Can You Outrun Boston's Subway?

[@willg3284]

great vid. try outswimming the mbta ferry next

[@Mattt5]

funny

[@DJNAZZZZTY]

Lol, that ferry moves a lot faster than people imagine. Plus that would be a hell of a swim to Hull/Hingham

[@VegabondMusashi]

Good comparison since this guy is a moron

[@RAdaltonracer]

lol as a ferry captain you don’t stand a chance. Even the slowest ferries travel faster than an Olympic swimmer.

[@illegitimate0]

Needing to average a 7:50 pace over 6 miles isn't trivial, but is pretty bad for a train, lol.

[@patrickselwood]

1- this is a great film, I loved it. 2- Why the heck would a city be designed so the train has to stop for car traffic lights??? an average speed of 7mph for a train is ludicrous!

[@flyingpugs3678]

I think originally it was more of a street car thing but I defiantly think it needs a re-design.

[@Kleiser342]

This is the part that drives me insane. If it didn't stop at the traffic lights, as slow as it is, it would be bearable. The whole concept of a express train only exists because the previous T can catch up with it mainly due to the continuous stops. The fact that the timing of the traffic lights is atrocious just adds salt to the injury.

[@richdion8656]

only the green line does this. all the others are your typical subway lines.

[@GenericUrbanism]

Meanwhile in Los Angeles where their most important train lines stop at traffic lights.

[@cre-k8-ive]

Yep. It's so frustrating. It's designed like streetcars but somehow worse.

[@Camyosh]

Great production value, you definitely deserve more subs. As a Boston local, it was really cool learning that our trains account for 98% of all american rail collisions

[@hdajq892ey7]

frfr? i live in mass and always like going to boston bc i like the city trains,,, now ill be scared of crashing

[@Camyosh]

@@hdajq892ey7 well I imagine the vast majority of them are probably just small collisions, like the cars bumping into each other or something.

[@jimmypadilla3441]

Bruh how tf

[@christiancullen941]

The T car dipping down at 3:23 was so good. 10/10 dude.

[@anatolyprekrasnyy2059]

This video is peak KZbin running cinematography. I’m gonna show it everybody in Boston 🤩

[@WhereWeRoll]

It’s wild to think that I could cover less distance on a train than than just running. This is basically why I bike over transit most of the time in my city.

[@spiderhaz_]

Welcome to Boston xD

[@LIRRFAN426]

Depends on how fast the subway in the city is, for a real challenge, try beating the 4/5 in manhattan while biking

[@GeneralLiuofBoston1911]

​@@LIRRFAN426 Or any other line on the MBTA now that the slowzones are nearly repaired.

[@WetCatGG]

@@LIRRFAN426 I think very doable with good road racing bike, ignoring/no red lights and good+ rider(350 ftp ish)

[@LIRRFAN426]

@@WetCatGG I mean you’re not wrong The 4/5 takes about 3 1/2 minutes go to between 14st and Grand central (1.4mi) so assuming that you don’t mind risking death via skipping red lights, you can go the speed limit (25) and get there right about the same time.

[@stevelin3659]

This is one of the most creative endings I've seen on KZbin!

[@CJWJR]

This is exactly why the MBTA should consider building a perimeter train that would go around the city to connect the airport with stops such as Sullivan Square, East Sommerville, Harvard, Packard's Corner, etc., all the way around to JFK/UMass. True, it would be a huge capital project, but it still probably wouldn't be as bad as The Big Dig.

[@amosbatalden5871]

Nothing will ever top the big dig. It's the #1 most expensive civil engineering project in the history of the world.

[@user-zd1sz8py7g]

I completely agree. Why should I have to go to park st to switch to red line if I want to get to Cambridge from BU. Or like Umass to BU going red line then switching to green line. A Umass/JFK line that goes through Dorchester into Roxbury, through Allston then Cambridge then Somerville then East Boston makes sense

[@riversiderocks]

We need a circle line! Going downtown to switch is ridiculous.

[@averyshaw2142]

Known conceptually as the "Pink Line" its been proposed a few times

[@stayhumble-.-]

And that’s why you don’t see a W line.

[@colinmccormick608]

I can just tell this guy grew up on Casey Niestat, your videos are a breath of fresh air on this app, please keep at it

[@judsondunne4075]

This is so well made man don’t give up bro

[@e1eventeen148]

Unbelievably goated Boston filmmaking and I'm so glad I found this channel

[@Steven-mv4bb]

Unexpected Cowboy Bebop.

[@douglaskev]

came into the comments seeing who else caught that

[@LelPop]

Tank jumpscare

[@alton7957]

Seeing my high school stop at 2:43 brings back memories- memories of waiting in the cold, the snow, and the rain for a T to bring me to home.

