The 19-Hour, 200-Mile Trip Through NJ on LOCAL BUSES!
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- Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2022
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You guys are probably the first two passengers in the history of NJ Transit that actually figured out the fare zones and transfer and everything 👍
I got close when I lived in NYC in the middle 2000's. I did get to brag about Mother Hale's Phantom (Seriously rode like a Cadillac on the M7) 5770 :D
I WORK for NJ Transit (rail) and can't figure out the bus zones lol
Mystic island casino is a diner
They needed a spreadsheet LOL
New Jersey really has great transit compared to most of the country lol. No matter how infrequent those buses may show up, or how poor their coverage may be, it's great to at least have the option to not drive.
Actually living one of my dreams, to take public transport for an extended period of time with a friend who's willing to weather the storm with you so you don't get mugged/shanked while waiting for a late/early morning bus
is this where i offer to become such a friend
This video truly opened my eyes to the wonders and horrors of NJ Transit. If only we could have transit like this all over the country, only less confusing and FLARBLEGLARBLE
Yes but with a smart card and uncomplicated fare structure
@@williamerazo3921 which is happening fortunately
Also flarbleglarble
Cape May fun fact: The area was originally settled by the Kechemeche people, who were part of the Lenape tribe. The Kechemeche first encountered European colonialists around 1600. The city was named for the Dutch captain Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, who explored and charted the area between 1611 to 1614 and established a claim for the province of New Netherland. It was later settled by New Englanders from the New Haven Colony.
Now that is a fun fact
@@MilesinTransit In conclusion, Cape May County is Greater Connecticut and belongs to Lord and Savior Ned Lamont
@@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Historically its Netherlands territory, so its rightfully Netherlands.
They should've kept the spelling as Cape Mey. It would've been more clear that the town was named after something other than a month on the calendar.
you just copypasted several sentences from the wikipedia page of Cape May
Would love to see you and your friends play a Jet Lag-style game using only public transit!! Maybe like who can get the farthest from NYC the fastest using only local buses.
Lots of possibilities on that front! That's a really fun idea.
@@MilesinTransit JET LAG?! Now we're talking! Maybe Jeremy could wear a disguise like Adam did to "prevent" getting tagged
@@MilesinTransit If you decide to do a jet lag type game, especially if you do jet lag tag, one thing I would recommend is a hard rule about not running or chasing. I used to run hide and seek/tag games in various public transit locations in nyc, like inside grand central station, on the staten island ferry, the subway, and etc places like that, and the main thing we wanted to avoid was alerting anyone to the fact that we were doing anything. A disruption to riders or the NYPD was something we wanted to avoid at all costs. And we don't want to get kicked out of anyplace. So our rule was you can only walk to avoid, and if someone's really approaching you just have to quietly acknowledge if you've lost instead of making a scene. But in any case, we test ran this kind of thing and it works, so it's possible.
How does Jet Lag work? Is it anything like Snake Challenge the London folks do?
@@davidrivera9743 They have multiple series on the channel that are different, but the latest one is a game of tag across Europe where the runner has to do challenges to earn points that they can spend on trains and buses.
It's worth a watch: ruclips.net/video/q2tJqO6nCSc/видео.html
This is exactly the sort of content I need to keep me going between seasons of Jet Lag and episodes of Not Just Bikes.
Much appreciated, thank you!
ruclips.net/channel/UCqSi88bzR7GuwM6L117bi1wI has a few variations on this for the UK! He doesn't talk about the fare system much though (maybe because it's sensible).
That zip code tip was incredibly helpful! I had the wrong zip code in the app and was just convinced that it didn’t support local buses
As someone who worked for New Jersey Transit last summer, this trip perfectly describes the company. It was so impressive that the two of you were able to figure all of this out! An absolutely amazing video as always, and I'm glad that you're finally starting to get the recognition that you deserve!
Also, flarbregrarble :D
Thank you so much!
For a long time, Wawa stores basically didn't exist in the northern half of NJ. The few that existed mostly closed in the '90s, and they didn't really start coming back until the past five years or so. And they insist on calling it a "hoagie" even in areas that are firmly in "sub" territory.
