Nobody rides this bus. Here’s how we can save it! 29 Down the Line 2026-09-20 | Nobody rides this bus. Here’s how we can save it!
The Tide: Virginias only light rail 29 Down the Line 2025-10-04 | Is the Tide good? Does it fall short? Take a ride on the Tide to find out!Works Cited:Dean, Korie, and Pilot Online. “The Tide Turns 10: A Timeline of the Light Rail’s Highs and Lows.” The Virginian-Pilot, The Virginian-Pilot, 19 Aug. 2021, www.pilotonline.com/2021/08/19/the-tide-turns-10-a-timeline-of-the-light-rails-highs-and-lows/. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.Hampton Roads Transit. “Fares.” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, 1 July 2023, gohrt.com/fares/. Accessed 26 Sept. 2025.---. “Final Report from the Before-And-after Study of the Tide Light Rail Project.” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, 1 July 2015, gohrt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Light-Rail-Project-Final-Report-090915.pdf. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.---. “Light Rail.” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, 2025, gohrt.com/routes/light-rail/. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.---. “Naval Station Norfolk Transit Extension Study: Final Report.” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, May 2015, gohrt.com/wp-content/themes/gohrt_com/includes/reports/20161103_FINAL-NSN_Report_05122015_V2_with-Appendices.pdf. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.---. “Naval Station Norfolk Transit Corridor Project.” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, 2025, gohrt.com/agency/planning-development/nsn-transit-corridor-project/. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.---. “October 2025 Service Changes.” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, 2025, gohrt.com/alert/october-2025-service-changes/. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.---. “Ridership.” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, 2025, gohrt.com/agency/accountability-center/ridership/?type=Light+Rail. Accessed 26 Sept. 2025.---. “Route 800.” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, 2025, gohrt.com/routes-preview/202510/800.pdf. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.---. “The Tide 11th Anniversary.” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, 19 Aug. 2022, gohrt.com/2022/08/the-tide-11th-anniversary/. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.---. “Wrapping up the Study.” Hampton Roads Transit, 2025, www.connectingchesapeake.com/. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.Heard, Bradley. “Ride the Tide of Light Rail, Virginia Beach.” Next City, Next City, 21 Feb. 2012, nextcity.org/urbanist-news/ride-the-tide-of-light-rail-virginia-beach. Accessed 27 Sept. 2025.Kidd, Sara. “Hampton Roads Railroads.” Hampton Roads Geospatial Exchange Online, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, 30 Aug. 2024, www.hrgeo.org/datasets/HRPDC-GIS::hampton-roads-railroads/explore?location=36.816811%2C-76.124361%2C12.00. Accessed 26 Sept. 2025.Morrison, Jim. “Officials Wonder about Role of Norfolk’s Economic Development Arm after Military Circle Transfer.” WHRO, WHRO Public Media, 7 Aug. 2025, www.whro.org/business-growth/2025-08-07/officials-wonder-about-role-of-norfolks-economic-development-arm-after-military-circle-transfer. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.Norfolk, Virginia. Google Maps, 26 September 2025. maps.google.comPilot Online. “Virginia Beach Light Rail Referendum Vote Fails in a Landslide.” The Virginian-Pilot, The Virginian-Pilot, 3 Aug. 2019, www.pilotonline.com/2016/11/08/virginia-beach-light-rail-referendum-vote-fails-in-a-landslide/. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.“The Tide Light Rail Project Before-And-after Study (2015).” Federal Transit Administration, Federal Transit Administration, 2015, www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/funding/grant-programs/capital-investments/115196/2015-virginia-norfolk-tide-light-rail-project.pdf. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.Tupponce, Joan. “Beach Voters Are Not on Board with Light Rail.” Virginia Business, Bridge Tower Media, 30 Dec. 2016, virginiabusiness.com/beach-voters-are-not-on-board-with-light-rail/. Accessed 27 Sept. 2025.