Benson - Least Used Amtrak Station in Arizona

[@chickenpommes19]

Always a good sign when the bus driver is confused that anybody actually wants to ride the bus or even pay to do so.

[@liamfeltman8677]

the train station lady saying “even the ones that are 80 years old” might be the funniest thing i’ve ever heard in a mit video

[@Denusa]

Well, I am 59 and this spring vacation I am absolutely visiting Benson's visitor center and run their train system!

[@MilesinTransit]

I thought it was a really sweet line!

[@tyleralberico]

Irrefutable fact: this is the best youtube series

[@GobbiExists]

I disagree, the great race to Rockaway Beach and New York solo this series anyday

[@magesnz]

This is an exact copy of a certain series by a British creator lol

[@JordanPeace]

@@magesnzso of course the American version is bigger and better

[@MilesinTransit]

I always give credit to Geoff Marshall every time in the description!

[@jeremyquiros5483]

I cannot refute this

[@sdsd4139]

22:45 The "East Coasters discovering that schools can have outdoor elements" segment is hilarious to watch. Seen East Coasters do this IRL and now I get to see it on video. That's the beauty... it doesn't rain!

[@JohnLumagui]

This is the only series where you'll get a serious discussion of transportation in rural Arizona AND Miles humming a Human League song and it all makes sense!

[@MilesinTransit]

Haha, thanks so much!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

You were looking at the Saguaro! Saguaros have a relatively long lifespan, often exceeding 150 years! They're the largest cactus in the US! Saguaro can grow to be between 40-60 feet tall (12-18m). When rain is plentiful and the saguaro is fully hydrated, it can weigh between 3200-4800 pounds. As you can see, a saguaro can absorb and store considerable amounts of rainwater, visibly expanding in the process, while slowly using the stored water as needed. This enables the saguaro to survive during periods of drought. Most of the saguaro's roots are only 4-6 inches deep and radiate out as far from the plant as it is tall. There is one deep root or tap root that extends down into the ground more than 2 feet. Freezing temperatures can be greatly detrimental to the health of a saguaro, and climate is the main determinate of saguaro range. Thus, they are limited to a specific area within the Sonoran Desert, ranging mostly from central Arizona down into Sonora, Mexico. Because they are not keen on cold temperatures, saguaros are limited by elevation. They are generally found growing from sea level to approximately 4,500 feet in elevation. Saguaros growing up to 5,000 feet in elevation are usually found on south-facing slopes where freezing temperatures are less likely to occur or are shorter in duration. Archeological evidence indicates that the early desert peoples used the saguaro in their daily life. The strong, woody ribs were gathered to construct the framework for the walls of their homes. Additionally, saguaro ribs were used to collect saguaro fruits, which grow high up on the plant. Several ribs were tied together with a cross piece at the end. These long poles (today called kuïpad) were used to knock and pull ripe fruit down from the top of the plants. The Tohono O’odham continue to gather saguaro fruit in this manner today. They use the sweet fruits to make ceremonial wine, jelly and candies. They also use the seeds as chicken feed. The world's biggest salt flat is Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, at 10,582 square kilometers! Every November, Salar de Uyuni is where three South American species of flamingos, James's, Andean, and Chilean flamingos, come to mate. Following rain, a thin layer of calm water transforms the flat into the world's largest mirror, 129 km (or around 80 miles) across. Uyuni also has a train graveyard, there were plans to build a bigger network of trains out of Uyuni using trains from the UK, but the project stopped due to technical issues and tensions between countries, and so the trains were left in Uyuni. Arizona has such a cool flag! The state flag consists of alternating red and gold rays that represent the 13 original colonies that became the original thirteen states (though Arizona became the 48th state), and because Arizona is a western state, the rays show a setting sun. The bottom half of the flag is "liberty blue" from the US flag. The copper star identifies Arizona as the largest copper producing state in the union. The red and gold are supposed to be a nod to the Spanish flag to represent the colors carried by Spanish conquistadors during Coronado's Expedition of 1540 to find the mythical Seven Cities of Cibola, however, these early explorers never used the current Spanish flag, which is of much more recent design (1785). In 1910, Col Charles W. Harris designed a flag for the Arizona National Guard Rifle Team when they attended the National Matches at Camp Perry. Arizona was the only team in past matches without a flag. The Harris flag was adopted in 1917 by Arizona's Third Legislature and was passed into law without Governor Thomas Campbell's signature. Rachael Berry, Arizona's first elected female state representative, worked to adopt a bill for Arizona's current state flag. Carl Hayden, Arizona's first US Representative, was reported to have been involved with Harris in designing the first state flag, and his wife, Nan Hayden, was responsible for sewing the first state flag.