Hoagie superiority!
@VWestlife Love your videos! :) repping Northern NJ!
Should have done a quick check count when you jot to North Jersey
Not just the Sopranos and Godfather at the pizzeria, but also the Eagles banner, so it's more a love letter to South Jersey! After using my GeoGuessr skills, I found that the little old-school diner you passed by at 11:11 is the Forked River Diner! It was built in 1953 (Dinerville says 1960 but every other source says 1953) by the Kullman Dining Car Company and has been owned by the same family since 1984! Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge was the first chairman of what would become the Port Authority of NY & NJ! The 1928 bridge was designed by John Alexander Low Waddell, who also designed the original Goethals Bridge, Portland's Steel and Hawthorne Bridges, Cleveland's Detroit-Superior Bridge, and...THE CHICAGO L!
Outerbridge Crossing isn't the only crossing between NY and NJ that you think wouldn't be named after a person but actually is...the Holland Tunnel! It isn't named because of the area's Dutch heritage, but rather because of its chief engineer Clifford Milburn Holland, who had a heart attack on October 27, 1924 because of stress from the project, the day before the final charge of dynamite connected the two tunnels. Ole Singstad was the final person to oversee the tunnel's completion and it opened in 1927. Clifford was also engineer-in-charge for the 60th Street, Montague Street, 14th Street, and Clark Street Tunnels of the NYC Subway.
A love letter to NJ, indeed. It was essentially a tour of my childhood. Nice work, lads.
Thank you very much!
NJT is I think the most complicated bus service in the US! I’ve been riding them for many years and have developed some tips and tricks on managing them. So glad you guys had a fun time on your trip!
Agreed! Thank you!
@@MilesinTransit Very nice trip you guys did. Also, all exact fare lines take dollar bills as well. FYI - South Jersey is essentially everything south of Trenton, and Central Jersey is Elizabeth down to Trenton, and North Jersey is Newark and everything to the north up to the New York State Line. Plain & simple. Hope you guys enjoyed your trips.
@@robertko5425 I agree! That is why the CNJ was the CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY. It was Central Corridor of New Jersey! between North and Central Jersey.
NJ is the best state no cap. It's urban and suburban and nature and has public transport, it's not snobby like NY or overpriced and rude like LA. One of the best corners of North America tbh
One of the most diverse in the country in terms of scenery given its size, too!
@@MilesinTransit It's the Garden State.
All great reasons why I'm moving back to my home state when I retire.
The billboard in Lakewood was technically in yiddish written with Hebrew letters. Love your content
Oh shoot...thank you for the correction!
@@MilesinTransit my pleasure. Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s been fun living vicariously through you since I discovered your channel recently.
Thank you so much!
Good Shabbos!!
@@RichManSCTV0 yup
Beside you actually figuring everything out and not just showing up with change/a pass, I’m more amazed at how many of your buses were actually on time 😅 I was late to school many times because of the bus. There’d always be two of the same bus coming one after the other
It was pretty impressive - I mean, we got to the Willowbrook Mall AHEAD of schedule!
Since Covid, nj transit in general has made an effort to be more on time
I couldn't believe you guys did this when I saw the tweets the day of.
I saw the video on Patreon, still couldn't believe it.
The amount of dedication you guys have is really amazing.
Thank you so much!
You guys are legends I wish the fare system is more simpler honestly bc who keeps tracks of zones overrides. Also that tip on changing zip codes to access the south bus route is helpful I did not even know you can do that.
It's such an annoying aspect to the app! Thank you!
I hope this channel gets comfortably big. It might be neat to make a living reviewing the country's transit
That would be very cool!
Someone else mentioned that NJ public transit focuses on getting commuters to and from NYC or Philadelphia. That’s why number 139 that you took from Lakewood to Old Bridge runs to its final destination (New York Port Authority Bus Terminal) every 20 minutes most of the day. I sometimes catch 139 to NYC with bicycle on board. Intrastate buses is a different story- you will be lucky to catch one every hour or two😀
The combination of bus and bicycle is better than walking or driving/parking. But you have to take your life in your hands riding these stroads!😀
The 139 has an impressive schedule - and we did see a lot of people put bikes on the buses!
