CTA Wilson Station Construction Update December, 2016 Luke Starkenburg 2026-09-22 | CTA Wilson Station Construction Update December, 2016
Amazing Changes over 7 years on the CTA Red Line! Luke Starkenburg 2023-08-28 | This video shows all the amazing changed on the CTA Red and Purple Line from 2016 to 2023! Changes include the Brown Line Flyover, the Wilson Station reconstruction, and the new viaduct from Wilson to Thorndale!Watch these four videos for more information about the CTA projects.youtu.be/YxAo3NOXgJw?si=zkHxW-uQcu3emlWoyoutu.be/dV5fMUkOC_U?si=dkKPoruCN-QfxdHcyoutu.be/h4MA9xmzVhA?si=YpoOO2Cqyl1wATVMyoutu.be/x1orpfLfxZY?si=qc3bGyQ3A-6J2iXSRed and Purple Modernization Program is making amazing improvements!Red Ahead0:00 Intro0:32 Belmont to Addison2:29 Addison to Sheridan4:03 Sheridan to Wilson6:20 Wilson to Argyle - Wilson Station Reconstruction and new viaduct!7:58 Argyle to Thorndale9:25 Thorndale to Granville9:59 Granville to Loyola10:47 Loyola to Morse11:48 Morse to Jarvis13:02 Jarvis to Howard14:20 Howard
San Jose CR Tren Interurbano Luke Starkenburg 2023-08-19 | The San Jose, Costa Rica Tren Interurbano runs several lines which run through the region. There are plans to electrify the system, but I can’t see this happening for a long time.
Disneyland Monorail (before it shut down for refurbishment) Luke Starkenburg 2023-07-12 | I went to Disneyland recently and spent the day at the Magic Kingdom! This was my first time there since I was a young kid. I had a blast riding a lot of the old rides I remember and experiencing a few new ones. Riding the monorail around was something I've been wanting to do my whole adult life so I was incredibly glad for this opportunity, especially since I found out that it is currently shut down for refurbishment. I rode many rides which offered unique views of the monorail, especially the Autopia. I was amazed at how close to the ground the monorail track was compared to so many monorail trains I have ridden around the world. The small scale of the trains and how close it was to the ground made it feel much more intimate. This small, single track monorail isn't good for mass transportation, but it showcases what monorails are good for; going around sharp curves and up and down grade elevations with ease. I was also impressed with how smooth the ride is, very much like the Walt Disney World Monorail. These Disney monorails are way smoother than any Bombardier monorail I have ridden.
Teleférico de Santo Domingo (Cable Car) Luke Starkenburg 2023-07-07 | Santo Domingo has a modern metro system which includes a 5 km long urban cable car line.There are 4 stations along the line, Gualey Station T1, Los Tres Brazos Station T2, Sabana Perdida Station T3, and Charles de Gaulle Station T4. At Sabana Perdida Station T3, you must get off your cable car cabin and board another cabin. At this station, there is a large car barn to hold 215 cabins.We had a great time riding this and felt very safe during the whole day in Santo Domingo.SoundstripeZOXSPOWOCSQYNCD1
Beautiful Day in Frankfurt, but Trams on Strike Luke Starkenburg 2023-03-12 | It was nice visiting Frankfurt on this chilly but sunny day and taking some video of the trains departing and arriving near the Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof! I missed seeing the trams running around the city due to a planned strike.
Pikes Peak Cog Railway Complete POV Luke Starkenburg 2023-02-24 | I decided to upload the whole route up Pikes Peak on the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway at real time. Enjoy!00.00 Scenes at top of Pikes Peak02:24 Scenes at bottom of Pikes Peak04:05 Interior of the train06:00 Beginning of the journey up the mountain10:25 Final headcount, 24015:05 Left, Right, two seat side, 3 seat side15:35 Diamond Rock18:50 Rose Emma Falls19:40 Minnehaha Falls21:22 Son of a Gun Hill24:36 Englemann Canyon Hotel26:12 Pike Falls - Hydroelectric Plant26:45 Caretaker's House - Ruxton Park Population 427:33 Caretaker's 16 Mile Driveway29:10 Pike National Forest Information30:50 Deer Park32:30 First Siding (Train Parked)33:00 Information About the Founder and History35:07 Mountainview Siding (Empty). Also, the Longest Straight Stretch of Track.35:57 Lieutenant Zebulon Pike, Which the Mountain was Named After41:40 America the Beautiful - Katharine Lee Bates42:55 "Inspiration Point"46:30 Information About Cog Railways49:30 Tree Line 11,500 Feet50:35 Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine, 2,200 years old54:40 Windy Point, Section Crew House58:30 The Saddle01:03:02 Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine and The Continental Divide01:08:30 Pikes Peak Highway and The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC)01:12:30 Congratulations, You Have All Made it to the Top of Pikes Peak!
