I loved the special appearance from [REDACTED]! I hope they appear again in future videos.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Stay tuned! ;)

@ocilical

10 ай бұрын

good news!

There isn’t anyone else I would want to spend 5 hours in a single train station with. This was fun guys!

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for coming, Caleb!!

@uniontpke772

Жыл бұрын

Likewise! It was amazing to tag along with you Miles! It was great seeing you again Caleb!

I love these videos because it's like watching one of those childhood-adventure movies from the 90s like The Goonies, The Sandlot or even Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Only difference is that instead of having a grandiose adventure, they're just foaming all over a train station, and I am here for it.

I love how you filmed in the bathroom and there’s a guy just minding his business at the Urinal

@williamerazo3921

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the guy is wondering why they filming his junk lol 😂

@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45

Жыл бұрын

Man's just pissing in full view of millions of people.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Ugh, I should've blurred him out...I feel bad about that!

Poor Pawtucket got overshadowed in the most dramatic possible way, just two days after it opened.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Haha, seriously!

as a New Yorker I really appreciate how comprehensively you explored the new concourses in this video. thanks especially for shouting out the unsigned all-gender restrooms. now I can finally arrive in GCT and not have to worry about where I can safely/comfortably relieve myself

It was great getting to meet all of you at GCM, even if for just a few minutes! As someone from Metro-North territory, GCM is going to be *really* useful for trips between the Bronx/Westchester and Queens/LI. I can't wait for the full assortment of service to begin!

@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45

Жыл бұрын

Hope you're excited for Penn Station access.

@paulriv

Жыл бұрын

@@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 I am! I hope to be around for that opening too!

@Leonard_Wilson

Жыл бұрын

And I can’t wait for Miles and his clique to do a Montauk to Waterbury trip.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Great to meet you too, Paul!

The future escalators at 22:57 are open! That area was opened up last week and it's now a huge pillared hall (not just a skinny hallway near the blue tiled artwork. The escalators were roped off (but running anyway). This week they removed the ropes. I went up and I wasn't exactly sure where I was, but about 10-15 seconds of walking later I was at the main grand central area with the high ceilings with the zodiac ceiling. I know it's the far west side of the station because I had to walk clear across to go to my office which is on the east side. By the way, I am absolutely loving this station it has cut 25 min off my commute and I can walk right to my office in minutes. I have the best commute of my entire life now thanks to this.

Underrated part of the video was exploring the connections to the Grand Central North cross passageways. The fastest way to GCM from my office (which is east of the station) actually utilizes the cross passageways; but, it takes a seasoned Grand Central commuter to even know of its existence, let alone knowing how to access/use them. It took me about 5 minutes from street level to GCM mezzanine. Saves the extra time going through the GCT dining concourse or walking outside all the way to Madison Ave.

@K1_Trains

Жыл бұрын

yeah alot of the reports saying its going to take forever to get out of GCM don't realize Grand Central North and its many secret ways in and out exist

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

I don't get how Grand Central North works in this plane of reality, but it's very useful! ;)

Wow Miles, I can't believe you said that at 0:41. That is the hottest take I've ever heard. You had a choice to say what you said, and you did it anyway...brave. Sure it's starting with just shuttle service with Jamaica and sure it was overbudget, but this new link is revolutionary. Data shows 45 percent of LIRR riders are expected to use it, and this will not only ease Penn Station but also help these commuters once there's more service. As they say comrades, if you build it, they will come. Grand Central lives up to its name by being the largest train terminus in the world, and now it's GRANDER Central with the addition of GCM! Something not included in this review is my favorite part of GCM: There's a screen that shows the history of the LIRR rolling stock up until the M9s. And it gets better, it doesn't even acknowledge the M7s, M3s, nor the C3s...based

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

So apparently the LIRR history screen is the one that was showing the lobster stuff when we walked by! I heard it takes a full hour to get through each art piece up there, which is really cool!

