Two days into your channel love it watching in random order. I love when you have a friend with you, much more of your inner self comes out. The singing is really good and brings a wonderful smile.
The singing was a great addition, you and Jackson have great chemistry. Hope to see more of him in future vids. Also I grew up in Southeast PA and love seeing SEPTA get some love, feels like home
Idea for a video: You know the square-ish shape in the center of Boston made by Gov Center, Park St, Downtown X-ing, and state? You should race to see who can make three full revolutions around the square the fastest by riding all four lines one stop, with one person going clockwise and one going counter clockwise.
That's a fun idea! We did something sorta similar in the Anniversary Roadeo video a while back, but that was just one circle and people could choose which way they wanted to go.
Just call the Rte. 100 an interurban (which it is). Philly is unique in still having one. You will really confuse people. I liked the comment about the whole thing being retro. You missed out, not riding the Bullets on the Rte. 100 back in the day. 1930s wind tunnel styling running right up to 1990. They sported leather bucket seats. And they did fly. An amazing ride.
The wake up and obnoxious announcements at NYP are by far the worst part of the overnight NER train. I’ve complained about it multiple times but it’s fallen on deaf ears.
Yeah, I'm not sure what the best way to fix that is. Maybe if the conductors had more info on the seat checks (like the destination where each person is going), they wouldn't have to check again after the crew change.
@@MilesinTransit The thing is though they also change crews at NHV and it doesn't necessitate rescanning tickets. Long distance trains change crews every 3-6 hours and they don't rescan tickets. No idea why they have to do this at NYP.
@@danib62 Oh weird, I don't have enough experience outside the Corridor (yet!) to know about those practices...that is really bizarre then. I wonder if they're stricter on the Corridor because the turnover is higher and the trains are fuller? Just a guess, it still seems really silly.
@@danib62 Could it be that they do it due to the mass exodus (or perceived mass exodus) of passengers at NYP, where remaining passengers may be inclined to switch seats before more passengers get on, muddying who goes where with the seat checks?
Those upper chordal extensions in the last acapella interlude were fantastic. Tickles my soul as a music major. On a completely different note, I half expect to run into you every time I head into Boston for whatever reason. Surprised I haven't yet! Also, I've got a few ideas for content for either the blog or the UA-cam channel: Every Train Station in Vermont Reviewed in One Day (since the trains aren't running I'd be willing to drive across the state to with you to help with that), and "What's the Cheapest Way from Boston to Halifax, Nova Scotia?" (this one hinges on the border being open again, so it's out of the realm of possibility for a while) Thoughts on those?
That was all Jackson - the man is a musical genius, he composed that all in his head! He was a music major too. I wonder if it'd be possible to hit up every Vermont train station using buses...that could be really awesome. And I know nothing about transit to Halifax but I'd love to look into it once the border opens again!
@@MilesinTransit I figured he was, he clearly paid attention in his music theory classes! I've actually looked into transit from Boston to Halifax, and it looks like Concord Coach would get you to Bangor, then you'd connect to a route operated by Cyr Bus Lines up to Caribou, walk to the border in Fort Fairfield for the night, catch a Maritime Bus in Perth-Andover to Moncton and eventually Halifax. It's a bit cheaper than flying from Logan to Stanfield, but I think if one were to transfer to Halifax Transit Route 320 at the airport itself, then that could drive the price down a bit more. Either way, that trip would be absolutely insane, and I wanna try it once the border reopens!
You can tell Jackson that years ago I went to the Downingtown Inn for a week for training. We weren't training to be innkeepers it was just the agency that I work for use that as a central location for the Northeast.
When my wife and I rode this we found that high speed, I guess, meant greater than a bicycle. My wife asked me why they called it what they did and I told her that if they called it the Norristown low speed line it wouldn't be real encouraging to potential riders. Had you ever thought about this?
I think it's officially called that because it's higher speed than a regular trolley route (same rationale as the Mattapan High Speed Line in Boston) - but also it used to go 70 MPH which is actually pretty fast! They slowed it down to 55 in 2017 after a crash, though.
We rode it about a decade ago and I can't believe that it even hit 50 miles per hour then. If I had to guess I would say between 40 and 45 at the most.
Nice video and really really awesome acapella deviations! hope to see more in the future! Jackson is cool. so sorry you were delayed on the overnight NER! hey what's wrong with New Haven? also loved the pilgrimage to Four Seasons hahahaha
Thank you so much! I'm honestly not the biggest New Haven fan, but maybe I need to spend more time there because it seems to have a ton of love (although it really is quite depressing at 12:30 AM).
