Claremont - Least Used Amtrak Station in New Hampshire

[@MilesinTransit]

It's been brought to my attention that the Old Man of the Mountain comment was wrong! It collapsed due to a natural process of freezing and thawing, not due to car vibrations (as satisfyingly ironic as that would be) - enjoy this melancholic article about it from when it happened in 2003: www.cbsnews.com/news/old-man-of-the-mountain-collapses/

[@emaglott]

Frost wedging.

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

the simpsons parodied this and had geezer rock which was destroyed when homer pulled a small tree out of it's eye

[@cmderinchief]

I am glad I got to see this before nature and physics took over.

[@PenskePC17]

@@cmderinchief they should just put it back up in my opinion. It was essentially a man made object for the last several decades of its existence anyway.

[@DTD110865]

As if the vibration from trains couldn't do the same thing. I remember when the "Old Man of the Mountain" collapsed. There were idiots who were stupidly blaming George Bush for it. If Al Gore had won, the rockslide would still have collapsed, and anyone who blamed him would be just as stupid.

[@bgbgbg123]

I love how the station has more attendants than passengers.

[@neoxyte]

It's nice though that they give older people something to do.

[@jimfrisk688]

@@neoxyte they arent all "old". Lots of young people are volunteer train hosts there.

[@jimfrisk688]

many days around holidays and in summer, there are a lot more passengers.

[@swimmln]

There’s something really adorable about the other passengers going “oh wow” after your little covered bridge fact.

[@xingcat]

The train station volunteers are the coolest/cutest thing I've seen in a while.

[@MilesinTransit]

They were wonderful!

[@Chronograph71]

Having those volunteers was a great local initiative! I totally agree!

[@Hale444]

Is that a thing Amtrak does?

[@jimfrisk688]

@@Hale444 its a total local initiative, though the Amtrak crews appreciate it.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

When Bellows Falls was settled in the 1750s, it was called Great Falls. However, the settlers renamed it after landowner Colonel Benjamin Bellows. The waterfall on the other hand still has the name Great Falls which is a translation of an Abenaki name for it. Bellows Falls was the location of the very first bridge that crossed the Connecticut River in 1785, another bridge on the river wouldn't be built until 1796 in Springfield, MA. Currently Bellows Falls has two bridges, and the bridge decoration at Bellows Falls station is a reference to the old Arch Bridge which was built in 1905 (was the longest arch bridge in the US at the time) to discourage people from taking the railroad bridge, and was replaced in the 1980s The Bellows Falls Canal was one of the first canals in the US, as it was constructed between 1791 and 1802 building nine locks and a dam (the dam at 17:03). Usage declined dramatically after the railway came to the area in 1849 and ceased to carry traffic in 1858.

[@astro_josh]

Jackson robbing you of your free ride into town 😭😭💔

[@JacksonBetz]

When I watched the video back I felt SO BAD about this, but Miles assured me it was okay because when we got offered that ride, we hadn't actually reviewed the station yet, which we had to do for the content ;)

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

@@JacksonBetz True! It's better to give it a fair review than to take the ride and rush it.

[@johnhawkinson]

@@AverytheCubanAmerican Yes, obviously they immediately recognized Miles (and Jackson) and were attempting to bribe the reviewers in exchange for excellent reviews. Little did they know, these reviewers have Standards!

[@titanbronco1627]

​@@johnhawkinson I love their standards. Will turn down a free ride, but will advertise in the guestbook.

[@ChrisHockman]

Someone is being [redacted] (jk love you Jackson)

[@ck4426]

I just love watching your adventures with you and your friend. You have such nice friends. I loved the little free library in the train station and the heater and the greeters and the 1978 Edelweiss Airbnb. Also, thanks for letting us know you got home safely. Like any Mom, I was glad to know you did.

[@felixtv272]

I think this is one of my favorite least used Amtrak station videos! Looks like you had a lot of fun and perfectly edited that fun for us! Thank you!

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you for watching!!

[@johnforestersworstnightmar3756]

“Why does Connecticut take so long???” I ask myself the same question every time. I was super mad when Amtrak didn’t announce major track improvements in CT because the entire goddamn state is the slowest part of the NEC.

