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@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
There seems to be some confusion/short attention spans (a troubling trend in general) so let me clear this up: Megabus DID NOT go bankrupt. Coach USA did. Coach USA was responsible for many different things, from government contracts to charter buses to Megabus. Megabus’ low fares DID NOT cause the bankruptcy. And nowhere in this video is that ever suggested.
@Cinemasterxiros20 күн бұрын
Well it looks like everything is good for now 👍
@lukethompson555820 күн бұрын
Actually Megabus was the biggest thing dragging down CoachUSA, and was the primary division to be closed in the restructuring. Most of CoachUSA continues to operate, and is profitable
@Thom-TRA20 күн бұрын
@@lukethompson5558 unless you are a bookkeeper at Coach USA, I see absolutely zero evidence to support what you are saying.
@Thom-TRA20 күн бұрын
@@lukethompson5558 also all of Coach USA’s other US operations have been transferred to other companies. So no, they are not “operational and profitable.”
@praiserdusty19 күн бұрын
Are there more than one coach bus services. They come here every year. Granted they compliment mega bus for college commuters, it's still mega bus not coach
@thefareplayer225421 күн бұрын
Thom: “I would do that again”. Megabus: “No you won’t.”
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
The Megabus guy sighed. If only Thom knew how precious these last few memories would be…
@sammymarrco221 күн бұрын
RIP to *the guy*™
@nixcails21 күн бұрын
Sid his name was Sid. He was born in Perth, Perthshire. Along with the parent company. You would have liked Megatrain Megabuses wholesale rail services from London to Portsmouth/Bournemouth/Exeter/Sheffield/Nottingham and Derby. Plus they had Megabus Plus a train to East Midlands Parkway and onward coach connections to poorly served railway station less towns in the east
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un21 күн бұрын
@@nixcails He was named Chuck in the US!
@David-ts8zn20 күн бұрын
He is not gone we have megabus in the uk owned by stagecoach
@AverytheCubanAmerican21 күн бұрын
The Megabus mascot is so cursed....it should be turned into the mascot of a horror movie franchise. While Megabus's mascot in the UK is named Sid, he was named Chuck in the US! Because Sid for a quid, Chuck for a buck! I enjoyed my first and only true Megabus experience in December 2023 (I booked a Megabus trip to Atlantic City from NYC in 2012 but the bus was operated by Academy), it was a great experience! We took Megabus to Philly for a day trip and then took Amtrak NER back. We arrived an hour early for our 10:15 bus and the lady that was there at the stop was like "Oh we still have seats for the 9:15, if they don't show up, you can just get on" and while we initially took the offer, we noticed the windows looked very bad and it smelled quite bad too, so we got off. We also considered the fact we reserved upper deck front row seats in advance, and we didn't want those seats to go to waste. Glad we waited because it would've changed the experience if we didn't. The views were wonderful, the bus wasn't crowded at all, got a landing shot at EWR, and we even arrived earlier than expected! NO traffic! That said, I personally believe the federal government should step in when it comes to intercity buses. We are a huge country, we have united in our name, and yet it doesn't have the true connectivity that it deserves, and when services are cut and prices are increased, then many people are affected and lose needed access! Yes, there are politicians that care about trains, but having buses are just as important! Especially for the places the trains can't go, and it's especially great to have options that are cheap! Also, worth mentioning that Trailways took over their NYC-Pittsburgh route and have continued Megabus's former NYC-Toronto and NYC-Montreal routes. Besides Megabus, Coach USA once operated a number of NJ Transit routes, NJ Transit took direct control of the three Hudson County routes they operated, the 2, the 84, and 88, while Academy took over 17 other routes in Passaic and Bergen counties on behalf of NJ Transit.
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
What would the name of a national bus operator be? Honestly Coach USA could work!
@kibashisiyoto677121 күн бұрын
I think what California is doing with all the Thruway buses to connect to the Amtrak services is really interesting. There could be some better coordination, and they need to get rid of that law that says on certain routes Amtrak can't sell bus-only itineraries.
@David-ts8zn20 күн бұрын
@@Thom-TRAcan you please give me a tldr
@kjrehberg21 күн бұрын
RIP Megabus and the DC Circulator.
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
@@kjrehberg all my favorites
@David-ts8zn20 күн бұрын
Megabus isn't gone we megabus in the UK owned by Stagecoach
@donaldfoley758121 күн бұрын
If Megabus was losing money with their low fares, we have to expect higher fares from any company that replaces them.
@jonathanbott8721 күн бұрын
Additionally, their weird stop locations (like in NYC) were to cut the costs of using the terminal, so that adds cost too.
@RonD93721 күн бұрын
@@jonathanbott87Is waiting for a bus on a sidewalk in the rain, snow, or heat worth saving money?
@brayand802221 күн бұрын
They did this for affordability, hence why MegaBus lasted until this month
@DC32221 күн бұрын
peter pan taking over the megabus routes
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
Megabus didn’t go bankrupt, the parent company did. The low Megabus fares weren’t the reason for Coach USA to go belly-up.
@jetfan92521 күн бұрын
RIP to Double-Decker Intercity Buses. 😢
@drdewott915421 күн бұрын
Rip. But double decker Intercity buses live on elsewhere. In my home country of Denmark almost all Intercity bus services use double Deckers. Mainly Setra and Neoplan buses
@David-ts8zn20 күн бұрын
No
@wainber120 күн бұрын
@@drdewott9154 Double-decker intercity buses also live on in the British Isles, at least among routes that depart from or arrive in the metro area of the British capital London.
@TMBpk19 күн бұрын
Toronto has the largest double decker intercity and intracity busses in the entire Americas. Lol. Rip to you folks only 😂
@cyclicmusings266113 күн бұрын
I think they'll continue to live on, just not as Megabuses. The buses still have many years of service left in them. A small operator could buy them at auction and just repaint them.
