They don’t hate the apartments or new buildings. They hate the type of people who will move in: namely minorities, college educated, and young adults who aren’t miserable old hags like the HOA lady.
@walterhorvath810223 сағат бұрын
“At 6-9 pm” “Nice!”
@JosephcavagnaroКүн бұрын
Sorry alan im gonna be at work & celebrating National Leg Strap Day. But hey i hope you & your friends have fun
@xenalarsniewold5607Күн бұрын
ugh i need to be there
@bigyihsuan2Күн бұрын
Shame it's a Friday, it takes me 2 hours (both transit and car lol) to get there, and I can't take off work for this :P
@brianhubert8418Күн бұрын
Can't make this but looks cool. Hoping to come to a future one.
@sammymarrco2Күн бұрын
Gotta do this in DC sometime!
@29downthelineКүн бұрын
Absolutely!
@bleach4846Күн бұрын
Any idea how late this will go? I'm in New York and would love to come, but 7 would likely be the earliest I could arrive.
@J-BahnКүн бұрын
So to confirm, I'm underage, so I can still come to the 5pm thing at the rail park, right?
@sammymarrco2Күн бұрын
yes
@daveharrison84Күн бұрын
Cool, I didn't know Philadelphia has a high line.
@cameron_oКүн бұрын
I'll be there! can't wait to meet fellow foamers
@yourtub111Күн бұрын
Alan! You didn’t even mention the best part about Philly’s street trees, the legend around them! Copied from a reddit comment: Not sure if these are fact or apocryphal, but I've heard that when William Penn laid out the city streets (basically what is now Center City), the east-west streets were named after trees because most of the population was illiterate but everyone could identify the unique tree varieties planted along each street (the inverse of today!). Furthermore, the streets were ordered from north to south in terms of hardness (e.g. Pine is a softer wood than Walnut) which was commonly known and helped people orient themselves.
@LMHPhillyКүн бұрын
Nice
@phillygrunt2154Күн бұрын
I will try my best to make it! I’ll even bring my dog.
@carlkelemen6452Күн бұрын
I can't make it because I'll be in DC, but very interested in future ones!
@901kofiКүн бұрын
Nice!
@warriorrealm98644 күн бұрын
You know you could also do this for Siemens because the SC44s and ALC42s have been having a lot of issues lately and the Venture Cars are already starting to fall apart 2 atleast the Midwest ones are
@chickentoucher554 күн бұрын
We use cars for transport of People and Rail for transport of of freight, why does no one talk about how the USA has the greatest freight rail infrastructure on earth
@JoeyLovesTrains4 күн бұрын
39:24 why did they lower the trolley polls?
@JoeyLovesTrains4 күн бұрын
6:48 ok, now I’m irritated that Boston got rid of their trolley buses because one of the main reasons was “outdated technology.” Clearly it’s still in use. Especially on the silver line, for example. On the SL2 we could easily use this type of tech. Not sure how far it could go off wire, but maybe on SL3 if they really wanted to stretch how far the buses could go on battery.
@JoeyLovesTrains4 күн бұрын
6:48 ok, now I’m irritated that Boston got rid of their trolley buses because one of the main reasons was “outdated technology.” Clearly it’s still in use. Especially on the silver line, for example. On the SL2 we could easily use this type of tech. Not sure how far it could go off wire, but maybe on SL3 if they really wanted to stretch how far the buses could go on battery.
@jakob71165 күн бұрын
In my country the freight trains have to be bypassed everywhere by passenger trains which have made it difficult to compete with the now 34 meter trucks. So you definitely need to keep both in mind. But in the US maybe there won’t be as many passenger trains and commuter trains so it might be fine for now
@danielbatmanj3495 күн бұрын
Love the streams Alan, the last 2 I keep watching over and over cause they're so fun
@levischuurmans94006 күн бұрын
Busses and trains are not exclusive to the big cities here and in most of Europe, practically every street had a bus stop and literally every city has a train station. Selectively comparing the two like this is an interesting way to go about this.
@gandalflegris71866 күн бұрын
Just found this channel and love how Americans environmental hopes are desperate and they make amazing videos about their doomed transit system
@sblack536 күн бұрын
New York City is an über-anomaly that skews how disgustingly car dependent Long Island and Upstate are. Also the whole state but especially the NYC Subway is devolving into a police state. Having been in the Netherlands for a week, even at its “worst” it still completely dumps on the US.
@89volvowithlazers6 күн бұрын
The hustle culture just comes with the territory in nyc no elbow room to do much else
@Spacebug1116 күн бұрын
alstom did cook with the pendolinos so idk
@lwgrazi3 күн бұрын
Pendolino was originally manufactured, and is still developed (under Alstom) by FIAT Ferroviaria.
@justinmeeks18686 күн бұрын
The intro nails it. Riding behind that thing while it fought up the hill from Jim Thorpe to Nesquehoning was the closest to a spiritual experience I've ever had.