[@AndrewTubbiolo]

You're excellency next time you're in Tucson Az we should go to the Pima Air and Space Museum. If you lose some weight I can take you up in a glider and we can soar over the 747 refurb facility at Pinal Air Park.

[@bpcoxkr]

Thank you for the information Supreme Leader Kim Jon Un.

[@Token_Nerd]

The fact that the great leader is a fellow Saguaro Lover is incredibly based.

[@AndrewTubbiolo]

@@Token_Nerd I've watched this account for years pop comments all over the place. Who ever it is has a similar taste in vids as I do. Sometimes I wonder if it really is him. What a hoot if it was. I could imagine him taking a few hours off from his daily tyranny to become that American he always wanted to be back when he was 12 years old. Whoever runs this account reads up on American history.

[@mats7492]

As usual, your vast knowledge is impressive, supreme leader!

[@JordanPeace]

22:40 this is true for schools all over the southwest and in California, the simplest answer to what happens when it rains it that it just doesn’t

[@emjayay]

Benson gets an average of 13 inches of rain and 2 inches of snow per year - some kind of precipitation an average of 56 days per year. Most of the rain is in the summer in the form of thunderstorms.

[@zdoginterprise]

@@emjayay Yeah during Monsoon season which is around summer time lol

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

That visitor center in Benson is so awesome they let you control their overhead railroad, with a frickin' cool horn! Dragoon comes from the 3rd US Cavalry Dragoons who battled the Chiricahua, including Cochise, during the Apache Wars. During World War II, 23 Japanese diplomats formerly stationed in Hawaii were detained at the guest ranch on the outskirts of Dragoon. They were denied access to any media. Special Agent Wells Bailey of the State Department accompanied them when they left Arizona and was with them until their arrival in NYC in June 1942. They were taken to the now demolished Hotel Pennsylvania and were held incommunicado until they were taken aboard the SS Gripsholm. Game development for Pac-Man began in early 1979, directed by Toru Iwatani with a nine-man team. Iwatani wanted to create a game that could appeal to women as well as men, because most video games of the time had themes of war or sports. Although the inspiration for the Pac-Man character was the image of a pizza with a slice removed, Iwatani has said he rounded out the Japanese character for mouth, kuchi (口). The original Japanese title of Puck Man was derived from the Japanese phrase "paku paku taberu", which refers to gobbling something up. The title was changed to Pac-Man for the North American release. Ms. Pac-Man was the first one in the series not made by Namco, but rather Midway. Benson and Lordsburg stations are like the Arizonan and New Mexican versions of the MNR Harlem Line's Appalachian Trail...Appalachian Trail station is just a small wooden platform big enough for one door, with a bench, no shelter....and that's it. Benson was founded in 1880 when the Southern Pacific came through. It was named after Judge William S. Benson, a friend of Charles Crocker, who was one of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad (which completed the westernmost portion of the first transcontinental), but was president of the Southern Pacific at the time. The railroad came overland from CA and chose the Benson site to cross the San Pedro River. Benson then served as a rail junction point to obtain ore and refined metal by wagon, in turn shipping rail freight back to the mines at Tombstone, Fairbank, Contention City and Bisbee. This railhead in Benson was used by the Southern Emigrant Trail, San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line, and finally the Butterfield Overland Mail (1858-1861 stagecoach service that carried people and mail from Memphis and St Louis to San Francisco). As mentioned, Benson is now known as the gateway to Kartchner Caverns State Park, limestone caverns which were discovered in 1974 with speleothems that have been growing for 50,000 years or longer and are still growing. A historic employer in the area is Apache Powder Company, Apache Nitrogen Products since 1990. Founded in NJ in 1920 but produced their high-grade powder-based explosives in Arizona (their HQ is nearby St. David), who found the dry climate beneficial to its production, it could serve regional customers using existing railroads, and its hilly terrain provided natural protection from explosions. In the 1930s, production transitioned to nitroglycerin-based explosives (dynamite) for the mining industry and other regional users of dynamite. The company was the only producer of these explosives in the Southwestern US, producing 41 million pounds in 1956. They built Apache Park and nine nearby houses on West 6th Street in Benson to house company management in 1925, and it became a historic residential district in 1994.