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un21 күн бұрын
Entering out of the Lincoln Tunnel on the NJ side be like *"Woke up this mornin', got yourself a gun"* 😂. Sorry, had to make that Sopranos joke. That Lincoln Tunnel Helix is pretty cool from an engineering perspective! The Helix was built in 1937 and it is an oval-shaped 270-degree loop between the Palisades cliffs and the tunnel’s toll plaza on the NJ side of the Hudson River. The Helix was built in order to connect a highway at the top of the Palisades to the portals at the bottom, and to put things into perspective, are about 300 feet (90 m) high at Weehawken where the tunnel is! They originally thought about building a tunnel, but they realized it wasn't feasible and would disrupt the urban landscape above. They also had to make room for the toll plaza and merging lanes, hence why the Helix is absolutely an engineering feat. The Lincoln Tunnel was first called the Midtown Hudson Tunnel, but to avoid confusion with the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, they renamed it to the Lincoln Tunnel because the Port Authority believed that the tunnel was "parallel to the importance of the George Washington Bridge". The Lincoln Tunnel was designed by Ole Singstad, who also designed the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and Queens-Midtown Tunnel. He advanced the use of the immersed tube method of underwater vehicular tunnel building, a system of constructing the tunnels with prefabricated sections. The Lincoln Tunnel has a rush hour bus lane, and averages over 1,850 daily buses, which translates to over 463,000 buses and over 18.5 million passengers a year. The George Washington Bridge and Holland Tunnel crossings of the Hudson are just as interesting! The George Washington Bridge carried a traffic volume of over 104 million vehicles in 2019 and is the world's only suspension bridge with 14 vehicular lanes! It was named such because it sits near the sites of Fort Washington (in New York) and Fort Lee (in New Jersey), which were fortified positions used by General George Washington and his American forces as they attempted to deter the occupation of NYC in 1776 during the American Revolution. Unsuccessful, Washington evacuated Manhattan by ferrying his army between the two forts. It was the longest main bridge span in the world from its 1931 opening until the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937. The GWB's GWB Bus Station was designed by Pier Luigi Nervi from the Italian province of Sondrio. He also designed the Norfolk Scope arena in Norfolk, VA, the PalaLottomatica and Palazzetto dello Sport arenas in Rome (which hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics basketball tournament), UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (as part of a collab with Bernard Zehrfuss from France and Marcel Breuer from Hungary), Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco (collab with Pietro Belluschi), and the Paul VI Audience Hall which is part of the Vatican complex. The Holland Tunnel on the other hand goes between Jersey City and Lower Manhattan. You might be thinking "Oh they named it the Holland Tunnel to honor the region's Dutch roots", right? WRONG! It was named after Clifford Milburn Holland, a civil engineer who oversaw the construction of a number of subway and automobile tunnels in NYC, including the Holland Tunnel. Construction began in 1922, and Holland designed four ventilation shafts that would bring 3,500,000 cubic feet of fresh air into the tunnel every minute. Unfortunately, all the stress from it led to him dying from a heart attack in 1924, so he didn't get to see it completed in 1927. After he died, Milton Harvey Freeman and lastly Ole Singstad oversaw the tunnel's completion. Ole designed its ventilation system, making it the world's first mechanically ventilated tunnel!
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
I’ve missed you Kim. Never stop sharing all the facts.
@kathyw481121 күн бұрын
Side note regarding NYC infrastructure: Have you read Robert Caro's biography of Robert Moses, "The Power Broker?" First published half a century ago, it packs quite a punch regarding NYC history and politics and how even an idealist can be thoroughly corrupted by power. Ole Singstad, the brilliant tunnel and ventilation system designer, was one of Moses' many victims.
@TheDylanJoyce20 күн бұрын
1:34 That blue bus with the white patch on the front is an Ex-Disney Magical Express bus once owned by Mears Transportation later sold to Academy Bus. I use to drive for both companies!
@Thom-TRA20 күн бұрын
Nice! They sometimes use it for metro replacement buses here in DC when there’s construction!
@AverytheCubanAmerican21 күн бұрын
Not a fan of Peter Pan CEO Peter A. Picknelly as he's lobbied against HSR in Massachusetts between Boston and Springfield (East-West Rail). Besides Megabus, at one point in time, Coach USA also operated the Gray Line sightseeing buses in NYC, ONE buses (ONE = Orange Newark Elizabeth; taken over by NJT in 2023) and a brand called "Red & Tan in Hudson County" with once having routes between Hoboken and Eltingville and Arden Heights on Staten Island, the PABT and Bayonne (now NJT route 119), Journal Square and Bayonne (now NJT route 10), etc! And yup, should've taken the 7! That 34th St-Hudson Yards station is pretty cool! It has majestic mosaics above you as you descend into the station, and there's also inclined elevators! The station and that whole Hudson Yards redevelopment was originally a part of NYC's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics! Originally, part of the plan was for the redevelopment to be anchored by a new stadium that would've hosted the ceremonies and athletics events for the games and become a home for the NY Jets. It was envisioned as an all-weather facility with a retractable roof, allowing it to be used as either a 200,000-square-foot indoor convention hall, or an 85,000-seat (75,000 post-Olympics) indoor-outdoor sporting event stadium, built on a platform over the LIRR's West Side Yard. It was supposed to host Super Bowl XLIV but after the NY government declined to approve 400 million in funding for the stadium, it was later moved to Miami. And scrambling, the NYC bid proposed what would become Citi Field as a new baseball stadium for the Mets that could be converted for Olympic events during the games (similar to the former Turner Field in Atlanta). Making this drastic change within a week, with only one month remaining before the final vote damaged the city's chances. After NYC lost to London in 2005, Shea Stadium was demolished in 2009, and Citi Field simply became a baseball stadium. While NYC wasn't awarded the 2012 Summer Olympics, the failed bid still reshaped the area! Like the Barclays Center, Citi Field, the MetLife Stadium being built in NJ (which would later host Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014) as a 50/50 partnership between the Giants and Jets after the Jets's stadium plan in Manhattan failed, Flushing Meadows still building an aquatics center in 2008 (which would've been the water polo venue during the games), and of course the Hudson Yards redevelopment with the High Line, Javits Center renovations, the construction of multiple buildings and mixed-used developments and 34th Street-Hudson Yards station! Not to mention a stadium for NYC FC being built next door to Citi Field with affordable housing as part of redeveloping Willets Point. Flushing Meadows would've been the Olympic Park of the games, besides athletics events at the stadium, archery would've taken place against the backdrop of the Unisphere, the Fountain of the Planets would've become part of a canoe slalom venue, Meadow Lake and Willow Lake would've been reclaimed to form a rowing and canoe sprints venue and restore wildlife and wetlands, and tennis at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
@MrStark-up6fi20 күн бұрын
Bro’s lobbying against HSR yet most of Massachusetts owns a car, making riding the intercity bus useless. The East-West Rail would have definitely attracted hundreds of thousands of passengers within months
@AEMoreira8120 күн бұрын
Massachusetts only has two media markets (Boston and Springfield--Pittsfield is part of the Albany, NY market).