@bufficliff89787 күн бұрын
Trains aren't useful in areas built for cars. In central city hubs it's great, but if the city was built before the train then the train won't be anywhere useful without seizing billions of dollars worth or private property BEFORE even constructing the tracks.
@jeffteets9458 күн бұрын
Seeing the 2102 for the first time in October 2022 was a life-changing experience for me. I loved trains as a kid and I love transit as an adult but that locomotive is damn near a religious experience and I chase it every single time I get the opportunity now and had the privilege of riding an Iron Horse Ramble excursion from Reading to Jim Thorpe back in May. I've seen about ten different steam engines run and nothing comes close. Also the RBMN is head and shoulders above any other railroad I've ever dealt with, I can't say enough positive things about them.
@keith56158 күн бұрын
It all comes down to one simple thing. Taxes. And Americans constantly complain about them even though they are taxed much less than other OECD citizens.
@ViceCoin9 күн бұрын
Cheep rent in Kensington Ave shooting gallery.
@davidkendrick32959 күн бұрын
Trees are doing great! If your a human, not so much!
@Oldjohn529 күн бұрын
Owning and driving a car is becoming too costly for a greater and greater number of people. Public transportation might make a return.
@painting485010 күн бұрын
do i have to do everything around here 10:39
@user-dr7be8xo9h11 күн бұрын
Make a video from New York to Florida
@lemonbread801911 күн бұрын
Sounds similar to what happened to our IC4 trains in Denmark - we got screwed by the Italians. Somehow, one of the trains ended up in Libya, as a gift to Muammar Gaddafi. That's a story I want to hear firsthand accounts from.
@00Zy9911 күн бұрын
The biggest problem that I can see is that R&N doesn't have any downtown trackage in Reading, and Amtrak will presumably use the long proposed combination of Franklin Street in downtown and Wyomissing on the west side (for the outlet shops there), which is nowhere close to any R&N trackage. The R&N's "Outer Station" is 3.81 track miles (roughly) from Franklin Street and about 4 miles from the probable site of the Wyomissing stop. The latter has the advantage of using (I think) lower-priority traffic, but misses out on the critical point of serving DOWNTOWN Reading. Here's hoping for some serious strong-arming on the part of Amtrak.
@dante656311 күн бұрын
Cant believe I missed this.
@Lagggerengineering12 күн бұрын
You know, New York is sort of an exception. Just because it is one city with good public transport doesn’t mean it’s better. Also, there is a much lower chance of getting shanked in the Netherlands.
@trainworms12 күн бұрын
come to the UK! we have mainline steam coming out of our ears! theres even the £15 shakespeare express! also as someone that uses our rural rail network (trains are usually every hour) a fair bit, there's nothing quite like combining bike & train. (also we need the tourism money desperately)
@apexhunter93512 күн бұрын
Thank you Budd, you were the true pioneers of a better tomorrow. Stainless steel for life!
@27Blur12 күн бұрын
Great video man! Hopefully someday I'll be running out to Scranton to take a break from the corridor lol
@PrimarySweeper1312 күн бұрын
Nah I’ll just go to Big Bill Hells
@CoffeeOnRails13 күн бұрын
I forever love the fact that US steam locmotives (even smaller ones) dwarf the UK ones... Hi from the wet rock that is the UK!
@FB-gm6el13 күн бұрын
white claw, come on man. jfc
@NavigatorBR13 күн бұрын
"Big Croissant" is the funniest way of describing France, and I need that to be the new way to refer to France.
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I'll be there!!
They don’t hate the apartments or new buildings. They hate the type of people who will move in: namely minorities, college educated, and young adults who aren’t miserable old hags like the HOA lady.
“At 6-9 pm” “Nice!”
Sorry alan im gonna be at work & celebrating National Leg Strap Day. But hey i hope you & your friends have fun
ugh i need to be there
Shame it's a Friday, it takes me 2 hours (both transit and car lol) to get there, and I can't take off work for this :P
Can't make this but looks cool. Hoping to come to a future one.
Gotta do this in DC sometime!
Absolutely!
Any idea how late this will go? I'm in New York and would love to come, but 7 would likely be the earliest I could arrive.
So to confirm, I'm underage, so I can still come to the 5pm thing at the rail park, right?
yes
Cool, I didn't know Philadelphia has a high line.
I'll be there! can't wait to meet fellow foamers
Alan! You didn’t even mention the best part about Philly’s street trees, the legend around them! Copied from a reddit comment: Not sure if these are fact or apocryphal, but I've heard that when William Penn laid out the city streets (basically what is now Center City), the east-west streets were named after trees because most of the population was illiterate but everyone could identify the unique tree varieties planted along each street (the inverse of today!). Furthermore, the streets were ordered from north to south in terms of hardness (e.g. Pine is a softer wood than Walnut) which was commonly known and helped people orient themselves.
Nice
I will try my best to make it! I’ll even bring my dog.
