Metrolink Test Train on the Perris Valley Line

Описание: Last weekend, I was heading up to the Inland Empire, and I noticed a Metrolink train sitting at the future South Perris station. Knowing it was a test train, I raced over there as it was departing the station. This is one of the first of many test trains that will run along the new Perris Valley Line, in anticipation for a tentative opening in late December 2015. It will be interesting to see what happens when the line opens for operation, both train traffic wise and ridership wise.

Through my searching, this is the first video of a Metrolink train operating on the Perris Valley Line. Stay tuned for more videos from when the line is in operation!

Train Info: SCAX Test Train (South Perris - San Bernardino)
Cabcar: SCAX #676
Engine: SCAX #882 (F59PHI)

Shot #1: The test train is seen crawling alongside Case Rd, shortly after departing South Perris. Lots of horn action from this crew! Still lots of work to be done on the route, If you look closely you can see a set of the quad gates going up while the train is still in the crossing!

Shot #2: Now in North Perris along the I-215 Frontage Road, the past meets the present, as the test train passes the BNSF San Jacinto Local, which used to be the only train to call this line home.

Shot #3: Chased up to River Crest Drive in Moreno Valley. Since the crossings are still undergoing tests, all trains need to be flagged through the crossing.

Shot #4: Coming down the grade in Box Canyon and entering the city of Riverside, the test train does its work at the Mt. Vernon Ave crossing.

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