@juliaz1234521 күн бұрын
I loved Megabus. I used to take it from Philly to NYC and could always find cheap trips. The buses were always clean and there was usually wifi and electric plugs. Many of the other more expensive companies, like Greyhound, can't even guarantee that on all their buses. Megabus will be missed.
@robertlunderwood21 күн бұрын
Couldn't you just do SEPTA to NJT?
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
That’s not that cheap. NJT alone was like 16 before the fare hike.
@BeniRoseMusic20 күн бұрын
@@robertlunderwood SEPTA to NJT is about 35 bucks or so, and takes an extra hour, assuming everything connects properly.
@Rahshu21 күн бұрын
Bummer. Affordable transportation is getting harder to find (as is affordable anything). It's kind of wild how many buses ply the Northeast Corridor given the amount of train service. Seems like a lot of redundancy that would be rectified if trains weren't so pricey.
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
And unpredictable. I find it shameful that there’s no clockface timetable on the NEC.
@DuckOfRubber18 күн бұрын
Even in Europe and Asia the trains are very expensive, often costing more than flying.
@YaoboyProd2K1515 күн бұрын
Missed the time when Megabus used Van Hool double deck coaches in the Northeastern US.
@c182SkylaneRG11 күн бұрын
Okay, so this answers _some_ questions. I took Megabus to West Virginia to visit relatives a few times, back in 2012. I tried booking with them to go to my great uncle's funeral a couple months ago, only to see that Morgantown no longer shows up on their map at _all,_ and Boston, while technically an option, had no fares to select from, as though they weren't leaving from there, anymore, either.
@hairypotter25921 күн бұрын
Noooo Megabus was awesome I use it for trips between Philly and NYC what a shame
@AMPProf21 күн бұрын
Just add Fairy dust. You can fly you can fly
@Grimmes1221 күн бұрын
I took that trip as well for like $4 round trip
@whereisthedollar11 күн бұрын
I wonder what will become of MegaBus rollling stock. The buses were pretty neat.
@Thom-TRA11 күн бұрын
I believe some are being used for the “Tea around town” tourist buses
@KevinWindsor19719 күн бұрын
Coach USA was leasing a lot of their coaches. It's the same way budget airlines don't buy their planes. It wouldn't surprise me if Peter Pan took on some of those same buses.
@daewooparts8 күн бұрын
My friend been scraping old worn out buses down in Dallas, mostly Greyhound, but he did a few damaged & worn out megabus buses too ,a Greyhound gets about $1200 in scrap copper along & a megabus gets about $1500 in scrap copper, plus all the scrap steel & thousands for the diesel engines & transmissions & tons of usable parts
@timpekarek915916 күн бұрын
I rode Megabus a few times and I remember waiting on a corner, in a freezing wind for a bus that was three hours late. Most of the folks waiting had just given up and left.
@Bryan_in_USA18 күн бұрын
Daughter used MegaBus to visit friends in Chicago and Pittsburgh from Cleveland during college. Great prices- weird hours and bus stop locales, yup.
@CreightonRabs21 күн бұрын
Megabus is completely gone in Texas, not that the Texas services were great. The last time I took Megabus was from Dallas (actually, Grand Prairie) to Houston's Hillcroft Park and Ride lot which is well west of Downtown Houston. The bus was about an hour late because the drivers swapped out at Conroe (north of Houston) and that seemed to take forever. It also didn't help that the driver clearly didn't grasp the concept that 610 Loop West in Houston is a parking lot on a good day or was apparently allergic to taking the much faster toll roads which would've gotten us to our destination on time. Not only that, the bus used on this trip, an older MCI single deck, was, to be blunt, garbage - felt old, seemed to run slow. Megabus seemed to lose a lot of their remaining market share in Texas not only to Greyhound/Flixbus, but to upscale carriers like Red Coach (which has become my go-to for travel between Dallas and Houston as of late) and Vonlane. (Side note: If you live in Florida or Texas, Red Coach is very underrated and they tend to be more reliable than Greyhound).
@zaphod250521 күн бұрын
I took a Megabus once from Houston to Baton Rouge and it was the most cramped and uncomfortable ride I have ever taken so when I had to get back to Austin I happily paid the extra for a Greyhound ticket. The only good thing about the trip was I sat on the upper level so when we were crossing the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge I could get a really good view of the swamps below and saw at least a dozen alligators out sunning themselves something I've never really been able to get a good view of from a car or even semitruck. If I had to take a bus again I don't think I would even consider them unless maybe I was planning a trip in advance and could book one of the bigger and cushioned seats, how ever I don't think they even run in Texas anymore.
@mmrw21 күн бұрын
Port Authority is obviously more convenient, but as a New Yorker I am gonna miss seeing the Megabus buses on 34th street. End of an era really.
