Running to septa thinking you’ll be late and they’re always late is so relatable

@mcfarofinha134

Жыл бұрын

the one day you dont run assuming they be late is the one day the aren't too lol

I love that you guys always thank the operator. I can't help but do the same and feel like everyone should do so, they work their asses off. Being a bus driver (or an operator of any transit modality) is not easy, but they're out there every day operating a key public service that holds our cities together, for less pay than they deserve.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Amen to that!

@denzellemar

7 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransitWhat’s going On with you

@tombowers3681

5 ай бұрын

ll wow I thought I was the only other person who noticed that. I always thank the operator, they have a difficult job full of unimaginable responsibility. A thank you to let the know they are appreciated seems the very least you can do

8:58 Miles, as someone that routinely has to transfer from the 17 to the BSL express and often has to sprint down those stairs because the B2 doesn't run often enough, you have to go two steps at a time and you can actually go pretty fast.

This looked fun! Lifelong Philadelphian here who knows the SEPTA system as it was pre-COVID-19. Lucky you were able to make all them transfers. Tip for winter outdoor travels (esp transit): always dress warmer than you think you need. A missed transfer can become miserable quickly when under-dressed overnight in winter.

@homeoftek5844

11 ай бұрын

I'm a lifelong Philly native as well. SEPTA is pretty much the same for the most part except certain long bus routes were shortened post-COVID 19. Route 23 used to travel all the way from Chestnut Hill to 10th and Oregon. Now the route is shortened from Chesnut Hill to 11th and Market. Necessary decision imo because driving from Chestnut Hill all the way to Oregon av near the bottom of South Philly is a painfully long route. You're much better off just catching the Broad Street subway

I love this channel, I could never do this kind of crazy stuff. 12 hours on different modes of transit is so miserable as you can’t even sleep for like 6 hours on a train.

27:05 “whip it good” *screams* S tier transition Miles

Ok u both are gutsy. I'm from philly an u recognized some of the routes. Glad u both stayed safe. Being out on dark corners can be unsafe

If only this was possible in Boston

@geezeecee697

2 жыл бұрын

if only...

@busandrail

2 жыл бұрын

@@geezeecee697 hey Gil 👋

@injustifiiable

Жыл бұрын

I miss late night T service.

@alfred5674

Жыл бұрын

This can be possible in toronto..

@martincruz8319

Жыл бұрын

I fully agree.

that 23 bus will get me from center city to chestnut hill in like 20 minutes flat. it’s magical. septa bus power. doesn’t obey any laws of traffic. love the 23.

@homeoftek5844

11 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure it takes longer than 20 minutes

Just thought I would make a list of all of the modes you guys took here: 1. Articulated bus 2. Non-articulated bus 3. Suburban bus (I don't think this one counts) 4. Norristown High Speed Line 5. Market-Frankford Line 6. City trolley 7. Regional rail 8. Suburban trolley 9. OWL bus 10. Trackless trolley 11. OWL Link (wait, what's the difference?) 12. Direct bus 13. Broad Street Line

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

Suburban bus may be pushing it, but SEPTA does consider City and Suburban Transit to be separate classes! Owl bus is referencing the specific type of rail replacement bus service SEPTA uses to replace its heavy rail lines overnight (BSO and MFO), whereas the OWL Link was a microtransit pilot using on-demand minibus. Kinda confusing!

@jacorp7476

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit Oh yeah I get it now! I just rewatched this video and collected a lot more information probably comparable to what you would have had on the spreadsheet and I'll go ahead and post that in another comment

@tealmer3528

Жыл бұрын

Number of actual modes: 1. Bus 2. NHSL (this mode is unique; there's nothing else like it anywhere else in the world) 3. Heavy Rail Rapid Transit 4. Trolley 5. Commuter Rail 6. Interurban (it's quite different from the city trolleys even if SEPTA tries to pretend that it isn't and the rolling stock is different, also it's the last true interurban system in the US) 7. Microtransit

@jacorp7476

Жыл бұрын

@@tealmer3528 No no no the number of *actual* modes is 1. Bus 2. Train

@tealmer3528

Жыл бұрын

@@jacorp7476 Number of actual modes is: 1. Vehicle

This reminds me of trips my friends and I would do when we were your age. Back then, however, our goal would be to ride without ever sitting our butts on a diesel-powered vehicle. There were lots more trolley routes back then and we only rode them, trackless trolleys, subway and el. Add in the old Red Arrow trolleys & P. & W. (Norristown high speed as it is called today) to the mix as well. We could cover almost the entire city that way not to mention the RED Arrow & P & W parts of the region.