“What the Data Is Telling Us.” Transit Costs Project, Marron Institute, 8 May 2025, transitcosts.com/new-data/. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “Norfolk Scope.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Sept. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Scope. Accessed 26 Sept. 2025.---. “The Tide (Light Rail).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 May 2025, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tide_(light_rail). Accessed 26 Sept. 2025.WTKR Web Staff. “Va. Secretary of Transportation Asks Virginia Beach to Stop Work on Light Rail Project.” News 3 WTKR, Scripps Media, 9 Nov. 2016, www.wtkr.com/2016/11/09/va-secretary-of-transportation-asks-virginia-beach-to-stop-work-on-light-rail-project. Accessed 28 Sept. 2025.Music used:"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin"Original Rags" (1899) by Scott Joplin, arr. Charles N. Daniels"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle
Munichs interurban tram! 29 Down the Line 2025-09-13 | In this video, I explore MVG Tram Line 25 from Munich to Grünwald!NOTE: While I do say trams were running every 5-10 minutes, this is only true for peak times. Other times, 10-20 minute frequencies are more common.Works Cited:“Die Linienchronik Der Linie 25.” Trambahn.de, Freunde des Münchner Trambahnmuseums, 2023, trambahn.org/linie-25/. Accessed 12 Sept. 2025.“Interurban.” Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster, 2025, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interurban. Accessed 12 Sept. 2025.“Linie 25.” Trambahn.de, Freunde des Münchner Trambahnmuseums, www.trambahn.de/linie-25. Accessed 13 Sept. 2025.Munich, Germany. Google Maps, 12 September 2025. maps.google.comMVV-Netz in Der Zone M. Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund GmbH, Jan. 2025, www.mvv-muenchen.de/fileadmin/mediapool/03-Plaene_Bahnhoefe/Netzplaene/Downloads_2025/2025_layout_SURTX_M_SCR.pdf. Accessed 12 Sept. 2025.Onnich, Klaus. “Geschichte 1900-1914.” Trambahn.de, Freunde des Münchner Trambahnmuseums, 2025, trambahn.org/geschichte-1900-1914/. Accessed 13 Sept. 2025.“Tram 25.” MVV, Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund GmbH, 2024, www.mvv-muenchen.de/fileadmin/mediapool/03-Plaene_Bahnhoefe/Minifahrplaene/Tram_25.pdf. Accessed 13 Sept. 2025.Music used:"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin"Original Rags" (1899) by Scott Joplin, arr. Charles N. Daniels
We rode New Yorks newest subway line! – Surveyors of Staten Island: Part 2 29 Down the Line 2025-09-06 | @Shortline819 and I rode the Second Avenue Subway, New York City's newest subway line!Part 1: youtu.be/gUsTN9DzcRYWorks Cited:Nessen, Stephen. “See Inside: The 2nd Avenue Subway Opens to All.” WNYC, 2017, www.wnyc.org/story/see-new-years-eve-party-and-2nd-ave-subway/. Accessed 6 Sept. 2025.New York City Subway with Railroad and Airport Connections. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Aug. 2025, www.mta.info/map/36946. Accessed 6 Sept. 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “New York City Subway.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 24 Aug. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway. Accessed 6 Sept. 2025.---. “Second Avenue Subway.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 19 Aug. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Avenue_Subway. Accessed 6 Sept. 2025.Music used:"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle
Innsbrucks intercity S-Bahn line! 29 Down the Line 2025-09-01 | In this video, I ride the combined S6/RB6 train from Innsbruck, Austria, to Munich, Germany.Works Cited:“960: Innsbruck - Mittenwald - München.” Deutsche Bahn, 23 Oct. 2024.Bavaria, Germany. Google Maps, 21 August 2025. maps.google.comLiniennetzplan Bayern. Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH, 2024, assets.static-bahn.de/dam/jcr:bb360a26-c64c-4e3c-a6e2-71b57a1745d3/bayern-liniennetzplan-2024.pdf. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.Liniennetzplan Nahverkehr Tirol. Verkehrsverbund Tirol GesmbH, Oct. 2024, www.oebb.at/dam/jcr:dca525b7-241b-424e-be99-de42a9c3bb62/liniennetz-tirol.pdf. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.“ÖBB Streckeninfo.” ÖBB Scotty, ÖBB, 2025, fahrplan.oebb.at/webapp/?dateB=26.08.2025&timeB=00:00:00&dateE=26.08.2025&timeE=23:59:00&start=1&P=HimSearch&start=1#. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.“S-Bahn Tyrol.” ÖBB, ÖBB, www.oebb.at/en/regionale-angebote/tirol/s-bahn-tirol. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.“S6.” DB, Deutsche Bahn, 2025, assets.static-bahn.de/dam/jcr:7b86f8ca-7a89-44d1-ac5b-8e09979699a5/2025_S6_L.pdf. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.Tyrol, Austira. Google Maps, 21 August 2025. maps.google.com“VVT Plan 410.” VVT, Verkehrsverbund Tirol GesmbH, 2025, www.vvt.at/data.cfm?vpath=ma-wartbare-inhalte/fahrplan-pdfs/oebb-fahrplaene/410-ab-151224. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.Music used:"Original Rags" (1899) by Scott Joplin, arr. Charles N. Daniels"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
Continental Europes oldest subway: Budapests Millennium Underground 29 Down the Line 2025-08-18 | Budapest's Metro Line M1 is a little line with a long history! Opening in 1896, it's continental Europe's oldest metro line!Works Cited:Bennett, David. Metro: The Story of the Underground Railway. 2004. London, Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, 2004.Budapest, Hungary. Google Maps, 11 August 2025. maps.google.comMáté, Millisits. “Celebrating the Millennial Past of the Hungarian Nation.” PestBuda, Látóhatár Kiadó Lap-és Könyvkiadó Kft., 1 May 2021, pestbuda.hu/en/cikk/20210513_celebrating_the_millennial_past_of_the_hungarian_nation. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.“Mexikói Út.” BKK, Budapesti Közlekedési Központ, bkk.hu/apps/menetrendek/storage/menetrendek/808/105750.pdf. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.Miklós, Vincze. “Elfeledett, Évszázados Hidak Bújnak Meg a Városliget Szélén.” 24.Hu, Central Médiacsoport Zrt., 11 Feb. 2018, 24.hu/kultura/2018/11/02/elfeledett-evszazados-hidak-bujnak-meg-a-varosliget-szelen/. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.“Millennium Dreams – Exhibition.” Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum, Országos Széchényi Könyvtár, 2016, m.oszk.hu/site.php?i=atiranyitas&url=www.oszk.hu/en/exhibitions/millennium-dreams-exhibition. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.“Vörösmarty Tér.” BKK, Budapesti Közlekedési Központ, bkk.hu/apps/menetrendek/storage/menetrendek/808/105760.pdf. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “Ganz MFAV.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 19 Jan. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganz_MFAV. Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.---. “Metro Line M1 (Budapest Metro).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 1 July 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Line_M1_(Budapest_Metro). Accessed 11 Aug. 2025.Music used:"Original Rags" (1899) by Scott Joplin, arr. Charles N. Daniels"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
We rode New Yorks northernmost subway line – Surveyors of Staten Island: Part 1 29 Down the Line 2025-08-09 | The first video in a series documenting a roundabout journey from north of NYC via Wakefield-241 Street Station to Staten Island!Featuring @Shortline819Works Cited:New York City Subway. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 2025, www.mta.info/map/5256. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.New York City Subway with Railroad and Airport Connections. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Aug. 2025, www.mta.info/map/36946. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.Music used:"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle"Wall Street Rag" (1909) by Scott Joplin
Munichs Backwards S-Bahn Station! 29 Down the Line 2025-07-26 | München St.-Martin-Straße, or St. Martin Street station, is an S-Bahn station served by the S3 and S5. But it's not just a typical S-Bahn station, and this video explains exactly why!Work Cited:MVV-Gesamtnetz / Entire Network MVV. Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund GmbH, 2025, www.mvv-muenchen.de/fileadmin/mediapool/03-Plaene_Bahnhoefe/Netzplaene/Downloads_2025/2025_layout_MVV_Regio_0GESAMT_SCR.pdf. Accessed 18 July 2025.Music used:"Wall Street Rag" (1909) by Scott Joplin