11:30 "is that Sam from Wendover Productions??" 💀💀

A few things: 1) I’m a bit of a germaphobe. Even before the pandemic, I never drank out of water fountains. I always carry a refillable bottle of water with me. 2) Speaking of hygiene, I used the bathroom. I was pissed off (no pun intended) that the sink water was ice cold. Fortunately, I carry hand wipes. 3) Many people have complained that Grand Central Madison doesn’t save time. What they don’t take into account is that the less transfers, the better. For example, if someone on the LIRR wanted to head to the Upper East Side then they’d have to catch the 1, 2, or 3 and take it to Times Square. Then, they’d have to walk through the station and catch the Shuttle. All it takes is one hiccup on the 7th Avenue line to mess up your commute. Grand Central Madison is deep below street level. The conventional route to the main concourse takes quite a while. However, there are several shortcuts. For example, if you wanted to access the Lexington Avenue line from Grand Central Madison then you could use the 43rd Street exit and head towards One Vanderbilt. Once you reach the mezzanine, you’ll see turnstiles. That’s a somewhat underutilized entrance.

@kitchin2

Жыл бұрын

The lack of a one-seat ride from NYP to GC is a flummox. I get it, the tracks are very tracky, but the S should do its job and cut the knot. Would help the Port Auth Bus Term too.

@robk7266

Жыл бұрын

The people complaining that it doesn't save time are blissfully unaware of the 45th and 47th street passages, which connect directly to GCM

@szurketaltos2693

Жыл бұрын

@@kitchin2 it is possible to make it through running between NYP and GC. There's a study out there with the deets if you do some digging.

Just finished the video, and the ending was even more perfect than I expected. Great editing! You had so much to sort through and the final product is fantastic!

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Autumn! And thanks for joining us for literally the entire massive review!!

@uniontpke772

Жыл бұрын

It was great meeting you!

@AutumnBosco

Жыл бұрын

@@uniontpke772 great meeting you too! (I think you were replying to me?)

@uniontpke772

Жыл бұрын

@@AutumnBosco Yup, I was replying to you.

23:10 "this one has a funky smell.""it's like fruity" had me crying

Not the teletubbies sun 🌞😂😂

Appreciate the little locator map bottom left. I grew up on Long Island and used to commute to work near grand central, this would have been sooooo convenient.

Greatest line, “I wonder if there will be any foamers there.”?

Ooh - 31 minutes long! That'll last me exactly 1 trip down from Grand Central to Grand Central Madison.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Fastest Grand Central walker alive

2:45 found it! United flight 1932 from Chicago O’Hare to NY LaGuardia. It was a Boeing 737

@iannarita9816

Жыл бұрын

Leave it to comments to find out!

@dwhonan

Жыл бұрын

I saw and responded to Erik Griswold's comment before yours -- credit where it's due for doing the detective work first. (Hey, I was busy at work building LRT in the PNW... gimme a break!)

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, this is the most detailed comment about it I've seen!!

Pawtucket, and now this…Miles you spoil us! I’m a bit in awe of this station. It’s a behemoth!! 😂

The quotes on the walls seem inspired by the temporary WTC PATH station that opened in 2003. As the Calatrava Mall Monster ate the station bit by bit, the quotes slowly disappeared.

I watched the NYC Walking Show video of Grand Central Madison yesterday and saw that Jeremy was in it. I am very glad to see your review of the terminal.

29:02 Nice Sabres jersey behind Jeremy - Let's go Buffaloooo!

the cuts are hilarious, love the edits bro🙏🏼

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

I hopped on the train in Jamaica and I moved up front thinking I would find a seat and got on the next car only to see a group block the entrance cheering and lo and behold it was your crew. I’m pretty sure I’m somewhere in the video with my Sony camera and blue bag. I did take an alternate pic of the “family pic” with the golden tickets.

Fantabulous video! You guys were having a total blast! And this new GC Madison annex to Grand Central Terminal is just... wow. I am just blown away, it's so perfect! Hopefully they're working on a Grand Central - Penn Station connector

@joermnyc

Жыл бұрын

I’d expect a Boston North-Boston South connector long before a Penn-Grand Central one.

@edwardmiessner6502

Жыл бұрын

@@joermnyc Unfortunately the Massachusetts government really dug a financial hole with its big dig that it'll be a long time before they can even begin 😕

@joermnyc

Жыл бұрын

@@edwardmiessner6502 maybe the Big Dig needed a 3rd tunnel for rail (the bridge over the Charles is right next to North Station after all.)

@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45

Жыл бұрын

@@joermnyc "Like that'll ever happen" _closes book_

I have worked on this project. So glad it’s in service.