[@themutable5684]

As a Bostonian: Keep making Boston films. This was great.

[@richdion8656]

As of this week almost all the slow zones in Boston are gone. 0.9 miles which represents 0.7% of the total track coverage.

[@ratedpz]

lets go phil eng!!!!

[@xavi-23]

Only 7 slow zones remain as I'm writing this so please don't diss the MBTA they're trying 🙏😭

[@SnoopJeDi]

Yea, that was weird to hear, especially since the fixed slow zones are acknowledged later in the video. The given number (65) is still badly out of date. This probably means the author recorded the VO in August, when that number was valid. The T has made great progress, considering. (Edit: no shade to you, Matt, this is still a great doc) Here's hoping for the ongoing maintenance plan 🤞

[@Maroz4106]

@@SnoopJeDi as someone who is dealing with the red line.. hopefully they fix it soon..

[@Encursed]

phil eng is my goat

[@UchihaKat]

Can confirm that the T has been WAY better this year than even just last year.

[@EtienneGuillot-Marquet]

@@Maroz4106 when the express shuttle bus from harvard - south station today got stuck in traffic on the highway for an hour, I died a little inside. But they are doing well to make it better!

[@Steelers26272]

This appeared in my suggested videos, and I’m honestly surprised how high the quality the video is. Also, I appreciate that you were very real about the problems with the T as well as the steps they’re taking to fix it. I hope to see more videos from you! Love seeing awesome content from a Boston creator!

[@kal_listo]

i keep coming back to this video, it's great! now every single time i've considered waiting for the T i think about this video just decide to walk it lol

[@tommy_casual]

The Cowboy Bebop theme kicks in and I start to jam. Completely forgetting I'm wearing a "See you space cowboy" shirt.

[@MrJerkfaceKevin]

Green line, not surprising. Red line would be tough, but definitely on a bike. I used to bike the city, got a tad chilly in Jan Feb but the rest of the year was fine

[@paxtonmaus4679]

I love these vids dude. You should do one on Boston’s crew teams. Keep up the great work.

[@finances-u2i]

HOCR coverage would be fantastic

[@beaconus]

Your voice is perfect for KZbin and I love your videography style! Please keep this up!

[@veronicayeracaris3485]

0:43 "the T has become unbearably slow and unreliable" he says over footage of the newest and least unbearable section of the green line... 😂

[@konirtemori6845]

1:39

[@kai.watanabe]

Absolutely well done video--definitely might look into the run next time it's hosted it looks really fun!

[@therealsamreid]

This was beautifully shot and edited and just an all around good time to watch. Well done!!!

[@bionicpi692]

the B branch is the perfect selection for this sort of race. Riding it more at the moment, since I'm injured and can't bike, and wow is is slow compared to much of the system

[@bionicpi692]

It has so many issues with stop lights, crowding on way too small platforms, and the random "express"

[@sammymarrco47]

Good video, however, the green line is the slowest of all of the MBTA “metro” lines. I’d be curious to see something similar against the red line or the orange line or even the blue line.

[@frostykittens]

Anyone who can outrun a non delayed red line is fairly terrifying

[@ndilday]

And, specifically, the Green B line is the slowest. I lived on the D line for many years, which does not share right of way the way the B, C, and E do, and I always felt vaguely miffed that it was painted with the same broad brush as the other Green Line branches. :-) But I'd be interested to see whether the result holds for the C or E lines... I suspect the answer is no, that the B is the real problem branch of the bunch. The volume of riders adds to its slowness compared to the other branches.

[@usernameusername4037]

@@ndilday According to TransitMatters, the average speeds (measured from Park Street to the termini) are 8.6 mph on B, 9.3 on C, 15.5 on D, and 7.5 on E. Interestingly, it has the travel time from Park Street to Boston College at the 40-45 minute mark, but I guess maybe they're counting the time it takes to wait for the train or something

[@ndilday]

@@usernameusername4037 And we're talking different distances you'd have to maintain speed, as well... the google maps suggested walking path from Riverside to Park Street is 10.8 miles.... so you'd have to go not quite twice as far at not quite twice the speed to beat the D. :-)

[@asterism343]

I highly doubt anyone could outrun the orange line after they upgraded it

[@MokshDhawan]

I lived in Boston for a year, was studying and lived off campus. (over in Roxbury and studied at Berklee in the back bay area) For the first month or two I did rely of the public transit out there and almost always got late. Got a bluebikes membership and started biking everywhere, cut my travel time and cost by nearly half!