[@princessjellyfish98]

I appreciate you going the extra MILE to add visual references for the various bensons featured in this video

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

I was thinking benson like the gumball machine man from regular show 😂

[@mariowartortle2628]

jackson singing “don’t you want me baby” at the end truly makes this a BANGER of a video

[@WUStLBear82]

USPS has required centralized delivery, most commonly cluster boxes, in new development for some time now. My sister lives in a community of hundreds of houses and all the mailboxes are at the resident center out front. They do have an advantage in security for mail and small-to-medium sized packages. If you have a package that doesn't fit in your box there are some larger boxes on the bottom to put the package and they leave a key for that in your box.

[@ck4426]

The History Museum, the benches, the friendly diner, the library, the cat, the train whistle and bell in the museum,the walking and the talking, it’s all magical, joyful, and inspirational and I sincerely thank you both.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@titanbronco1627]

Love when Miles has a new Least Used Station video. The Rugby, ND video was the first video I'd seen on Miles' channel. Yes there wasn't much in either of these towns, but Miles and company make each video intereting to watch. I can see why Benson has low ridership, everything is closed the day after a train comes in. And that train only runs 3 days a week. I get it though. People, including myself, love to have 2 days off in a row. And the lowest tourist day is usually Monday. And most people like to have at least one of the weekend days off.

[@davidsp5936]

Wow! That train 'Simulator' is REALLY cool!

[@bilbojenkins5276]

Woot! Jackson is my favorite non-Aleena!

[@AndrewTubbiolo]

I can't believe you guys did Benson Az and never called my Mom. She lives right up the road from the station and she would have loved to have made you guys dinner and have you stay in her guest room. Next time you're in SE Arizona, LET ME KNOW! :)

[@VariedPerspectives722]

Miles new subscriber here. I will tell you this you have me in a rabbit hole I have been binge-watching your videos for about a week now, totally hooked. I travel the world with the United States Air Force but nothing like this. Keep up the great work

[@MilesinTransit]

That's incredible to hear! Thank you so much for the kind words.

[@JimBones1990]

Nice to know someone else who flies USGA(other than My Dad).

[@abilitytopage]

I love these are set to come out Wednesday. I catch them in the evening and it reminds me the work week is more than half over

[@trainandmore]

Benson area transit is just there for Grandma to go food shopping if there's only 5 round trips, and 1 bus.

[@Geotpf]

It's clearly not for anybody to take it to go to work.

[@markfellhauer352]

@@Geotpf - I don't think people work in Benson. It's mostly retirees and people with deeded RV lots living there seasonally.

[@GirtonOramsay]

I lived in a 20K college town with a similar useless 40 min loop route and it felt very similar, even with hourly service. Calling it along the lines of the "grandma shopping express" is so funny and on point. I never used the bus route and only ever used the dial a ride service to haul big items to the local FedEx shop.

