What's it Like to Take the Trailways Bus to Canada?

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[@CityNerd]

Lucky you found space in the overhead compartment for your pizza -- Spirit always makes me check mine

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"A wild CityNerd appeared!" Never thought I'd see you actually comment here but here we are

[@BrentFiore]

It's the top ten transit modes to eat pizza on, and it's coming up next. This is city nerd.

[@otisreed8799]

On the roof rack does it for me. Plus when the wind blows it open it might trick people into thinking my Renault is a McLaren with a deployable wing.

[@frisbeepilot]

came for the canadian content stayed for the citynerd jokes

[@yodyod7]

Proof Aleena is an optimist: 'At least it's hepatitis A'. 😀

[@ChristopherDazey]

I feel like a Miles in Transit meetup (if one ever happened) should either take place at one of these suburban gas stations that get used as ‘bus stops’ or at one of those least-used Amtrak stations.

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

my hope would be rugby north dakota

[@sammymarrco47]

Any major opening of a transit project in North America basically becomes a meet up haha I was at the silver line opening in Virginia and there was a whole group following him

[@MilesinTransit]

I haven't done an official planned meetup in a while! Last year Jackson and I did a cross-country meetup tour, and even then when the channel had, like, 2K subs, some of the crowds were insane!

[@SienaGrad]

We could all hang out on the sidewalk at 888 6th Ave Manhattan at Greeley Square and wait for the Chinese Bus to Albany, Wilmington or Baltimore 🤷🏻‍♂️ That’s a classic, oh my god when will this bus ever get here, can’t go nowhere or I’ll miss it, location.

[@clark523]

pretty much what happened at the northstar station in minneapolis

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

"At least it's Hepatitis A" 💀and her reaction to the REM Windows computer chime at the end is so pure. Since Troy was briefly mentioned, here's Troy lore: Troy is home to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest private engineering and technical university in the US, founded in 1824 as well as the Emma Willard School which was the first women's higher education institution in the US. Troy is nicknamed the Collar City because it was once a manufacturing center for shirts, shirtwaists, collars, and cuffs. Hannah Lord Montague invented the detachable collar when she cut off the collars of her husband's shirts since only the collar was soiled, bound the edges and attached strings to hold them in place to avoid cleaning them. On the topic of Quebec farmland, poutine originated in the farmland part of the province! Poutine was created in the 1950s in the Centre-du-Québec region, which include Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. This region is known as the breadbasket of Quebec as it's big on agriculture like poultry and more importantly, the dairy industry. Hence having plenty of cheese curds! The region produces more dairy products than all of Canada’s maritime provinces combined.

[@JustKiddingNYC]

This is amazing ad for Trailways. - on time - reasonable and informative announcements - not really so much more expensive than Greyhound - less crowded than Greyhound - actively wants to beat the Greyhound to the border

[@BrentFiore]

Every non Greyhound bus on this channel just seems like a decent service

[@AssBlasster]

My only intercity bus was Northwest Trailways between Boise and Spokane, and if taken enough times, you will run into late buses (no tracker to know how late either) with no outlets/useless wifi. But it was a nice enough and usually empty bus.

[@LouisOnAir]

Can I just say that the music in your videos makes it feel like almost a sitcom in the best possible way

[@MilesinTransit]

That's the utmost of compliments, thank you!

[@frisbeepilot]

@@MilesinTransit I dig the sound effects, myself.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The cool bridge at 5:42 is the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge aka the Twin Bridges. Opened in 1959 and were named in honor of Tadeusz Kościuszko (just like the bridge between Queens and Brooklyn), a Polish military leader who helped the Continental Army in its struggle as a colonel as he related to their cause when it comes to fighting for independence. He designed and oversaw the construction of state-of-the-art fortifications, including those at West Point. His former home in Philly is the smallest unit of the NPS system. When he returned to Europe, he led an uprising in 1794 against the Prussians and Russians. He ended up getting captured, and the defeat of this uprising led to the third and final partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Albany area was originally inhabited by the Mohican who called it Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw, meaning "the fireplace of the Mohican nation". The Mohawk to the west called it Sche-negh-ta-da, "through the pine woods", which is where the name Schenectady came from! The area was settled by Dutch colonists who built Fort Nassau for fur trading and then Fort Orange. It was taken over in 1664 by the English who named it Albany in honor of the Duke of Albany, the later King James II. Albany in turn refers to the parts of Scotland north of the River Forth.