Zürich Polybahn and Funicular Rigiblick Luke Starkenburg 2023-02-20 | Zürich has two modern, automated funiculars and one rack railway. In this video, you will see the two funiculars.
Zürich Trams and Buses Luke Starkenburg 2023-02-17 | This is Part 2 of a 3 part series about my day in Zurich! Zürich has an amazing transportation network!
Zürich S-Bahn Trains Luke Starkenburg 2023-02-13 | I spent an afternoon in Zurich on January 2, 2023 and had a blast riding and filming the different transit types as well as exploring the city! This is part 1 of 3.
Madrid Cablecar, Teleférico de Madrid Luke Starkenburg 2023-02-05 | The Madrid Cablecar, built by Von Roll and opened in 1969, is a nice relaxing ride with cool views!
BART to Oakland Tram, Doppelmayr Cable Liner Luke Starkenburg 2023-01-10 | This unique has to be one of the smoothest elevated guideway systems I have ridden on. I shot this one night a few years ago when I was on my way to Oakland to fly out on Southwest. To me, a cable propelled tram this long over flat terrain is not the best technology choice. All the moving parts which includes the enormously long cable which has to be replaced periodically. There are many examples of Doppelmayr cable car systems such as a few in Las Vegas, Mexico City Airport, Toronto Airport, but this is by far the smoothest one I have personally ridden. I would prefer to see more low speed maglev systems, similar to the Linimo in Nagoya, Japan.
Brussels Trams and Trains Luke Starkenburg 2023-01-07 | Brussels has unique looking trams that weave throughout the city! It's fun watching these from various angles and locations!
Robot Butler, Server, Lawn Mover, Taxi! Luke Starkenburg 2022-09-09 | In our lives, we are seeing more and more robots. This trend will only continue in the future!00:00 Introduction00:23 Robot Butler04:01 Robot Floor Cleaner04:24 Robot Restaurant Server05:24 Robot Lawn Mover05:44 Robot Taxi (Waymo)
Pikes Peak Cog Railway Full Ride POV, 2022 Luke Starkenburg 2022-07-27 | I had the opportunity to ride the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, which is something I've wanted to do my whole life! It was an awesome ride and I highly recommend it! It was slow though, taking over an hour to reach the summit, so I decided to speed up the footage by 4x. These new trains are nice, but it's disappointing that you can't watch from the back window since there is a large engine in the way. The older trains were self propelled and had excellent viewing windows in both the front and back. I was so surprised seeing these trains for the first time because the wheels were so tiny! It looks strange, but I guess big wheels are not needed for a train that goes 15.5 mph (24.9 kmh).
Maui Airport Tram with Crosswalks! Luke Starkenburg 2022-07-20 | The Maui Airport in Hawaii has a new tram to take visitors from baggage claim in arrivals to a. new consolidated rental car facility and back to departures. What makes this tram unique are the three pedestrian crossings along the route!
Tel Aviv Light Rail Testing! Luke Starkenburg 2022-05-27 | Tel Aviv is building three extensive light rail lines. In this video we view the Red Line testing in Jaffa, around the Salame Station. The light rail vehicles look conservative, slightly dated, but this may be because they need a good washing to get rid of the dust and dirt.
Cincinatti Connector Streetcar Luke Starkenburg 2022-05-24 | I took this video in December, 2021. Thanks to everyone for being patient with me while I took time off from my youtube channel. I will try to upload regularly again.
Chicago CTA Proterra Electric Bus 4K Luke Starkenburg 2021-04-30 | The CTA recently started using 6 Proterra Buses on the Route 66 Chicago Ave bus. Come along of a ride!I’m sorry about the poor audio quality. I need to upgrade my camera.
Berwyn Trains Luke Starkenburg 2021-04-21 | Berwyn Illinois, just West of Chicago is a good place to watch freight and passenger trains.
OHare ATS Update, April 2021 Luke Starkenburg 2021-04-18 | After over 2 years out of service, and also testing new trains on the Chicago O'Hare ATS, the system is still closed with no news of when it will open. Recently I saw work being done near the platform door. I heard one reason for the lengthy delay is because the new train floors are a different height than the older trains. Work was also being done on the signaling system.
Daegu Monorail Route Overview Luke Starkenburg 2021-04-01 | The Daegu, South Korea Monorail, opened in 2015, is a good example of a modern, high capacity monorail system. It was built by Hitachi and is fully automated with the use of safety monitoring staff. The entire line is elevated and has 3 impressive bridges.This video was a bit overwhelming to edit due to the shear amount of footage I took when I visited in 2019. I'm sorry for taking such a long time to put this out.