[@bobsykes]

Wow, the a cappella performance at the end! Everything about these videos is so fun!

[@MilesinTransit]

Thanks!

[@strawbehry85]

The shot of the the station with the train pulling away in the background was beautiful. Very Wes Anderson

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@depressoespresso7364]

!!! I have seen the employee at 1:50 last time I rode the Sunset Limited. Passenger rail is such a novelty to many of the communities it serves (New Orleans, Schriever, and Lafayette, LA for me) that I guess it sticks out in my memory so significantly.

[@raymondmuench3266]

At one point, my condo had mailboxes in each building, but about 14 years ago, one of those group sites appeared. This is in a city, so not only a rural thing.

[@ilovesd90macs]

Congrats on the big 50K subs, you deserve it and more. This has grown to be my favourite series you do, started watching because of the trains, but now the small town tours are even better! My favourite is still the Thurmond one, but they are all really good! Keep it up, 100k subs in your future!

[@MilesinTransit]

Thanks so much!! More to come!

[@cnhaynes57]

My parents lived in Hereford, AZ when I was in college. In 1978 instead of flying to Tucson I took the train to Benson. It has improved greatly: it has covered benches! If you are ever in the area again check out Bisbee (mining tour, etc) and Ft. Huachuca's two museums.

[@_Katmai]

Well I submitted that road correction, should go through pretty quickly! Thanks for a good video as always :)

[@_autoverse]

I appreciate how you take the time to explore these random little towns that are oft overlooked.

[@andyjay729]

I've been to Kartchner Caverns! On a road trip that started at my old home in San Diego and got as far east as Detroit! To preserve the cave formations, they actually keep the cave sealed and only let a certain number of people in at a time.

[@nmi5]

I always love these least used station videos. Really great look at some of these small towns across the country.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@RealCrimsonPeach_TSFTWDTFTL]

Great video as always! I've heard about this Amtrak station, and I've heard it has the shortest train station platform in the world tied with the Appalachian Trail Metro-North station in Upstate NY back over on the other side of America. I'm not surprised Benson is the least used station in Arizona. I can't lie, though, the actual town of Benson, AZ itself looks really nice, especially that amazing visitor center and that really cool pizza place! Everything else aside, I hope you guys make it on your Greyhound. Also, congrats on 50K!

[@Leonard_Wilson]

Manitou Metro-North station is roughly the same size as Appalachian Trail.

[@MilesinTransit]

Shortest in the world?? I feel like there have to be shorter ones but maybe I'm wrong...

[@davidsixtwo]

The perfect video to watch from the business lounge at the JFK airport

[@WaluigiLebron]

My great grandfather lived in Benson. Incredibly remarkable plac

[@1PlacidPig]

3:01 emergency fire blanket

[@rexsturdevant5140]

Your videos bring me so much joy :) thank you for all you do

[@MilesinTransit]

Aww, thank you so much!

[@97nelsn]

This the type of town that Jason and Caleb, aka grainydays and Bad Flashes, would visit and shoot abandoned buildings and road signs using large format film cameras while eating bbq at night.

[@LeahLeah222]

Jackson with the Dad jokes 😂

[@VincentLander]

It looks like you've made it to 50,000 subscribers - congratulations! I love this video series - looking forward to the next part of the saga. Love the a cappella rendition of 'Don't you Want Me.'

[@MilesinTransit]

Thanks so much!

[@markkajc]

This video reminds me that i have to explore more. Just go places, and look around

[@MilesinTransit]

Absolutely!

[@HumblElephant]

50k subs damn, to say this channel deserves it would be an understatement -- Here's to 50k and very soon 100k, can't wait to see what this next year will bring for Miles in Transit ! Edit: Had to go back after finishing to mention that the pac man end-game song truly has no business going that hard

[@MilesinTransit]

Right?? And that arcade cabinet had great speakers. Thanks so much for the kind words!