[@thoughtfulhistorytoday7214]

The Kosciusko Bridge is commonly referred to as the Dolly Parton Bridge due to it's remarkable resemblance to Ms. Partons wonderful anatomy.

[@shaunganley]

My family, which used to travel between Montreal and Brooklyn a lot, always considered the twin bridges the halfway point between the city and Montreal.

[@RicksTravelogue]

@@thoughtfulhistorytoday7214I can’t say I have ever heard it referred to as that in my 40+ years in the area.

[@SienaGrad]

@@thoughtfulhistorytoday7214 that’s not true, that’s from some radio station that calls it “Dollys Twin Bridges” It’s “Twin Bridges” on the News, or Kosciuzsko Bridge

[@MrMatteNWk]

Albany also home of the expression known as "steamed hams."

[@tsaulz8570]

Alyx the musician looks fucking lit I hope they're happy wherever they are

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I love that Aleena is wearing her Idaho flag hat from the Greyhound video...ah yes, ✨continuity✨. Empire State Plaza was the idea of Governor Nelson Rockefeller, who was inspired to create the complex after Queen Juliana of the Netherlands visited Albany for a celebration of the area's Dutch history. It's sadly another example of diverse neighborhoods being ripped apart for big 1960s projects by the state as an African and Italian neighborhood was destroyed to make way for it. It was inspired by Brasília and India's Chandigarh and designed by Wallace Harrison, who also worked on the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center...a Robert Moses project that destroyed the African/Puerto Rican San Juan Hill neighborhood. The NY State Capitol on the other hand is pretty cool. It was built between 1867 and 1899. Three teams of architects worked on the design of the Capitol during the 32 years of its construction which were Thomas Fuller (from 1867 to 1875), Leopold Eidlitz and Henry Hobson Richardson (1875 to 1883), and Isaac G. Perry (1883 to 1899). Thomas Fuller was the same guy who designed the buildings of Parliament Hill in Ottawa! As the result of the different architects, the state capitol is in different styles throughout including Romanesque and French Renaissance. Inside are 25 murals created by William deLeftwich Dodge that depict everything from Samuel de Champlain to New York troops serving in World War I.

[@leonb2637]

Trailways was and still exists of an association of regional bus lines that had national coordination that competed with Greyhound. They had their own custom buses made in Europe, 'Golden Eagle' a split level bus like Greyhound had in the 1950's to 1970's. In the 1980's, much of Trailways was taken over by Greyhound and parts are as you noted, part of other companies now. NY Trailways is part that serves upstate and western NY State.

[@SneakySquid344]

Its always a good day when you and aleena are in my yt feed

[@MilesinTransit]

Aww, thanks!!

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

If you guys are looking for a new form of torture, you could try Ontario's longest bus route, which is the Ontario Northland service from Winnipeg to Ottawa, a trip of over 2000 km (1300 miles), which takes two days. It's advertised as a bunch of different routes but if you look at the schedules it seems to actually be the same bus which goes all the way across the province.

[@rosie3459]

Oh I’d love to watch this

[@MilesinTransit]

It's possible to take buses (with two ferries, but one of them is a bus that goes onto a boat) from St. John's to Victoria, and we are both incredibly enthusiastic about doing it someday...

