Diner lore, points shenanigans, Acela roast, Chinese food, this adventure has something for everyone! The Rhode Island State House was designed by McKim, Mead & White (who also worked on the original NY Penn Station, James A. Farley Building, Garden City campus of Adelphi, and Columbia's main campus) and features the fourth largest structural-stone dome in the world. The dome is topped by a gold-covered bronze statue known as The Independent Man, designed by George Brewster and installed in 1899. George Brewster also designed the exterior of the St. Louis Art Museum and Indianapolis's Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The Independent Man weighs more than 500 pounds and represents freedom and independence and alludes to the independent spirit which led Roger Williams to settle and establish Providence Plantations and later the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Roger was also the first European to settle what is now Boston. His land is now Boston Common.

I'm just waiting for the credits to be Comic Sans one day

Miles: “Absolutely worth a trip if you find yourself in downtown Providence…” Random New England Trash in the distance: “I DON’T GIVE A FUUUCK!!!”

13:23 Sounds like you need a “closed café car” counter or a “cost of free drinks missed” counter.

14:39- the best diner sandwich is one that is so packed that it collapses under the pressure of being eaten.

Miles doing an Acela rant and saying "It's not good design" right before the lights flickered was such perfect timing. You rest your case! And brownstones are called such because they're made of brown sandstone. So if a townhouse is made of brick, then it's not a brownstone. There are different types of brownstones. NYC's famous brownstones mostly used New Jersey brownstone, quarried from the Passaic Formation! Portland brownstone from the Connecticut River was used in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, DC, Hartford, and New Haven! Claire's, Journeys, and Spencer's also aren't the same company, they are three different ones. Spencer Gifts actually owns Spirit Halloween, which they acquired in 1999! And yup, I love the vibe around Providence station. Not to mention the transit-accessible Cheesecake Factory that a CERTAIN urbanist KZfaqr would love 😂. This Cheesecake Factory might be steps away from a Northeast Corridor station, but the one in Jersey City is right next to the Newport HBLR station, and a simple walk to the PATH via a passageway. Providence station was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill under the direction of Marilyn Jordan Taylor. Marilyn also worked on One Worldwide Plaza in Manhattan, Ben Gurion International, the Tribeca pedestrian bridge, JFK Terminal 4, and Singapore Changi Terminal 3.

Congratulations on select status. Now you can annually upgrade to seat 11F for free

@milesintransit fun fact : seat 11F on all united 737s is a wall not a window i found that out the hard way 3 years ago in a 5.5 hour flight from seattle to dc, ao i gues seat 11F just sucks anywhere and everywhere

Nice that you were able to get all of your rides at min or very close to min value to complete the challenge. It sucked that you couldn't get your free beverage in Business Class on those trips. Maybe next time you decide to use Business Class on another Amtrak trip you'll be able to get your free beverage. Good that you got to see downtown Providence during your trips. I agree with what other commenters said about seat 11F: F 11F and don't select that seat if you want a window view! You should do a cataloging of the various seats on Amtrak trains like Seat Guru does for planes. I got the same email from Amtrak about the Select Status Challenge. If I completed this challenge, I'd have it until Feb 28, 2025 according to the email. Your (2024) status should end then as well. I'm looking to complete this challenge as well before time runs out and I'll remember not to select seat 11F if I have to make a seat selection in my booking! Thanks for pointing out the bit about 11F.

Its not just bus operators that got a pay raise with their most recent set of contracts, most crafts got bumps to the point where folks are apparently quitting working for Amtrak and the commuter rail to work for the T doing the same work. Be nice if it gets Amtrak and co. to get going on their contracts...

I saw that citynerd advertised your channel on his video about Montreal. Congratulations!

Happy Birthday to Aleena! And Happy Birthday to your mom!

I used to work around the corner from route 128 and I used to take it to new york all the time. It was pretty excellent.

Every time you say, “Hi Pawtucket” you can’t hear me yell, “Hi Miles” back at you.

I appreciate Miles’s quirky sense of humour.. I smile when I watch these vids

Boarding, Boarding, Last Call, Last Call!!🎉

Back Bay also allows a single-seat transfer to North Station on the orange line.

Hello from the future where I did my big points runs for that deal on July 29th From New Haven to Moynihan, then back and followed that up with New Haven to Boston and back. FYI that was the day it poured so hard in Boston that the manhole cover in front of the FED was jumping up and down. To Round it out I did a New Haven to Bridgeport round trip on August 1st but I actually went out of Wallingford for some CT Rail fun. Now that I am "Select" I am looking to do more points runs to try to abuse the bonus points even more. Looking at a Moynihan run soon so I can use the lounge pass.

Love your videos and fun quarky adventures!

Good to know that it's not just Northern Rail (UK) that does the stupid outlet placement thing.

