I Spent $19 to Take Amtrak to Philly

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3 жыл бұрын

Lots of SEPTA, plus some other deviations.
Follow Jackson on Twitter for lots of cool memey content: @jackson_betz
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@danielueblacker9118 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@MilesinTransit 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@PseudoFiction 6 ай бұрын

Long hair Jackson gives nerdy Kurt Cobain

@stevenbirmi1648 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most wholesome content I have seen in 2021

@himbourbanist Жыл бұрын

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

@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын

Thank you! He's featured a lot on the channel already, and there's more to come - the Diner Video is a favorite!

@himbourbanist Жыл бұрын

@@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

@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын

@@himbourbanist Thank you so much!

@Token_Nerd 2 жыл бұрын

11:20 this is a mood that will never go away for transit advocates. I want this to be a meme so badly.

@jg-7780 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@antonsmith9788 Ай бұрын

3:25 That reminder humanity needs some work. 😮

@NicholasRizzio 2 жыл бұрын

There are so many layers of humor in this video it’s amazing

@MilesinTransit 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@RD743033 Жыл бұрын

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.

@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын

I still gotta ride that!

@supersam3148 3 жыл бұрын

I like this video especially the acapella deviation segment!!!

@ashleyfein975 Жыл бұрын

Randomly seeing my office in the background of West Chester was the highlight of my day so far

@moishglukovsky Жыл бұрын

NHSL is heavy rail, but with really short consists.

@ryan225360 2 ай бұрын

It goes 70mph! I was going to say. It HAULS. No light rail system that I know of goes anywhere near that fast.

@stephenkeever6029 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are so fun to watch!

@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@johnyang5670 3 жыл бұрын

This whole video was so cute!

@Molejules 3 жыл бұрын

The white clam a'pizza from New Haven says hi, too.

@hoozthair6076 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@andrewmazzarini2742 3 жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq 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?

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@andrewmazzarini2742 3 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmazzarini2742 I've always wanted to take that Caribou bus. That sounds awesome!

@AA_8184_1 3 жыл бұрын

Another fun video! Wow, unknown singing talent, too! Tried to get another $19 one but did get one for $21!

@AA_8184_1 3 жыл бұрын

& first comment, too! :)

@danib62 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@danib62 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Echo_Sierra 3 жыл бұрын

@@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?

@Placid333 Жыл бұрын

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.

@davidsixtwo 6 ай бұрын

One of the last Interurbans

@WilsonCalvert 3 жыл бұрын

The acapellas were so good!

@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

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).

@thefareplayer2254 3 жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit The pizza cures all other ills of the city!

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

@@thefareplayer2254 Yeah, I haven't had New Haven pizza in YEARS, so I gotta give it another shot.

@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226 3 жыл бұрын

@@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

@mikeobrien901 3 жыл бұрын

Ah new haven.. my crew base. Maybe see you sometime. Also, 67 and 66 has so much fluff in it.

@thefareplayer2254 3 жыл бұрын

19 bucks Boston to Philly, and 90 bucks Boston South Station to Back Bay. Checks out.

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

That's Miles in Transit for ya!

@thefareplayer2254 3 жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit And THAT, in a nutshell, is why I keep watching!

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

@@thefareplayer2254 I really appreciate it!!

@thefareplayer2254 3 жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit And props to you for riding 65 and 66 the one time they were both massively late!

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

Is this a rare occurrence? I wonder if they don't get late a lot...

@mikeobrien901 3 жыл бұрын

You have to rescan your tickets in nyc, to make sure everyone should be on that train, and everyone gets off..

@thefareplayer2254 3 жыл бұрын

18:27 I audibly howled with laughter! 😂🤣

@chloeg1907 3 жыл бұрын

The star has made an appearance

@chloeg1907 3 жыл бұрын

With that I mean absolutely lovely acapella performances

@ckildegaard 3 жыл бұрын

You should've at least booked a room going back. That looked really painful. But also so glad you had fun :)

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

Can't beat 19 bucks though!