I’m amazed you managed to get this down to 30 minutes. I filmed a lot less than you and ended up with 25 minutes

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

It was a Herculean effort for sure!

Absolutely massive station

Totally agree with you on the Chrysler Building, Miles!

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

It's a classic!!

16:09 I love that Miles cares about gender neutral bathrooms! Including signage & word choice!

I had caught a glimpse of y’all walking, didn’t want to interrupt y’all lol.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Aww, always feel free to say hi!

I saw you dudes! I walked right by you, even stood there for a minute..

Love the madness from these reviews

@Harmonikdiskorde

Жыл бұрын

I know, I have to wonder what the total distance walked was!

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

I took nearly 17,000 steps that day!

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

(6.8 miles)

@PabloBD

Жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit 6.8 miles in transit

Thanks for the video!

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

impressive station

Nice review, Miles. The. MBTA can learn from them.

@qjtvaddict

Жыл бұрын

On what NOT TO DO

@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45

Жыл бұрын

The T can start by electrifying its already existing network

Oh, wow I was there too and didn't see y'all, it was a lot of people. In my car somebody shouted "does it come with chocolate?" When they announced the golden ticket and we all had a laugh.

I was on board the first train too. Shame, I was not aware of your channel at the time. I actually found you through this video. Although I think I saw you, Jeremy, and Jordy Cakes at the top of the really long escalator.

@MilesinTransit

6 ай бұрын

It's very possible!

You know, I was walking through Grand Central when GCM opened and I wondered, I wonder if Miles in Transit is here. Sure enough...

This must be The Top Foamer Video of the Year but now I need to go!!

This station has made the holiday season incredibly convenient. The people who work there (including NYPD) have really gone out of their way to be helpful.

Well done.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

If I had the hat, I would have gone to a t-shirt store and had these words added, NY's most costly and beautifully crafted boondoggle.

@TomHoffman-uw7pf

Жыл бұрын

Every time I hear "boondoggle", it's in reference to passenger rail. No one ever calls a highway that.

I've been a long time transit fan, and even though I come from an older generation of transit fans (where we took vehicle composition, switches, engines and transmissions oh-so-seriously), it's good that the newer generation has taken up the reins - and is doing so with a mix of irreverence and full-on foamer glory. Good on ya, Miles and crew!

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

You gotta be careful with those bathroom shots miles XD

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

I know, I know 😬

Aw, I was on the same train out of Jamaica, would've been wonderful to have met you guys

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Ah, I'm sorry! Glad you made it to day 1 though!

@TheRandomRailfan

Жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit It was still fun nonetheless!

Hey Miles, I’m the guy who talked to you about the cab ride on the platform. Since you said I should upload it, I did! It’s on my channel if you wanna see it, but it didn’t come out too well given it rained :(

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Ahh, I'll check it out!

Extreme pedantry: they've spelled Anaïs Nin's name without the umlaut at 07:25

@Hal10034

Жыл бұрын

Left out for budgetary reasons?

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, good to know!

great video! i think the lack of seating at moniyan and gcm is terrible though

@Leonard_Wilson

Жыл бұрын

The reasoning is obvious. Smh.

Those escalators might be like the ones we use here in Munich. They stop when nobody is on them, and start when you approach them. They have a little led thing that tells you its working and which way (or both) it'll work in.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Don't give American engineers too much credit! 😂

It was great hanging with everyone on Wednesday! Now let's do it all again in 2027 with PSA lmao

@paulriv

Жыл бұрын

And the four Bronx station reviews to go along with it 😆

80 years of planning, 15 years of construction.

@erik_griswold

Жыл бұрын

Counting the 63rd street tunnel? More like 50.

@Maunico0809

Жыл бұрын

@@erik_griswold true

@qjtvaddict

Жыл бұрын

Pathetic country

still salty I never got a hat, but did a get a golden ticket, another banger, great stuff

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

You didn't get a hat??? Highway robbery!

Beautiful station and great tour but I have an unpopular opinion: East side access is just a vanity project for Lawn Guylanders who are too lazy to hop on the 1 train and then take the shuttle to GCT, the MTA should've focused on expanding service to Brooklyn and maybe renovating Atlantic barclay station.