[@whsxc12]

Well they are atleast replacing 2 bridges or more and doing track and infrastructure improvements. It won’t help a ton but it’s a start I think it’s 1-2 billion in projects they green lit

[@counterfit5]

Crossing the Thames near Groton/New London is a major slowdown too

[@andrew_ray]

There's not a lot you can do in Connecticut without acquiring a new right-of-way.

[@ClariNerd]

I mean isn't it also the state with the highest number of NIMBYs per square millimeter?

[@MajorOutage]

I swear to god the I95 stretch through CT has been "Under Construction" for all the almost 40 years of my life.

[@randomtransitadventures]

the amount of POOR BID is amazing

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Gotta say, 5:54 is the most life-changing thing Jackson has ever said. But when that random reviewer said "¿Ever ride!" at 5:50....I felt that. 😂I just find it funny that the Vermonter crosses into NH, makes one stop, just to cross back into Vermont, though it's nothing compared to the number of times the Capitol Limited crosses into Maryland because of Maryland's weird borders! So Claremont station opened in 1920 by the Boston and Maine Railroad as Claremont Junction. The city was named after Claremont, which was the country mansion of Thomas Pelham-Holles, Earl of Clare in Surrey, England. In 1777, when the New Hampshire Grants declared their own sovereignty as the Vermont Republic, Claremont was one of sixteen New Hampshire towns that wanted to join them, and they made multiple attempts to do so! So Claremont could've been part of Vermont! Claremont is the birthplace of Benjamin Tyler Henry who invented the Henry rifle in 1860. An interesting train-related fact about Claremont is that it was where William J. Wilgus, the man responsible for the design and construction of Grand Central Terminal, passed away. He is buried at their Union Cemetery.

[@cmderinchief]

I am a native flatlander from Indianapolis but one set of my grandparents are from Bellows Falls. The arch at the station probably is an homage to the old arch bridge that spanned the CT River until it was demolished in the 80’s. By the time I was born the bridge was long shut down to motor traffic, but you could walk and bike across it. I vividly remember walking across it many times. You just didn’t see such things in Central Indiana so it was always an amazing sight to me.

[@jimfrisk688]

you are correct. its an homage to the old bridge.

[@WoodFamilyLive]

I'm a Claremont Station Host and tonight we had 2 visitors who were taking a classic New England fall foliage tour, had seen this video, and came to the station so they could check it out and say they'd been here! What a surprise to learn that this quirky video actually sparked someone's interest to visit CLA station! Thank you, Miles and Jackson! (and no, the station hosts are not going to buy the former bike shop/train depot) And never planned to try! That was a "pie-in-the-sky wouldn't it be great if someone could" comment that didn't quite get accurately retold. We love the compliments about Claremont & NH that this video sparked! Check out WMUR-TV's episode of NH-Chronicle- The-Claremont-Train-Hosts, another great KZbin video about our station!

[@MilesinTransit]

This is so wonderful to hear! Thank you so much for the great work you do!!

[@HrishikMukherjee]

Hey that was me! I must say, it was a pleasure meeting y'all and getting to know so much about the your experiences. I truly appreciate the incredible passion you have for the passenger rail service to your town. I hope to take the Vermonter to Claremont some day. Thank you so much :) This was the video I took - kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2nIq4J9aZeDl5o

[@mxg75]

Back in the day, the distance from downtown Claremont to the train station wasn't as big a deal because there was a trolley. It ran from Claremont Junction to Claremont then back out to West Claremont, where there's the road bridge to Ascutney, VT. I live 30 minutes away and was completely unaware of this old system. They stable a backup locomotive up at the end of the line in St. Albans. Either the primary locomotive was having issues on the northbound run last night, or they're cycling the reserve locomotive down to New Haven for scheduled maintenance, or just equipment rotation.

[@Lauren-bw2sj]

Soon to be my parent's amtrak station since they are running up to Sullivan county and building a cottage. Middle of nowhere, but excited since I grew up boating, hiking, and camping in the Sugar River area.

[@IVR02]

I think I said something like this on the Helper video a few months ago, but I love how I end up leaving pretty much every one of these Least Used Station videos wanting to visit the town. Like, I've never even heard of Claremont, never even been to New Hampshire, but now I've got the sudden urge to drop everything and head up there.

[@cauthoncrazy]

Same!