I can't make it because I'll be in DC, but very interested in future ones!
Nice!
You know you could also do this for Siemens because the SC44s and ALC42s have been having a lot of issues lately and the Venture Cars are already starting to fall apart 2 atleast the Midwest ones are
We use cars for transport of People and Rail for transport of of freight, why does no one talk about how the USA has the greatest freight rail infrastructure on earth
39:24 why did they lower the trolley polls?
6:48 ok, now I’m irritated that Boston got rid of their trolley buses because one of the main reasons was “outdated technology.” Clearly it’s still in use. Especially on the silver line, for example. On the SL2 we could easily use this type of tech. Not sure how far it could go off wire, but maybe on SL3 if they really wanted to stretch how far the buses could go on battery.
6:48 ok, now I’m irritated that Boston got rid of their trolley buses because one of the main reasons was “outdated technology.” Clearly it’s still in use. Especially on the silver line, for example. On the SL2 we could easily use this type of tech. Not sure how far it could go off wire, but maybe on SL3 if they really wanted to stretch how far the buses could go on battery.
In my country the freight trains have to be bypassed everywhere by passenger trains which have made it difficult to compete with the now 34 meter trucks. So you definitely need to keep both in mind. But in the US maybe there won’t be as many passenger trains and commuter trains so it might be fine for now
Love the streams Alan, the last 2 I keep watching over and over cause they're so fun
Busses and trains are not exclusive to the big cities here and in most of Europe, practically every street had a bus stop and literally every city has a train station. Selectively comparing the two like this is an interesting way to go about this.
Just found this channel and love how Americans environmental hopes are desperate and they make amazing videos about their doomed transit system
New York City is an über-anomaly that skews how disgustingly car dependent Long Island and Upstate are. Also the whole state but especially the NYC Subway is devolving into a police state. Having been in the Netherlands for a week, even at its “worst” it still completely dumps on the US.
The hustle culture just comes with the territory in nyc no elbow room to do much else
alstom did cook with the pendolinos so idk
Pendolino was originally manufactured, and is still developed (under Alstom) by FIAT Ferroviaria.
The intro nails it. Riding behind that thing while it fought up the hill from Jim Thorpe to Nesquehoning was the closest to a spiritual experience I've ever had.
Trains aren't useful in areas built for cars. In central city hubs it's great, but if the city was built before the train then the train won't be anywhere useful without seizing billions of dollars worth or private property BEFORE even constructing the tracks.
Seeing the 2102 for the first time in October 2022 was a life-changing experience for me. I loved trains as a kid and I love transit as an adult but that locomotive is damn near a religious experience and I chase it every single time I get the opportunity now and had the privilege of riding an Iron Horse Ramble excursion from Reading to Jim Thorpe back in May. I've seen about ten different steam engines run and nothing comes close. Also the RBMN is head and shoulders above any other railroad I've ever dealt with, I can't say enough positive things about them.
It all comes down to one simple thing. Taxes. And Americans constantly complain about them even though they are taxed much less than other OECD citizens.
Cheep rent in Kensington Ave shooting gallery.
Trees are doing great! If your a human, not so much!
Owning and driving a car is becoming too costly for a greater and greater number of people. Public transportation might make a return.
do i have to do everything around here 10:39
Make a video from New York to Florida
Sounds similar to what happened to our IC4 trains in Denmark - we got screwed by the Italians. Somehow, one of the trains ended up in Libya, as a gift to Muammar Gaddafi. That's a story I want to hear firsthand accounts from.
The biggest problem that I can see is that R&N doesn't have any downtown trackage in Reading, and Amtrak will presumably use the long proposed combination of Franklin Street in downtown and Wyomissing on the west side (for the outlet shops there), which is nowhere close to any R&N trackage. The R&N's "Outer Station" is 3.81 track miles (roughly) from Franklin Street and about 4 miles from the probable site of the Wyomissing stop. The latter has the advantage of using (I think) lower-priority traffic, but misses out on the critical point of serving DOWNTOWN Reading. Here's hoping for some serious strong-arming on the part of Amtrak.
Cant believe I missed this.
You know, New York is sort of an exception. Just because it is one city with good public transport doesn’t mean it’s better. Also, there is a much lower chance of getting shanked in the Netherlands.
come to the UK! we have mainline steam coming out of our ears! theres even the £15 shakespeare express! also as someone that uses our rural rail network (trains are usually every hour) a fair bit, there's nothing quite like combining bike & train. (also we need the tourism money desperately)
Thank you Budd, you were the true pioneers of a better tomorrow. Stainless steel for life!
Great video man! Hopefully someday I'll be running out to Scranton to take a break from the corridor lol
Nah I’ll just go to Big Bill Hells
I forever love the fact that US steam locmotives (even smaller ones) dwarf the UK ones... Hi from the wet rock that is the UK!
white claw, come on man. jfc
"Big Croissant" is the funniest way of describing France, and I need that to be the new way to refer to France.