[@honajtransit]

@@MilesinTransit it is possible to take local transit from the canadian border to kentucky (if you include dial a rides and a few commuter trains) it does take 9 days though (and two of those are stuck in a random town in ohio) EDIT: actually it is possible to do this entirely on local buses, although it would be a complete and total nightmare (and also would probably take ~2 weeks)

[@honajtransit]

i am assuming the st johns-victoria trip would involve coach buses/highways, if not then props to canada (and wow that would make an insane video) but i doubt you could take local buses across the praries, rockies, or really anywhere outside of the major metro areas

[@MilesinTransit]

@@honajtransit Coach buses, yes

[@oz_mcc]

I grew up in Troy and went to college in Montreal, so welcome to my home turf (and most traveled bus route)! Sorry you had to experience the Albany bus station (I promise you it's the most disgusting place in the region), but trust me when I say you got EXTREMELY lucky on your bus trip - I have several horror stories from this route. I will say though I agree with your assessment of Trailways though - every time I ended up with them the trip always went much smoother. (Also defazios is the best pizza in town, you made a good choice)

[@Damien.Travels]

I watch for slightly chaotic but ever entertaining running commentary. Don't change.

[@MilesinTransit]

Will do! ;)

[@aksynth]

Nice to see the old Trailways branding revived. The Albany bus terminal still looks as crummy as it did in 2000 (those concrete Greyhound terminals were economical and built to last though).

[@ge009]

9:45 My family has done that drive several times from the DMV up to Montreal and I agree-basically once we crossed the border (and even when we saw the exit signs in French in NY) we felt like we were there already.

[@itmightbeciaran]

According to my dad, who has lived in Albany his entire life and remembers when that Greyhound station was built, absolutely nothing has changed since the day it opened. He swears they built it with stains on the walls and weeds in the sidewalk. Good call with the DeFazio's.

[@ratedpz9461]

The long explanation at the start of the video just shows how unreliable some US long distance bus routes are, which is a shame because as Miles has said in previous videos, so many people who can’t afford a plane or private car still depend on them. On an unrelated note, I will definitely check out Defazio’s any time I’m in the Albany area, that pizza looked SO GOOD. On an even more unrelated note, I just started at CRLS yesterday, and so far I am really pleased with it, although a bit overwhelmed by the shear number of kids. I am taking RSTA exploratory, and I have enjoyed that the most. Things have probably changed a lot since you were there Miles, but there are some teachers I’ve met who have been there for like 30 years, like Mr Benson, Ms Read, and the head of RSTA (who’s name I forget), and I was curious if you knew any of them. If you know any transit loving teachers, I would love to hear about them so I can talk to them.

[@MilesinTransit]

RSTA exploratory was really fun, and in some ways was my first foray into video editing! I would talk about transit a lot with Mr. Powers, the band teacher, who's just an all around great guy (he used to have random Miles paraphernalia posted outside his room, I'm not sure if he still does). I can't think of anyone else I specifically talked about transit with, but it's also been a minute since I've been there...take Econ if you get the chance, since it has a long urban planning project that was probably the most interesting assignment I got in high school. And Ms. Giacchino, the Latin teacher, is the sweetest person ever, and I think the only reason I stayed in Latin all the way to AP was because of her 😂

[@ratedpz9461]

@@MilesinTransit I will definitely try to find Mr. Powers! I’m pretty sure he still works there, and I’ve met the latin teacher on zoom, but I didn’t have plans to take latin. You have made me reconsider though! Thanks for the tips. Additionally, I’ve noticed some North-Bound speed restrictions between Harvard and Davis have been lifted, os this gives me hope that they’ll stay on this trend!

[@hello9945]

Another great video, Miles!.....especially with Alenna, since she is the Suzanne to your Jeb!!

[@vista3790]

i love this channel because its the kind of silly transit adventures i have with my friends sometimes but on a bigger scale and its also a travel video (which i also like)

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!!

[@triphora]

You look like the type of dude who makes such good content that people pay you to continue doing it

[@MilesinTransit]

Hahaha, thank you so much! I know what this is referencing ;)

[@dwhonan]

The first six minutes of this video was an homage to my childhood. Thanks for the memories!

[@davidsp5936]

Canadian Dollars? That's LOONEY!

[@Transitguy4124]

Nah Canadian dollars more like expensive US dollars I think

[@Unmannedperson]

Just one dollar, actually

[@pepeshadilay]

Looney tooneys

[@gargargargar]

@@Transitguy4124Lol what? No, a looney is roughly 0.75 USD.

