It always amuses me when people working in transit make it clear they also watch transit videos on RU-vid in their time off. Literally living the dream.
Kudos to Jeremy for being such a Good Samaritan by running to help that lady catch the bus! This is why the transit community is so great! Fun fact about the Town of Huntington, just like how NJ and parts of Oregon don't allow drivers to pump gas, Huntington does as well as of 2023! Huntington's law dates back to the 1970s oil crisis. I love the LIRR C3s! The C3s are bi-levels because the platforms on the diesel branches are shorter and so with bi-levels, they still get the capacity they want. They're based off the C1. C1s were built by Tokyu Car Corporation in 1991. They were designed by Comeng (an Australian company) who worked with Mitsui, and it was one of their last projects before they ceased to exist in 1990. The reason Comeng didn't follow through with building was because of the instability of their owner Australian National Industries. So they sold the design to Mitsui, and then Mitsui sold it to Tokyu. These C1s were supposed to be part of an experiment to see if they could do a one-seat ride on the partially electrified Port Jefferson Branch using dual-modes into Penn. If the experiment was successful (which it was), they'd get a larger order. Which ended up becoming the C3 based on an updated design thanks to feedback. The C3s, however, were built by Kawasaki and entered service in 1998.
A lot of the crazy things you do on this channel are things that I've wanted to do. I have to admit, circumnavigating the Sound never occurred to me. Now, It's on the bucketlist.
The Cutchogue Diner you passed by at 13:39 is a 1941 Kullman diner! The name Cutchogue comes from an Algonquin word meaning "principal place". Orient was once called Poquatuck, after the name of the local tribe that resided along the inland waterways, then named Oysterponds because of the abundance of shellfish in the area. Orient was also known as Lower Neck, while neighboring East Marion was called Upper Neck. The communities separated in 1836 and East Marion was named for Revolutionary War General Francis Marion, known as the Swamp Fox. East was added onto Marion because of an existing Marion upstate. The lighthouse at Orient Point is much smaller compared to its more famous South Fork/Montauk counterpart. It was originally a screwpile lighthouse that was later converted to concrete caisson foundation. The original lighthouse was destroyed in 1963 by fire, and so a replica was rebuilt upon the surviving foundation. The building was reassembled in 1990 and re-activated in 1993.
"You gotta stop doing cross-country buses, bro" to which Miles replied, "How bout I do _ANYWAY?"_ That McDonald's looks nice! I think one of the best McDonald's locations is in Porto, Portugal on Avenida dos Aliados. Opened in 1995, the restaurant is located in a renovated space previously occupied by Cafe Imperial, a famous coffee shop that first opened in the 1930s. The coffee shop was seen as a prime example of Art Deco architecture of the period and, thus, McDonald's retained most of the main architectural features when it took over. Like how there's a giant bronze eagle by Portuguese sculptor Henrique Moreira. There's even a massive stained-glass window in the interior and crystal chandeliers! The space tunnel at New Haven Union reminds me of the space tunnel in the Space Mountain queue at Disney World, which also goes under train tracks! And Port Jefferson was first called Sowasset, then Drowned Meadow, and finally Port Jefferson in 1836.
MILES IS BACK ON LONG ISLAND, LETS GOOO! Ever since I followed Jeremy's thread on Twitter for this adventure, I've been looking forward to it! And agreed, the bagels at Zaro's are solid! I loved that you visited the North Fork. The North Fork is honestly a hidden gem, I prefer it over the South Fork! Greenport is the place to be for maritime stuff (they also have a cool LIRR Jaws-themed snowplow and a turntable). In the 2020 census, just over 20,000 people live in the Town of Southold (which makes up the whole North Fork), while nearly 100,000 people live on the South Fork in the Towns of East Hampton and Southampton, so it's much more peaceful. North Fork beaches are less popular than South Fork beaches because North Shore beaches are rocky while South Shore beaches are smooth! Why are the beaches that way? Glacial movement sculpted the Cretaceous layer, creating a rocky North Shore and a gentle slope down to the South Shore, and outwash from these glaciers covered the island with sand and sediment. Before my dachshund passed away, we used to take her out to Orient Point to walk around the county park there on Christmas Day because we'd have the place to ourselves.
As a child, i lived in mass and traveled to my grandmothers house via the cross sound ferry and it’s one of my fondest memories. The deviation you took served the area of my grandmother’s house, and it felt amazing to see that shell gas station that was always a location of importance to me on camera in a miles in transit video!
Dear Mr Transit in Kilometres, I would have suggested a much shorter transfer from Grand Central to GC Madison: Go down to the S or 7 Subway, then to 42nd street, then to 34ts street/Penn Station then take LIRR to Jamaica, spend some time on the beach in the sun and enjoy some Reggae music while sipping some drinks, and then take LIRR to Grand Central Madison ! If you wanted to avoid the subway, you could have taken Metro North to Croton Harmon, then Amtrak to Penn Station then LIRR to Jamaica. But spending 13 hours with friends is worth it, no matter how indirect the journey is !