@bnywtrains9482 3 жыл бұрын

1:25 the curse of Canvas

@hoozthair6076 2 жыл бұрын

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?

@MilesinTransit 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@hoozthair6076 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@CrownVictoriaNYC Жыл бұрын

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.

@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Justin Bieber is a Philly classic!

@luislaplume8261 2 жыл бұрын

Route 66 is near walking distance to Cornwell Heights where my brother lived in Pennsylvania until 2006.

@zyxw59 3 жыл бұрын

AC Transit (SF bay area) has a ton of those Van Hools

@blueydsniper 6 ай бұрын

That was a great cover of The Beach Boys. 4.9/5

@MilesinTransit 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@teambandicoottransit0824 6 ай бұрын

18:05 😆😆😆 Welcome to Route 66. Serving to (I forgot what He said)

@matte5552 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Will there be any station reviews from this?

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I took a few sets of photos for new stations!

@Andrew_G4CH Жыл бұрын

I loved riding the 66..

@willmcneal Жыл бұрын

The krapf A route is now septa route 135

@damiancooper3063 2 жыл бұрын

Septa now has krapf route A

@JH-kk2it Жыл бұрын

Justin Bieber is an attorney now? man of many talents.

@joewithagopro416 Жыл бұрын

you were probably stuck in New Haven because that where they often change crews

@andrewfrancois6982 3 жыл бұрын

Still waiting on the Miles in Transit TV show‼️

@JimBones1990 10 ай бұрын

By GBH?

@willmcneal Жыл бұрын

The Norristown High speed line is Interurban

@wittenbergdave 10 ай бұрын

Did they ever find the smart guy?

@matthewviti2241 3 жыл бұрын

New Haven is great for Sally's and Foxon Park

@ClassyWhale 3 жыл бұрын

So when is the album dropping?

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

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

@foreverbrod Жыл бұрын

3:09 we all love listening to karen's

@shreychaudhary4477 Жыл бұрын

jackson would hate the Milpitas library It's kinda a shame; it's a lovely building

@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын

It looks like a cool building to me...I'm not sure if Jackson would have anything in particular against it!

@shreychaudhary4477 Жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit It's a cool building but it very strongly mixes historic and modern architecture

@bnywtrains9482 3 жыл бұрын

18:39 no you didn’t 😂😂😂

@damiancooper3063 2 жыл бұрын

What was your route?

@BostonByRails 3 жыл бұрын

1:26 OH NO NOT CANVAS

@fw1956 3 жыл бұрын

amtrak or lunch.... good choice!

@blintscav 3 жыл бұрын

5:25 absolutely atrocious kerning on that sign lol

@MilesinTransit 3 жыл бұрын

Oh God, I've never noticed that and now I can't unsee it

@mavadelo Жыл бұрын

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)

@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын

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.

@mavadelo Жыл бұрын

@@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? 😁

@tcdupont33 11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately they don’t run that overnight train anymore and they should bring it back!!!

@MilesinTransit 11 ай бұрын

Thankfully it's just a temporary suspension for trackwork!

@moishglukovsky Жыл бұрын

BTW were /are you part of any of Penn’s a cappella groups?

@MilesinTransit Жыл бұрын

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...)

@moishglukovsky Жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit I’m surprised. You’re both excellent singers. Your AC interludes bring such fun to the videos.

@user-lp3nd9rc8b 6 ай бұрын

Choo choo

@dutchvanderlinde154 8 ай бұрын

I used to hate using canvas

@officialmcdeath 5 ай бұрын

Have you and Jackson tried Rubber Bullets by 10CC as an acapella? \m/

@MilesinTransit 5 ай бұрын

I'd never heard this before, what a fun song!

@officialmcdeath 5 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransitthe influence is strong in this one - bonus creds if you can do the guitar solo 🤣 \m/

@gamereric2189 3 жыл бұрын

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?