Do you have to pay extra to bring your bicycle? It’s stored outside the bus or inside?
@@chocolatewheelchair You don’t have to pay extra on buses or trains. You do have to pay 5 dollars for a bike on Seastreak ferries.
@@chocolatewheelchair On buses to NYC it is stored in the baggage bold. On local buses, they usually have bike racks on the front
@@leoy3225 i would do ride the Hudson River loop I think it’s called I saw it on Google maps, gotta figure out the right starting point that area is so confusing, there are mostly gravel trails by me here, I love smooth paved paths in parks that seem to go forever near the water is the best
Gotta love good 'ol NJT...
flarblegarble
This is such a good video! As a Central Jersey resident, I’m glad you guys acknowledged it’s rightful existence 😂
Thank you! It's real!!
flarbleglarble
This was a great video - should be used as a showcase to those who run NJTransit and our representatives so they can make necessary improvements.
Thank you so much!
You know, you said you don't associate NJ with farmland, but the state actually produces 2/3 of the world's eggplant.
NJ is called the Garden State.
Cape May got its start as a seaside resort after the War of 1812, with the popularity of the steamboat. Vacationers could board the boat in New Castle, Delaware and finish their journey in Cape May. In the 1850s, as many as 3,000 visitors a day arrived by steamer during the height of the summer season. It was frequented by celebrities and politicians like Abraham Lincoln in 1849 and Ulysses S. Grant in 1873. Fires would plague Cape May. In 1878, a fire would devastate the historic town, taking out 40 acres in the heart of the city. That fire would give Cape May its signature look however, because when the citizens rebuilt the town, they did so in the fashion of the time. Thus, the Victorian architecture
The Mullica River was once known as the Little Egg Harbor River (to differ from the Great Egg Harbor River). It is named after Eric Pålsson Mullica, an early Finnish settler born in 1636 who settled in then New Sweden in the 1650s and lived for several years in Tacony before moving to the area of Little Egg Harbor and founding a homestead on the river. The Egg Harbor part comes from Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen May. In 1614, Mey came upon the inlet to the Great Egg Harbor River. The meadows were so covered with shorebird and waterfowl eggs that he called it "Eyren Haven" or Egg Harbor.
Growing up in rural Oregon, I was in awe of how good Portland Oregon's transit system was and relied on it heavily in my adult working years. Then when I was 27, I took a promotion in NYC and moved to North Jersey, assuming it's proximity to NY would make the transit system at least as good or better than TriMet in Portland.
Dead wrong. Trashed buses with bad schedules outside of NY commuting hours, bad app and pointlessly complicated "Zones" systems. I've been here 4 years and refuse to take any transit that isn't on rails. I got into cycling just to extend my travel distance without renting a car. I miss home...
It is notable how "all day" Portland's network is compared to the NJT buses into New York, which are INSANELY peaky. They run so frequently at rush hour and then terribly at all other times!
What buses are you talking about? The 700 series buses are terrible but the 100 series are very frequent throughout the day. The app is much simpler now and can even track buses now and has all the schedules now.
Oh, NJ Transit buses. How I absolutely do not miss you in the slightest. It's a shame that they're really your only transit option for getting around most of South Jersey
Interesting torture method you've got there Miles
I love that TTC buses are so visible at night because of their blue 'bull lights' on either side of the route sign. You can see them from quite a distance because of the blue light.
For some reason the algorithm suggested this channel. So this Miles guy takes what most people think of as long, slow, miserable public transit for the enjoyment of it. And it seems there's a community of like-minded people. That's kind of interesting, that "transit nerd" is a real thing.
That's the idea! When you lay it out like that it does seem pretty odd 😂
@@MilesinTransit I liked the Boston to Seattle video. It kind of reminded me of train-hopping videos, which can have a lot of nice scenery. But I think personally I'll stick to airplanes ;)
What Jeremy says at 17:43 is the same advice I give to first-time riders whenever they ask me anything.