Thank you for the mention of the Epic Canton Viaduct. #foamer I was worried there would be 6 trips across it with nary a word. In continuous service for One. Hundred. Eighty. Eight. Years!

Kennedy Plaza has bus and "trolley" :D Come down for Waterfire!

I agree with you Miles ... I also have a weakness for Combo #1 at mall Chinese food court places. It's always the best!

That was a blast! Have to try that diner now in Providence. Nice job on the credits with fun music, too!

I loved Providence Place and Newbury Comics is a good store as I’ve brought a funko Piplup and magnets of the Boston T signs.

Always love Boston content :)

A quick thanks for this. I had to two trips in the window and thought I'd miss. Booked a quick trip from DC to Baltimore and back.

I grew up on the Boston Providence line and always took the train when I was going to either city so this video felt very familiar even on the first ride lol. But yah the canton viaduct is pretty cool but looks a lot better during the day

oh my god miles has posted. Thank you king

I remember our time in Rhode Island very clear-*STAND BACK DOOR CLOSING*

Great video!

Kennedy Plaza was more “intermodal” before they moved the NEC to the newer Providence train station.

W Miles riding some Amtrak.

The future's pretty cool, thanks for asking

So this channel made me aware of the existence of Auntie Annie's, and yesterday I noticed one in my local shopping mall, in Brighton UK. It's was even open! I have nothing more to add

The free refreshment discussion dehydrates me

I love your videos so much 😂😂😂

Thank you for visiting my city. 3 times in a day

Agree completely about the Acela design.

In this Miles in transit's "is apparently a trip report" of the day is taking 6 Amtrak trains between Massachusetts to Rhode Island in just in One Day. He starts Talking Trash about the seating of the Acela, doing some Auntie Anne's shot, the next train arrives late, testing the USB ports, leg room shot, elevator shot at Route 128, starts to boarding the next NER Train to Washington, once again back at Providence to take a RIPTA bus around Providence, taking a another RIPTA bus Back to Providence Station, and taking ANOTHER NER Train to Boston, gets off on Back Bay, miss a MBTA bus, 2 hours later, he went to the Lake Shore Limited Line/MBTA Worcester track, Then he take ANOTHER NER TRAIN FOR THE 3RD TIME to Providence, He made it back to Providence Again, He went to Diner somewhere in Providence, then he took ANOTHER NER TRAIN TO Boston, and finally the video ends with credits about patrons. He had gradually got Select Status by Amtrak. I wonder what the other foamers, trip reporters, and Bostonians Railfaners like Boston By Rails, Aijale Dyob, Nick Dalton, the World of Transit, and others think about how much you can afford, this much money on 6 TRAINS between Boston to Providence.

Metropark: my go-to station. Quick access to GS Parkway.

The future is great, thanks for asking

Loving your content. Keep them coming.

I first watched your Duluth video because I grew up there and was feeling very homesick one night. Now, dang nabbit, I'm freakin' addicted to your videos. You ARE sometimes entertaining and then very informative. This is easily the most enjoyable offbeat channel I follow. Thanks for sharing!

11:15 That’s Bavarian Kream powder from Dunkies

Yes, thank you, I totally preferred the regional over the Acela! Too bright, and a weird vibration.

for those curious, the rows in an amfleet buisness class car with unobstructed full windows are rows 3 and 12. Rows 4 and 8 have each have half of a window, but are still good options if if 3 or 12 are unavailable,

Points and Status for a train service. Thats something not found in Australia. Its normally only the full service airlines that do it in Australia

Another challenge complete! (plus an added diner for good measure) Have you ever been to Vernon Diner in CT? My friends took me there the last time I was on the east coast and their bakery is gorgeous and the aesthetic cant be beat! Maybe something to add to the list someday!!

NO Patriots Day in RI, but we do get a holiday every month from July through January (I guess technically February, but I don't get Presidents Day off so I don't care)

I have a challenge. From the Jersey Shore to Middletown NY (which covers 2 Middletowns) via Local buses. Catch: you MUST Uber/Lyft between Perth Amboy NJ and Staten Island via Outerbridge Crossing. You need to get to Bricktown Mall to catch bus service, and you'll need to take the S79 SBS into Brooklyn.

Hello, Miles, from Pawtucket.

The unspoken benefit of Business Class is that almost no one will pop for business class tickets when they're traveling with children, especially multiple children. There are kids that are just fine and there are adults who are far worse than an unsupervised/undisciplined child or two, sure, but for the most part the Business Class car is a reliably peaceful experience. I'm tall and would do it for the legroom alone; the beverage is always welcome but gone are the days when it was (at least here in the Midwest) a $5 cafe car credit and an actual paper newspaper, in addition to the better seats.

It's easier to get Select status by getting the Amtrak credit card with the annual fee and putting $25k a year on it (it's a Mastercard, so you can put rent or mortgage on it, if you need to pad things out).