[@pcizzle22]

I instantly knew aleena was a pittsburgher when I heard MAC machine, it's been years since I've heard that thank you

[@michaelbruchas6663]

My head is gonna blow up with you explanations at the top of the video! I appreciate your bus reports from the NE US and Canada!

[@Mentally_Will]

Of course I was in Montreal in the not-even-a-month between your two Montreal trips haha. I just hope that next time I want to go up there, Amtrak will be an option again 😢

[@shaunganley]

Love this video. Have driven the Adirondack Northway so many times, it's a gorgeous road. I will agree, the longest part of the drive feels like the stretch between Plattsburgh and Montreal. 60 miles but feels like forever. Love to see Trailways is still solid!

[@RicksTravelogue]

I always felt like the stretch between Exits 30 and 31 was forever.

[@shaunganley]

@@RicksTravelogue and watch out for you speed coming down the hill into Elizabethtown (Exit 31) or you'll end up like 6:23

[@RicksTravelogue]

@@shaunganley Oh I know it. Seen State Troopers hiding in that mile stretch before that exit. Also in that downhill stretch near Butternut Pond before Exit 33, too.

[@benploni7492]

At the end of the video Miles mentions two great benefits of the Trailways ride: 1) That the bus was empty and 2) that you arrived early. What he doesn't mention is that you arrived early specifically because the bus was empty. Think about how much longer the customs interviews at the border crossing would have been had there been 30 more of them

[@MilesinTransit]

Sure, but based on how long the packed Greyhound behind us took to get through customs, if we had been a full bus we would've been half an hour early instead of an hour early. Still early!

[@davidsummers6700]

Oh the Albany Greyhound Station, such a depressing place. I loved when I would do the Montreal-NYC/NYC-Montreal trip and I would get a Trailways bus instead of Greyhound because the seats were comfier.

[@OltonHall]

I have not heard anyone say "MAC machine" in about 15 years.

[@BrianJColby15YT]

Canada Customs (which is now CBSA/AFSC) was very easy when I went on a school trip to Montreal in 1989. All they did was ask people if they had non-US passports, and processed the six who did. We were on our way to Montreal in less than 15 minutes. Even when I crossed into Niagara Falls ON nine years ago, the CBSA was very quick and friendly. Me: "I'm going to be here for two hours." CBSA agent: "Thank you, sir...enjoy your stay." I even took a picture of their "Welcome to Canada/Please report" sign without incident, along with the two flags that hung in the middle of the bridge. The US side was a little more...efficient. In 1989, they had us show our birth certificates and we were on our way in 20 minutes. At Niagara Falls NY, the line was long, but we got processed (of course, post 9/11 they were not a humorous bunch).

[@BrianJColby15YT]

CBSA = Canada Border Service Agency ASFC = Agence des services frontaliers du Canada

[@HumblElephant]

Great to see the Icon (Aleena) is back for more transit adventures. Yet another fun to watch video that's somehow still informative - pretty sure we've got another Jeb Brooks in the making here, folks

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you! I will NEVER be as professional as Jeb though 😂

[@hugoboyce9648]

Very Informative video! I'll definitely check out Trailways next time I go to the US.

[@Leonard_Wilson]

It’s been a while since Mrs. Miles Taylor appeared in an episode. It wouldn’t be a Miles in Transit episode if everything in your itinerary went according to plan. Montreal is very nice. In addition to the REM and Metro, there are a lot of fun, non-railfanning activities. It’s like the North American version of Paris.

[@amaan-aliladak]

I prefer the Maple Leaf Service to NYC because of how comfortable the Amfleet II coaches are and the huge amount of legroom offered for no additional cost

[@Troggle84]

