir2366fa 1 year ago