Talk about statewide LMFAO!!!! That's a hell of a trip and proves just how massive the NJ transit system actually is!!! I have taken a few of these bus routes before and they are quite interesting to ride on especially the first route you guys took, the 313. Some of the places it cuts through feel like you are going back in time and fun ways to see the locals of some of those communities too. Anyways, great vid!!! Enjoyed watching!!
Thanks a lot!
Yeah. Maricopa County in Arizona has way less extensive bus service, and is slightly larger than New Jersey in terms of land area.
Nice! I relied on NJ transit to get into NYC. I miss living somewhere with reliable public transit. Made it possible to live without owning a car.
“Nice try Phil Murphy” LMAO
its nice to know that old bridge (my hometown) has an incredible amount of local buses in it, that explains why there are so many here!
So trippy to see y’all actually be in the zones where I live and you guys actually figuring out the zones … kudos to y’all
Possible future trip idea for ya: Colorado keeps growing our state bus system that’s branded as Bustang along the front range and Ourider (plus one little bus called Pegasus) throughout the mountains and onto the plains now. Sadly, the schedules are a bit too commuter focused to work every time I’ve tried to plan trips to various parts of the state. Gonna keep trying though.
Bustang is a cool initiative! I'd love to give it a shot someday.
Ok that Bart 50th shirt is dope
God bless you guys! That’s a lot of riding! Also you guys are nuts walking around Vineland and Pleasantville at the time. Sketchy people in those neighborhoods! I’m a driver for transit. That 559 route is SO Long!
NJT it not optimized to get people around NJ, its primary function is to get people from NJ to NYC or Philly and back. In that regard, NJT actually works pretty well.
Frankly, you are correct.
Haha Secaucus jct says HI
Well expect if your in Hudson County, which has great local bus service.
@@Maunico0809 Hudson County (were I was born) is really the 6th borough.
As a new jersey resident this is a work of art, thank you for making this. If you're ever going through New Brunswick and need something or wanna get coffee hmu!
Thank you!
flarbleglarble
Really interesting video! Here in Singapore where I live, transit like this is something completely foreign to me and you guys showcasing this was really refreshing to watch.
Thank you!!
Eugenious Harvey Outerbridge😂 Your enthusiasm for the most mundane things is infectious. Keep up the good work fellas
Awesome video, now I want to explore more of New Jersey myself. Thank you guys.
Thank you!
This is a perfect snapshot of living/travelling in New Jersey, great work :) excited to check out your back catalogue of videos!
Also: 4:35 “you don’t associate New Jersey with farmland”… The ‘Garden State’ rings true in Northwest Jersey and SW too!
Thank you so much!
AND CENTRAL!!
Nice trip. You even rode the 11 through my childhood hometown, and on a weekend could have ridden the 28 past my childhood home as it also runs from Newark to Willowbrook on weekends. This has to be an all time record trip on the agency...
I was thinking the same, I grew up in Bloomfield near the 11 and used it a lot. I live in Wanaque now near the 197 which I use when I go to NYC, I sometimes drive to Greenwood lake and Warwick and I would think that part of the 197 has to be the most scenic bus route in NJ
shoutout to that friendly lady who helped yall!
I didn't realize there could be a universe of inside knowledge I'd gain from these vlogs, like how to identify various coaches, bus types, or diner manufacturers. Thanks for sharing your fun with the rest of us! Flarblegarble.
Thing is, these videos could be SO much more arcane if I wanted them to be...as it is they're already pretty arcane! 😂
The old railroad station near Buena is the Cape May Seashore Line Richland station.
I'm glad they pronounced Beuna correctly.
I'm genuinely impressed by the adventures you go on, and even more impressed that your friends are passionate enough to join in on the fun. It might seem like a bunch of flarbleglarble to most people, but as a transportation nerd I really enjoy the videos. Keep up the infotainment!
Thank you so much!
Mad Lads, complete Mad Lads. This is my favorite channel of the year though, glad I discovered it.
Thank you so much!