[@MilesinTransit]

That's so awesome to hear! Thank you!

[@rektnation6986]

Don’t, I’ve lived in Claremont almost my entire life, nothing here but heroine and hillbilly dumbasses

[@timothyschollux]

It's so enjoyable to see the towns behind the "least used stations". Gives this cold statistic a human side.

[@sirius940]

The bridge in Trenton is nostalgic for me, so I'm glad you made absolutely sure to film it in real life

[@MilesinTransit]

Beacon of light, beacon of hope

[@snopedea9902]

The dude that was shouting at the begining of the video is genius. Great men, he opened the door at the midle of the ride to get fresh air. I'm from Spain and I take the same ride to Montpelier,VT :D

[@TravelsByTransit]

When you go to Old Orchard Beach, the least used amtrak station in Maine, you should go to the Seashore Trolley Museum, although you would probavly have to take a cab. Love this series!

[@winstonpx]

2:30 "I don't think that's horn protocol" LMAO (I would have been foaming in the mouth)

[@MilesinTransit]

Watching that back, I was such a killjoy ;)

[@jmckenzie962]

The POOR BID bit still makes me chuckle every time. I love this channel

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@johnhawkinson]

I really wanted to hear Miles and Jackson attempt to negotiate a bike rental at Claremont on Saturday with a return Sunday while the bike shop was closed by agreeing to lock up the bikes outside the bike shop (possibly with a hefty deposit left on a credit card?). Alas! [p.s.: New Hampshire may be f-ing cold, but it would feel warmer if you wore a nice warm hat!]

[@gkjsooley]

I love New England and Upstate NY. Cheers from Ottawa! 🇨🇦

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Yes, turkeys can run fast! Wild turkeys can run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour, and they can fly as fast as 55 miles per hour. Yes, they can fly as well, but only for short distances. They usually limit their flight to distances of about 100 yards or less. That is enough to get the birds to safety if threatened by a predator. They also fly up into trees to roost for the night. An adult wild turkey can have an incredible number of feathers, around 5,000 to 6,000 feathers! They aren't just found in the United States, they are also found on Canada's Ontario Peninsula as well as Mexico, with the latter being the first place they were domesticated! There's another turkey species called the Ocellated turkey found on the Yucatán Peninsula, Belize, and Guatemala! So why are they called turkeys? Because of a family of birds native to Africa called Guineafowl that look similar to it. Guineafowl were imported to Europe through the Ottoman Empire. Once imported, Europeans came to call the guinea fowl the turkey-hen, because the bird came from the Turks. When settlers in the New World began to send a similar-looking fowl back to Europe, they, out of familiarity, called them turkeys.

[@gcrtransportation4994]

As someone born and raised in New Hampshire, I agree with that final sentiment.

[@MultidimensionalSentinel]

It's fun to see you visit Clamtown, they have been doing a pretty good job revitalizing downtown.

[@MilesinTransit]

I didn't know that's its nickname! Where does that come from?

[@MultidimensionalSentinel]

Hahaha, we have been doing the Clamtown shuffle for years, not sure where it came from originally, it is also sometimes known as Clare-mount.@@MilesinTransit

[@rektnation6986]

@@MilesinTransitfrom all the STDs lmao not even joking

[@Jonathannovak1]

I just had that same conductor on the Vermonter the day before yesterday lol, he’s still just as surly

[@balancehd5657]

Jackson's music choice is *chefs kiss* 👨‍🍳🤌

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

I can't believe this channel is part of the FNAF lore, proven by 10:15, we gotta tell MatPat! There's an interesting Abenaki legend about the former face that the mountain formed: A human named Nis Kizos was born during an eclipse. He became a good leader and provider for his community. Nis Kizos was successful enough to attend Kchi Mahadan, a great gathering of other communities to trade. Tarlo, an Iroquois, returned with him. They fell in love. Tarlo had to return to her village because its people were getting sick. Nis Kizos promised he would live at the top of the mountain. By day he would look out for her, and at night he would light a fire to guide her back. When winter approached, the elders sent Nis Kizos's brother Gezosa to bring him back. He was unsuccessful because Nis Kizos maintained his promise. Tarlo died in her birth village of sickness. After the winter, Gezosa went back up the mountain to bring the news of Tarlo and retrieve Nis Kizos. He found no signs of the existence of Nis Kizos and was stricken with sadness. On his way back down the mountain he looked back and found Nis Kizos had become part of the mountain as a stone face to look after the land. So when the face fell in 2003, you could say he finally was re-united with Tarlo. A memorial was built at the base in 2020 where a series of steel profiler rods were sculpted and when someone sights along the edge of one of the rods, the face is recreated.