@jamesf79119 күн бұрын
About 15 years ago, I took a Megabus on a Friday evening from Minneapolis because I had to work the next day in Chicago, IL. When we got into Eau Claire, Wisconsin the bus driver pulled over and had a heart attack. Thankfully for the driver, she survived. But, we were stranded. See they didn't have anyone to come rescue us until Monday. Such a nightmare, and swore would never take them again.
@Thom-TRA19 күн бұрын
That’s terrifying
@IVR0210 күн бұрын
I'd always wanted to take a Megabus trip if for no other reason than to sit in the front upper seats, so its pretty disappointing to know that I won't be able to do that now, at least not here in the US.
@wclifton968gameplaystutorials21 күн бұрын
Thankfully we still have "Megabus" in the UK. Basically, Megabus was created by the Stagecoach Group in the UK who then opened up shop in the US a few years later when they purchased Coach USA, but they have since sold the Coach USA and it seems the company they sold it to stopped dumping money (in the US) which has caused it's bankruptcy. As for in the UK, Stagecoach has divested it's coach business to the Singaporean company ComfortDelGro as part of their cancelled merger of National Express which included the sale of "Scottish Citylink". National Express ended up being sold to a Spanish Company instead of merging with the Stagecoach Group. AND Yes, National Express operates coaches in the UK, hence the Stagecoach divestment of Megabus.
@NativeNYker7321 күн бұрын
It really is too bad that Coach USA went bankrupt. My sister was previously a bus operator and eventually became a supervisor/dispatcher for the company right up until the very end. Unfortunately, she lost all her benefits, including retirement savings and healthcare when the company folded. She and her co-workers weren't offered the option to transition over to Peter Pan. They were all told that they'd have to apply as complete new hires at Peter Pan which largely operates out of NYC. Still, she seemed happy with her old job and many of the folks with whom she worked at Coach USA. I've just shared the link to this video with her. As always, thanks so much for sharing...
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
Ugh that sucks! I hope she finds something soon
@Railfan5620 күн бұрын
Did she work out of the Paramus garage? I don't understand how she lost her retirement savings unless she wasn't fully vested when receiving the company match. But her own deductions would be available. She should apply to NJ Transit and receive decent pay, benefits and a real pension.
@AEMoreira8120 күн бұрын
@@Railfan56 -- Who got the Passaic routes? The Bergen routes went back to Academy.
@Railfan5619 күн бұрын
@@AEMoreira81 I read that Academy has already taken over both the Passaic and Bergen routes. NJ Transit took 3 routes in Hudson County.
@DouglasEllis-y3q12 күн бұрын
I was commenting from when you did the piece on the green ext in Boston recently. It would have been a way back to to DC. The Vermont runs up thru Connecticut to Vermont thru Springfield. The only east west trip thru Massachusetts is the Boston section of the Lake shore limited
@SubaruAmbassadorRobert11 күн бұрын
Wow, saddened to hear Coach USA took MegaBus down when they went under. I am hoping someone snaps MegaBus up and returns their service. Going to be interesting to see how their (Coach's) assets get carved up.
@Thom-TRA11 күн бұрын
Yeah I was hoping the same
@SubaruAmbassadorRobert2 күн бұрын
@@Thom-TRA woo hoo, I just got a promotional email from MegaBus today, offering to allow me to book tickets for fall trips.
@VaudeVilleClown21 күн бұрын
I really miss Megabus out of Chicago. Though things started going downhill when they got moved away from Union Station.
@byronbenguche20 күн бұрын
Yep i used to take Megabus to NYC from Chicago
@mityace21 күн бұрын
Even Peter Pan's prices are cheap compared to what I used to pay. Back in 1983-85, I would travel from Baltimore to my home in Bloomsburg, PA. The bus fare was between 23 and 27 dollars. (i.e. 100-150 dollars today) and that route is only 155 miles.
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
Well glad to know at least some things are cheaper!
@chillaxinn19 күн бұрын
I will miss Megabus. I used it a lot over the years and yes many times I got the $1 fares. I liked their DC-NYC schedule because I could leave DC at midnight and get to NYC in the morning or vice versa.
@Thom-TRA19 күн бұрын
That’s gotta feel good to get the $1 fare
@subramaniamsivaramakrishna741615 күн бұрын
I have traveled on Megabus from Philadelphia to DC, NYc, Boston, and Rochester. Sad to know that their services are dis continued. Next time will try Peter Pan.
@joestrike853715 күн бұрын
I'm lucky I can afford an Amtrak fare, because riding Megabus became such an unpleasant experience I'm not going to miss it at all. (Worst part of it was sitting atop a sloshing tank of sceptic water in the bus's bathroom.) Occasionally I can snag a $30 NY-DC Amtrak ticket, but the overall experience is so much better than Megabus it's worth the extra $: plenty of room to stretch my legs out, or get up & walk to the dining car and purchase anything from a hot meal to a candy bar, so I'm not stuck in a cramped seat for 4+ hours. (It's only 3 1/2 hours between NY & DC on Amtrak.)
@edflaherty188715 күн бұрын
It sounds like Mega Bus may have set their rates to low to survive. To note here is that their rates seem lower than Amtak . Amtrak uses a sliding scale rate - lower prices when booked early and higher rates with late booking. Also, as with air travel, airlines, they do not reduce rates at the last minute to fill seats. My guess is that Mega Bus/ Peter Pan is trying to get their prices below Amtrak . One downside of the bus , unlike Amtrak is one could get delayed if there is a problem on the interstates like an accident or traffic jam . I need to check out their rates !
@Thom-TRA15 күн бұрын
Megabus didn’t go bankrupt. Their low rates had nothing to do with the bankruptcy of Coach USA…
@ronparrish666613 күн бұрын
Mega bus still running between Toronto and Montreal since Greyhound pulled out of Canada
@ck442616 күн бұрын
Megabus was really awesome, especially being able to ride up front and above in your own little compartment. I’m sorry it’s gone, but I’m glad you got to experience it.