Really entertaining video... you guys make everything seem fun! Keep them coming!
Thank you!
Very cool video once again! It really shows the diversity of the state. If only every state had a statewide public transit system...
Thank you! NJ is super diverse!
I had no idea "Nj Transit" goes up to Warwick in OCNY. I mean we do have NJ transit trains that run metro north if that makes any sence
Yeah, the Port Jervis Line is the furthest north an NJT vehicle goes in regular service.
It was fun watching this video you guys travelling by bus for almost a whole day. It must have been difficult with the lack of sleep though and having to be constantly on the move except for the long waits for some routes though
0:09 in Phoenix, there are some local bus routes that use short sections of freeways, albeit without stopping (the 16 and 80 buses use a short stretch of State Route 51 from Northern Avenue to 32nd Street).
I only use the NJ transit bus system on really rare occasions, and it make me feel better to see that the flarbleglarble of fares and zones is not unique to people who don't use it often.
The London subway, which is considered one of the best, operates on a zone system.
Use the app makes things easy
Fantastic video! So amazed to see all of NJ scenery (beaches, cities, mountains, etc.) while ONLY taking the local buses. Such a tour! Love the video!
P.S. I live in Perth Amboy and it's funny to see that your first traffic was when you enter the city. How bad was the traffic when traveling through the city? Usually, its pretty bad during the early morning and late afternoon, due to schools letting out kids.
Thank you so much! The traffic pretty much lasted the length of the main street until the train station!
This was an absolute blast to watch! Can't wait for more.
Thank you!
Great content boys. NJ has the best statewide public transit of any state by a mile.
This is was a lot of fun to follow. I grew up in NJ but my bus rides were always pretty simple I guess, I never found myself having to figure out the fare zones/transfers/override fees - yikes!
My favorite part of this video may have been when Miles unveils the change maker under his sweatshirt - were you wearing that the whole time or did you strap it on for that segment? Either way, I laughed out loud. Looking forward to catching up on more of your videos - your love of transit is infectious!
Just for the segment, thankfully - it was very bulky!
I can't believe you think that NJ is the only state with a statewide transit system that you can get "kind of anywhere"... *Angry in RIPTA*
Okay but this was simply insane, amazing job! And congrats on getting almost 10K subs, well deserved!
RIPTA's more like CTtransit, but funded way worse. Also, it's kinda hard to not serve most of your state when your state is a fourth of the size of NYC's metro area.
I mean... yes, you're absolutely right
But hey, Rhode Island pride :)
Hey, I'm a huge fan of RIPTA! Although admittedly it's really hard to get to the west half of the state, not that one would really need to given the population - besides the, er, Rural Ride, which has an awful schedule, RIPTA just doesn't run all that much "rural" service. I might even go as far as to say that DART covers its state better than RIPTA...although RIPTA's urban service is leagues ahead of DART's. I guess DART goes for coverage while RIPTA goes for frequency?
> 27:16 < NJ Transit bus
Yup.... *cries in Michigan* ... at least our Amtrak trains go 110mph I guess.
Wow, just wow.
Flarbleglarble! Awesome video! Excited to see the next challenge.
Thanks a lot!
No one has ever said "We wanted to spend more time in Lakewood" The bus fumes have rotted your mind.
I thought maybe there'd be good bagels!
Better than Long Island, right! Of course there's a big temp range down south, cold at night, hot during the day, very desert like in the Pine Barrens. Would have liked to see that part of the ride in daylight. The 559 is my local go to bus route down there. May wind up being my main bus route when I get priced out of Long Island and have to go live in Toms River.
This video gave me more good feels than I’ve had all year 🙂
You guys are awesome. I wanna ride the buses with Jeremy and Miles! Have always had a soft spot for New Jersey.
Love from Melbourne, Australia - which is in the state of Victoria, which is also known as the Garden State here 😊
Thanks a lot!!
Legendary stuff!