Incheon Maglev POV Ride Luke Starkenburg 2021-01-17 | This video shows a ride I took in 2019 on the Incheon Maglev. It was nice to revisit this maglev. I hope they will extend the line in the future.
Insane Street Running in Michigan City - South Shore Line Luke Starkenburg 2020-12-15 | I spent the afternoon in Michigan City driving around getting footage of the South Shore Line. It was a lot of fun getting so close to the but trains running down city streets!
Beautiful Fall Colors along Chicago CTA Brown Line Luke Starkenburg 2020-11-09 | I love the stretch of the Chicago CTA Brown Line from Damen to the end of the line, Kimball. The Brown Line is mostly elevated, but there is a one mile section of at grade running with interesting street crossings.
Dubuque Fenelon Elevator Company Funicular Luke Starkenburg 2020-11-01 | This unique funicular in Dubuque, Iowa was built in 1893. I was surprised to see that there is no back door to the vehicle! Unfortunately when I was there I was limited in time so I didn't get to ride it. I walked up (9 minute vigorous walk) to the top to get some video from up there. I was hoping to ride it down but found an even longer line waiting to ride than the line at the base! I was also traveling by myself so I didn't know if I should share the cabin during COVID. I didn't want to use up a whole train just for me.
Miniatur Wunderland - America. Largest Model Railroad in the World! Luke Starkenburg 2020-10-29 | Miniatur Wunderland is my favorite model railroad in the world. In this video (pre covid) we explore the America section of the miniature museum.
Metra UP-N Line NEW TRACK Finished! Luke Starkenburg 2020-10-21 | For the past 7 years, the Metra UP-Line Bridge Replacement Project has been going on. They recently passed a milestone by completing all the new bridges and laying and opening the new track. The next steps are to remove the old track and bridges and finish the Ravenswood Station.
Watching CTA and Metra in Chinatown, Chicago Luke Starkenburg 2020-10-15 | I spent a few evening filming trains just south of downtown Chicago. Chinatown is a fascinating area of Chicago with Metra, CTA, and Amtrak trains running through as well as a few freight trains.
Shanghai Maglev Full Ride at Real Time Luke Starkenburg 2020-09-15 | The Shanghai Maglev is the fastest commercially operating train in the world, and has held this title for 17 years, since 2002! This video shows the full ride at real time, going 431km/h!磁悬浮上海磁浮示范运营线
Tokyo Sakura Tram and Vacation clips Luke Starkenburg 2020-09-05 | This video begins with a short ride on the Tokyo Sakura Tram. The rest of the video is a compilation of clips from my vacation, seeing snow monkeys, and visiting Hakodate and Sapporo!
Close calls at the Chicago O-Hare ATS Trains! Luke Starkenburg 2020-08-22 | During this video, we see testing continuing the testing process needed to finally open the ATS to the public! One afternoon, they ran many trains very close to each other, where one train was entering a station before the previous train fully exited the station! I have never seen moving trains get so close to each other!
San Francisco during Pandemic Luke Starkenburg 2020-08-14 | This video is about San Francisco during Pandemic. The streets were very quiet, no cablecars, streetcars, or light rail was running, only buses. The BART was on a limited schedule, and was very empty.
Chicago CTA Brown Line WINTER POV Luke Starkenburg 2020-08-01 | It's been so hot in Chicago lately, I decided to dig up some footage from a few winters ago. Most of this video is showing the back view from a CTA Brown line train from the elevated Montrose Station, down the ramp to ground level after Western Station. The train continues at ground level, crossing the Chicago river.
Chicago Metra Commuter Rail Luke Starkenburg 2020-07-30 | This video shows some of the Metra operations just north of Union Station and Ogilvie Transport Center in downtown Chicago. Its interesting to watch the deadhead trains wait their turn to enter Ogilvie Station preparing to enter service for the afternoon rush hour. It is a choreographed dance! There are a few Amtrak trains also to keep things interesting.
Chongqing Monorail Through Building, Forests Luke Starkenburg 2020-07-27 | The Chongqing Monorail Line 2 is an amazing high capacity line which runs through a building and through lush tropical forests.This video was shot in 2015. I was looking back through older footage and found so many cool clips that never made it into my earlier videos, so I decided to edit and publish a new video using these clips.
ATS Trains at a Crawl Luke Starkenburg 2020-07-15 | The ATS trains at Chicago O'Hare International Airport take the switches extemelty slowly. I believe they will speed this up before the system is opened to the public.ATS stands for Airport Transit System.