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

This is a really cool story, thanks so much for sharing! With the SEPTA system today, it's really hard to imagine that there was a time when trolleys ran on practically every street in Center City...

Those random Crown or King or Kennedy chicken joints are foundational.

Great video. Very entertaining! It's cool to see all the night owl service SEPTA has. We had much more owl service here in Chicago before a lot of it was cut because of budget issues.

@nicholasthompson7690

2 ай бұрын

:/

Miles in da hood! Riding the 34 to 61st St, my stop! I never tire watching a PCC, K-Car swing out onto 61st to Baltimore Ave in one smooth motion though it means I'll have to catch the next one. (Hey SEPTA, 24 hour service for the 34 too!) You've already caught the 46 at 58th & Baltimore and now Angora station! And then Upper Darby beyond 69th Street and the terminal! West Virginia, West Philly Miles da man!

ABOLISH BUS DOTS😂😂😂 also the 23 was the bane of my existence growing up in mt airy😂 69th st is so confusing, crazy to see y’all at my 21 stop.

Technically you didn't fail, because walking is a mode of transportation. (So you technically also used one more mode of transportation)

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, I like this interpretation - if walking counts as a mode, then I believe our 20-minute rule stays intact too!

Presenting: The Famous Miles and Jackson SEPTA All-Nighter! Overview: 7 am to 7 pm, with the goal of

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

This is INCREDIBLE! Thanks for putting this together, it's really impressive written out like this!

@jacorp7476

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit Thanks 😁

A few years ago when I got my senior Septa card, I said that since I could ride everything for free now, I would still be riding Septa if I didn't have to go to work. Not really, but I would have been tempted. My vote is that to ride the whole trolley line, you have to start at 13th St. Those dots on the windows! They're hard enough to see through in the daytime, but at night in the rain, I can't see out at all. Whoever invented them must not have been a bus rider. Finally, the roof hatch: one time I was riding a Washington, DC, Metrobus to work in the winter, and I noticed snowflakes falling inside the bus! The roof hatch was open in a snowstorm. A tall guy tried to close the hatch, but he couldn't budge it.

@stanislavkostarnov2157

Жыл бұрын

it's an emergency thing, the system that opens and closes the hatch (used for other things in non-emergency) is hydraulic power, opening automatically at loss of pressure... one of the link hoses probably unplugged due to icing.

I love the talking heads reference

@JacksonBetz

2 жыл бұрын

SOMEONE appreciates me around here 😍😍😍

@busandrail

2 жыл бұрын

@@JacksonBetz I told my older sibling who’s a major talking heads fan to watch that particular part of the vid and they enjoyed it. You are appreciated a lot

@juliettemorfin586

Жыл бұрын

YES! me too

Great video, Miles! This was a very fun video to watch.

You guys are having too much fun. Love it

You two are brave!

Next you should do this for the MBTA…….oh wait!

The septa surprise

Missed opportunity: Acapella deviation to "All Night Long" by Lionel Ritchie

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, you have no idea - we talked about doing it earlier in the night and later on were like "What song were we going to do again?" I couldn't remember until midway through editing!

I take Septa every day, and this was the most enthralling video I’ve watched in years. Thanks for perfectly stating my exact thoughts every time I’m trying to run down the city hall steps. They’re such a strange size.

@MilesinTransit

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Was only a matter of time until this happened! Very fun!

Great videos guys...

The fact that y'all said "thank you" to every driver really elevated this from a fun video to a video I'm truly glad I watched. Transit nerds (I say as one) can run the gambit from being super nice to treating the people actually operating the system like meat, and I'm glad y'all are on the positive end of the spectrum.