[@TheFrogfather1]

I'm sitting here at 2am in the slightly below freezing UK watching you guys melting in the Arizona sun. Great video!

[@markfellhauer352]

Benson is high desert and can get quite cold in the winter, with lows below freezing.

[@MrCJandOZZY]

Love the series Miles! Congrats on 50k! Also when you film for the Missouri station let me know. Would love to explore it together with you!

[@jakebrown5971]

My favorite miles series

[@WaynoGur]

My sister lives here. All of our Amtrak adventures begin here.

[@MilesinTransit]

That's so cool!

[@MikeJonesCT]

I really like seeing these small towns throughout America. They all have their own character.

[@stephenkeever6029]

Loved the epilogue song! You know it's going to be good when your realize it's a Miles & Jackson adventure!

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@AstroGoalHorns]

Can't wait for the Wisconsin episode. Portage is a lovely little town.

[@EyeMWing]

To answer your mailbox question: It is not common per se, but it happens a lot more frequently in small towns like this, particularly ones where people are fond of their chain link fences, angry dogs and no tresspassing signs. There are also towns where there are *NO* mailboxes at all, and you get to go to the post office to pick up your shit.

[@emjayay]

I've been in recent (last 25 years) subdivisions where there is an apartment style but freestanding mailbox like that (but smaller) instead of actual house mailboxes. Obviously saves a lot of labor.

[@johndsmiley]

Great job Miles---really enjoyed this one.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!!

[@himbourbanist]

I want to ride this train so bad. Riding a big Superliner train through the desert sounds like an excellent vibe

[@sdsd4139]

The USPS boxes are called "cluster boxes." The CBUs increase mail security & cut costs because the carrier doesn't have to pull into every single cul-de-sac and driveway anymore while delivering. I think this iteration of CBUs has been around for about 20 years

[@records26]

Except it doesn't actually increase mail security, because now a thief only has to pry open one CBU to steal an entire street's worth of mail whereas before they would have had to take the time and effort to hit each house individually. This is a huge problem in Canada, wherever these "secure" community mailboxes are installed, mail thefts spike.

[@marcjohnston4271]

This is not limited to rural areas. I live in Phoenix and we have them for our townhouse neighborhood. Maybe it's an Arizona thing.

[@sdsd4139]

@@marcjohnston4271 Same in California suburbs, I think it’s a thing in newer developments

[@mattheww2797]

The post office requires these for any new development, they no longer do door delivery for any new build housing

[@StateRailfan2008]

Love the least used station videos miles 👍👍😊

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@trainluvr]

Proof that when you are young you can do anything and still enjoy it.

[@nicholasthompson7690]

Arizona looks amazing! Would love to visit someday

[@tarasaurus98]

That visitor center looks so cool

[@nickaluusstancil]

I used to love playing packman it brings back a lot!

[@medivalone]

Your second "salt flat" is most likely the Wilcox Playa, a endorheic dry lake bed. No salt here, but it does get some water seasonally and has some interesting fauna!

[@MilesinTransit]

OH! Wow, that is fascinating, thank you!

[@reilandeubank]

Definitely not an Arizona resident but I did have a mail box like that when I lived in Cincinnati, I was in a subdivision and there was one of those boxes for probably every 20-30 houses

[@reverendhoover]

Hooray, nice to see Jackson. There will be singing. Knew it!

[@SurfDetector]

I always look forward to "The Menu Shot" Thanks.

[@Chipbillingston]

Love this series!

[@joebehrdenver]

AZ schools - also SoCal schools of a certain vintage. New SoCal schools have trad interior hallways for the most part. Loved the tour of Benson.

[@psychorabbitt]

When the boys got off of the train and I saw the "station" I thought, "Wait... this just came out a few hours ago - why does this look familiar?" I forgot that I watched it ltwo weeks ago on Patreon...

