Trying to Get Home from West Virginia
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- Wild and wonderful.
Part 1: • Riding Every Rail Line...
Part 2: • Riding to Amtrak's Mos...
0:00 - Hiking to the Resort
2:32 - Exploring ACE Adventure
6:02 - Trying to get to the airport
12:25 - Beckley Airport and the flight home
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The casual disregard for bus service in small towns is both infuriating and emblematic of the public perception of transit as for people with no other choice, who should be grateful it exists at all, etc.
How many more share your views I am starting to feel hope
Would automated buses solve this?
It’s mainly because it’s a bus. The bus doesn’t offer any advantages over a car other than cost because it gets stuck in the same traffic and is only really used where the ridership is too low to justify rail. As a result, the bus is only ever used by people who are too broke to afford anything else or in areas where everybody has a car anyway. So nobody who votes ever rides it because it’s full of weird scary people and isn’t good as transit and it gets neglected. Case and point: I live in the DC area. I commute to work on the Metro, and I don’t own a car. I’ve been carless since 2019. I walk to the metro station and I love riding transit. But despite living near several different bus stops and a BRT line, in the 3 1/2 years I’ve been carless, I have never once set foot on a Metrobus, and I don’t ever intend to.
@@michaelimbesi2314 that's only because it's a weak bus network. in Seattle the bus network offers you an efficient way to get from lower density neighborhoods to the light rail system. the light rail won't have to make too many stops either because each station has it's own sub-network of buses.
whether a bus service, going at the wrong time, on the wrong street, still exists?...
that is very much a moot point for me....
On smaller transit services, buses can deviate from the fixed route called "flexible service." This is done to drop people off at their front doors, or to doctors offices, etc. In smaller towns, always call ahead about a stop if you are not familiar with their service!
Fair enough, the New River Transit Authority does have a deviation policy...but it also seems odd that someone calling in a deviation would take the bus on a completely different road than scheduled! And the impression we got from things like asking the bank teller was that the bus is pretty unreliable about serving even its scheduled stops.
It sounds like that rafting company makes a killing by undercutting the cab company 🙃!
Miles: “maybe we should go in the waterpark”
Me, a coaster enthusiast: “I mean it’s not a roller coaster, but I guess it’s as close as we’ll get on this channel”
Also I’ve been to 6 different water parks (not as much of a water park guy as a theme park guy but still), a few multiple times, and have never seen any waterpark ask you to sign a waiver. That’s sketchy AF lmao
Oh yeah, it was a pretty sketch place...but also a fun time!
I will say, something I really want to do someday is ride every funicular in the country, which would require going to a couple of amusement parks! So if that ever happens, stay tuned...
Bald And Bankrupt would be proud. Welcome to the Provinces of West Virginia! Some true Appalachian adventurizing you boys are experiencing! Love it!
That comparison is an honor, thank you!
@@MilesinTransit Bald and Bankrupt is a sex predator. Not the greatest comparison imo.
@@AM-tu1rcthat's a bold claim. Has it been proven beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law?
2:25 His Boston accent! Miles' Boston accent came out!!!!
It was a joke! But I'm glad it was convincing ;)
I’m just getting into your videos and I think visitor centres are so underrated. They have so many connections that you would not even think of.
Shoutout ACE. They do really good white water rafting trips
@14:40 "the regiona jet" instead of prop plane is actually increasingly common in the U.S and most of them are jets now as most airlines have reitired smaller turboprop aircraft such as the B1900D the dash 8 and metroliner only a few are turboprop now and most are jets. however that aircraft was actually pretty new and you were lucky to get to fly an E145 for just 35 bucks!
The regional jets are increasingly being phased out wherever possible because they cost more than the propeller plane because of high fuel consumption.
New second channel just dropped: Miles in Nature!
Seriously though did you back up your footage before you crossed that creek?
That...would've been a good idea...
(ironically an upcoming video that was filmed far afterwards has some corrupted footage that I'm gonna have to figure out how to edit around)
Giving your CC information to a stranger over the phone..
Thats seems like a fantastic idea
Glad you made it to the resort! I know you’m guys are always up for adventure!
I didn't expect this epic conclusion so soon!
I'm capable of delivering timely content sometimes! Sometimes...
I remember doing these extreme trips while being a secret shopper
Hope this gets more views! Great "series"!
Thanks!
I’ve taken Contour between Nashville and Tupelo, MS a few times. It’s been great every time.
Stumbled across one of your earlier videos . Great video- love your sense of transport adventure. Keep it up!
Thank you!
OMG a you were in Beckley!!!
4:42 Yeah good luck getting Jordan to hike through that national park without stopping for Five Guys
The cliffhanger hath ended!
You guys are funny.
I would have taken a million dollar uber to the marc in martinsburg WV to DC and then trains from there but I guess that's not always an option
There are only three MARC trains from Martinsburg, and they run stupid early. Last train is 6:25 am.
ACE is a really fun place havent been there in couple of years but its worth the drive from jersey to get there
We had a great time there!
So apparently according to Google maps it actually takes 27 min to drove from Thurmond to Ace waterpark since there's no direct roads, and you instead need to go a wierd roundabout way
Why didn't you take Amtrak home from Thurmond?
honestly kinda surprised that transit exists in west virginia lol
[spoiler] Well, given New River Transit's performance, I'm not sure if "exists" is the right word...
It does but it’s very limited I took it years ago
In the larger areas, yes it does. They were in a smaller, so much more spotty.
17:48
I did not realize Bertucci's still existed so recently.
It's still around!
Last time I flew on Southwest I was told I had to carry my laptop on to the same plane as my checked bag, um ok.
Ye bois another miles vid.
They can just send HSR to West Virginia so people can visit
Still confused why it is not the least used in Virgina... Guess the locals like trains?
Yeah, Montgomery, WV is lower! Not really sure why - there's a lot more population around there - but Thurmond's ridership will probably increase now that the New River Gorge is a national park.
Curious, why didn't you put those CVS bags in your backpacks?
They were too full!
What was your plan for new river transit?
We explain around 6:02! It was a series of three bus routes to get within walking distance of the airport.
What's the vocal music on the background of the dinner in Bertucci's? (Around 18:19)
I can't tell!
Isnt that the water park that killed a few people a couple years ago?
I have no idea! Is it?
Sadly cardinal is 3 times a week and stupidly long
0:04:43 nice
That flight was $35! How much is it's subsidy?
According to Wikipedia, it's $2,827,968 per year.
@@MilesinTransit they should run a train and have it feed to a maglev rail line or use buses
@@MilesinTransit Politicians don't mind paying for essential air service, but Amtrak funding is "wasteful" right? Fine, Senator Windbag, when can I get a regional jet to Thurmond?
Lol I have an electric skateboard I won’t miss no bus
In the age of electric scooters and ebikes deviations are obsolete and should be abolished on all bus routes in the USA.
Nice pricing for cabin tent in White water. 🫡 Miles reading comments on old videos.
I read every comment ;)