@MilesinTransit

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Always gotta thank the bus driver.

i love when you guys go around the area i live, like the middle school you guys passed while in upper darby is the one i attended and there were so many fights behind that 7-11 i have so many stories of upper darby. this is also something that ive been wanting to do so i love living through you guys. i found this channel like a week ago and ive been watching your videos every since.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@homeoftek5844

11 ай бұрын

You ain't lying. West Philly is no joke. I graduated from PennWood h.s in 2006 and there weren't even fights in and out of that schools. There were WARS

I laughed so hard at "vrmm vrvrmmm o clock" 😭 so accurate 2:09

Glad you Had fun

What an awesome wholesome video lol y’all are crazy tho for sure lolol

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

All night riding around Philly and you didn't stop at a Wawa once?! I used to work for the railroad on the East Coast and some weeks practically lived off Wawa food. Wish they were in Ohio (we have some Sheetz instead, but I think Wawa is better on a number of things - soft pretzels, hot sides, pastries, salads).

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

Would've been so much better than 7/11...there weren't any convenient Wawas along the route!

Great video as always! Honestly in the grand scheme of things, there might be far crazier things you've done, but this was just as fun to watch! (Although 12 hours of straight riding isn't nothing!) IMO: It doesn't count as a full trolley ride until 13th - It is unarguably part of the route and is publicly usable by passengers - Even if nobody actually does it Now try doing this challenge in Boston... (No 24/7 service, but with some really good planning and luck, a 30 minute rule might make the challenge barely possible due to the 171, Massport shuttles and early trips...)

@cedricye1767

2 жыл бұрын

Also: Congratulations on having the patience and determination to ride SEPTA for a whopping 12 hours... It made for a very entertaining video and I'm sure you both had lots of fun too!

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

I was trying to look into Boston and I don't think it's possible without just hanging out at the airport or riding the Encore Chinatown Shuttle back and forth a bunch :(

@AutumnBosco

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit What about doing it in NYC? ... I suppose that would be too easy and maybe not a very interesting video.

23:44 is the exact moment when I realize the general and overarching futility of SEPTA as an entity and a concept

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

.........................."ohhhh"

You need to do this again!

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

I want to try it in other cities that have overnight service!

I wish all transit authorities had a night service, RTAs and the big boys like The T.

@garydubourjr3773

2 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised the T doesn't. They almost did when they tried (two or three nights a week) and one time 6 days per week Rabbit Transit of all agencies in York, Pennsylvania (of all places) once did. Where my grandparents lived in a "small" town in Japan they had limited overnight busses (think it came twice per night around 3 AM, there was a stop in front of their home & it woke me up the first few nights of my visit as I was not used to round the clock service)

Wow miles I didn’t notice but this vid was posted on my birthday

@Zyir626

Жыл бұрын

That’s right Bahlenciii It was posted on our birthday

18:08 I rode the H / XH past that abandoned Budd Plant twice. One of the creepiest sights I have ever seen

I actually drive the route 100 NHSL Thanks for coming to Philly boys

@MilesinTransit

9 ай бұрын

Whoa, that's awesome! Love the NHSL!

Tellement adorable!

I'm starving too like the dots, just out of spite.

I live here and I still have to do that! (not counting when I worked for SEPTA as a checker and did overnights on occasion... and that was one run for whatever night, anyway).

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

It certainly felt like an accomplishment!

@trainman1971

Жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit When I did my SEPTA Route by Route Owl video shots, it took me five sessions overnight to do that... a few times I had to squeeze a few shots in before or after work. The longest session was 12:30am to 5:01am, and I only made it from Routes 15 to 52 in that time, with a lot of driving and waiting in between.

I am totally not judging your video recommendations

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

That screengrab was done incognito so I'm sorry to say you don't have anything to not judge!

@Token_Nerd

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit were you logged in tho?

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

@@Token_Nerd No, it was incognito! Those are the recommendations that KZread would give someone for whom the only watched video is a Miles in Transit video, I guess.

@Token_Nerd

2 жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit ah I see. In that case, the KZread algorithm has some interesting suggestions lol.

Hey those bsl trains have the same interior as the older nyc subway! Also Philly has a ton of public transit than nyc, we can't even have lrt which sbs is basically light rail for us.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Philly has more modes, but NYC beats it in terms of sheer amount provided!

Also, cutaway truck buses run on truck chassis, so that was a Ford Phoenix as much as it could have been an F-250.

@JacksonBetz

2 жыл бұрын

Haha you WOULD know that Jules! (Though I guess you’re right, Google images led me astray haha)

@Marklin15

10 ай бұрын

That bus was based on an E series aka Ford Econoline. Probably an E-450 chassis.

you two are certifiable! I've been in some of the neighborhoods you went through and they're scary in broad daylight! Have you ever been robbed in Philly? It's a rough town

@MilesinTransit

5 ай бұрын

Never!