I'd like to suggest (and volunteer for) what I thought this video was when I originally saw the thumbnail: NYC to Boston via the LIRR's original plan. It would certainly make for an interesting race vs the Shore Line.
@MilesinTransit Speaking of races, I was thinking you could do following the Boston or NYC Marathon route via transit. See if you could beat the course record. "Top Gear" tried racing a marathoner by car across the London course at rush hour. The car lost to the runner.
@@MilesinTransit If you do the LIRR to Boston, you can't get in Manhattan. You have to take the ferry to Long Island City. They didn't have tunnels under the East River until they were bought by Pennsy.
@@davidsp5936 I did the New York marathon by transit once. There are only two subway sections (they're both in Brooklyn and there's no free transfer between them) and the rest are buses. At least the B44 and M15 are Select buses which could make the trip slightly faster. (Lily Pond Av & McClean Av) START S53 to 92nd St & Gatling Place (walk to 4th Avenue & 93rd Street) R train to Atlantic Av-Barclays Center (Walk via Ashland Place and Lafayette Avenue to Fulton Street G station) G train to Bedford-Nostrand Avenues B44 SBS to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza B62 to Queens Plaza Q32/Q60/Q101 to 2nd Avenue (Walk to 1st Avenue & 67th Street) M15 SBS to 125th Street M125 to Willis Av & 138th Street Bx33 to 135th Street & 5th Avenue (When I did it, I skipped this one because it was quicker for me to walk this section than to wait for the bus) M1 to 5th Avenue & 59th Street (Walk via Central Park South, Central Park entrance at Columbus Circle, West Drive to the Finish Line at Tavern on the Green) FINISH
You getting drenched reminds of the day I was in NYC and decided to go to Montauk... only to get off the train in the middle of an Atlantic gale. I literally did one round of the station and then went back into the train to wait 2h for the trip back. It was blowing so hard that the coaches were actually rocking very gently on their trucks, with the train stopped...
I know I’m late for this comment, but there’s an interesting quirk in SCT with its 4 operators, If you are trying to make a connection, and you know that it may leave since you’re late, you can ask the driver to radio the connecting bus to wait for your arriving bus. However this only works if the routes have the same operator, so the 92 (former S92) to the 62 (former S62) wouldn’t work since they have two different operators, sunrise coach lines and Suffolk bus Corp because each operator uses different radio systems. However from the 62 to the 51 let’s say, would work as both are operated by Suffolk bus Corp Here’s an operator list for the new routes they put out since October EBT: 1,3,4,5,6,7,10,12 Suffolk Bus Corp: 2,11,15,17,51,52A/B,53,55,58,62,66,77,77Y,110 Sunrise Coach Lines: 80,92 Hamptons Jitney: 10B, 10C I hope this helps with future SCT trips, and also the pulse points don’t wait for late buses unless you use this trick, they are only designed so they all leave at the same time if on time.
Yup, the North Fork is farm country! The North Fork is home to many wineries. The North and South Forks are more similar to New England than the rest of Long Island because the British first colonized the eastern end while the Dutch colonized the western half. The McDonald's in Mattituck is not the only fancy McDonald's on Long Island! There's another one in New Hyde Park called the Denton House. The building was built as a farmhouse for the family of Joseph Denton in 1795. The owners were descendants of Richard Denton, a Presbyterian minister who immigrated in 1630 and one of the founders of Hempstead, and his son, colonist Daniel Denton. In the 1860s, it was converted into a Georgian-style mansion. The house ceased being a private residence after World War I, and so eventually McDonald's acquired the then dilapidated property in 1985. They intended to demolish it to create a standard McDonald's, however the locals successfully sought historic designation after a three-year battle, which was formally given in January 1988. An agreement was reached with McDonald's to allow a single-story addition to the back for a drive-thru if the front exterior was restored to its 1926 appearance. So after a huge renovation, it reopened as a McDonald's in 1991, with restoration of the ornamentation, window shutters, and even the brick chimneys.
Honestly, I now want to see you do NY to Boston (or vice-versa) with no Amtrak legs - most of it's relatively easy: Metro-North to New Haven, CTRail to Springfield and MBTA from Worcester. However, Springfield to Worcester is a tough connection - basically the only thing I've seen is a Peter Pan bus. (As you might be able to tell, I tried planning it out as a fun weekend experiment and then discovered it would literally take me all day - with no real ridiculous o'clock trains from Albany to NYC, makes starting the trip a little difficult.)