I haven't taken a bus out of Albany since I was still in college. There are less seats in the station now as compared to then. The old seats also used to have those really old school black-and-white coin-op TVs. Otherwise, it's about the same (not swell). It has likely had a dirty reputation for longer than I've been alive (I'm 39). There are rather substantial plans to replace the station with a new $80 million complex, but that's years away (and will apparently have less gates?). DeFazio's: Never been. The place is 4 miles from my house, but there are 7 pizza places or so that are closer. I believe it's in Troy's Little Italy neighborhood. I should try it sometime. The idea of catching Trailways buses separately from the Greyhound station is a relatively recent change. They used to use the Greyhound station as well. Years ago, they had their own separate building around the corner from the Greyhound station on Broadway, but it's been closed since the late 1980s/early 1990s, I think. As you can imagine, Door 6 for the New York City buses is very busy. There's something like 12 buses a day to New York from there and on Fridays, they'll sometimes double up on certain runs (Ex: 5:30 p.m.). Megabus stops on the other side of the Hudson River at the Albany/Rensselaer train station. I always felt in the early 2000s that Trailways and Greyhound were nearly identical experiences. You're probably more likely to get a less full bus on Trailways than Greyhound. Had to take an 8 p.m. local from New York to get to Albany in college that stopped in New Paltz (college town), Rosendale and Kingston (more or less the local Trailways headquarters). Never had much in the way of problems on those buses except for the violation of personal space (Ex: Large people using you as a pillow). Also, not happy about the loss of the seat back tray, but the buses were always pretty tight. I could never get my laptop fully open due to the lack of space. And yes, the eyesore warehouse does show up. That building (an 11-story place that once served as a storage place for cold goods) has been closed since 1989 and is so huge that no one can figure out what to do with it. The city would prefer it demolished (which would cost millions) so that something else could be built there, but the current owner came up with these grandiose plans for it that will probably never happen. The last 5 years or so have been a series of court battles, unpaid taxes and other acts of stupid. My understanding is that it's outright hazardous inside and any plans to fix it up so that it could be used by the general public for anything would cost 8-figures.

[@ryanwilkinson2743]

Aleena is so iconic

[@faykguru]

when i was a kid i liked the Capitol Building tour and SUNY Albany.

[@ismaeltch5999]

Babe wake up, a new miles in transit video has been uploaded

[@RicksTravelogue]

So welcome to my neck of the woods. As such, this comment might be long. 05:08 - Glad between this and the Lake Shore Limited video you got to see that there's a bit more to Albany than the four state buildings you can see from the Albany-Rensselaer station. 05:45 - Comments have already noted the "Twin Bridges" as it's noted in news/traffic reports here over the Mohawk River. Based on the newspaper comics date stamp at 7:45, those horses could of been heading to Saratoga Race Course. 06:00 - It's quite a different vibe to I-87 (known around here as the Northway) once you clear Lake George Village compared to the first 50 miles from Albany north. And yeah, there's lot of summer camps up in the Adirondacks. 06:22 - Central Essex County, looking towards some of the highest peaks of the Adirondacks (and NYS, too). Not sure if you can see Mount Marcy from there. 7:03 - Butternut Pond and Pok-A-Moonshine Mountain. Seeing this on my trips up to SUNY Plattsburgh used to be the first sign I was about to emerge out of the Adirondacks and back into civilization again. 7:45 - So the gas station you stopped at is on the northern end of the Town of Plattsburgh, near the northernmost of the four ferries that cross Lake Champlain. When I was in college, it used to have an A&W in it. So based on the timing of this video, it's a shame the Adirondack Line wasn't in service (still isn't as of now due to heat restrictions on the Canadian side of the border) so you could get the Lakefront Lake Champlain ride back down to Albany. If you ever do take the Adirondack [and you probably will need to if you are to get NY's least used station], sit on the right side heading northbound, or the left side heading southbound. You won't be disappointed.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thanks for the extra info as a local!!

[@ryanduda1372]

Grew up in the Albany area for most of my life, super underrated area!

[@dutchvanderlinde154]

Great video as always.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@amaan-aliladak]

I've only taken a bus accross once with a Private Charter to New York and it was ok. I mean on the way back I had to use the Washrroom at the Fort Erie Crossing because the Coach Canada Charter bus Washroom was "Out of Service", then the tour guide said just use the washroom onboard the bus. That's why I never take a bus across the border

[@SienaGrad]

Awesome stuff I’ll have to check it out after work!