[@XenonSwift]

Thank you Supreme Leader!

[@jeremyquiros5483]

I always get excited by the notification, but then I remember I already watched it on Patreon. Then I get excited to watch it again.

[@goughrmp]

Visited the station a few days ago. The bike shop has now moved. Still a cool little station nowhere near the town it serves

[@cauthoncrazy]

I love that you also love Whitney, Jackson! Their covers are SO good especially.

[@MilesinTransit]

We saw them live recently, it was such a fun show! (Well, Jackson's seen them live plenty of times, but I never had)

[@MerlossLP]

better station than in my hometown where hundreds a day ride the trains and I live in germany. Much love to the volunteers!

[@Roaming-Rob]

It's fun seeing Vermont and New Hampshire! I went to college in Philly and took the Vermonter every holiday break to the station in White River Junction, VT station. Seeing these stations all these years later brings back memories :)

[@himbourbanist]

it seems like the people of Claremont really love their train and train station, was nice to see. Claremont seems like a nice little town

[@BenGagne]

It is sketchy as hell don’t let this part of the town give you the idea that it’s nice

[@rektnation6986]

@@BenGagnefr Claremont went downhill after all the factories closed and it never recovered

[@Jazz-Man1910]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HE DID IT 9:56 !!!!!!!1!!1@1@11!!!1!!!!!!!!!1!@!!!!!1!!!!!!1 Great video as always Miles and Jackson. Loved the music thing on Saturday too.

[@joermnyc]

My aunt and uncle moved to NH, but the other end near the tiny coastline… it was still freaking cold. My aunt slipped on ice and broke both of her wrists. They moved to central NJ shortly after she got the casts off (ostensibly to be closer to their grandkids, but more likely because it’s not as cold.) My parents, my other Uncle and my wife and I are like the last of the tribe still living in NYC, it’s sad (they hate Jersey, my other Uncle did live there but he’s got more job opportunities in the city and hated commuting, and I don’t drive.)

[@josie6478]

A random Rook (freshman in the Corps of Cadets at Norwich University) sighting as you're getting off the train haha every time I think I've forgotten college something random like this comes along and hits me in the face

[@pigeon_the_mighty]

I was wondering what the uniform was! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@Kelly12478]

Great video as always🎉🎉 In Brockton,Ma all of the BAT buses are free from Dec 1 to May 31.

[@Mentally_Will]

Great to see two more states crossed off the list, but I'm still waiting on that follow-up to the one time you were randomly in Utah, strongly suggesting you were also in several other Western states haha. I know these things take time to edit, but that one isolated Utah video was such a tease!

[@MilesinTransit]

I really want to get it out before the end of the year - we didn't do any other stations out there, but we did a full trip on the California Zephyr! It's weird it's taken me so long to edit it, I'd imagine that's a train that will garner a lot of views...

[@SeaBassTian]

I loved the nice lady who offered Miles (a total stranger!) a ride downtown.

[@MilesinTransit]

She was a station volunteer!

[@SeaBassTian]

@@MilesinTransit Ahh I thought it was one of those small town acts of kindness type things!

[@Gaimarfel]

Too bad you didn't speak.more with tbe hosts. Claremont is the ONLY station in NH, on the Vermonter line. The shelter was donated by a local business and erected by volunteers. It is maintained by the hosts. The hosts (volunteers) have a lot of train and local knowledge information . They are 7 days a week, all year , including Holidays to assist passengers as needed.

[@fenderbender4294]

new hampshire IS fucking cold. jackson is the philosopher of our generation. awesome vid!