@@MilesinTransit if you’re in the area hit me up! I’ll ride the train down there. Yeah also Union Station is about a mile from downtown, State Street station right in downtown walking area which is convenient is about 0.6 miles from Union
What a hecking great accapella-deviation fest, this was such a lovely surprise for me! Whenever I'm feeling down, I watch a bit of Miles and Jackson and it's the best cure for it, so thank you for all your adventures from the bottom of my heart.
The reason why you were probably stuck at New Haven for so long is the freight trains, Oak Point link was just ahead of you all! (Yes I know I’m late don’t bomb my house)
Not seeing it in the comments but did anyone catch the Justin Bieber lawyer @ 6:17. Very funny to include that. I love your style man. Keep up the fun videos.
6:16 LMAO it took me a second to realise. I guess more people with the same name will occur a bit more often in NA than in my country lol. I only know of one person with the exact same name as me (and he is not related) 7:05 Doesn't come close to the ugliest building in the world. Does he really thinks that looks worse than say the J. Edgar Hoover building in DC? Or let him search for "Hardenberg Town Hall" (might mistakenly be spelled Hardenburg)
Huh...I looked it up and I think Hardenberg Town Hall is kind of striking! Of course, keep in mind that the architectural rant in here was pretty facetious.
@@MilesinTransit It is considered one of the ugliest building in the Netherlands. But everyone has different taste right. How they say? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder? 😁
We've been talking about doing a full version of "Jaywalkin", but until then, you should check out Jackson's album Stay Inside! It's got an indie rock vibe and it's really good: open.spotify.com/album/1fjp2J2HQROm9P0xLRKEd5?si=YjjrxGexRvyZ6udBXEuZfw
First! Im betting you are going to take... 7 septa lines- lets see if Im right 4:20 am - noice! Canvas... whyyyyyyy. This is why you take a video of it kids, ive heard kids think for weeks an assignment was submitted, but it never went through - video proves you had it done on time Pretzels! Did you save me any?
Long hair Jackson gives nerdy Kurt Cobain
Two days into your channel love it watching in random order. I love when you have a friend with you, much more of your inner self comes out.
The singing is really good and brings a wonderful smile.
Thank you!!
This is the most wholesome content I have seen in 2021
The singing was a great addition, you and Jackson have great chemistry. Hope to see more of him in future vids. Also I grew up in Southeast PA and love seeing SEPTA get some love, feels like home
Thank you! He's featured a lot on the channel already, and there's more to come - the Diner Video is a favorite!
@@MilesinTransit I haven't gotten to that one yet but it's on my list! loving your channel my dude keep up the good work
@@himbourbanist Thank you so much!
Idea for a video: You know the square-ish shape in the center of Boston made by Gov Center, Park St, Downtown X-ing, and state? You should race to see who can make three full revolutions around the square the fastest by riding all four lines one stop, with one person going clockwise and one going counter clockwise.
That's a fun idea! We did something sorta similar in the Anniversary Roadeo video a while back, but that was just one circle and people could choose which way they wanted to go.
11:20 this is a mood that will never go away for transit advocates. I want this to be a meme so badly.
There are so many layers of humor in this video it’s amazing
Thank you!
I love seeing you come out all the way to the exurbs of Chester County.
Not to mention, there’s a new bus route out here to Coatesville.
I still gotta ride that!
NHSL is heavy rail, but with really short consists.
It goes 70mph! I was going to say. It HAULS. No light rail system that I know of goes anywhere near that fast.
Just call the Rte. 100 an interurban (which it is). Philly is unique in still having one. You will really confuse people. I liked the comment about the whole thing being retro. You missed out, not riding the Bullets on the Rte. 100 back in the day. 1930s wind tunnel styling running right up to 1990. They sported leather bucket seats. And they did fly. An amazing ride.
One of the last Interurbans
The wake up and obnoxious announcements at NYP are by far the worst part of the overnight NER train. I’ve complained about it multiple times but it’s fallen on deaf ears.
Yeah, I'm not sure what the best way to fix that is. Maybe if the conductors had more info on the seat checks (like the destination where each person is going), they wouldn't have to check again after the crew change.
@@MilesinTransit The thing is though they also change crews at NHV and it doesn't necessitate rescanning tickets. Long distance trains change crews every 3-6 hours and they don't rescan tickets. No idea why they have to do this at NYP.
@@danib62 Oh weird, I don't have enough experience outside the Corridor (yet!) to know about those practices...that is really bizarre then. I wonder if they're stricter on the Corridor because the turnover is higher and the trains are fuller? Just a guess, it still seems really silly.