[@bear8767]

i've wasted so much of my life riding the green line into boston-maybe i should get into running lol

[@bassfacekillah]

Great video and super well produced. The use of actual music as opposed to stock youtube music was also particularly refreshing

[@brownbeardzx]

Man, this video is incredible! Great work Matt! I’d love to see our trains improve to hit their new PB, but I guess we’ll just have to train harder. 😎 and I’m def running this in ‘25.

[@formerlywassunsugongbu]

That was the best video essay I've ever seen! It's entertaining, which many video essays fail to achieve. This HAS to get more views.

[@maelucchino6339]

Wow, a running video all about the line I take the most?? This really feels like it was made with love, and all the footage of Boston stirred up these warm fuzzy feelings in me. Great job, man!

[@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALS]

Car infested cities make me sad :( Someday I hope to never need a car. Fantastic video.

[@dauryargueta9718]

Great video! Seeing the toy Green line train move on the map was a very creative idea!

[@robert.halpern]

Beautiful video!! Love the map shots with the T going underground!

[@Grimmjow251]

wow you deserve way more subs. This was so well made!

[@makiah_s]

I’ve been here for six months. I work in Burlington, but I spent the first four in Boston proper right on Boylston It took me 60 days before I realized it was literally faster a walk than it was to take the T. This is mostly because I was already having to walk from the stations and so seeing as like an average like 5 mph I could take more direct routes as opposed to having to route around the stops.

[@uronlineneighbor]

such a great vid! i enjoyed the cinematography, mini train models, and the pacing. as a local myself, i can honestly say that you did a great job capturing the vibe of the city!

[@makarskravals5951]

The quality is amazingg! thank you for your work, I like fell in love with the city, although never been there and live in a place not so bad either

[@trist__]

this is the best thing ive ever come across ever as a bostonian.

[@agmood]

This is a legit awesome film - nice work! So many cool bits I'll have to watch it a few times to catch the details.

[@materG360]

Love seeing quality content from Boston the city I was born & raised in keep it up!

[@zolopane117]

Phenomenal video. I really liked the last frames. Such a creative way to brand a short film

[@juliacatherine8649]

This was really well done. Thanks, Matt

[@Chrishtatu]

Incredible stuff Matt, looking forward to your next one

[@ewlynnn]

I actually love I found this. The one thing I always notice whenever I am out in boston is runner. I started to notice them when I was in high school and its just something I have become so aware of. It in a way has kinda helped my mental health but thats a whole thing.

[@ChromeDesigned]

I love our wonderful city and the story of our transit system. Hopefully the next decade looks bright, as we've all seen what decades of neglect has done.

[@dimitriapostola3119]

Great video - but also illustrates why everyone ditches the B at Cleveland Circle to catch the C or the D

[@memph1ston]

Loved the music choices. Especially TANK!

[@jacks7991]

Dude this is a crazy good video, everything about it is fun and entertaining

[@thealexarys]

Love the filming and editing, one of the best transit videos I've seen! As a ton of people have pointed out, the sample group was heavily biased towards runners (as in any footrace), but it still shouldn't be possible for a majority of runners to outrun a train for 6 miles!

[@missltonay]

great video! never been to boston and i hate running but i love public transit so the algorithm got it right with this rec 🤣

[@seantroy3172]

I know this is a bit tongue in cheek, but yall did pick the Green Line for a reason. It runs at grade as an on street tram most of the way. No challenge against the renovated red line huh? 😊 Biking does seem to be the real winner here though doesn’t it? That’d be half the time.

[@acrain7]

Amazing production, really engaging with clever cinematography. Loved shots of the trolley being dragged across the map by a string. Keep it up!

[@ladybuglore]

got recommended this video, loved it, went and watched your other videos, loved them too! instant sub, hope you keep making boston short films, they've all been fantastic

[@MattColeSports]

Great video - I've spent a decent amount of time in Boston over the years but had never heard about the Charlie Card race. Keep it up!

[@rajashekar5685]

Incredible storytelling. Loved the video!

[@SamWestby]

Awesome video! Keep em coming!!

[@plasmik829]

I will say they have done a tremendous job in speeding up the red line. It used to take 40 monis to get from Andrew to Kendall at 5:40 am and sometimes an hour at 3:00 pm to take it back. This was during the summer of '24. As of today, both the 5:40 and 3:00 trains take me about 18 mins to cover the same distance.