@Thom-TRA16 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@tomslastname556017 күн бұрын
According to all the news on this that I can find, Megabus' operations in Canada will not be affected by the bankruptcy and they will continue to run their fleet of double-decker busses. You had me worried there for a second, because Megabus is my only way to get from Montreal to Ontario whenever I can't afford Via Rail's wild prices.
@Thom-TRA17 күн бұрын
Hopefully they’ll be there for a while yet! Have you been on the new VIA train sets yet?
@tomslastname556017 күн бұрын
Not yet, but I probably will at some point soon because I travel between Quebec and Ontario at least a couple times a year. I'm kinda waiting to hear when they'll have baggage cars on the Quebec-Windsor corridor again because I used to take my bike on that train to go on bike/camping trips in Ontario, but all the information I can get from Via has been vague and the email I sent them a month ago asking this has gone unanswered.
@crazoatmeal185418 күн бұрын
When was the last time the "more than the 100 locations nationwide" was true, let alone the "and growing"?
@Thom-TRA18 күн бұрын
Idk
@stevenroshni122819 күн бұрын
9:58 I always figured the Baltimore stop being White Marsh Mall was to avoid any traffic delays that going into Baltimore. All the NYC busses that stop there began in Washington DC. During the daytime, NYC to Washington or Washington via White Marsh didn't stop in Philly.
@Thom-TRA18 күн бұрын
Yeah it’s probably just close to the highway
@Robertyoung-gp9og11 күн бұрын
The thing is, I don't think there was any transit connection there. You couldn't get into Baltimore from that mall parking lot.
@fxsnyc21 күн бұрын
RIP Sid. The logo guy actually has a name and it is Sid.
@AverytheCubanAmerican21 күн бұрын
The US version is named Chuck! Because Sid for a quid, Chuck for a buck!
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
And I didn’t know either!
@Skeet28421 күн бұрын
Being in the part of the country where Megabus still "exists" I have to head down to Florida Mall and see what is going on. Also a ton of the fleet was shipped down to Daytona Beach for eventual transport to ABC Companies for decommissioning and sale from what I understand.
@AEMoreira8120 күн бұрын
That must mean that the double deckers were leased and not owned.
@TheGAMWolferz21 күн бұрын
🫡 bon voyage Megabus and The Megabus Guy (aka Sid, aka Chuck). Maybe one day, we’ll meet you down the road again. 😞
@Hueyfreeman2415 күн бұрын
just to help with understanding about the stop in white marsh. its basically a park and ride...you could park in the white marsh parking lot for free I believe so you can still work in philly or New York and drive back home when you get to baltimore
@Thom-TRA15 күн бұрын
But what doesn’t make sense to me is why Baltimore would be a P&R stop sky the rest are downtown.
@Hueyfreeman2415 күн бұрын
@@Thom-TRA oh...I'm talking about riding to to Philly which is about an hour and a half away ..or even park and ride to New York for the day parking is limited at that Greyhound station...so the appeal I think is that the stop is out of the way of the city for drivers who don't want to drive to Philly or New York...or even Washington DC on a occasion...by the way like your channel...I'm a bus driver with Peter Pan and I can tell you this whole switch to Peter Pan has been a trip lol
@brandonagentforchange173417 күн бұрын
Former Megabus Driver here... this made me sad 😞
@Thom-TRA17 күн бұрын
So sorry!
@user-uo7fw5bo1o21 күн бұрын
I rode Peter Pan to Boston from New York City back in '97 (Amtrak the other way). They were affordable and the service was very good!
@DouglasEllis-y3q12 күн бұрын
I used Peter Pan bus when in college in Boston going home to Springfield area. Ironically for you, the owner PPB is anti train. As an aside, you could have done a piece on the PPB to Springfield and on the Springfield to new Haven line in Connecticut.😊
@user-uo7fw5bo1o12 күн бұрын
@@DouglasEllis-y3q I'm not the OP so why should I do a piece on Peter Pan Bus runs from Boston to Springfield and Springfield to New Haven especially since I never rode those?
@DouglasEllis-y3q12 күн бұрын
Sorry about that
@user-uo7fw5bo1o11 күн бұрын
@@DouglasEllis-y3q Thanks
@EmperorNefarious112 күн бұрын
While the bus is still the cheapest way between NYC and Philly, Taking SEPTA and NJT via Trenton is cheaper than Amtrak. Will miss Mega bus though, even if their bus stop was in a weird place.
@Booger41421 күн бұрын
I never got the chance to ride Megabus, I rode Bolt a couple of times, and it wasn't as bad as it could have been. I don't take busses often but am not opposed to bus travel. As for CoachUSA, I recently had an interesting exchange with their customer service (much of which was AI) that makes me see why they went bankrupt. Any idea what happened to the buses from MegaBus? They were some of the only double-deckers in service in the USA. It would be a shame to see them get scrapped.
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
Ugh i hate when the customer service is bad. Greyhound once kept calling me “ma’am.” And no, I’m not sure what will happen to those buses. It would be a shame to see them go. They’d look pretty good in Peter Pan colors.
@Joesolo1321 күн бұрын
I'd be surprised if they didn't mostly end up sold to other operators, tour companies will probably snap some up at a minimum
@johnhaynes71021 күн бұрын
Like the picture display behind you in your apartment.