@@danib62 Could it be that they do it due to the mass exodus (or perceived mass exodus) of passengers at NYP, where remaining passengers may be inclined to switch seats before more passengers get on, muddying who goes where with the seat checks?
The white clam a'pizza from New Haven says hi, too.
Those upper chordal extensions in the last acapella interlude were fantastic. Tickles my soul as a music major.
On a completely different note, I half expect to run into you every time I head into Boston for whatever reason. Surprised I haven't yet!
Also, I've got a few ideas for content for either the blog or the UA-cam channel: Every Train Station in Vermont Reviewed in One Day (since the trains aren't running I'd be willing to drive across the state to with you to help with that), and "What's the Cheapest Way from Boston to Halifax, Nova Scotia?" (this one hinges on the border being open again, so it's out of the realm of possibility for a while)
Thoughts on those?
That was all Jackson - the man is a musical genius, he composed that all in his head! He was a music major too.
I wonder if it'd be possible to hit up every Vermont train station using buses...that could be really awesome. And I know nothing about transit to Halifax but I'd love to look into it once the border opens again!
@@MilesinTransit I figured he was, he clearly paid attention in his music theory classes!
I've actually looked into transit from Boston to Halifax, and it looks like Concord Coach would get you to Bangor, then you'd connect to a route operated by Cyr Bus Lines up to Caribou, walk to the border in Fort Fairfield for the night, catch a Maritime Bus in Perth-Andover to Moncton and eventually Halifax. It's a bit cheaper than flying from Logan to Stanfield, but I think if one were to transfer to Halifax Transit Route 320 at the airport itself, then that could drive the price down a bit more.
Either way, that trip would be absolutely insane, and I wanna try it once the border reopens!
@@andrewmazzarini2742 I've always wanted to take that Caribou bus. That sounds awesome!
I like this video especially the acapella deviation segment!!!
You can tell Jackson that years ago I went to the Downingtown Inn for a week for training. We weren't training to be innkeepers it was just the agency that I work for use that as a central location for the Northeast.
This whole video was so cute!
Randomly seeing my office in the background of West Chester was the highlight of my day so far
3:25 That reminder humanity needs some work. 😮
Another fun video! Wow, unknown singing talent, too! Tried to get another $19 one but did get one for $21!
& first comment, too! :)
When my wife and I rode this we found that high speed, I guess, meant greater than a bicycle. My wife asked me why they called it what they did and I told her that if they called it the Norristown low speed line it wouldn't be real encouraging to potential riders. Had you ever thought about this?
I think it's officially called that because it's higher speed than a regular trolley route (same rationale as the Mattapan High Speed Line in Boston) - but also it used to go 70 MPH which is actually pretty fast! They slowed it down to 55 in 2017 after a crash, though.
We rode it about a decade ago and I can't believe that it even hit 50 miles per hour then. If I had to guess I would say between 40 and 45 at the most.
19 bucks Boston to Philly, and 90 bucks Boston South Station to Back Bay. Checks out.
That's Miles in Transit for ya!
@@MilesinTransit And THAT, in a nutshell, is why I keep watching!
@@thefareplayer2254 I really appreciate it!!
@@MilesinTransit And props to you for riding 65 and 66 the one time they were both massively late!
Is this a rare occurrence? I wonder if they don't get late a lot...
Your videos are so fun to watch!
Thank you!
You have to rescan your tickets in nyc, to make sure everyone should be on that train, and everyone gets off..
Ah new haven.. my crew base. Maybe see you sometime. Also, 67 and 66 has so much fluff in it.
Route 66 is near walking distance to Cornwell Heights where my brother lived in Pennsylvania until 2006.
That was a great cover of The Beach Boys. 4.9/5
Thanks!
Love "Mama Says" Need to try my personal BB favourite - "Heroes and Villians"
Oh man, that'd be tough to do a capella!
Nice video and really really awesome acapella deviations! hope to see more in the future! Jackson is cool. so sorry you were delayed on the overnight NER! hey what's wrong with New Haven? also loved the pilgrimage to Four Seasons hahahaha
Thank you so much! I'm honestly not the biggest New Haven fan, but maybe I need to spend more time there because it seems to have a ton of love (although it really is quite depressing at 12:30 AM).
@@MilesinTransit The pizza cures all other ills of the city!
@@thefareplayer2254 Yeah, I haven't had New Haven pizza in YEARS, so I gotta give it another shot.
@@MilesinTransit if you’re in the area hit me up! I’ll ride the train down there. Yeah also Union Station is about a mile from downtown, State Street station right in downtown walking area which is convenient is about 0.6 miles from Union
What a hecking great accapella-deviation fest, this was such a lovely surprise for me! Whenever I'm feeling down, I watch a bit of Miles and Jackson and it's the best cure for it, so thank you for all your adventures from the bottom of my heart.