[@Jimmy-m3x]

The perfect framing of the train leaving the station behind the shelter is like a scene from an Ozu movie.

[@RicksTravelogue]

So that's now two videos on the Miles in Transit library that has Ms. Pac Man expert game play. I knew I liked this channel for a reason.

[@codfish1113]

this is one hell of a banger

[@United1158]

This can only mean we’re gonna get a Sunset limited video!!

[@MilesinTransit]

Watch this space!

[@stephenkeever6029]

@@MilesinTransit Yeah!

[@ps3udologue]

This series is the best! My only hope is that you make it to all least used Amtrak Stations.

[@MilesinTransit]

Mine too!

[@mattreynolds5671]

An arcade and a cliffhanger, it’s a Christmas miracle.

[@shawnjoseph4009]

I absolutely love how shit the station is. A sign that says "Train stops here", a shelter, and a schedule (and an emergency sweater) is literally the entire station

[@thesinglemathnerd]

18:21 I live in Austin, TX and tons of neighborhoods in the area have a mailbox setup like this. Thus, it isn't just a rural thing

[@plttn]

any new construction of subdivisions requires this now rather than per door mailboxes

[@Jball00]

12:26 As someone who lives in the central Valley of California, I agree.

[@italiana626sc]

Always nice to see Jackson! "It's not really crumbling THAT much" made me laugh.

[@WildWuff]

When the little bit of naming off every type of Benson was going, I thought you guys would end it off by naming the EZ, OG, and the well known to Gen Z Benson... Freddie Benson!

[@JacksonBetz]

NOOOOOO I can’t believe I forgot Freddie!!!!

[@JacksonBetz]

Miles we have to go back

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

@@JacksonBetz Or Benson from Regular Show!

[@bkark0935]

@@JacksonBetz Detective Lydia Benson, Law and Order SVU, played by Mariska Hagartay.

[@bkark0935]

@@JacksonBetz Hey Jackson, whenever Hollywood calls and casts both you and Miles for a biopic of Simon & Garfunkel, do you think you could pull off Artie’s blond perm? Love you guys, both!

[@mrpelluke9195]

Very interesting and fun video. Also, I like the font used in the end-credits.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thanks!

[@stacydelgado3285]

The cluster of post boxes is normal. The postman has a key to open the entire back panel. And if you get a package they put the key to the parcel box in your individual mailbox. If you leave your mail too long you get a nasty note from the postman to collect your mail LOL.

[@DuluthTW]

OMG. About 9 minutes into your video I realized I've been to Benson. It's a great place to stop if on your way to Tombstone to see the O.K. Corral. I hope you have a chance at some point to visit the site of the most legendary gunfight in U.S. history. I thought the station deserved the 2 rating. The town and surrounding areas are really quite lovely and hospitable. I was expecting a cowboy song from you or Jackson at some point - maybe plan a song or playlist that is complementary to the area for your next trip. Thanks for sharing! 🙂

[@a.j.padilla3187]

congrats on 50k!!!!!!

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!!!

[@RyanHollis]

Those mailboxes are called cluster boxes. Most newer neighborhoods (at least where I grew up around suburban Houston) have them instead of individual mailboxes at each house.

[@SeaBassTian]

I did not have Miles and Jackson sing humming "Don't you want me?" on my 2024 bingo card haha.

[@kbf6434]

Haha my great grandfather was the post master at Willcox at the same time Wyatt Earp was sheriff in the county seat of Tombstone 😂😂😂

[@MilesinTransit]

Whoa!

[@doct0rnic]

Miles recommended not watching this but I couldn't handle the curiosity of what happened during the sunset limited video, so I watched this before completing it. Lordsburg next

[@MilesinTransit]

Haha, hope you enjoyed it!