[@carolynchen317]

This was so well made!! Loved the visuals

[@justdirt]

Its why I think boke and bus infrastructure will be more valuable for inner city Boston. Ring routes for the trains will be great and expanding further out into the denser suburbs are still viable and should be done, but I also think Mass just has to bite the bullet and start radically changing the train and subways systems. The city has shown its willing to dismantle and rebuild large scale infrastructure before with the big dig. Its gonna suck and a lot of people will complain, but I think long term, the benefits will far outwigh all of that. But even still, Boston is a walkable city and I think expanding all the bus networks and building all new roads with added bike infrastructure will show immediate benefits. While more ambitious, I really do think bike highways connecting all the parts of Boston and the surrounding towns and suburbs would be great. I live 10ish miles outside of downtown Boston. It takes the same amount to bike in as it does to drive in and where I live, driving to a train station or bus stop would take by far the longest.

[@benjaminbraaten6338]

When I ran the marathon we stayed in Quincy and took the Red Line. My wife and I called it the "walking train". We were bewildered coming from Mpls where we have newer maintained trains. I run or bike commute though since I can run direct routes via our excellent bike infrastructure.

[@samhardy8100]

I'd love to see a breakdown of the heats and fastest times in each heat! Maybe some stories from the runners! Sounds like such a fun event

[@KostyaT]

So grateful to be living in New York!

[@FanOfPeaSoup]

This video is so beautifully made and fun to watch, keep it up :))

[@yoroshiku137]

THat's why I bike around Boston as much as possible. Faster than the T. No wasting time looking for parking or being stuck in traffic. Freedom.

[@S44BBOI]

just remember, when you get hit - it's YOUR FAULT.

[@archimetropolis]

@S44BBOI Yes totally my fault in all caps if a truck drives into the bike lane to intentionally run me over

[@ashutoxh]

What a beautiful video. Loved the storytelling and cinematography

[@Spiffier]

Love the use of Tank

[@cutcc]

Very cool race in the Charlie Card Challenge 👍

[@arieljantra]

Suchhhh a good video. Boston college student runner target audience reached.

[@WilliamGarrettMusic]

amazing vid. great work!

[@dariomics8520]

You know it’s bad when 0 trains on fire is a massive improvement 😂

[@pikeangler56]

Great production!

[@ComplexChamp]

Loved the video, keep it up!

[@nro337]

Awesome video! Also the T is getting better!

[@SirWarzecha]

0:17 No way you get David Guetta running!

[@josf1045]

The presentation in this one is just great! Love it !! You should be a documentarian!

[@mangolaurian]

Gonna start just running everywhere like the main character in a video game

[@Rtificer]

It's so weid seeing the places from my sisty in a youtube video seen by almost 8.5k people! Happy Bostoning!

[@JoeyPeligro69]

Great video bro

[@displeasedberd2275]

As a student at BU I swear there’s constant construction on the green line but it has never gotten faster

[@cre-k8-ive]

Yeah. It's cause the speed now is mostly not limited by the tracks, but by the traffic lights they have to follow, making it so the train has to stop at nearly every intersection.

[@zachhalverstam2804]

Great stuff, gotta love Cowboy Bebop

[@Kareem.is.Active]

Thought the intro was a lil long, other than that loved this concept. and that ending shot with the cut outs on the map was so creative! Maybe I should try and do this with the NYC subway.

[@scottjohnson4074]

If I remember the news article correctly regarding the orange line fire, no one actually had to jump into the mystic river, that one lady just went rogue. When asked why she jumped, she said something along the lines of 'yah and I'd do it again'

[@zachutz7406]

Meeeega Casey Neistat vibes! Such a great video! Combines my two favorite things: Massachusetts and running

[@amos_yu]

Awesome video, such an interesting part of Boston's culture!

[@AyeePumpkin]

Well edited film!

[@hugoharington263]

Was not expecting to see Brookline Hills on my KZbin homepage on this fine morning

[@tobianardin2592]

this is incredibly made

[@pietrow138]

Once during Boston marathon I met up with my dad (runner) on the Heartbreak Hill, then I went to the nearest station (Newton Center) to go to Coply where the finishing line is. My dad finished the race before I got out of the station. But that was including around 10 minutes of waiting time.

[@novonick0081]

wanted to let you know that I think this was a really well made little movie

[@tagNickname55]

Great video~ Favorite part was where you pulled the train underground haha.

[@calvin_geo]

Extremely well made content, informative, creative, organized, great post production

[@AutumnBosco]

Incredible quality and details!

[@ethanmerrill4999]

Love these videos. Keep it up!! The red line is pretty good over in camberville these days...but biking is still faster...

[@glutenbee]

This is so good!!

[@harrisontherun]

I didn’t know this race existed. Great video! Poor green line :(

[@jonathanphan8329]

So well done. Great narration voice and transitions 😍