I have a few daredevils for you:
1. Go from Wilmington Delaware to Hartford Connecticut via Transit: Use DART Bus to SEPTA Regional Rail to PATCO to NJ Transit River Line, to NJ Transit Rail to MTA NYC Transit (2) to Bee Line Bus route 60 to Bee Line Bus route 61 to CT Transit route 11, to MTA MetroNorth Railroad to CT Rail
2. Daredevil Using MARC Train and VIrginia Railway Express with Metro in between
3. Daredevil Chicago area using Metra, CTA, Pace Bus and Shore Line
4. Daredevil Atlanta area using Marta buses
Did you know that it takes 3 hours and 30 minutes from Wilmington to Center City Philadelphia via bus - that is Dart route 13 to SEPTA route 113 to SEPTA route 21
NO!!!!
I love ShopRite. Haven’t been to one in 21 years
My favorite store in Philly.
from oceans to mountains all on local buses. impressive. Northern NJ looked much prettier and scenic not at all what people think of NJ normally. It really is an extremely diverse state
I can't stop watching the zoom on the cow display at Shop Rite as A Long December plays over the PA system. 15:25
Regarding the arcade game: it appears to be a variation of Pac-Man Plus based on the ghosts’ appearances and fruits being changed to junk food. The maze in PM Plus is normally green though so idk what’s up with that. Not sure what it’s doing in a Ms. Pac-Man cabinet either!
Someone said it has additional mods on it that make it go faster too? Fascinating it ended up at this random pizza place!
This is reminding me of Alex's nj transit song
Loved this, so entertaining! And I’m still clueless about NJ bus fares!
Hi Jeremy
I saw you in Montréal last Sunday, July 30. You & your friend were coming out of Pie IX métro station. After crossing Pie IX, you ran into some guys you knew. I was standing on the corner of Pie IX and Pierre-de-Coubertain waiting for Pie IX bus. We all boarded that same bus heading for Notre-Dame street. I did not know you then, but I saw your pic in LaPresse this am and remembered seeing you there. I googled you and ... I would gladly have chatted with you guys. I just watched this NJ bus trip and loved it. Keep your interest; it is very original.
Flarbleglarble!
This was an awesome idea! It makes me really proud of Jersey to know this is possible. It’s amazing there is a stop called jug handle! I wasn’t expecting to see my local bus (the 59) in this or any of your videos. I love that road in new Milford and Vernon townships. Hopefully I can take that bus one day.
Some notes:
Carteret is pronounced CarterET
Can Tom’s River really be called central jersey?
Thank you so much! I know the typical Central Jersey definition is "north of 195", but I consider the Lakewood/Toms River conurbation to be part of it too...maybe because most of the buses that serve that area are commuter buses to NYC.
I'm a lifelong Toms River / Lakewood resident. Yes, we're central Jersey geographically and are much more connected with New York and upstate than we are with AC or Philly.
But everything south of Lacey would definitely be south Jersey in my biased perspective.
Also, we're the fastest growing area of the state and Lakewood is now the 5th most populous city in NJ.
Makes sense you’d use the most transit oriented definition. I’ve always used the Monmouth-Ocean County line because that’s closest to what it feels like biking through. However, I’m going to have to change my definition because I know as a resident of a place that’s often mislabeled as central when it’s north that people from a place know best.
I don’t know who you guys are or why I’m watching this living thousand of miles away but these videos are a vibe.
Haha, thank you! I appreciate it!
I grew up in Northern N.J . The service was dismal . It took up to 2 hours to go from one end of Essex County to the other end and this was a smaller but most populated county in the State !!!!
THANK YOU!! After moving south I had no idea why the cheaper southern buses wouldn't show up in my app! Subbed instantly!
Thank you so much!! The ZIP code thing is ridiculous!
@@MilesinTransit I don't suppose they'll ever even try to wrap their heads around bus transfers on the app. 😜
"You don't think of New Jersey as being farmland." My dudes, it's literally the Garden State! Have you never had New Jersey tomatoes or sweet corn in your young lives???
The Wawa count was appreciated! Denny's is definitely not a diner, especially in NJ.
Few people realize that NJ has commercial agriculture. Cranberries, blueberries, peaches, sweet corn, tomatoes, eggplant, cut flowers are all big cash crops for NJ farmers. NJ also has the highest number of horses per square mile of any state.