[@Absolute_Zero7]

18:21 up here in York Region (North of Toronto) these are absolutely everywhere. I don't think I have seen a standard mailbox around here. Same with suburban Toronto to my recollection.

[@briancihak8271]

In TN (and I'm assuming everywhere) The Post Office requires "community" mailbox centers for all new neighborhoods, lowers their workload.

[@NcWcN1]

9:14 I agree, but depending on the circumstances. I once stayed in a small beachfront hotel that had a 9:30am closing time (for breakfast) and the place was packed at a quarter past 9--long after I had my breakfast and was departing the premises for a walk around town.

[@thelaguyinphoenix7837]

Finally you made it to AZ!

[@aksynth]

You forgot to give the Benson Amtrak station a third point for the "emergency sweater" box.

[@prbb3276]

NEW MILES IN TRANSIT VIDEOOOOO

[@ItsKing32]

Now that is a true amshak

[@history_leisure]

18:26 where I lived in a subdivision near Paoli in my teens had those things

[@weirdfish1216]

18:21 I thought those mailboxes are common everywhere in suburbia, not just rural areas. Maybe it's a Sun Belt thing. Also most apartment buildings in cities have them inside their lobbies.

[@emjayay]

Nice shot of the Benson station at 2:06. And 2:34. Kartchner Cavern was only opened a couple decades ago. The property owners had kept it a secret. Unlike other such caves it was kept wet instead of opening up a big entrance. You have to reserve ahead. Next time you visit Benson you must reserve ahead and obviously be in town on the right days of the week. Research! (I grew up near there. My sister was classmates with the owners' kid and was in the cave before it became a state park.)

[@nicknack6042]

I'm heading to Big Bend National Park after Christmas and I see that Sanderson, TX has one of the least used stations out that direction. I want to go see it!

[@MilesinTransit]

It's the least used on the entire Amtrak system!

[@nicknack6042]

@@MilesinTransit Wow that settles it then. Worth the quick detour off of I-10. Thanks!!

[@SMH-m3c]

It is always "strange" to me how nice people are outside of big towns in smaller places, interested in you and such everytime I have visited stateside.... Then I think who they might vote and then I just think more....

[@Tracksidebench]

Need to visit this place ! Those mailboxes are common to apartment buildings

[@BoratWanksta]

Well noticing just now you did a Benson video, I wonder if you also got to Lordsburg and Sanderson? The least used stations for New Mexico, and Texas. I just finished watching this video, now. It was a charming town, particularly the visitor's center and the place that served pizza and had video games. Good to see a Lordsburg video will be coming soon, since I saw in the end credits it was debuting on Patreon first. Wonder if on this trip, you'll get to Sanderson? Or if that will be a future trip.

[@MilesinTransit]

I'm hoping for Sanderson to be the last one!

[@BoratWanksta]

​@@MilesinTransitI see. Saving the least used for last? Interesting strategy....

[@Denusa]

As former postal carrier they are most common in newer communities both urban and rural. Often times small rural post offices are closed and these are installed. The postal executives like them because they are more efficient. Mail carriers like myself are of more mixed opinion.

[@angelbaby4ever87]

I went to Vail, AZ last year for a family member's military retirement ceremony and I had a choice between Benson and Tucson. I chose Tucson because the Benson stop didn't have checked baggage service. When the train pulled up to the Benson stop, I about bust a gut laughing. No wonder why it didn't offer baggage service.

[@callouscapricorn]

Hi non-rural Arizonan here, many (if not most) neighborhoods here just kind of have those PO box style mailboxes. Loved the vid!

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@rdbarne]

I visited Benson, AZ during my trip to Phoenix back in 2018. We went to some caverns out in the desert. Nothing out there

[@stacydelgado3285]

It’s a Saguaro Cactus. Looks like a middle finger from the right angle LOL. Excellent video as always, Miles. When do you get a poor bid upgrade to a roommette?

[@MilesinTransit]

Two least used station videos from now!