OHare ATS System Testing Luke Starkenburg 2020-07-13 | The Chicago O'Hare International Airport ATS system is still not open! It is testing with regular frequencies lately, in July 2020, which makes me thing that the opening of the system is soon.
Ontario Midland and Upstate NY CSX Trains Luke Starkenburg 2020-07-08 | When I was young, I was able to take a ride in the cab of an Ontario Midland's locomotive during a freight run. The company also operated Fall Foliage passenger trains for many years. I enjoy watching the long, fast CSX trains which operate through Upstate NY. Growing up, it used to be Conrail.
Amsterdam Zuid Station Metro Lines Luke Starkenburg 2020-07-05 | Zuid Station in Amsterdam is a major interchange between nearly all metro trains and intercity trains. I enjoyed riding the trains and checking out this busy station!
CTA Red-Purple Bypass Project Luke Starkenburg 2020-06-05 | CTA Red-Purple Bypass Project Update Jun 2020.
Metra POV Bridge Replacement Project Luke Starkenburg 2020-06-04 | This video shows a POV shot on the Chicago Metra UP-N Line starting at Ravenswood Station going downtown. The video was taken in 2017 and shows the bridge replacement project.
Düsseldorf Flughafen SkyTrain Luke Starkenburg 2020-06-01 | In Düsseldorf Germany, the airport has a SkyTrain which connect the terminals to parking and a rail station. The system was developed by Siemens and named SIPEM (SIemens PEople Mover).Einschienenbahn
Metra UP-N Bridge Project Luke Starkenburg 2020-05-28 | For the past 7 years, the UP-N Metra line has been undertaking a massive project replacing 11 bridges and constructing a brand new Ravenswood Station!
Houston Airport WEDway Subway Train Luke Starkenburg 2020-05-13 | The little subway system in the basement of the Houston Intercontinental Airport is fun to ride and watch. The trains are so simple, and the system works well, even if the ride is kind of jerky sometimes around the tight turns.This is the same system as the People Mover running at Disney World!
Ghent Belgium Trams Luke Starkenburg 2020-04-30 | I enjoyed a day in Ghent, exploring the city and its tram network! This was shot in 2012.
Steepest Railway in the World, Katoomba! Luke Starkenburg 2020-04-28 | In Katoomba, Australia, in the heart of the Blue Mountains, Scenic World welcomes visitors from all over the world. The park features a Skyway, Cableway, walkways through forests, and the Scenic Railway. I was able to ride it before it closed for renovation in 2013!
Metra Afternoon Rush Hour Real Time Luke Starkenburg 2020-04-20 | Many people have asked me to post a real time rush hour video of the North, Northwest Metra lines near Ogilvie Station. Here it is, enjoy!At the beginning, there are some shots of Blommers Chocolate factory. I heard from people that the store is closing while the factory is being upgraded. I've notated all the revenue trains, but there are quite a few trains that are out of service, just deadheading to or from the yard near Western Ave Station which is about a 2.5 miles away.
Daegu South Korea Monorail timelapse 대구 도시철도 3호선 ⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Luke Starkenburg 2020-04-15 | I spent many days and nights filming the Daegu Monorail, which is Line 3 of the metro system. The monorail is completely automated, and it was fun to look at the timetable for the train and know precisely when a train will arrive. I tried to film during the rush hours because they ran a few extra trains. Watching these trains come from the yard and switch into the line was interesting!Music for the video is from www.soundstripe.comEUPHORIC WALTZ by CODY MARTIN대구광역시 모노레일3호선3號線대구 도시철도 3호선
Swimming with the Pigs Adventure, Flamingo Air! Luke Starkenburg 2020-04-09 | The Bahamas is an amazing place full of adventure. We really wanted to spend a lot of time swimming with the pigs on Pig Beach, so we decided to spend a few days on Staniel Cay instead of taking a tour from Nassau or Exuma. Staniel Cay is only a 10 minute boat ride to the Pig Beach, and was such a charming little Island! Just make sure to bring enough cash (US) because there are no ATM's on the Island!There are no ferries to Staniel Cay, although I read there is a mail boat which is cheap but could take 12 hours, stopping at every little Island along the way delivering mail and freight. We decided to fly on Flamingo Air, which was quite the experience! This was by first time flying on a Beech aircraft and it was a nice ride!We stayed at the EMBRACE Resort, which was about about a 8-11 minute walk to the 3 grocery stores and 2 restaurants on the island. One day, we rented a golf cart from our resort and explored both ends of the Island, including the beautiful Pirate Beach!
Puerto Rico. Tren Urbano Luke Starkenburg 2020-04-07 | The San Juan Tren Urbano is an automated transit line that runs from San Juan, through Guaynabo, to Bayamón.