[@whatsupthom]

because i am Old the only time i was at the albany greyhound station was in 2000 en route to seeing a band play at bard. i spent about a dollar on a bowl of mashed potatoes and gravy, and the waiting room had seats with individual coin-operated televisions.

[@MilesinTransit]

That sounds incredibly cool

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

That New York Adirondack trailways buses was never owned by greyhound, the regular trailways was.

[@jamessullivan5864]

Trailways used to stop at the greyhound building until last year, I used to work for them

[@Kendra-sm6cn]

I'm from Albany! Thanks for visiting 💕

[@2002dialupconnection_]

I really enjoy your content miles, and man upstate New York is beautiful.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@yourmom182412448]

DeFazio's!!! They have the best pizza I have ever had. Good call stopping there!

[@MilesinTransit]

It's so good!!!

[@Goa.way.-]

I’m taking a greyhound from Manchester New Hampshire to Montreal I hope it goes smoothly.

[@drdewott9154]

Sounds interesting, though its really weird to hear as a Dane how expensive bus tickets in the US are. But I guess we have something similar to Trailways and their lower last minute prices in Denmark. Here in Denmark we for many years have had Flixbus and Kombardo Expressen. Flixbus is... well Flixbus. And Kombardo is a tad more expensive, but takes a very fast shortcut via a ferry that also works as a floating bus terminal allowing transfers between routes for maximum flexibility. But since spring 2023 we've had "Fleet". Fleet when booking in advance is somewhere between Flixbus and Kombardo on price, but when booking last minute, Fleet will be the cheapest by far. Fleet is run by a company named Vikingbus which has like 800 buses around Denmark, so their idea is if they have popular departures, they don't have to worry about selling out, they can just add another bus to the same departure and sell even more tickets at low prices. So say between Copenhagen and Aarhus, the most popular intercity bus route in Denmark around 2pm 2 days in advance, Flixbus is 150kr/$21.55, Kombardo is 160kr/$23, but Fleet is just 120kr/$17.24. So far I've only tried travelling with Flixbus which I did last summer which was alright. Kombardo serves my hometown but the departures on this route are always much more expensive than within Copenhagen. And Fleet is too new for me to have tried it, but I've tried the same buses they use for Fleet on Rail replacement services and they're fine generally.

[@MilesinTransit]

I was looking into taking Kombardo Express when I was there because I love buses that go on ferries, but it didn't leave late enough for what I needed, alas.

[@kitchin2]

@@MilesinTransitOther than school buses, it’s hard to think of examples. I guess you rode one Minnesota to Wisconsin, or was that a bridge? Can’t recall. Anyhoo, you missed one transit reference of note - the horses in the van around Saratoga! Or maybe it was a super subtle flavoring to the video.

[@kitchin2]

@@MilesinTransitOh and thanks for the xclnt info on Trailways vs. the Dog, in this area.

[@drdewott9154]

@@MilesinTransit Yeah sad. But maybe another time if you swing by this neck of the woods again someday. If not I do have some background footage lying around of them in case you need it for a video.

[@TJoseph2]

The parking lot district where the bus terminal is located is just a sea of asphalt that the city is trying to develop. You should check out the plan proposed by Albany Parking Authority’s feasibility study to renovate the greyhound station. The proposal is a 7 story transit center. Pretty cool. Awesome vid as always.

[@nutntubear]

as someone who went to college in troy and still lives there, and took greyhound for years, the start of this video was fantastic downtown albany is dead as hell constantly for some reason, that greyhound station *sucks*, albany was the typical cloudy grey, and defazios is in fact fantastic

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you so much!