I guess I haven't, and I love tomatoes! I associate NJ with being mostly suburban!
@@MilesinTransit it is mostly suburban to be fair. Which is unfortunate because suburbs sucks, unless they're streetcar suburbs
It's sad, almost a bit flarblegarble, to see the mall you hung out at in high school now being used to park school buses. But the Colonial Diner! Glad to see that's still around.
It was very good!
Was a nice treat seeing you drive through my hometown Perth Amboy lol, never expected to see it on this channel. You should stop at the Reo (the diner you saw in Woodbridge) sometime if you're ever nearby again, their reuben is S tier.
Noted! Always love finding new diners.
Flarbleglarble
Also, lol i love the little oddities that come about usong the transit app, such as my bus not being 1 minute late, but coming in -1 minutes, or not coming for 23h 57m, or my train currently being located in the middle of my house, which is a solid half mile from the tracks and at least 5 miles from the nearest station
Fun fact: that billboard was in Yiddish, not Hebrew, and says “Good Shabbos”
Ah, noted!
11:37 The Billboard was actually in Yiddish, not Hebrew. It says שבת ג׳ט (gut shabbos) translated basically as 'have a good shabbat (sabbath)'
The B110 bus in Brooklyn at one time [I don't know if it still does] issued forms printed in Yiddish. I picked a batch off the floor of the bus and gave them to a fare-form collector friend who was delighted. He opined that they were probably the only fare forms in the world in that language.
I brought one to work and showed it to an Israeli coworker. He sounded out the Hebrew for me without understanding what he was saying, and I used my college-level knowledge of German to translate most of it to English. That's how I found out they were "student monthly tickets".
Great video! Need to get Bluetooth microphones near the end. That's cool that new Jersey provides transportation like that compared to Massachusetts.....
27:20 - Rhode Island has statewide public transit! Granted, it's not very good. But you can take RIPTA from Woonsocket to Providence all the way down to Newport and the beaches.
I'm a RIPTA fan! I think they don't cover rural areas super well, but they still punch far above their weight as far as smaller systems go,
IDK why its so weird to see places, especially my town, I drive through everyday in a youtube video. Seeing my neighborhood is especially crazy.
Perth Amboy was the traditional end of electrification for the Pennsylvania Railroad Jersey Coast line. This was the last stand of steam on the Pennsy, where the GGIs would swap for K-4 Pacifics, and where the two preserved K4s ended their service, and why they lasted long enough to make it into preservation. There are lots of still and movie images of operations there in that era, some on YT.
Whoa, that's insanely cool. Thanks for the info!
No, that was South Amboy.
@@joeversaggi6621 There's an old film some foamer found of a GG1 swap in south amboy that was uploaded to youtube recently
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uORDHEu4I
Just want to say i love the song at the end! And the channel in general too
Thank you so much!
I know NJ is the birthplace of the cloverleaf interchange but they need to chill with those jughandles! 🤣
Shout-out to the 815+818 Driver for not taking you override!!! That's basically the real-life Patreon to Miles in Transit! Is there an idea to do another version of DINER in a different city? or maybe instead of DINERS some other places?
I have some ideas! I wouldn't want to do a diner video without Jackson, so the hardest part is coordinating the travel, but I have some ideas!
Looks like your subs are officially OVER 9000
WOOOOOO
I spent too much of my life on NJT and predecessor bus lines from the 1970's to last year commuting to and from Newark and New York to East Rutherford and Pompton Lakes (197 local). Yes, NJ does have some beautiful areas especially when in the northern part. NJT doesn't serve some areas in the western or northwestern parts of the state and in some areas there is no public bus services.
I live in NJ, near the ACRL. I want to do something like this. Take a bus all the around the state. It’ll be so fun!
great video, truly flarbleglarble!
we all need a jeremy as a travel buddy
---his morale is through the roof~~~
The last 16 seconds was the icing on the cake
As someone who's been to Cape May many times, I appreciate you mentioning the flarbleglarble.