[@kriss_b]

At 11:00 in you could be in any number of northern english industrial towns

[@ratedpz9461]

This was one of the best Least Used Amtrak Station Videos yet! (what a mouthful). I love seeing how you get to and from the least used station, and this video had TONS of it. Don't get me wrong, I love the least used station and the town itself, but the whole journey itself incredible to watch. Claremont looks like such a great New Hampshire town! Especially the Airbnb, very NH, you said it Jackson. The whole town kinda reminds me of Great Barrington in Western Mass, (which has a cute train station that should definitely get Amtrak service). I also agree that what the town did with the main street is really smart, and all small towns like this could definitely benefit from it. I will hopefully visit this town in the future to see the model train store (I LOVED model trains in elementary school) and eat at Daddy's Pizza 😂 P.S. the way you edited the strange noise the conductor made at 1:10 had me cracking up

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you so much!!

[@calebtaylor2614]

18:08 Whitney mentioned! Very appropriate for a train ride through the northeast (despite the band being from Chicago).

[@christiancrocker62]

This fact is hilarious to me because weirdly enough, before you made this video I have used this Amtrak station before in 2021 when I purchased my car from the town's Mazda dealer. It is a very odd place for a station to be especially since its located so far from the 'downtown' area.

[@soflaav8r]

I liked it when the train driver made the horn go toot toot.

[@CatsPajamas23]

❤ 😊 You'd love BookTrader in New Haven, CT & Claire's Cornercopia, both on Chapel street,( both also have baked goods and serve food, reasonable prices.) Claire's mug of bean soup (with complimentary mini loaf of bread and butter) is a must-try. Soups, sandos, in-house baked goods and day-old bags of bread and bagels at Book Trader, along with the books, make a detour to New Haven worth it. Also falafel at Mamoun's.

[@thembiketa]

Thanks for finally coming to my home state of New Hampshire. Live Free or Die!!

[@davidcho1579]

The Claremont in my area (Durham Region, Ontario) used to have very sporadic fixed route bus service, but now only has on demand service using sedans and minivans.

[@JOHN27398]

Yes NH IS COLD. wow i bet you were happy to get home. thanks for makeing this vid.

[@dutchvanderlinde154]

Part 2 🎉🎉. Great VIdeo as always.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thanks!

[@marklassoff8781]

RE: The "Walking in Memphis" musical reference. Marc Cohn, the artist who charted with Walking in Memphis plays in a theater next to the Fairfield Train Station nearly every year. The Fairfield station is just two stops from Brideport.

[@MilesinTransit]

Ooh, fun fact!

[@robk7266]

Next episode: Washington Union Station - least used Amtrak station in the District of Columbia

[@MilesinTransit]

Once VRE brings back the step-up program it'll be L'Enfant Plaza...

[@robk7266]

@@MilesinTransit does that count? I thought you can't book that with Amtrak

[@colindmcknight]

I love the train host program in Claremont. Have you run into similar programs in other communities with least-used stations Miles?

[@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226]

No, but NC has both a station host and a train host. The state takes great pride in their current service and the improvements they're making, for good reason! I think those are the only two programs but I could be mistaken.

[@nkflynn882]

I've seen host volunteers in southern WA state

[@MilesinTransit]

I've never seen it at any other least used stations yet, but along with the other examples people have given, I believe the Downeaster also has a bunch of volunteers who help out with staffing stations and trains.

[@BoratWanksta]

​​​@@nkflynn882I just looked up Washington state, and unfortunately couldn't find anything confirming this state has a station host program(a la North Carolina). Although I found it intriguing that Wishram, WA(least used Amtrak station in Washington state, it's on the Empire Builder Portland branch) has a weekday only bus route you can take both north either to Goldendale, WA, or also south to The Dalles, OR. It appears you walk a few blocks east of this train station, to board this bus route.

[@stevesteffen7001]

you guys are nuts, I love it.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thanks so much!

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

good thing the dynamic duo did not have to navigate to that air bnb in the dark! claremont reminds me of a town i stayed in virginia called clifton forge

[@MilesinTransit]

Would you believe it if I told you that Clifton Forge is the least used Amtrak station in Virginia and will, at some point, be the subject of its own video?

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

@MilesinTransit wow that would be excellent! it's in mountains it's pretty cool Douthat state park near there was where went hiked and explored during the day. we stayed in an air bnb on main St. that was the entire 2nd floor of some old building that was next to the Smith creek and some monuments and next to an old historic theater, there isn't very much there the one place I remember was Jack Mason tavern there's some restaurants and small town shops and a railroad museum of some sort. we drove there the roads around the mountains are really good, covington is the larger sort of city near there, there is alot of good nature in the area and it's close to Shenandoah and blue ridge parkway.