18:58 Chicken in the hood. Respect 😎

333th like for you guys;) good job!

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I wish I could stay up late enough (my body can’t last past 2 am) to see the Subway Owl

O O O O’Reilly’s (o’reilly’s) AUTO PARTS (3:45)

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

THIS MADE ME LAUGH

Hey Miles, love your videos. I have a question: What’s the name of the app that you guys are using in the video? Is it the SEPTA app or a different one?

@MilesinTransit

6 ай бұрын

It's the Transit app! It has a bunch of transit systems from around the world.

7:25 foamer alert is the sound of my life tbh lol

good old septa late night route changes

Great video. I guess this was filmed in the night between friday and saturday?

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Yes, although you could do it any night of the week!

@xderleonx7227

Жыл бұрын

​@@MilesinTransit thank you. Good to know, if transit through the night would "only" be on the weekend that would be really poor for a huge city like Philadelphia. Eventhough its pretty good in US-measures to have night transit at all I guess

The 66 is the easiest route in SEPTA history. It’s actually my home route.

omg yes i hate the dilworth park stairs, they're so unexpectedly shallow

Imagine doing 3-minute transfers! I only do 1 minute.

That 102 did show up.

This is barely possible in DC - the final DC Circulator bus departs at 3:30 on Friday and the first WMATA buses depart at 4… would be interesting to see if it’s possible to stick to these rules in DC

@FrankPizza88

Жыл бұрын

wrong

I could only imagine, nj transit all day, all mode 😳

Miles, you and Jackson are out of your minds for doing this. Hope neither of you had early classes the next day. Also, improvisation isn't just a jazz thing, it's pretty much everywhere in music. Cadenzas in classical concertos are almost always improvised. The more you know, he typed while analyzing a Mozart piano concerto for an 8am Music History class at 1:30am

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

We did it on a Friday night, thankfully! And speaking of all-nighters, I hope you were able to get some sleep before your class - thanks for the Classical Music Fact!

I go by Masjid Sunnah Nabawiyyah on route 23 in Germantown

*said in the crustiest voice one could muster* "WeLComE TO: ROuTe 23, SeRVIcE TO: CEntEr CiTY"

septa crazy

0:02 Toast French!

you should totaly drop the address of that chicken place looks amazing!

@MilesinTransit

7 ай бұрын

Crown Fried Chicken at 3706 N Broad St!

Hilarious!

Do you fellows think about traveling to other parts of this world.If you want my advice,maybe try traveling to Hebron and visiting Rifka (Rebecca).

bruh this happen to me once got back home at 5.00 am

The 2nd bus is A XD40

27:28 Neshaminy Mall :)

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

This is the Roosevelt Mall actually!

28:21 everyone ... in Frankford, not Frankfurt ... just making sure of that

When did you do this?

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

Last weekend!

I rode the 23 Trolley just for fun! It was an amazing line and one of the longest ( in miles) trolley line in the US, from what I understand. Septa screwed it up by turning it into a bus line.

@homeoftek5844

11 ай бұрын

I used to ride the 23 bus from Mt Airy where I live all the way to Oregon for fun at one time too. But that ride is agonizingly long. Makes alot more sense to just take the Broad Street subway down there, which I enjoy most anyhow. The 23 stopped going all the way down south Philly during CO-VID and ends the line at Center City

septa, more like septic

As a Philly native, i love what you guys did here. Much respect for you guys being bold. We natives tell tourists not to go north for their safety because of poverty and high crime most ppl not from this city aren't used to

From septa

0:45 why on earth would you own twilight

Have you been on the 68?

@JacksonBetz

2 жыл бұрын

Ha, we were going to take it in this video! But we were foiled by that 102 not showing up

@MilesinTransit

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, had we made it on, it would've been my first time riding it!

