New Yorker Rides the Boston "T" from Chelsea, MA to South Station : Silver Line 3

[@benlee6500]

Another way of visiting Boston suburban districts using train and bus routes remains interesting....however the fares are cheaper than other forms of transportation... AK the facilities at the stations are kept basic and functional. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@ActionKid]

You’re welcome, thank you so much for watching!

[@DiscoverHudsonValley]

Fun ride man! I have told you this before but I love destination rides like these and always appreciate how informative you make them along the way. Cheers!

[@TransitAndTeslas]

I wish they kept the electric wires. They should not have gotten rid of it, batteries will degrade over time.

[@HengMiao]

It's nice to see the upgraded unique Silver Line Bus again. 😎 Good to know they have newer buses that run more efficiently without needing to manually switch from gas to electric. That was quite a bumpy ride, but it's very economical for only $2.40! 😂 Thank you for sharing this informative and fun bus ride, AK! 🤗🚌

[@FaLO66traintravels]

I totally enjoyed this video ❤😊. Thanks, AK.

[@ActionKid]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@amandad6104]

Loving that Silver Line ride

[@TheTransitChannel]

Lovely information! Thank you so much for posting it!

[@ed4409]

Fun fact about the Chelsea side of the SL3 line: the current bus route used to be train tracks that connected from what's now East Boston's Bremen St. Park and Greenway from Maverick Square to get into Everett to continue into the Boston area and further north. I believe the rail was discontinued in the early 1950's.

[@amfm889]

You're absolutely correct about transferring from the bus to the Blue Line to go downtown: faster (skipping all that street running in the Seaport District), and a smoother ride! And free transfer, too.

[@City-Hiker]

The bus looks made by the same company as NYC MTA bus made by the Novas Bus and New Flyer.

[@ActionKid]

It might be!

[@DashTransit]

So I just need to say the bus you're riding is actually a hybrid bus, not battery electric. Technically, the buses that ran on the line before were more green because they operated as hybrids (the diesel engine would act as a generator for the electric propulsion system, much like the BAE HDS works in this bus) without the wires, but fully electric with them. At points, the engine would shut off to prevent excessive idling on these newer buses, but they never quite operates fully electric for too long like the older ones did.

[@DashTransit]

Model Name: New Flyer XDE60 Xcelsior Diesel-Electric (Hybrid) 60 foot

[@DashTransit]

12:40 Also, the Blue Line is faster if downtown is your end point. But if you (like most riders) are transferring to the RED line, Silver Line routes, or even trying to get to Boston South Station, you better stay your butt on the SL3 because those transfers can be a B***

[@DashTransit]

15:33 SOMETIMES the operator had to get out and fix the wires, but 90% of the time, as long as the operator stopped at the correct point, the wires would go right up and snap perfectly. I actually sat and did video here one day with the old operations and it was usually a piece of cake to get it all working. Rarely did it take any real effort or time to change modes.

[@yaush_]

Don’t they need to run as electric underground as to not pollute the tunnels?

[@DashTransit]

@@yaush_ they should, but as of right now they run regular buses on all the tunnel lines. There's a few electrics but not all of them are electric

[@EddieLeindecker-re1hg]

I live in Pittsburgh and we have three busways The oldest, the S. Bus Way was built in 1977 We are currently in the process of building a bus rapid transit system from downtown Pittsburgh to the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, called the university line

[@BusTVChan]

great job on this video!!

[@ArifurRahman11]

Wonderful

[@ActionKid]

Thank you so much!

[@aceyung]

Good job!

[@BusTVChan]

i rode the neoplan buses when i was there

[@louisetregomorgan4907]

Hey the Silver line bus I remembered the first video it was an eye catcher. This can be a little confusing with the names of some of the stops . But what a cute little trip this was with clean stations and busses very nice AK.

[@jarmolehti7267]

Thanks kid these are interesting video.😊

[@kevinwusanity2242]

nice ride

[@ActionKid]

It was!

[@Emirates_A380]

AK Thanks for the train ride🙌🙌

[@yaush_]

Can someone explain why the bus has to loop around before going into the tunnel. Why couldn’t it transfer directly from route 90 to the Silver Line tunnel

[@jarihult]

Informative video and quite cheap ride $2.40 ,nice bus ride despite that the ride was quite bumby 😎Thank you for sharing this relaxing video A K 🙂👍!!!

[@ActionKid]

Glad you enjoyed it! Wish the ride was less bumpy

[@lambo8961]

The track less trollies( the silver line ones are dual mode) have reached the end of their lifespan and are due to be replaced within the next few years. The ones on the 72 and 73 who ran fully electric, no diesel mode, already retired last year because of construction work requiring the wires to be cut, which the 72 and 73 currently run diesel electric bases but will be battery electric in the near future.

[@cyeung5173]

Hey.thankyou

[@schen5425]

Interesting 🦜looks almost like our busses here.

[@craigburke4453]

Thanks for doing that. That Silver line is next to me where I live. I usually drive but I dont like driving into Boston 😅 Does that Silver line go the same way to Boston to Chelsea? I know that's a stupid question

[@safuu202]

The SL3 goes from Chelsea all the way to South Station in about 20-25 minutes.

[@SamSitar]

when did they remove the silver line wires?

[@ActionKid]

I think they’re still there. The overhead catenary lines are present from Silver Line Way to South Station.

[@boazvahalla]

AkmK,Have you ever think about thinking of a taking a rip to Houston or Denver. They both have an extensive rransit system.

[@ActionKid]

Yes, I would be interested in going there

[@areenakju]

❤❤❤❤❤Thx.Ak

[@ActionKid]

[@streetnomadism]

how did this guy recognize you man ?

[@herbertkennethchew8976]

Charlie card?

[@Des_Zee]

Florida Man rides the BahStun T

[@timayasojoto8115]

The sits on this bus looks so hard.

[@ActionKid]

They are 😢

[@JoAnn-LXKY]

I thought that was a scary ride... No rails . Just a bus driver.... Eeee

[@ronaldmurberg7639]

Terrible video, you should have sat up front to show the route and the scenes.

[@zo62]

You moved to florida and still call yourself a New Yorker after making a video bashing the place

[@JohnCrichton]

There's a lot to bash about New York, same with Boston too. I'm from Boston and I got all sorts of bad things to say about this city. As much as I love it and I love being there and the restaurants and everything there's a lot of issues with our government. Same thing with New York. The city now caters to the elite and in my opinion it's trending in the worst direction. Our entire country is.

[@michaelchin3550]

LOL. There are pros and cons to all places. A place is only as good as one makes it.

[@kellycosnowski8728]

I think only a true New Yorker can really bash their own city!! They’re the ones who knows all ins and outs of that place.

[@ActionKid]

Yes, is there anything wrong with that?

[@michaelchin3550]

@@kellycosnowski8728 Great point. You can bash places/people and still love them.

[@joeperla489]

Thanks, but the bus is crowded enough. We don't need someone to do a KZbin video that doesn't live here to make our commute worse.

[@HengMiao]

Was there a sudden increase of ridership in Boston after this video was published? AK makes informative public transportation videos to help tourists and even locals. It's good know there are different transportation options, especially if people are foreign to the area.

[@michaelchin3550]

LOL. You are kidding, right?

[@ColdCreamssodas]

Hello

[@ActionKid]