[@kelvinc]

9:02 « Au Québec » for the province « À Québec » for the picturesque town (Honestly Aleena probably speaks French better than me, so seizing an excuse to make a correction 😅😅)

[@counterfit5]

I think I filled up at that Plattsburgh as station over the weekend 🤔

[@javierreyes4803]

Adirondack Trailways bus for the win from Canada although the bus yard is in Babylon, NY where the former Suffolk County Transit yard used to be (Inter County Motor Coach)

[@Zynspit]

As someone who attended university at Plattsburgh the town is somewhat lively! But definitely sucks in the winter

[@danielclark4624]

6:23 this made me actually laugh very loudly

[@rougeofvoid]

another vote for trailways--went to school in rural upstate ny and the only time they weren't on time was during an actual blizzard! bizarrely enough, they also had a lot of amish customers? sometimes they would pull over and deadass just. stop in the middle of a rural road for an amish customer who (presumably) had made prior arrangements to do so (also plattsburgh is a big college town, so that bus tends to be much more packed during the school year, especially around move in/out and around breaks)

[@BrentFiore]

Love that she's wearing the Idaho flag from the Greyhound cross country trip.

[@spider_hoss]

$13.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

*Now that is a fun fact*

[@theonlyraid]

Love these videos. Your reference to the more established travel KZbinrs is always hilarious.

[@marcjohnston4271]

Love any time you travel with Aleena. You guys are so cute together.

[@Flushing2Fishtown]

Adirondack Trailways is one of my favorite bus companies! Even if you can get the Greyhound cheaper in advance, it's worth the extra cost IMO. The buses are well appointed and kept clean, most towns of significant size are served by actual proper bus stations, something that is no longer true of Greyhound post-Flix merger sadly, and their services often run on time. The first time I rode an AT bus, even though my bus was 45 minutes late (and I had no idea when it would show up because I was in a small town with no cell phone service), they managed to hold my connecting bus an extra 15 minutes for me (I say me, because I was the only passenger on the first bus) at the bus station in Kingston and we still made it into New York on time!

[@MilesinTransit]

Wow, that's incredibile!

[@TheRandomRailfan]

Lmao I love how informal and chill the bus driver's announcements were

[@MilesinTransit]

He was great!

[@amaan-aliladak]

I had booked a Megabus to NYC in 2022 November little did I realize that they have no working sinks, the busses have no heating, and they only allow one Bag per person up to 50 LBS at the drivers discression and if you want more bags you have to buy more tickets which is really stupid in my opinion

[@ecstasyofgold888]

Many moons ago I went to RPI. This is the first mention of Troy NY I think I've seen in the wild on KZbin.

[@StLouis-yu9iz]

Great episode as usual! :}

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@jeffylikessports]

Nice idaho hat.

[@andrewmazzarini2742]

Miles, you gotta cave to the age-old meme: permanent Comic Sans for the credits roll.

[@MilesinTransit]

I don't know at what point I use comic sans in the credits, but it'll be like having Jim and Pam finally get together...

[@thyagarajannatarajan6234]

Here are some video ideas Great race from new york to philly ride the entire mwrta in massachusetts most used amtrak station in each state visit the king of prussia mall (it has 5 auntie annes) take the united airlines bus from ewr to allentown take megabus across the country boston-ny-toronto-detroit-chicago-des moines-omaha-denver-buffalo wyoming-alpine wy-idaho falls-slc-boise-spokane-seattle (buffalo-alpine will have to be greyhound if you do any of these i will be soooooo happy

[@keithlantz6821]

Mac Machine -- It's a Pittsburgh and Philadelphia thing.

[@JeffTaylor-tr7my]

Stay for the post credits 11/10 would buy again

[@shamusmcnulty]

Always fun seeing you guys take route I have several times,(though I always get off in Plattsburgh) trailways is always the way to go way less packed.

[@ImTotallyNotABanana]

wake up babe albany featured in a miles in transit video glad you enjoy troy as much as I do

[@isedmiston2]

6:20 “Do you think anyone’s gonna get off?” Vote now on your phones

[@MilesinTransit]

TRUE

[@piemadd]

Just realized in the shot starting at 5:13 you can see the building which shut down amtrak service west of ALB cuz they thought it was gonna collapse lol

[@MilesinTransit]

I didn't know that happened!

[@porchman]

Dream couple on a dream trip

[@AssBlasster]

I've straight up had a Trailways bus cancel last-minute on a trip to an airport...even had the local bus transit help desk lady yell at Trailways to communicate this info with more urgency. Ended up splitting a 90 minute taxi ride with the few other ppl taking the same bus. Never even bothered trying to get my money back.