@damiancooper3063

2 жыл бұрын

I love the 68 bus there but here it's boring

@homeoftek5844

11 ай бұрын

​@@damiancooper3063 I know what made you ask 😂. I took that bus recently just for the heck of it while in south Philly. That route had me worried. I felt lost, and I'm a lifelong Philly native lol. The route it took didn't make sense to me at first because I thought the ride from Broad and Oregon to 69th street terminal was finna be simple. Silly me

Bravest thing you guys did was eat on a SEPTA bus

and you may find yourself.... ha

{coughs} If you use a keyboard it is no longer a capella (and it is A Capella, not Acapella {uncoughs} You both can sing, I must say. Not bad, Not bad at all. 4:05 I had NO idea they used cobblestone in the US, it seems so ...European. Fun fact, the Dutch/Flemish name for cobblestones in Kinderkopjes, which translates to Childrens Heads... no joke. 7:03 WHY IS SHE SHOUTING, IS SHE USING A BULLHORN OR SOMETHING....HOLY CRAPERONI 7:28 heard this several times in your videos now... Foamer is another word for "fanboi" I assume? A question you might be able to answer. I am saving up to visit your country however I do not have a drivers license (really not needed in the Netherlands). Is it possible to go across the US using only public transport or are certain states basically unreachable by that mode of transport (planes excluded) Sorry if I ask/comment so much with questions that might seem trivial under your videos but I am a huge cycle and Public Transport fan (a foamer I guess lol) and many of these things in your video are so weird to a Dutchman like me. Also currently kind of bingewatching your videos as I only recently discovered your channel, hence why you see me commenting so much today lol.

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

Amtrak has several different routes that crisscross the country, and the only states they don't serve in the continental US are Wyoming and South Dakota; there are also bus companies that fill in any gaps. So it's possible to get to any major city by ground-based public transit, even if it might be a pain sometimes! If you're planning a trip to a bunch of different cities and you want to stay on the ground, you might want to check out the Amtrak USA Rail Pass - $500 for any ten trips on the system.

18:35 Can anyone fill me in on what this building is/was?

@MilesinTransit

9 ай бұрын

An old factory that someone graffitied "boner forever" on

@Thatgamingdiary

9 ай бұрын

@@MilesinTransit oh, thanks

@Thatgamingdiary

9 ай бұрын

& grafffiting that on a building thousands of kids probably walk by is crazy 💀💀

Would be wonderful if regional rail ran past 10 on weekends too 😢

What was the original route?

i hate Dotozzzzzz

Why aren't you wearing a hat? It's february. /10

Its not dangerous use at late night public transit? I have see Videos abaut Kensington and the Drugad

@adahkaplan8494

Жыл бұрын

they didn’t really go through any of the whole “badlands” area, and it’s definitely safer for them traveling w a buddy rather than alone. philly’s not nearly as bad as everyone thinks, crime is concentrated and mostly amongst people who know each other

@homeoftek5844

11 ай бұрын

​@@adahkaplan8494True

@Jnicks01

5 ай бұрын

It’s dangerous for black and brown people let’s keep it real

NON- ARTICULATED BUSES Aren't a separate mode

Philly is dangerous you guys were lucky

10:00 - You are going to U of Penn now. Time to quit this.

Imagine the white privilege to ride septa for fun laughing and shit not worrying about the impending danger.

@gio160

Жыл бұрын

lol shut up No need to make it into a race thing

Look here.....I'm a Philly bul.....born & raised. U can ride SEPTA all nite from 12am to 5am....however.....it's only a few nite owl lines besides da MFL & BSL shuttle buses

@MilesinTransit

Жыл бұрын

I think 22 night owl bus and trolley routes is more than a few! Not to mention that many other routes run until 2 AM.

@ogtripplog

Жыл бұрын

@@MilesinTransit Ima tell u......I myself had FUN guessin which routes u guys were gonna take from different locations. However.....if y'all had taken da 65 from 69th St to Cardinal & City Av or 56th & Market St y'all woulda had fun on da G bus. That woulda took y'all to Broad & Oregon for da 7, 68 or da sub. My nite owl SEPTA trips had me on da 15, 73, R, 33, MFL, G, 13 (trolley), Broad Street Subway (da suuuuub) & 60, dependin if I'm goin counter clockwise or clockwise around da city. U guys basically zig zagged thru da city on different lines. My hairs stood on end when y'all were around 52nd St...61st & Baltimore and around Angora (58th St). Be very careful nxt time y'all in those areas

@homeoftek5844

11 ай бұрын

​@@ogtripplogThe Broad Street Subway is probably my favorite ride in the city. I'm a Philly native as well