Avengers Endgame? Nah, this is the only crossover I need.
@KC3YCUАй бұрын
Still waiting for the Miles in Transit/TRA crossover
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
The singular tomato in our meal was actually an infinity stone
@DoubleHCreationsАй бұрын
@@KC3YCUtrue
@mikemotter3685Ай бұрын
When I was in 6th grade, I nearly failed math. My parents promised me if I passed my final, I'd get an Acela ride. I did. Me and my dad had a lovely ride from DC to Baltimore on the Acela
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
You have smart parents
@mikemotter3685Ай бұрын
@@Thom-TRA they sure knew how to incentivize me
@ClassyWhaleАй бұрын
That's so sweet!
@teecefamilykentАй бұрын
Brilliant, two of my favourite American based transit youtubers in one video!!!
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
American based and based haha
@Ror55555Ай бұрын
Based is right
@AverytheCubanAmericanАй бұрын
You know DC is proud of their cherry blossoms....when they cover the lounge walls with pictures of them! The DC lounge really said "No natural light, here's posters of cherry blossoms, take it or leave it". The planting of cherry trees on the Tidal Basin originated in 1912 as a gift of friendship to the US from Japan, but the concept of them growing in DC began in 1885, as Mrs. Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore was a world traveler, writer, and diplomat, and became the first woman on the board of the National Geographic Society in 1892. Upon returning to Washington from her first visit to Japan, Eliza approached the US Army Superintendent of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds with a proposal that sakura be planted one day along the Potomac waterfront, and in 1909, President Taft's wife received a letter from Eliza about the trees, and she agreed, though they had to get rid of the first batch of trees from Japan in 1910 because they had bugs. So they got another batch in 1912. ....just don't tell them that Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ has the nation's largest collection of cherry blossoms! Branch Brook Park has 5,300 and eighteen different varieties! Branch Brook Park is the oldest county park in the US, and the cherry blossoms have been there since 1927 when Caroline Bamberger Fuld donated about 2,000 of them to the park after falling in love with them during a Japan trip. The park was first envisioned by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and Calvert Vaux, the designers of Central Park, in 1867, and was formally created in 1895, with a redesign in 1900 by Frederick's sons John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. The Olmsted Brothers also worked on the grounds of Oheka Castle on Long Island (the inspiration for Gatsby's mansion), Piedmont Park in Atlanta, park systems in cities such as Birmingham, Cleveland, Portland, and Seattle, Fort Tryon Park in Manhattan, and multiple universities like Ohio State, Notre Dame, LSU, Johns Hopkins, and University of Florida.
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
I thought Ohio state was just a made up place…
@TheHungryTransitFanАй бұрын
I love the absolute madness of getting meal service on a 20-minute ride. It looked good!
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
Best free breakfast I’ve ever had
@northernidaho5750Ай бұрын
You should find the longest distance you can go with 20k points. Also, this whole trip feels like something Miles in Transit would do
@JeffTaylor-tr7myАй бұрын
Hey that is a nice compliment!
@davidburrow5895Ай бұрын
After some cancellations during COVID I had a bunch of Amtrak credit. Among other things I made a couple of trips in first class on the Acela.. First class is definitely NOT worth the price, but it is nice. As a rather reserved person traveling alone, I particularly liked the 1-2 seating,. The food was tasty, and the New York lounge is outstanding.
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
It was definitely worth waking up this early for though 😂
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-unАй бұрын
French toast history: French toast was invented long before France even existed. The first known recorded recipe for French toast comes from Rome. The Roman author Apicius included a recipe similar to it called Aliter Dulcia ('Another sweet dish') in his cookbook titled "Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome". For centuries, the French themselves called this dish "Roman Bread". We know the dish spread throughout Europe because in the 14th century, an English cookbook titled "Forme of Cury" describes "payn fondue" as bread that has been soaked in wine, fried in grease and sweetened with dry fruit, spices, and sugar. By 1615, "panperdy" was printed in "The English Huswife" cookbook. In it, sliced bread was soaked in eggs and several spices plus sugar and salt. In Le Viandier, culinary cookbook written around 1300, the French chef Guillaume Taillevent presented a recipe for "tostées dorées" involving eggs and sugar. The usual French name is pain perdu or "lost bread", reflecting its use of stale or otherwise "lost" bread.
@ClassyWhaleАй бұрын
Did you post this comment on Miles' diner video 😂
@andrew_rayАй бұрын
Tasting History?
@bkark0935Ай бұрын
I also once read that those with the surname “Purdue” meant you had a grandparent who was a French Catholic Orphan or Foundling (without a known family name.) Now, it’s also a university known as the Boilermakers and a huge Poultry Conglomerate…
@brianhubert8418Ай бұрын
Love seeing my favorite two KZfaqrs doing a crossover video. Ugh those Acela tray tables!! I'm looking forward to riding the Avelia Liberties when actually enter service!!
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
🥹🥹
@Jackyliu009Ай бұрын
"He has no idea what awesome train we are about to ride" 😂😂😂😂
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
Thanks for taking me on this awesome trip! You did a great job keeping your true intentions hidden from me haha. And I love how the video turned out. Next time let’s travel with our wives. I feel like they’d vibe.
@ClassyWhaleАй бұрын
Let's do it!
@AverytheCubanAmericanАй бұрын
I loved that you said that about American food! I know those in Europe love to criticize our food, but they go off of stereotypes rather than actually giving places a chance! Texas barbecue, NJ diners, key lime pie, gumbo, Philly cheesesteak, we know how to make good food! I wish more Europeans gave American places a chance, and vice versa, because it's opening ourselves up to other perspectives!
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
@@AverytheCubanAmerican though of course, I am talking about flavors! American ingredients and food quality mortify me when I think about it too deeply.