[@s.macintosh-jc9rf]

First time viewer but I’ll be back! Very well done.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you so much!!

[@warmike]

you really ought to binge watch the great race to new york in the meantime

[@theatomicmanman544]

Fun fact the Windsor Cornish bridge is the longest 2 span covered bridge in the world but the second longest covered bridge in NH

[@jg-7780]

Maybe for April 1st we could get the least used Amtrak station in Washington DC

[@nicholasthompson7690]

Awesome video. NH is a great state.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thanks!

[@shaunganley]

14:12 I feel like they shot part of the OG Jumanji on that road! lol I know Keene was used quite a bit for that movie.

[@Driverlessinthecity]

Love this channel!!

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@TravelsByTransit]

This was so good

[@hugoboyce9648]

Great video as always! Now I want to try the Vermonter...

[@MilesinTransit]

It's a beautiful ride!

[@hugoboyce9648]

​@@MilesinTransit Surpisingly Greyhound actually goes from Montreal to Saint Albans! From your video, I know that taking Trailways across the border is just fine. But I still have some doubts about Greyhound🙄

[@jimfrisk688]

@@hugoboyce9648 actually greyhound doesnt stop in st albans--Burlington yes. ive done it many times.

[@hugoboyce9648]

@@jimfrisk688 Thanks for the info!

[@jszopin]

Love the Let's Go Buffalo train horn

[@stevetalkstoomuch]

Fun fact. New Hampshire insists on having stops of the Vermonter and Downeaster services yet doesn't pay a penny towards the state subsidies. They won't sink a dime into any rail transit improvements. Meanwhile Brattleboro is building a new station with high level platforms....

[@jamess8504]

"New Hampshire is f*****g cold" --- Jackson

[@RADZADproductions]

One, this town looks absolutely beautiful. Also the NJT train thing pisses me off. I’m sick and tired of seeing “but their ridership is lower!!1!1!!1” but then see trains packed like that

[@jason2wheels546]

Interesting little bit that I believe is right by the station is the concord and Claremont rr. Or at least what’s left of it. I believe necr acquired it somewhat recently but it was an interesting little shortline.

[@ChrisHockman]

Holy smokes I have that same jacket Miles. It was a birthday present from my wife!

[@MilesinTransit]

I've had this jacket for years - it's great!

[@sqoomsh]

:) excited already!

[@tombowers3681]

the station people in Claremont are amazing! they do all that for the least used station in New Hampshire? I mean I guess there's not much to do there but still. Nice video I enjoyed it way more than I thought I should

[@WoodFamilyLive]

There's plenty to do in Claremont! We station hosts just love the train! And as for Claremont being the "least used Amtrak station in NH"--do you know how many other Amtrak stations there are in NH? 3 on the Downeaster, no others in on the Vemonter in NH. I guess you could say we have the 4th most used Amtrak station in NH! :) And thank you for that complment at the start of your post! We're glad you think we're amazing!

[@Josephcavagnaro]

8:49 I want to go there now.

[@davidsp5936]

I had previously suggested doing a gag episode at Washington Union Station, just to say that you were at the least-used station in DC. I didn't account for the extremely limited service at L'Enfant Plaza. I still think you should do it. And Pacific Center Station in Vancouver.

[@ficus3929]

Poor bid never fails to crack me up

[@BrianJColby15YT]

I would think the two most used stations in New Hampshire would be Durham and Dover; Durham especially with UNH students but Dover for Boston commuters and tourists. Exeter would be the second least used behind Claremont. ETA: Thanks to the clarification from alexweech451, Exeter is the most used station in NH.

[@alexweech451]

Exeter is actually the most used station in NH. It's the closest to Boston, it has free parking, and there's a major boarding school right there

[@botaohenryfeng9587]

I feel like night time running fitted folding bike is a good transit option there

[@lucaszuckerman8738]

You gotta come to Vancouver Canada for a video

[@MilesinTransit]

Someday!

[@DTD110865]

The bike shop within the old B&M station should be an attraction itself.

[@ZacharyDussault]

Damn Claremont having train hosts is incredibly based.