[@MilesinTransit]

Eek, that sounds awful!

[@AssBlasster]

​@@MilesinTransit yup! made me realize that I needed to get out of a rural red state, where my only intercity bus could just disappear one day.

[@Vineboom700]

Early to a miles video?

[@SarahGold]

Awww, in my neck of the woods. You did the CDTA signboard shot, but no mass transit love in Albany? Oh, and the Amtrak station across the river. Next time.

[@MilesinTransit]

I used CDTA that day as a means to get around but didn't record anything - it's a good little system that punches well beyond its weight though!

[@drewsonofmorris9147]

If you have time come to the World’s Largest Garage Sale first weekend in October. You can take the same bus.

[@jakestolar8457]

Have you taken the Adirondack train? Way slower obviously but sooooo chill.

[@MilesinTransit]

I haven't! It's been out of commission for so long, but I think it's starting back up again soon.

[@davidsummers6700]

It's definitely way slower. I only took it once and never again because of how many stops, how it would regularly go sub-35mph or stop for periods of time to let freight move through. Then the border process is probably the worst where you have to stay in your seat and a guard comes to you and interviews you. It took over an hour at the border the last time I took that train.

[@ShustOne]

It's also worth noting

[@MilesinTransit]

Yeh

[@ShustOne]

@@MilesinTransit :D Keep up the fun content

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you!

[@BHV0810]

6:41 You really threw me off here

[@joermnyc]

Somehow that Empire State Plaza is inspired by Brasilia, Versailles and a planned city in India. Meanwhile the state capitol building looks like a Bond villain stole a hotel from Quebec.

[@NoTimeForNoodles]

When are you going to come to Burlington, VT, Miles? (Ideally on an Ethan Allen Express...)

[@MilesinTransit]

Not sure! I do love Burlington, though.

[@aabb55777]

I think what this video is missing is a visit to a diner in Montreal. Like the French toast a la poutine would be cool.

[@MilesinTransit]

The only true architectural diner in Montreal, which had been converted to a pizza place, closed a couple years ago :(

[@aabb55777]

@@MilesinTransit that is surprising. I could see that happening in Ville de Quebec proper but not in Montreal. It's just too much of a north American city.

[@LeahLeah222]

I spent 4 years taking trailways between NYP and college in Oneonta. Good to see some trailways representation on transit-KZbin 😅

[@chaschuky999]

The Miles in Transit jingles are always top notch. Miles and Jackson’s Grammy should be in the mail at this point.

[@MilesinTransit]

Aww, thank you so much!!

[@aabb55777]

I can see Jackson becoming a well known American composer. We need more.

[@davidwpoon]

11:05 - More like jar-denh

[@scotttheniceguy]

You should go back in the winter when there's 50cm of snow.

[@MilesinTransit]

I loved it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWrKoGljfrWDbMU

[@chickenpommes19]

I love how the border has all those huge facilities for cars and trucks and then the waiting room for buses looks like the same place where you wait to pick up your stuff from ups

[@Josephcavagnaro]

I'm going to Albany the 17th

[@brianweber4154]

Aleena means one thing, massive likes and triple the views.🎉

[@MilesinTransit]

For what it's worth, the video is underperforming so far, but I'm certainly very happy with it! ;)

[@brianweber4154]

@@MilesinTransit what's wrong? Maybe it will pick up during the graveyard shift!! I say highest hour 3a-4a

[@EPiche09]

"And then" "NO AND THEN!"

[@EPMTUNES]

Now that’s a fun fact!

[@tombowers3681]

Love your videos MIles, but anytime you have Aleena sends it into the stratosphere! She's awesome and couldn't imagine a better traveling companion

[@MilesinTransit]

Couldn't agree more, thank you so much!!

[@Hale444]

MAC Machine!!!

[@time2fly2124]

:O he brought the french speaking girlfriend to canada! well done!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

*"Maintenant, c'est un fait amusant!"*

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

Or in bon Québécois : "Là là c'est un osti de fait fun là"

[@kitchin2]

@@OntarioTrafficManvraiment un coup de foudre