The star has made an appearance
With that I mean absolutely lovely acapella performances
1:25 the curse of Canvas
The acapellas were so good!
Still waiting on the Miles in Transit TV show‼️
By GBH?
Great singing!
Thanks!
I love it when you hang in delco
The krapf A route is now septa route 135
The reason why you were probably stuck at New Haven for so long is the freight trains, Oak Point link was just ahead of you all! (Yes I know I’m late don’t bomb my house)
jackson would hate the Milpitas library
It's kinda a shame; it's a lovely building
It looks like a cool building to me...I'm not sure if Jackson would have anything in particular against it!
@@MilesinTransit It's a cool building but it very strongly mixes historic and modern architecture
I wish the acapella songs were bookmarked on the video
Justin Bieber is an attorney now? man of many talents.
Did they ever find the smart guy?
AC Transit (SF bay area) has a ton of those Van Hools
Not seeing it in the comments but did anyone catch the Justin Bieber lawyer @ 6:17. Very funny to include that. I love your style man. Keep up the fun videos.
Thank you very much! Justin Bieber is a Philly classic!
you were probably stuck in New Haven because that where they often change crews
I need a map of your travels from this day!
18:05 😆😆😆 Welcome to Route 66. Serving to (I forgot what He said)
Nice video! Will there be any station reviews from this?
Yeah, I took a few sets of photos for new stations!
18:27 I audibly howled with laughter! 😂🤣
Septa now has krapf route A
The Norristown High speed line is Interurban
6:16 LMAO it took me a second to realise. I guess more people with the same name will occur a bit more often in NA than in my country lol. I only know of one person with the exact same name as me (and he is not related)
7:05 Doesn't come close to the ugliest building in the world. Does he really thinks that looks worse than say the J. Edgar Hoover building in DC? Or let him search for "Hardenberg Town Hall" (might mistakenly be spelled Hardenburg)
Huh...I looked it up and I think Hardenberg Town Hall is kind of striking! Of course, keep in mind that the architectural rant in here was pretty facetious.
@@MilesinTransit It is considered one of the ugliest building in the Netherlands. But everyone has different taste right. How they say? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder? 😁
You should've at least booked a room going back. That looked really painful. But also so glad you had fun :)
Can't beat 19 bucks though!
So when is the album dropping?
We've been talking about doing a full version of "Jaywalkin", but until then, you should check out Jackson's album Stay Inside! It's got an indie rock vibe and it's really good: open.spotify.com/album/1fjp2J2HQROm9P0xLRKEd5?si=YjjrxGexRvyZ6udBXEuZfw
Unfortunately they don’t run that overnight train anymore and they should bring it back!!!
Thankfully it's just a temporary suspension for trackwork!
I loved riding the 66..
BTW were /are you part of any of Penn’s a cappella groups?
Jackson and I were both in the Penn Band, but that's about it! (Jackson might've done an acapella group one year? I can't remember...)
@@MilesinTransit I’m surprised. You’re both excellent singers. Your AC interludes bring such fun to the videos.
Have you and Jackson tried Rubber Bullets by 10CC as an acapella? \m/
I'd never heard this before, what a fun song!
@@MilesinTransitthe influence is strong in this one - bonus creds if you can do the guitar solo 🤣 \m/
3:09 we all love listening to karen's
First! Im betting you are going to take... 7 septa lines- lets see if Im right
4:20 am - noice!
Canvas... whyyyyyyy. This is why you take a video of it kids, ive heard kids think for weeks an assignment was submitted, but it never went through - video proves you had it done on time
Pretzels! Did you save me any?
Have you ever taken a PATCO train over the Ben Franklin Bridge?
Yeah, I love that view!
@@MilesinTransit did you film it and post it to You Tube?
New Haven is great for Sally's and Foxon Park
5:25 absolutely atrocious kerning on that sign lol
Oh God, I've never noticed that and now I can't unsee it
1:26 OH NO NOT CANVAS
It is not light, it's not heavy or medium. It's a tram.
Philly is America's angriest city.
was the journey cheap because he booked it way in advance?
It was a sale they were doing at the time!
amtrak or lunch.... good choice!
I used to hate using canvas
Bit late but I'm going to be controversial and say that the NHSL is a gadgetbahn
18:39 no you didn’t 😂😂😂
What was your route?
Choo choo
What would you have done with the time?
Just taken a roundabout way to West Chester!
How do u get the ticket for $19
It was a sale at the time!
I spent 19 dollars on a fortnight gift card. Who wants it?