@Beansworth155119 күн бұрын
I missed the skits glad they are back
@Thom-TRA19 күн бұрын
Did them just for you
@Beansworth155119 күн бұрын
@@Thom-TRA best train channel on KZbin
@Beansworth155119 күн бұрын
@@Thom-TRA also RIP mega bus
@Beansworth155119 күн бұрын
But also now I won’t have to look at the nightmare fuel that is the Megabus logo
@jg-778021 күн бұрын
I believe the reason they use that parking lot for Baltimore is because it's right off the highway, and creates a minimal detour for travellers going between NY and DC, since that's their main market, and anyone needing to get to downtown Baltimore can use one of several other bus companies. Also, that parking lot is an MTA park & ride lot, so probably pretty easy to get permission to use it compared to other lots. Living in Suburban Baltimore, I actually used that stop a few times, and can confirm it did get reasonable ridership. It wasn't for New Yorkers visiting Baltimore, it's for suburban Baltimoreans visiting New York
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
Thanks for your perspective!
@amiausUSA16 күн бұрын
From Portland, Maine, to Boston, Massachusetts, whatever was operated by MegaBus, is operated by Concord Coach Lines. A one way trip is about $30.00, only slightly cheaper than booking directly. Peter Pan does not operate in Maine. We otherwise have Greyhound from the East Bayside district of Portland, as well as Flixbus, which offers a $28 one way trip, operating out of Portland's Greyhound depot, terminating at Boston South Station.
@Thom-TRA16 күн бұрын
Thanks for explaining the situation in your neck of the woods!
@stonebear20 күн бұрын
So it seems that White Marsh Mall is a major park and ride for way-the-heck-out Baltimore commuters. Bus station, tick. Parking for Americans who can't do without their cars, tick. And hey, if you're arriving at oh-my-Robin-Williams-it's-early, you should be able to transfer to a commuter bus into Baltimore-proper.. the 56 runs from 4:35am to 1somethingam both ways, and the 120 runs commuter hours and directions... And also that Peter Pan now *also* serves the main Downtown Baltimore bus station (2100 Haines, next door to Greyhound, right on the water). MUCH better for those of us who actually wanna go *downtown*.
@Thom-TRA20 күн бұрын
Peter Pan actually temporarily switched to exclusively serving White Marsh, I don’t know when they’re planning to go back to serving both.
@num1hendrickfan18 күн бұрын
Unlike Baltimore Penn Station which is relatively safe and well policed, the bus station in Baltimore is a crime ridden location much like NYC's Port Authority terminal. It's unsurprising no one wants to catch the bus in downtown Baltimore, preferring the White Marsh location at the Mall.
@Thom-TRA18 күн бұрын
@@num1hendrickfan I don’t find the PABT even half as bad as people say
@Frankieefootballmundial19 күн бұрын
You might as well take an early bird bus I think is more relaxing than a late night or overnight bus
@Thom-TRA18 күн бұрын
But I didn’t arrive in New York early in the morning…?
@loconegrito19 күн бұрын
I just hope Peter Pan uses the double Decker buses
@TCORV19 күн бұрын
That ain't happening
@dctraining40721 күн бұрын
Sad because I used megabus for the same reasons as you; when last minute train tickets were too expensive. I guess the reason Peter Pan can't offer the same prices is that those prices led to the bankruptcy :(. As a transit fan I would like to see state support for intercity bus service. Might sound crazy, but Virginia already serves Union Station to points south and west with the subsidized VA Breeze service - it's a policy choice that providing transportation to those communities should be reliable, not dependent on private companies. I'm sure the NE corridor states could come up with something
@robertlunderwood21 күн бұрын
They don't need to. There are still a bunch of Chinatown buses.
@GabrielsReviews11 күн бұрын
10:15 I think I know why - money . I think fees are lower than using a main bus station .
@robertofraser1017 күн бұрын
Initially i was thinking here in uk then i heard your American accent it supprised me megabus in.usa its bit mental here aberdeen too glasgow Edinburgh we have megabus still as far as i know scottish citylink flixbus and just about too add too it another operator commimg soon electric coaches thats 4 operating which is memtal citylink does 31 coaches a day between aberdeen and glasgow yea coach travel can be cheap here £5 city too city enjoyed your content thank you ps just subbed keep up good work
@langr75218 күн бұрын
8:26 I can imagine how freaky it is to be in the double-decker in the Lincoln, were you ducking?
@Thom-TRA18 күн бұрын
No, not really. I’ve been in the tunnel enough times it doesn’t faze me!
@AndrewTubbiolo21 күн бұрын
Van-Gelder/Coach USA used to be my go-to transport from Chicago airports to Indiana. They closed down those lines shortly before covid. Then I learned how to use the CTA and South Shore Line and came out ahead. I prefer trains to a bus.
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
Me too
@JJRol.18 күн бұрын
I hope this doesn't lead to the discontinuation of the Virginia Breeze, which is operated by Megabus. It's a surprisingly good service, at least from looking at the schedules and reviews. I'm not sure how it's funded, but I hope it ends up like the MTA (of Maryland) Commuter buses.
@Thom-TRA18 күн бұрын
It’s funded by the state so they’ll find another company to do it. They’re actually expanding and adding an east-west route next year.
@luKASIM23_24 күн бұрын
5:35 is that per chance a Fujimori reference. Also Peruvian food is delicious.
@Thom-TRA4 күн бұрын
Yes and you’re the first one to pick up on it
@history_leisure21 күн бұрын
I say a nap is any rest from 30mins-2hrs, less than is a power nap, over 4hrs is true rest, and 2hrs-4hrs is a grey area. If you are flying and don't feel like Jetlagged, I guess 3hrs is considered true rest but IDK
@johnchastain565720 күн бұрын
Back in the day (2009 etc.) I had to drop my son at the Megabus "terminal" for the 1:30 a.m. bus to Pittsburgh. (The "terminal"was an otherwise vacant, semi-paved lot on K Street behind Union Station.) Since my office was right next to Union Station, I wore my office togs and spent the rest of the night nodding off at my desk, rather than driving home in the wee hours and then inching back downtown in the morning rush, a few hours later. Saved time and reduced my carbon footprint, too!
@Thom-TRA20 күн бұрын
Hahaha what a great story!