@FromtheWindowSeatАй бұрын
Nice work you two. 🙌 I had to laugh when the closed captions said to sign up to your Patreon “for as little as $180 per month” 😳 💵😂
@KC3YCUАй бұрын
Didn't you know how copper wire was invented? Two Dutchmen were fighting over a penny
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
And markets were invented when they convinced a Belgian to pay them for that copper wire
@BirbarianHomeGuardАй бұрын
4:38 that was awesome.
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
Classy response
@mrvwbug4423Ай бұрын
Amtrak almost needs something like the Standard Premium seats that Avanti West Coast in the UK has. You get the first class seat, just without the meal for a substantial discount over a first class ticket.
@loudmouthnewyorker280323 күн бұрын
next trip has to be much further on Acela and Thom has to buy the tickets.
@TransitFanPathwayАй бұрын
The best duo
@knoxk.3792Ай бұрын
I had a pretty fun experience riding Acela first class a few years ago. It was my first time riding Amtrak ever, so had to make it count. I didn't get to experience the Acela lounge in lieu of running from the metro stations (DCA airport and Union Station) to make the train. I rode from DC to Boston the whole way through and got two meals (2nd one came after leaving NYC). I got the stuffed french toast for breakfast and it was amazing. I got the stuffed chicken breast for lunch and it was decent, but I expected more from the pasta included with it. That's cool you can still get a meal in first class even when going to the next stop.
@jeffkunce8501Ай бұрын
Awesome! Classy! I just rode Acela 1st class for the first time last week, from NYC to Baltimore. Surprisingly luxurious. Only complaint was the rails were a bit rough at Acela speed. My complimentary prosecco almost bounced off the tray table 😊
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
Trains are classy
@TheGAMWolferzАй бұрын
Looks like… you can say… the Breakfast Acela-lot of expectations! (ba-doom-cha 😅)
@ClassyWhaleАй бұрын
I don't get it
@TheGAMWolferzАй бұрын
@@ClassyWhale Acela, “Excelled a” lot of expectations. not going to lie making that pun is like finding a rhyme for orange lol. 😅
@JerrellWoolfordАй бұрын
Look at the tomato, isn't it sad? It can't taste good. I see what you did there 😉 No comprendo (IYKYK)😆 I rode Acela last summer from BAL-DC just so the check it off the list. For the difference in price, I could never justify the extra cost compared to a Regional or MARC but it is what it is 🤷🏿♂️
@ClassyWhaleАй бұрын
@@JerrellWoolford yooooo I'm so happy you get my reference
@JerrellWoolfordАй бұрын
@@ClassyWhale I scrolled through every comment and didn't see anyone mention it. That's peak 90's reference right there; only thing missing was a sombrero and some Spanish 😆
@29downthelineАй бұрын
Wonderful video!
@randomtransitadventuresАй бұрын
how’d I miss a premier again
@randomtransitadventuresАй бұрын
HOW
@gregggyfАй бұрын
Good Afternoon, Could you please tell me, Was the food brought to you AUTOMATICALLY or DID YOU MAKE IT A POINT TO ALERT THE TRAIN CREW THAT YOU WERE GETTING OFF THE TRAIN IN TWENTY MINUTES AND YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR MEAL AS SOON AS CONVENIENT. Thank you very much.
@ClassyWhaleАй бұрын
The crew saw our seat tag and served us first
@gregggyfАй бұрын
@@ClassyWhale Thank you very much for your reply.
@MaximusHandimusАй бұрын
Is the D.C. Metropolitan Lounge restricted to only Acela's First Class passengers? I'm taking this exact trip in a few months in Acela's Business Class
@ClassyWhaleАй бұрын
Only first!
@JosephcavagnaroАй бұрын
I went on the acela first class. I got the lobster Mac N cheese it was good
@PiplupJamesАй бұрын
Welcome to my house of employment 🚂
@thefareplayer2254Ай бұрын
Didn’t Fiji Water have a contamination lawsuit?
@PaulessoАй бұрын
I don't like that you kept insulting Thom, gave you a thumbs down.
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
@@Paulesso I have a slot open on my security detail if you want it
@paulw.woodring7304Ай бұрын
You couldn't even spring for one more stop to Baltimore Penn? That was really rushed.
@ClassyWhaleАй бұрын
@@paulw.woodring7304 I had to get to work that morning haha
@paulw.woodring7304Ай бұрын
@@ClassyWhale OK. Just seemed like you didn't give yourselves long enough to even eat breakfast, when it's only about 12-15 minutes longer to Penn Station.
@Thom-TRAАй бұрын
@@paulw.woodring7304but how much longer is it back? Then those 12-15 add up.
@jeffreysmith85Ай бұрын
Silver ware
@sdcofer52Ай бұрын
So, a 30 minute trip and you have time to eat. Why not at least go to NYC?
@ClassyWhaleАй бұрын
it's more expensive
@thetrainguy1Ай бұрын
I would say take the Silver Star or Meteor to Savannah, GA.
@jeffreysmith85Ай бұрын
Ok
@jeffreysmith85Ай бұрын
How about tossed salad and screamed eggs
@flyomaАй бұрын
With jelly or syrup?
@jeffreysmith85Ай бұрын
City of New Orleans to la
@yourfriend5886Ай бұрын
Auto train
@NvideofilmsproductionsАй бұрын
Unfortunately yes
@ClassyWhaleАй бұрын
@@Nvideofilmsproductions what?
@NvideofilmsproductionsАй бұрын
@@ClassyWhale not lying, that is trains are awesome
@ClassyWhaleАй бұрын
@@Nvideofilmsproductions why is it unfortunate?
@NvideofilmsproductionsАй бұрын
@@ClassyWhale clearly, by one video that you and Thom did from Pittsburg