[@GolfAfter50]

As someone who is a transit user in an equally low density small town type area, I appreciate all the walking because I have to do a lot of it myself! Unrelated fun fact: I did a same round trip from Brooklyn on transit to Philly using the MTA/NJ Transit/Septa connections - big ups Trenton!

[@thetrainmon]

Trenton punches above its weight in terms of transit connectivity, especially when you throw in light rail and bus connections. For a capital, it's a shame 99% of Acela and about half of NER trains snub the station.

[@SamCyanide]

Nice

[@trainandmore]

I think.......... I think Rugby has been defeated in terms of best reused station. Especially if they get a station building. The fact that it has staff be volunteers or paid staff, this is better than big stations! If it somehow had food like a Dunkin donuts nearby, it'd be better. It really is just missing a way to get downtown, but at the same time that's the beauty of small towns, it's not a big city or anything. I do wish there was a actual hotel to stay in, because Airbnb isn't my thing. I like the first train with the never ending horn! That was fun! Do you remember the name of the video game store 8:49?

[@MilesinTransit]

I hope they end up buying the station building now that the bike shop has moved! The volunteers are really nice to have. Game store was called One Last Life, located at 1 Pleasant St Suite 101, Claremont, NH 03743

[@PenskePC17]

In New Hampshire the local pizza houses are usually greek style pizza, instead of Italian. Its a real hit or miss, in my opinion. 😂 oh! and Claremont had a seriously cool trolley system for such a small town. I believe it was used as much for freight as it was for people, it still had hill climbing, road running tacks they used for the paper mills up until the early 90s.

[@falconheavy809]

(double-u)hen it opens, you guys should check out the South-Shore Line Munster/Dyer expansion.

[@MilesinTransit]

I have to ask: is your "w" key broken?

[@Josephcavagnaro]

15:37 "You want a white bean one" Yukiho Kosaka

[@TheRoadTripChannel]

Did you get your gloves 🧤 at L.L.Bean? 😁👌 BTW, how close were you from Mount Washington? 👌

[@MilesinTransit]

Me? I'm not sure, it's been awhile! We were pretty far from Mount Washington, that's a lot further north.

[@Ayrton_Reyes]

The station looks soo cute u.u

[@joemckim1183]

I learned something today, 'New Hampshire is f^cking cold"

[@fredglazer2913]

You missed out on Windsor Station Restaurant and Barroom! It's fantastic (seriously!). Well, maybe next time...

[@MilesinTransit]

I recommend clicking the link in the video description

[@fredglazer2913]

@@MilesinTransit You put the Windsor review in the Windsor video? Clever! Anyway, glad you enjoyed it. I lived in the neighboring town of Hartland, VT for 15 years. The owner/chef of Windsor Station used to run a diner in Hartland before creating the Station. I still dream about his amazing blueberry pancakes! (The french toast was good, too.) Anyway, he and his wife bought and refurbished the abandoned Windsor Station building, then closed the diner when they opened the Station restaurant. I moved up the road to White River Junction, but still get down to the Station for special occasions (it's not cheap!).

[@alexisdespland4939]

how many station dose amtrack have in new hampshipre can't have many.

[@MilesinTransit]

Four!

[@scotthall3816]

Awesome 😅videos

[@salemite]

Someday y’all gotta do the PNW. I’ll buy you lunch in Portland! :D

[@williamhadley1580]

No 💩? NH has winter. Come up during the summer if you don't want to be cold. 21:19

[@MilesinTransit]

Whoa

[@KC3YCU]

Ah, c'mon, Miles! We all know that deep down you wanna be a Free Stater

[@MilesinTransit]

I like living in cities

[@shsav2012]

Two things that surprised me you didn’t do least use station in Vermont or New Hampshire until this month. Honestly would’ve expected that to be on the first one you did. Also, I didn’t even realize that the Vermont had a stop in New Hampshire and would’ve assumed that New Hampshire at least used station would’ve been something over on the Downeaster line

[@jimfrisk688]

its how the NECR track route goes (the line the Vermonter uses). Just happens to be that way. Its certainly not New Hampshire's doing since the state of NH pays zero for the train.

[@Token_Nerd]

1:35 Augmented 4th

[@JacksonBetz]

Same thing as a tritone! :)