@chriscubingclips21 күн бұрын
-- If I had a nickel for every time Thom uploads about busses shutting down, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. -- As someone who grew up near White Marsh Mall, I've never considered it the middle of nowhere, but you're right it's not close to Downtown Baltimore. The 'Baltimore Downtown Bus Station' is also in a pretty inconvenient location. It's sandwiched between a Waste-to-Energy trash burning plant, the Casino and a lot of industrial stuff. So maybe White Marsh Mall and IKEA don't sound so bad. lol There are 3 MTA bus routes at the mall stop at least.
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
It’s a whole new niche of video haha
@kmkasiner17 күн бұрын
RIP Megabus. I took it between DC and Raleigh, NC to visit family. It was much cheaper than the train and more comfortable/less sketchy than Greyhound. I hope there will still be cheap tickets on Peter Pan.
@Thom-TRA17 күн бұрын
Yep that’s my experience too
@Paco_Gaepedores17 күн бұрын
Goodbye cute Megabus :3 🥺❤
@joecesa101321 күн бұрын
Interesting video, thank you. I took Megabus a few times between Philly & NYC. Never had a bad experience, was always on time within a few minutes. What annoys me now that it's bankrupt, is why didn't it just raise fares 20-50%? That would be $5-10 additional on most routes most of the time between NYC, PHILA, DC--not a killer if there are few or no options. I don't know for sure, but it sounds like a hedge fund move to just run something into the ground and screw employees, and suppliers. Of course, the hedge fund would get a tax write-off in the millions. We expect employees everywhere to be paid a decent wage--well, that means that we need to pay a little more. Unless you expect someone to work for less.
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
So it’s the mother company, Coach USA, that went bankrupt. It didn’t have much to do with Megabus’ low fares, Coach USA had a ton of government contracts and other businesses.
@daewooparts8 күн бұрын
Went from Megabus to Megabust !
@xheralt21 күн бұрын
Damn, that's too bad. But not entirely surprising. I used them a couple times when they first started up, but no opportunities since.
@brentrn19 күн бұрын
Not sure how a $10 NYC-DC bus ride would ever make money. $35 to $45 for a 4 hour bus ride seems pretty reasonable to me.
@Thom-TRA19 күн бұрын
Not every ticket was $10. And they were in business for a really long time, popular until the end, so yes, they did make money. $40 dollars for a bus ride seems very unreasonable to me when you realize it’s the corridor with the fiercest competition, and the train, which is faster and more comfortable, is often cheaper.
@odemata8719 күн бұрын
RIP Bolt Bus 😢
@RITAMCKERNAN319 күн бұрын
Bolt bus different
@christophercotton904818 күн бұрын
@@RITAMCKERNAN3Greyhound operates that.
@RITAMCKERNAN318 күн бұрын
@@christophercotton9048 correct
@christophercotton904817 күн бұрын
@@RITAMCKERNAN3 maybe Greyhound should take over the Megabus brand.
@davidbartlett734417 күн бұрын
my first time viewing your video. GREAT explanations during your trip. I have done it and would again, DO you use service out of Worcester or Boston, I always bring a little snack with me Great job looking to see more!
@jasminehyman267118 күн бұрын
Rip “the weird creepy guy”
@justSTUMBLEDupon18 күн бұрын
Question: What happens to all the double decker buses that megabus used?
@Thom-TRA18 күн бұрын
I’m not sure. Someone will either buy them or scrap them.
@michaelflaherty320221 күн бұрын
I thought they were already gone. They used to go from Minneapolis to Chicago but that stopped at some point so I didn’t see them. And yeah the stop was a random street corner downtown.
@blaksham21 күн бұрын
I normally don't comment, but I'm going to miss those double-decker buses! I dont know of any other company that utlizes them in the USA.
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
I have seen similar buses running around in the Bay Area!
@CreightonRabs21 күн бұрын
A couple of transit agencies out west use double-decker buses: AC Transit (Oakland), RTC Las Vegas and Community Transit north of Seattle. Other than a few "mom-and-pop" operators using second-hand ex-Megabus coaches, they're pretty rare in the US.
@blaksham20 күн бұрын
The points made are right - they're on the west coast though (difficult for an east coaster like myself to access regularly and economically)
@AEMoreira8120 күн бұрын
The other major one is DATTCO.
@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra716417 күн бұрын
I was wondering what happened to them, now a company in Brooklyn on flushing Avenue have 2,3 of the ex mega buses, I think they use them in Manhattan for tea drinkers, their wrapped in pink paint. It looks cool to me and I'm glad they're kept in Brooklyn not to far from where I live
@Thom-TRA17 күн бұрын
Yeah I’ve seen the tea buses! We have them in DC now too
@Railfan5617 күн бұрын
Those double decker's are a hazard with all the elevated subways in the area. Low clearance is not a friend of those double-deckers.
@Cupertinorail21 күн бұрын
mega bus has left the Bay Area and Los Angeles areas
@PrimeTimeTravelers19 күн бұрын
Loving the skits! Great video
@elliekim666617 күн бұрын
I am going to miss Mega bus. I took a last minute trip to Philly because I had tickets to see a show and I paid like $10-$15 round trip. I took the bust DC as well and was cheap. Sad to see it go. At $40 per trip on Peter Pan I think I rather go with Amtrak.
@Thom-TRA17 күн бұрын
My last trip on Megabus was also a last-minute trip to Philly
@QuadroNVS17 күн бұрын
I am going to miss those Vanhool coaches
@jacoanimationstudio-di7hi21 күн бұрын
awww my sister used to take this to go to college I’ll miss them :(
@sammieIII21 күн бұрын
I had to change my megabus ticket for September 6 to nyc ughhh no more front window seat this is stressful
@trainglen2220 күн бұрын
In another episode of Buses are Awesome, Coach USA went belly up, Peter Pan thanks you.