I once took the reverse journey in 1990. The LIRR was originally built as a quick route to Boston. So it went up the center of the island where nobody lived, out to Greenport, where a ferry took you to Providence, then the train took you to Boston. . I took the LIRR to Ronk, the diesel single-track shuttle to Greenport, a cab (which I had reserved ahead of time, not realizing there was a bus) to Orient Point, the ferry to New London, Amtrak over the gap to Providence, then the T to Boston. Took me all day. But at least I took the original LIRR once. . I did get mildly nauseous on the Cross-Sound ferry, but a nap took care of that. I guess I was on the bigger boat, which had an open-air passenger deck on the upper level.
Got to like these videos, especially with fellow transit nerd friends. It wouldn't be a good video without the issues like missed buses, trains, poor food.
I have been on the Bridgeport-Pt Jeff ferry, using rail on both ends, but not the Cross Sound ferry like in the video. I would like to do a trip like that some time. Thank you Miles for doing it and let me see what it looks like. S92 is a must, it makes more sense to take the bus since LIRR services are very limited east of Ronkonkoma or Pt Jeff.
You could possibly do one of these for getting from Grand Central to Hoboken by going upstate via the Hudson line, taking one of the cross Hudson ferries (though these stop running in winter), navigating over to one of the lines that runs in Orange or Rockland Counties on the bus(es) up there and then time the trip from Hoboken on a ferry back to west 39th (which may only run weekdays), then a bus across town to Grand Central. Considering Manhattan traffic, the timing might be closer than you think. 😂
Loved seeing this odyssey. but wow it really does show how transit agencies in North America really need to improve coordinating transfers at least the Suffolk bus agency is doing pulse scheduling though. I've got to get out to Grand Central Madison just a ride down the Hudson Line from Poughkeepsie to GCT then a 6-minute walk to the LIRR!! Amtrak also refers to buses and taxis/rideshares as "ground transportation" in signage at Albany-Renssalaer.
We used to have this fancy McDonald’s in San Diego called McDonald’s Bistro, and it was like normal McDonald’s, had a play area, but it had super posh and comfy chairs, little side tables, and they also served panini sandwhiches and gelato/ice cream by the scoop. It was definitely a fancy take on a McDonald’s in a Del Mar shopping center
Another fun trip. you should come to Tampa Florida. The buses are $2.00 one way but $4.00 all day. Called Hart but do have a lot dots on buses. But some don't too.
You could've flown from New London to Block Island... also you don't realize how special it was that the signs worked on your Port Jeff train. Those things never work!
Doing the transfer from the electric to the diesel at Huntington was annoying because there was no announcement or platform markings to let you know that the diesel is much shorter and I had to run for it. Then the restroom was in an out-of-service car, the handle got stuck while I was in it, and I had to call their info line on my cell to tell them I was stuck and to have someone come get me out. Not fun.
Great video, I love your content! It pains me that MNR has frequent one-seat electric trains to New Haven, meanwhile I live pretty much directly south of New Haven on LI and my town doesn't even have an LIRR station or even a line that runs through it 🙃 Also on the topic of fancy McDonald's, there's a fancy one in New Hyde Park (Jericho Turnpike & Denton Ave) that used to be an old 1795 farmhouse! It's actually right by an N24 stop.
I watch these as a person who works in transit and just think....man the northeast corridor has so much better transit then us in the midwest :(. Also really like the "vote now on your phone" xD
Double-track the Montauk Branch too while we're at it! The Montauk Branch is single-track between Sayville and Montauk! Of course on top of the fact it's not electrified just like the Greenport Branch
Fun fact, I was in Jamaica station on my way home from work an hour ago. Now I'm watching this video. Also being in Nassau, I forget that Suffolk Transit kinda sucks.
I should have gone to sleep 25 minutes ago but I saw this drop and couldn't wait. Let me know if you want to explore Swedish transit. I'm researching diners in Sweden if you do.
Doesn't look like there are any authentic factory-built diners in Sweden :( The transit is very good though - this is a reminder that I still need to edit the videos from my trip to Denmark, which included a day in southern Sweden!
I beg to differ: it is sadly easy to ruin a soft pretzel. I will not repeat the conjectures that my friends and I were wont to make about the dampness of the soft pretzels at the old Giants Stadium; suffice it to say that the conjectures were scurrilous.
The first time I walked from my MetroNorth train in Grand Central to the new Long Island Railroad tracks in “Grand Central Madison” it felt like 13 hours.
@@MilesinTransit So their main route of New London/Orient has a fleet of about six ships I think? The New London, the Cape Henlopen, John H., Susan Anne, Mary Ellen, and the Jennifer C. They may have more, but you can see which ship is going to be used when purchasing a ticket online. I've honestly wanted to see a tier list or review on them for so long because I take the ferry multiple times a year and can never remember which one is which, despite how different they are.
You passed through my alma mater on the Port Jeff branch! I used to take LIRR almost every weekend to head to the city. "As you leave the train, please step over the gap between the train and the platform" is forever seared into my brain.