"It's better than the water in New Brunswick." -Alex Davis

At 2:40 that’s a United 737. Either a -900 or a 737MAX9

@dwhonan

Жыл бұрын

According to FlightRadar24's playback feature, at the time the train left Jamaica, the only United flight inbound to LGA east of Pittsburgh was UAL1932 ORD-LGA, operated by 737-800 N26215. It passed over the LIRR mainline at 10:57 AM.

@erik_griswold

Жыл бұрын

@@dwhonan Touché! You did your homework. Okay, it looked longer but obviously not as long as I guesstimated.

@dwhonan

Жыл бұрын

@@erik_griswold it took me longer to write the comment than to ID the flight! I can't tell the difference between an 800 and a 900 at a distance, so don't get wrapped around the turbofan with remorse over the mis-guessed type.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome, thank you!

Can’t believe I missed them 😢

Great video Miles! I wish I was there to see the very first trip with you guys! Im in canada so it wasnt possible for me! Great video and continue the great work on every videos you make!

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

31:01 I can confirm this on that day around 3ish I was at the shuttle platforms and a train was about to leave from the GCM platform and I ran for my life to make that train and I got from the 42nd shuttle platforms down to i track 302 in about 2 minutes was I out of breath yes but did i make it yes!

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

That's impressive! The direct shuttle connection to 1 Vanderbilt is super helpful for getting from there.

holy shit this station is nice. Finally a solid competitor for Market East in Philly

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Ooh, Market East is so open and easy though! I think that'll be a tough one to dethrone!

Miles, please get to NYC ASAP to document the disaster of the rollout. It's going terribly especially for people who take LIRR to Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn.

@stevenroshni1228

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the rollout has ruined my prescription of the station

Nice haircut Miles

Second video in a row I've seen in the first minute it was posted just by chance.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Woo, that's awesome!

14:00 Schindler's Lift

You didn't comment on a single font choice. I think I'd like to hear a Font Choice song someday. Nice hats. Thanks for sharing!

@MilesinTransit

10 ай бұрын

Ask and ye shall receive (a very very very old video from high school): kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIOcxLaKqtHJYrg.htmlsi=szlzSp7cTejFi6mm

Will they add the 'a' to Far Rockway by June when I get there? Time will tell, but I now have a mission to find out

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Let us know!

Just transferred to the 7 at woodside

damn! nice haircut Miles

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great job Miles and crew. I was on the first train and actually in the video for 3 seconds. Easily an 8/10. I hope GCM gets something like an Oyster Bar or Lukes. Then an 8.5/10.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

I'm interested to see how retail will transform the space!

I knew I should have went I decided to wait until the full schedule was out to explore grand central Madison

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Fair enough! It'll be cool then, with a million trains leaving everywhere!

the funny thing is that they never put those ticket machines in at 7:02. I rarely find myself down there, since LIRR is expensive and i would only take it as a shortcut to JFK rather than the 6 to the E train. But I was there in December and they hadn't installed those. You geniunely still have to buy tickets in GCT 100/200 level, or at the start of the mezzanine for the LIRR tracks. It's also REALLY HARD to find an elevator that goes down to the LIRR tracks from the metro north tracks. Trust me. I tried to haul a bunch of luggage on my way to the airport from uni and it was hell. I missed like 2 trains tryingto find elevators, and then trying to find ticket machines, etc. regardless, it's horrible for accessibility reasons, as well as 'I have to haul 2 suitcases and a cardboard box around NYC to get to JFK' reasons.

0:27 “Ummm it’s sorta like a chili pepper”

Who is the solo top secret person that doesn't want to be shown in a video taken in a completely public area?

@erik_griswold

Жыл бұрын

It’s Geoff Marshall of course. @geofftech

@Islington_Express_Bus

Жыл бұрын

@@erik_griswold Wait, are you being serious? Why would he need to be blurred in that case?

@erik_griswold

Жыл бұрын

@@Islington_Express_Bus Not serious.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Our good friend [redacted]!

4:47 I was just about to say that.

Yours is the first KZread'r video I've seen on the insides of GC Madison. I'm surprised I haven't seen DJHammer on GC Madison. By the by the New York Times has pictures of the no photo zone, from what other sites said. It's too bad about the number of non working escalators and elevators. Give it time. The Governor really wanted the station opened before the end of the year. Well close enough I guess.