Today I noticed 2 small company coaches running routes for one bigger company. I'm sure I would not have noticed this had I never watched your videos

Intermodal.... Buses AND pedestrians!

14:43 ah, the ambience of Kennedy Plaza

128 is the Metropark of the North

Haven’t been to RI in years but I used to go to CTY (aka nerd camp) at Roger Williams University in Bristol and Rhode Island really has It’s charms (though getting into Bristol required going into Massachusetts). Also, I think they’re the only state that celebrates Victory Day. Kinda want a Del’s lemonade right now.

14:50 "I don't give a fuck" lol

aw hell yeah, there's always time for more miles

The Auntie Annie's probably costed more than the ticket itself

Cool video and entertaining. Well done. I was impressed with the 150 mph. Didn't know Acela went that fast How long did it hold that speed? BTW, what's select status?

wake up babe miles posted

Thanks for the Providence highlights! Now that you have accomplished your points goal, which two Amtrak lounges are you going to visit?

just got my own amtrak guest rewards account and im excited to start traveling around! might even make some poor bids 😉

new miles videooOOOOOOO :VVV !!!!!!!!

Sadly RI does not do Patriots Day... when my gf (from RI) moved to MA, she was very confused that we did not have Victory Day off, but was later very excited to have the holiday in April for Patriots Day!

i can’t believe they made TSW2 rush hour in real life

Watching this video on an Amtrak between Boston and Providence 👀

i take amtrak business class once every 2 months for a long trip and i purposefully will only get on the specific train numbers with business class having those giant brown seats. I absolutely refuse to ride business class on trains that don't have them.

A very fun and entertaining video. How long does select status last?

Amtrak: To earn Select Status through 2024, all you have to do is take 3 roundtrips by Septem... Miles: That's easy to do in a day. Amtrak: No, you don't have to do it all in one day, that's silly. You have over a month to do... Miles: All in one day. Amtrak: Ok.

Re high-speed trains telling you the speed: inexplicably, the Amtrak Cascades Talgo 8s do this, despite not going over 79!

thank you for saying nothing bad about providence because there is nothing bad to say about providence 🥰

Good friend of mine owns that bookstore

literally F seat 11 f. providence honestly looks nice there cool place.

there appears to be a plan to run HSR along the median of the expressway linking LA & Vegas, but no mention of whether its curves be gentle enough for super duper trains... this BS intent is especially similar to that approach at dotting serfs' windows & port holes...

14:28 I thought you were seated at the table with someone else lol

uggg, lived in Austin, TX for 10 years. The had hourly mile long freight trains but as far as passenger trains there was one northbound and one southbound daily. And you had to be a big rail fan because the drive to Dallas was 3 hours, train ride was 5 hours. Sit back, let somebody else drive. I wish i lived in the 'Al Gore universe' where there was a high speed triangle between Dallas, Houston and Austin

Providence Mentioned! Can't wait to return in a few days.

Someday Miles is going to design and build something, and I want to be first in line to do a snarky critique.

Random question but what is the speedometer app you’re using? I’ve just started taking the train between Baltimore and DC and want to see for myself how fast these MARC trains can get to! Thanks!

Providence is quite underated. I go to an Olympic lifting gym up there and I'm thinking about moving up there next year. (I'm in Newport now) I used to take the 60 to KP and I never actually ate at Haven Bros because the guy I was dating at the time said it was overrated. Will have to try it now. I actually tried to go to a diner closer to me in North Kingstown that was made by the Silk City Diner Company (which I learned from the diner series) called Snoopy's but it closed a few weeks ago. 😭 You should consider checking out Modern Diner in Pawtucket though since it's the first diner to be accepted into the National Register for Historic Places and is well known for its custard french toast.

The other mode is pedestrian at the intermodal facility

I wish Amtrak would refurbish the Acela trains and make a low cost high speed alternative or sell them to a private company to do the same / at least compete with amtrak. If you think about how far the electrification actually runs there is a possibility of service beyond amtraks high speed network.

Does anyone else yell, "focus damnit!" at Miles' camera?

Nice job mr. Keep it up. And you handsome. If ya don’t mind me sayin 🙃

well at least you have a good run and why not seat 11F?

OMG 642 VETERANS UNIT SO COOL

What Perks does the select Status have?

Great vid! Makes me want to go to Providence.

Miles in Boston is always a W

Trains CAN be better than planes...but in many ways, they're not 😂

doing a Acela, Philly to Boston, first time Amtrak rider, which is the safe row for better window? I don't want 11F.

💜

I love the idea of having a window map.

Random guy at 14:48 IDGAF 🤣Classic City background noise.

What does Amtrak Select status get you? You didn't mention this in the video. What are the perks?

The Man in Seat 11 F.