@briangasser97321 күн бұрын
It's nice Peter Pan is able to support MegaBus former customers. Just like ultra low cost airlines (Frontier and Spirit) that are struggling, companies need to cover their cost. Labor, fuel, and the busses are not getting any cheaper to build and buy.
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
Megabus didn’t go bankrupt, Coach USA did
@Railfan5620 күн бұрын
@@Thom-TRA The pandemic did them in. First of all Coach USA was a sold to Variant Equity Advisors in 2019 - then a year later the pandemic hit us bad. CUSA sold off 3 companies: Chicago Trolley - Double Decker Co which ran Megabus; Lakefront Lines in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo OH which also had Megabus operations; and Central Cab in PA which also contributed to Megabus. The survivors are family run bus companies such as Academy; Peter Pan; along with Adirondack; Fullington; Martz; Pine Hill; and Susquehanna Trailways to name a few.
@AEMoreira8120 күн бұрын
@@Railfan56 -- Lakefront and Central Cab were shut down during the pandemic. Butler Motor Transit's shop survived but the bus operations were shut down.
@Railfan5619 күн бұрын
@@AEMoreira81 I read that Wynne Transportation will be getting Powder River Transportation (Wyoming) and the Butler Motor Transit's body shop. Strange stuff for sure. I always wondered how Butler and Central Cab survived all these years.
@Luna_Potato21 күн бұрын
The coach usa bankruptcy hit me hard. Cus I live in New Jersey, and in nj some of the Nj Transit local (not commuter to nyc ) bus routes were under the Nj Transir Umbrella but operated by Coach USA. As a collage student who’s working to save up for a car, the bus route I take to work/school several times a week has been suspended for 2 weeks while nj transit finalizes a deal with another bus company to take over the routes (still under nj transit). A few of the routes effected did get taken over and have the operations and drivers by NJT thsmwfles but alot of them will be NJT routes under NJT but operated by another bus company (the busses and fairs will still be NJT busses tho)
@Troggle8421 күн бұрын
I remember this being the case with Route 31, which was the only bus route that went by Seton Hall University when I was a student there. I only had to use it once to go to Livingston Mall, but not having that will stink for anyone that needs it, especially people that live in nearby Newark.
@AEMoreira8120 күн бұрын
@@Troggle84 -- Coach USA ONE Bus had long ago cut back the western portion of the South Orange Avenue line. Now only the legacy NJ Transit routes go to Livingston Mall. NJ Transit took over the 24, 31, and 44 (NJ Transit had already owned the Coach USA buses but needed to repaint them back into its own livery.)
@joestrike853716 күн бұрын
Those top level, very front of the bus seats that give you a deluxe view of the road ahead... *suck, because they have absolutely no leg room,* no row of seats in front of you to tuck your feet under. Not worth the extra $ as far as I'm concerned
@Thom-TRA16 күн бұрын
They literally have more leg room...
@Moechella44419 күн бұрын
We need an Amtrak for Buses because the Intercity bus situation keeps getting worse and worse. We need the Government to step in and keep it running.
@Cinemasterxiros20 күн бұрын
Although I didn’t even know coach USA was bankrupt until I saw this video and it’s sad that maga bus is not there anymore back in march of 2022 I took it from DC to NYC and it’s was not bad at all and had a great price
@ira1ish18 күн бұрын
Petr Pan copywrite is owned by Great Ormond Hospital, to which companies own copywrite fees. It is unclear whether Peter Pan Bus Lines is required to pay a fee.
@Thom-TRA18 күн бұрын
Only in the UK. In the US, Peter Pan entered the public domain after 95 years.
@A.A.Daf200019 күн бұрын
It is also Trailways now.
@smylingsam21 күн бұрын
thanks for the Video!!! I was getting ready to plan a trip to DC -> NYC mid September. I am sad to hear that my old reliable Mega bus is gone. it will be missed!
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
It definitely will! Hope it’s not too inconvenient to find something else
@Bernardgaming2.021 күн бұрын
IKR!😮 I don’t see them downtown anymore! What happened?
@Nightwalker-21 күн бұрын
The Megabus pricing model wasn't financially sustainable, since they went into bankruptcy. Their cheap fares will be missed.
@Newberntrains21 күн бұрын
they were not doing good before covid it was badly run for sure if it cant even survive in a travler boom
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
Megabus didn’t go bankrupt. Coach USA did. The Megabus fares had nothing to do with that.
@moondoggy0211621 күн бұрын
Megabus. Limoliner. Fung Wah. Bolt Bus. All of them provided different things that you can’t get from Peter Pan. Very, very bitter to see all these options disappear.
@TessyGamerDog19 күн бұрын
2:08 I was there a little earlier heading back to BWI
@roaddogg80020 күн бұрын
Always enjoy your videos! I will say that these ultra low cost bus services aren't sustainable unless the passenger volume remains quite high. Megabus gone, BoltBus gone and Flixbus is failing and taking down Greyhound with them. Peter Pan and several Trailways affiliates have far more traditional business models that can better withstand the current economic challenges we are facing.
@Thom-TRA20 күн бұрын
The passenger volume was high. Megabus would have continued had the parent company not gone under. And is flixbus failing? That’s news to me.
@1208bug21 күн бұрын
That was a good trip!
@michaelb962921 күн бұрын
I kind of forgot about Megabus myself. I would’ve liked to give it a try for once. I think I’ve only seen one once on the road in Atlanta.
@langr75218 күн бұрын
You would think that they would’ve acquired their physical property not just the rights to the route ie the buses
@Thom-TRA18 күн бұрын
Yeah it’s kind of weird
@CaradhrasAiguo4921 күн бұрын
grammar police skit was a creative segway! 1:34 oh lord, the 2024 MLK weekend Metro shutdown. waiting 45 minutes at Ballston for the last westbound SV train has to be my worst Metro experience (but hundreds of good ones!) by far
@Thom-TRA21 күн бұрын
I just enjoyed seeing all the old transit buses in Foggy Bottom!