Yay 😁

Wow that's a lot of station

1:50 It’s jordan from the great race to NYC in the door way

I wanted to goto this so bad but school started the week of the opening 😢

@stevenroshni1228

Жыл бұрын

Luckily my school event got cancelled last minute because they thought the snow would be bad

Great review and great video of GCM! It was good seeing you again. I saw myself at 4:33 in front of the GCM banner being photographed. I was on the first train back to Jamaica as well. I definitely have to go back to GCM to explore more of the station myself as I didn't have time to go back there and explore the station after getting back to Jamaica.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice review of the MTA's beautiful boondoggle. This was more a gift for transit foamers, than commuting practicalities on the LIRR.

Currently fuming that they didn’t open during winter break like they were supposed to and i had to go back to college :(

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Ahh, I'm sorry!

the switches are for accessing the hoistway

You can tell its a true transit city when the foamers are outnumbered by actual commuters at launch. 😂 Edit: also, those windows have a serious reflection. For a second I thought you were just shoving your camera in those older gentlemens faces until I realized it was just a crytal clear reflection 😂

The now infamous Georgia O'Keeffe typo! (8:23)

When is the station review for Grand Central Station going to happen?

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Probably never! Maybe for Patreon or something...

Jordan!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏

Again! Again! \m/

It’s too clean for a New York infrastructure project. I’ll give it a day to look like everything else around here.😂

Re 12:26, the elevator is not keyed off. That is the UP/DOWN keyswitch so technicians can move the cab up and down with the hoistway doors open, for maintenance tasks such as getting access to the top of the elevator cab. Generally they are a captive keyswitch that holds the key in while it is in the UP or DOWN positions, and the are momentary switches that continue to move the cab as long as the key is held in place. RUN/STOP or other ON/OFF for the elevators are a different keyswitch, usually on the side of a doorframe somewhere (as well as inside the cab and inside the hoistway). Re water fountains, for new plumbing it is a good idea to let the water run for 60-300 seconds (1-5 minutes) before drinking, both for taste reasons as well as health reasons. I don't know that you would have gotten different results, but maybe you would. Nice job on the review. I would have liked to have known the fastest it was possible to get between the subway to an LIRR train, not the longest. Whenever I am in New York I find myself a bit frustrated by the lack of route planning tools that take into account the diversity of options and my own weird timing constraints. NYP vs. GCM will only make this worse (well, it would if I took the LIRR which I don't), but perhaps it will increase the demand and somebody will produce more awesome tools. I've been tempted to automate my own tools based on the GTFS feeds, but I'm not in NY often enough for it to have seemed worth it.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Re: the elevator key, this proves that I continue to be a bad elevator foamer!

1:45 This has an entirely different meaning now

@MilesinTransit

28 күн бұрын

Hahahaha, seriously!

Knew this video was coming as soon as I heard you and Jeremy in everyone else's videos 🤣

Were you'll also able to tell who manufactured the elevators/lifts too, besides the escalators?

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Ahh, I should've paid attention! I can't remember now.

I went to the bathroom right after getting off that train and some guy was in there with a baby, and he said he wanted to be the first person to change a baby diaper in grand central madison. That is the level of nerdity we reached on that train, folks..... So anyway, my office is right by Grand Central and I commute all the flippin way across town from Penn to get to work. This train was made for people like me. This would cut at least 20 min off my commute, as soon as we find out the regular schedule and assuming it works with my home station well enough.

My day is NEVER better when I see one of these videos.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Wait, your day is never better THAN when you see one of these videos, meaning they are the pinnacle of your day? Or these videos never make your day better, meaning they have at best a neutral effect on the quality of your day?

@keithcaito3639

Жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit I was being confusing, clearly. My days are always better thanks to your videos.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

@@keithcaito3639 Ahhhhh thank you!!!

I love transit people. I miss working at MTA

Wanting to be there for this is how my parents diagnosed me with autism XD

What happened to the M9 bathroom review?

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Oh shoot, I totally forgot to include that!! I glossed over a lot of the clips from that ride just to get to the station review faster...maybe as a Patreon bonus if I remember

16:49 WAIT A SECOND IS THAT A TRIMET TSHIRT ON ALEX DEVIS?!?!?!?!?!/!!?!??!?!?!?! TRIMET FOAMERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR