I like that better. I was thinking Fitchburg, buses to Springfield from there.

If one doesn't mind using an inland route itinerary, maybe call out total lack of Boston-NY service via Springfield.

i didnt even know there was even a PVTA bus that goes to/from Worcester! I always thought there was a serious transit disconnect between eastern/western MA

@@davidrivera9743 it’s definitely possible via Fitchburg but it’s a much longer route and most likely is unable to be done in one day… North Station to Fitchburg, Montechusett RTA to Ahthol then Athol to Orange, Franklin RTA to Northampton, Pioneer Valley RTA to Holyoke then Holyoke to Springfield then finally CT Rail to New London and MNRR to GCT

@@kennys436 it’s a new service introduced last year! finally a real alternative to the lake shore limited

Amtrak is publicly funded so technically speaking it is public transportation. I'll try to phrase it better in the future.

@@travelingadventureswithdan3181 If there was compartments on the train then it is safe to call it private transportation

But then why not just taking Amtrak all the way from Boston to NYC?

​@@fluidice1656 because then the journey would be rather straightforward and not such an interesting video!

@@travelingadventureswithdan3181 amtrak IS public transport

Definitely

Trains are great where the travel distance is less than 3 or 4 hours. After that, airlines are the only way to go. However, a lot of people treat train travel like a cruise, and just go from place to place on the trains because they like the scenery and food.

@@ShroomKeppie You wouldn’t want to travel standard coach for longer than that on a train. I’ve done 15 hours in a roomette on Amtrak where I had a bed and complimentary meals in the dining car. That was absolutely lovely I must say.

And why is train cost more than a plane? Is it expensive electricity or is it that America get a massive discount on a jet fuel? Train to me is better than a plane. it’s more comfortable and the legroom is way more roomy even the 3rd class is really comfortable on a train. Plane do not get the same comfort at all. Also you don’t have to deal with TSA bullcrap when you choose a train. Another plus for the train is that there are no unruly passenger unlike the plane which is very common. The view on the plane is a full of cloud and on the train give us the city view. Yup I grew up liking train

Not having to deal with TSA is also a big plus.

Thanks for your comment! I'll try to use better phrasing in the future.

But didn't he, in fact, use only publicly-funded transportation?

@@JohnnyAngel8 that's not the normal definition of public transport which is "buses, trains, and other forms of transport that are available to the public, charge set fares, and run on fixed routes". That's as opposed to private transport like cars or taxis that don't run fixed routes on a schedule.

@@JohnnyAngel8 He did, but the simpler solution if the only limit is public funding would be to just take the Acela or Northeast Regional the whole way

Commuter rail trains!!!

The Northeast Corridor is probably the best part of the US Rail Network. Frequent and usualy reliable service which means there's almost always a way to get where you want to go.

@@travelingadventureswithdan3181 is there a way to take public transportation from new Jersey to Boston?

Thanks for your comment! Depending on where in New Jersey, but as long as it's served by New Jersey Transit it should definitely be doable.

@@travelingadventureswithdan3181 thank you bro. Do you have any idea where in new jersey i can find a train like that?

Thanks for watching! Metro-North runs along Park Avenue at 181st Street and quite frequently too. It's very likely thats where the noise was coming from. The 1 Train is also above elevated at that point so it also could have been that. I'm glad you found the video informative!

The 1 train at 181st is 120 feet underground! It doesn’t become elevated until Dyckman.

Thank you so much! I routinely take amtrak to and from nyc but this looks like a pleasant alternate route because I live in Pt Judith RI. Cool.

This is a project I've been thinking about for a while. Glad to see someone put it into practice. I was wondering if a western MA run would work since there's CT rail Hartford line between Springfield MA and New Haven, but I'm not so sure about connections from Springfield to Boston. Except for the Rhode Island and the Delaware/Maryland gaps, you could get from Boston to DC via commuter rail. So yes, please continue. I'd be interested to see how you bridge the gap between SEPTA and MARC.

@@bwcbiz you're challenge is Fitchburg to Amherst.

@@davidrivera9743 Someone pointed out ahead that the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority operates a bus from Worcester to Amherst

I totally agree! Westerly-New London was the most difficult aspect of doing this and it just goes to show that there are quite a few communities that severely lack access to public transportation. This is a great idea to have a NEDOT with the states working together to make public transit more reliable and accessible. There have been talks of the MBTA Extending further to Kingston and Westerly. Supposedly, RIDOT is considering having their own commuter rail service which would include implementing a connection to Shore Line East.

When you look at it, a similar "gap" exists between Port Deposit, MD and Wilmington, DE (and yes, I use Wilmington as SEPTA only runs between Newark, DE and Center City, Philadelphia only on weekdays), however if MARC and SEPTA, via DelDOT and DART could get the former to extend the Penn Line service to Newark or Wilmington (preferably the latter as there are storage track near the Wilmington Station; one at the Wilmington Substation for SEPTA trains and another at Amtrak's Wilmington Maintenance Facility for MARC trains), not only would extending MARC's Penn Line service would eliminate the gap between Port Deposit and Wilmington in regards to alternative rail transport for Philadelphia and Baltimore-Washington commuters, but would also allow DART to better utilize the Churchman's Crossing and Newark stations as proper transportation hubs for those heading by DART bus to Christiana Mall, Christiana Hospital, or even (via DART Route 301 bus) to Dover. However, if the MBTA was to "close the gap" in regards to a Boston-NYC alternative to Amtrak, they should run MBTA trains along the same tracks as Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited to Springfield, of which then one could connect to New Haven, via the Harford Line.

You can take a bus direct to port authority, no transfers needed

At least to get to philly, you take nj transit from nyc to trenton then septa the rest of the way

it’s doable, it’s just that it’s 12 hours long…

Thanks for your comment! I'll be making a video using only public transit from New York to Washington, DC soon! It is absolutely doable to get between Boston-NYC on only public transit (and without using Amtrak). Thanks so much for watching!

Exciting news

Thanks for your comment! Yeah, Connecticut is really trying to improve their rail infrastructure. The M8's just started on Shore Line East a few days ago and there is talks of having a direct train from New London to Grand Central without needing to transfer at New Haven. I haven't heard of the extension up the Central Corridor but I think it would be a great addition to the network. I wasn't aware that the Danbury and Waterbury lines were getting electrified but it isn't surprising since it would allow for more direct services since there wouldn't necessarily be a need to switch trains at Stamford to connect to the branch line services. As far as ticketing goes, I usually just use the mobile app to purchase tickets. Thanks so much for watching!

Slow down there. New London-MA or VT is not in the foreseeable future. It's no man's land out there. Much more worth service on the opposite side of the state: Danbury to Pittsfield, MA via New Milford, Kent, Canaan, and Great Barrington. They are starting a feasibility study to electrify the Danbury, Waterbury, and Hartford lines in a couple months which will likely take a year. I would much rather see increased service and inland route service to Boston via Hartford and Springfield before tons of new track. M8s have started running on Shore Line East from New London to New Haven, but they're four-car sets that are stuck on SLE or at least east of New Rochelle/Pelham because their third rail shoes had to be removed due to bridge clearance issues on SLE. Four-car sets can't handle the loads into GCT so they'd have to be coupled with another four-car set in New Haven. But that's a lot of work and CTDOT isn't that competent. The cross-platform transfer is easy enough, at least for now.

@@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226 Totally agree with everything you're saying. I'm coming from an idealistic place and I think even if the plans and studies might be grandiose, it's worth flaunting a bit. I understand your suggestion for hesitancy, especially with CTDOT (the failure of anything with the Hartford to Bradley Griffin Line with competition coming from TF Green comes to mind) even though a lot of this comes from lack of public interest. Growing up in No Mans(field) Land CT, I've always wondered why there were so many rails to trails, yet only poor bus service between Hartford and Eastern CT or Hartford (or Burger King Station in Vernon) to Boston. I think you have a better point with priorities, but I think we agree with the potential. I don't really comment on stuff online and it's nice to chat with someone about transportation in CT.

@@billyjoll CTtransit express 913 provides decent service to Mansfield/Storrs, and all buses are free til December 1st! Yeah tbh recreational only trails are some of the dumbest uses of funds IMO. They only benefit those with cars AND free time to run, walk, or bike on them and provide no utility for actual transportation. Eastern CT is always forgotten, and though it has a fraction of the rest of the state's population, if does need more transit. It is nice to chat about CT transportation!

...and MTA from DC to Charlotte Hall, MD, which works as it is outbound in the afternoon if you can get to DC at the right time!

Too bad the Marc doesn't goes go to Newark.

…or at least Elkton. Newark (DE) and Elkton are super close!!

@@ArefDajani You could also take the Virginia Railway Express to Spotsylvania station, though you're pretty much stuck from there. There really aren't that many intercity public transit routes south of New England..

I also looked at possibly going upstate NY, but again you get stuck between Poughkeepsie and Albany (you can get to a village called Tivoli, but you'd have to walk a few hours to Germantown to possibly catch a bus to Hudson and then Albany, but apparently the Germantown-Hudson bus only happens once a week on Tuesday.)

Wilmington to Perryville MD is possible via bus. Connection between MARC and bus can get very squirrelly.

@@davidrivera9743 So, DART First State provides a bus connection between SEPTA and MARC? And does it have to be in Wilmington, instead of Newark?

That's you in your profile picture

Thanks! Many more coming soon!

Welcome to New England! Amtrak's services like the Northeast Regional can do Boston-NYC in 3.5-4 for as low as $28.

Thanks and what a great idea! I'll have to think about doing an entire video from BOS-DC on local public transit.

And deadly. Fung Wah bus lines was shut down for good reason.

@@JohnnyAngel8 now Mega Bus replaced it and has a good record despite cheap rates

The pandemic killed the Chinatown buses. Flixbus is where its at these days. Twice the price of the old Chinatown buses, tho.

Thanks for your comment! I've taken the bus between Boston and New York many times, never on the Chinatown Buses though. I've taken Greyhound, Megabus, Peter Pan, and BoltBus when they were still operating. It's a great option that is usualy affordable as well. I remember the days when you could get $10 bus tickets!

Shore Line East video is coming very soon! I''ve never taken the Hartford Line so i'll have to try it sometime!

Hmmm, never thought of taking the River Line. But slower than Septa from Trenton to CC Philly.

Interesting! The schedules can make doing something like this a challenge. That's why I didn't take the buses to New London.

@@travelingadventureswithdan3181 Did you have your tickets for all segments already paid before you boarded in Boston? If so, how? Online? Were all the tickets open-ended travel in case you missed a connection?

@@gabembta12 Correct!! MNR Doesn't stop at New London. Short line does!! Orient Point Long Island to New London. Cross Sound Ferry 😃

Thanks! I'm glad you like them!

I live in Queens and I am also a Mass Transit Enthusiast. How do you do Albany, NY to Penn Station without taking Amtrak or I guess Greyhound, etc and only using Mass Transit. A few years I went to Philadelhia using only Mass Transit. I took the Subway (maybe it was bus to LIRR- it was more than a few years ago so I don't remember that particualr part of my journey) into Penn Station. I then took New Jersey Transit to Trenton and changed for the SEPTA line to Philadelphia.. I think it was abont 1 or maybe 90 minutes longer, but half the price (maybe it was 2 horus longer- again I don't remember, but it was a lot less.

Thanks so much for your comment! Yeah, the M8's are much more modern and comfortable. I never rode the M2/M4/M6 EMU's which ran on The NH Line for many years. I know that the M3's still run on the Harlem Line and Hudson Line to Croton Harmon so hopefuly i'll get to ride one of those sometime soon. I'll definitely look into doing Albany to NYC using this same method. It would surely be an interesting video. Thanks for watching!

I like the M8s, though I do miss the always-having-a-RFW aspect of the old M2s, M4s, and M6s (though not the terrible bathroom odor control issues that the M6s had - seriously, I could smell the fumes a car away!)

Stay tuned!

Haha

Getting from Delaware state to Maryland state is the big question.

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yeah the M8's are really nice! It's also sometimes cheaper to do it this way instead of Amtrak from NYC-BOS.

@@gabembta12 Interesting, but you have to be without your car for a few days while they truck it down. On the Auto Train your car goes on the same train as you. We got the priority unloading and were in my car 15 min after getting off the train.

@@gabembta12 That’s right. We drove 6 hours from Key Largo to Sanford, then 6 hours from Lorton to CT the next day. Beats spending 3 days on the interstate!

Thanks for your comment! Yeah, it wasn't too hard to work the schedules out. I definitely reccomend getting an early start because the trains/busses run more frequently than they do during the day. It wasn't a bad trip at all and I found it quite enjoyable!

Thanks for watching! NY to DC will be coming soon!

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for your comment! I'll keep that in mind for future videos. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Thanks for your comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!

@@travelingadventureswithdan3181 The only gap you'll have to deal with is between Newark, DE (where SEPTA ends) and Perryville, MD (where MARC starts).

@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 bus from Wilmington to Perryville solves the gap. Dart from Wilmington to Glasgow, Cecil Co. Buses to Perryville with a transfer in Elkton, Md. Only runs during the day, during the week.

And I can definitely get bus tickets for less than 50 bucks from NYC-BOS.

And you could go south of Washington DC too!

It was alot of fun! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks!

this guy did it using three separate bus lines between Perryville, MD and Wilmington, DE kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d9Fieqtht9S8omQ.html

I didn't know that, but it sounds like a fun adventure! Now that you mention it, it makes perfect sense. Definitely a trip I'll have to try out sometime!

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I know, right? It was alot of fun to make! I hope you enjoyed the video!

this guy connected DC to NYC then on to BOS using three separate bus lines between Perryville, MD and Wilmington, DE kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d9Fieqtht9S8omQ.html