The 1029 Subscriber Special! 29 Down the Line 2025-07-18 | The Q&A is finally here! If your question was not answered, feel free to leave it in the comments for me to answer there!Works Cited:McCaffrey, Scott. “Local Leaders Come out against Proposal to Merge Northern Virginia Bus Systems | ARLnow.com.” ARLnow, 31 Mar. 2025, www.arlnow.com/2025/03/31/local-leaders-come-out-against-proposal-to-merge-northern-virginia-bus-systems/. Accessed 4 July 2025.“Task Force Meeting #5.” DMVMoves, DMVMoves, 16 May 2025, dmvmoves.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/051625-presentation2.pdf. Accessed 4 July 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “Saarland.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2 July 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saarland. Accessed 4 July 2025.Music used:"Wall Street Rag" (1909) by Scott Joplin"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle"Original Rags" (1899) by Scott Joplin, arr. Charles N. Daniels"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
Riding trams in my favorite Austrian city! 29 Down the Line 2025-06-27 | I took a ride on Graz's tram network during a weekend trip there. Overall, I was very pleased with their trams!Works Cited:“Bim.” Dict.cc, dict.cc English-German Dictionary, 2025, m.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/Bim.html. Accessed 24 June 2025.“Building the House.” Schloss Eggenberg, Universalmuseum Joanneum GmbH, 2025, www.museum-joanneum.at/en/palace-and-gardens-schloss-eggenberg/discover/princely-residence/building-the-house. Accessed 24 June 2025.“Buses and Trams in Graz.” Graz Tourismus, Graz Tourismus, 2025, www.graztourismus.at/en/getting-there-and-public-transport/mobility-in-graz/buses-and-trams. Accessed 24 June 2025.“Fit Für Die Öffi-Zukunft: Graz Baut Aus.” Holding Graz, Holding Graz, 2025, www.holding-graz.at/de/mobilitaet/fit-fuer-die-oeffi-zukunft-graz-baut-aus/. Accessed 24 June 2025.Graz, Austria. Google Maps, 25 June 2025. maps.google.comWikipedia Contributors. “Flexity Graz.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 3 June 2025, de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexity_Graz. Accessed 24 June 2025.---. “Graz – Wikipedia.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 14 June 2025, de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graz. Accessed 24 June 2025.---. “GVB 500.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2 Feb. 2024, de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GVB_500. Accessed 24 June 2025.---. “Liste Der Städte in Österreich.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 12 June 2025, de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_St%C3%A4dte_in_%C3%96sterreich#. Accessed 24 June 2025.---. “Straßenbahn Graz.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 21 May 2025, de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stra%C3%9Fenbahn_Graz. Accessed 24 June 2025.“Zahlen + Fakten: Bevölkerung, Bezirke, Wirtschaft, Geografie.” Stadt Graz, Stadt Graz, 2025, www.graz.at/cms/beitrag/10034466/7772565/Zahlen_Fakten_Bevoelkerung_Bezirke_Wirtschaft.html. Accessed 24 June 2025.Music used:"Original Rags" (1899) by Scott Joplin, arr. Charles N. Daniels"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
What is the DC Metro, really? 29 Down the Line 2025-06-15 | The DC Metro is a metro, right? Or is it too suburban for that? I cover this and related topics in this video!This video is my submission to @ClassyWhale's "DC Dreamin'" transit video contest.Works Cited:“Ein Ikonisches Logo - Aber Wer Hat’s Eigentlich Entworfen?” S-Bahn München, DB Regio AG, www.s-bahn-muenchen.de/entdeckerzone/bewegendefakten/entstehung-s-bahn-logo. Accessed 12 June 2025.Hilton, George W. “Track Gauge: Different Degrees of Separation.” Trains.com, Firecrown Media, 25 Sept. 2023, www.trains.com/trn/railroads/history/track-gauge-different-degrees-of-separation/. Accessed 13 June 2025.Munich, Germany. Google Maps, 22 April 2025. maps.google.com“MVV Netzplan S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Regionalzug.” MVV, Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund GmbH, Jan. 2025, www.mvv-muenchen.de/fileadmin/mediapool/03-Plaene_Bahnhoefe/Netzplaene/Downloads_2025/2025_layout_SURTX_M_SCR.pdf. Accessed 15 June 2025.Washington, DC, USA. Google Maps, 12 June 2025. maps.google.comWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. “Metro to Launch Automatic Train Operation on the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines on June 15.” Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 13 June 2025, www.wmata.com/about/news/Metro-to-launch-Automatic-Train-Operation-on-the-Blue-Orange-and-Silver-lines-on-June-15.cfm. Accessed 14 June 2025.---. “Milestones & History.” Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 2025, www.wmata.com/about/history/. Accessed 12 June 2025.---. “Timetables.” Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 2025, wmata.com/schedules/timetables/. Accessed 12 June 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “S-Bahn.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 31 May 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Bahn. Accessed 12 June 2025.---. “Washington Metro Rolling Stock.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 11 June 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Metro_rolling_stock. Accessed 12 June 2025.“WMATA Summary - Level Rail Car Performance for Design and Simulation.” Wayback Machine, Internet Archive, web.archive.org/web/20160114052554/www.wmata.com/business/procurement_and_contracting/solicitations/uploads/RFP%20Energy%20Storage-Attachment%20B-Rail%20Car%20Performance%20for%20Design-Simulation.pdf. Accessed 12 June 2025.Music used:"Wall Street Rag" (1909) by Scott Joplin"The (Great) Crush Collision March" (1896) by Scott Joplin"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
An Ode to the Busanhänger, Munichs Weirdest Transit Vehicle 29 Down the Line 2025-06-08 | This is just a short video introducing Munich's bus trailers, known in German as Busanhänger! Let me know in the comments if you want to see more on these vehicles in a future video!Works Cited:Autoren der Wikimedia-Projekte. “Busanhänger.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 1 May 2025, de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busanh%C3%A4nger. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.“Daimler-Omnibus mit Anhänger 1910.” Wikipedia, 1910, de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Daimler-Omnibus_mit_Anh%C3%A4nger_1910.jpg#mw-jump-to-license.---. “Göppel Bus.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 9 Sept. 2024, de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/G. Accessed 21 May 2025.“Bus.” MVG, Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft, 2025, www.mvg.de/ueber-die-mvg/unsere-fahrzeuge/bus.html. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.“Kompetenz an Zwei Standorten.” Wayback, Internet Archive, 2 Mar. 2012, web.archive.org/web/20120302230725/www.goeppel-bus.de/Standorte.90,de.html. Accessed 21 May 2025.“MetroBus 53: Aidenbachstraße via Kurfürstenplatz MetroBus.” MVG, Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, 15 Dec. 2024, www.mvg.de/aushangfahrplan/53_H_MU_10.pdf. Accessed 6 June 2025.“Vehicle Statistics: Munich, Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft MbH (MVG).” Busphoto, Busphoto, 2025, busphoto.eu/show.php?did=5922. Accessed 21 May 2025.“Vehicles List: Munich, Göppel G13 Go4City T.” Busphoto, Busphoto, 2025, busphoto.eu/list.php?serv=0&mid=8874&cid=1675. Accessed 21 May 2025.“Vehicles List: Munich, Hess O2897.” Busphoto, Busphoto, 2025, busphoto.eu/list.php?serv=0&mid=8875&cid=1675. Accessed 21 May 2026.Music used:"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle
Romes Forgotten Suburban Line: La Ferrovia Roma-Viterbo 29 Down the Line 2025-05-30 | I rode a semi-neglected suburban train line in Rome, the Rome-Viterbo Line!Works Cited:“Ferrovia Regionale Roma-Civita Castellana-Viterbo Orario in Vigore Dal 7 Gennaio 2021 al 13 Giugno 2021.” ATAC, ATAC, 2021, www.atac.roma.it/docs/default-source/infomobilita/orario_rm_vt.pdf?sfvrsn=d9d9107f_2. Accessed 22 May 2025.“Linea Roma - Viterbo.” Metro Italia, Metro Italia, 2025, www.metroitalia.info/roma/trasporti/line.php?id=lkaIyHFw9N. Accessed 22 May 2025.Rome, Italy. Google Maps, 22 April 2025. maps.google.comTorrioli, Matteo. “Treni Rattoppati Con Lastre Di Metallo, Ecco Come Si Viaggia Sulla Ferrovia Roma Nord.” RomaToday, RomaToday, 3 Apr. 2025, www.romatoday.it/attualita/treni-rattoppati-ferrovia-roma-nord.html. Accessed 26 May 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “Elettrotreno Firema E 84.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 4 Apr. 2025, it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elettrotreno_Firema_E_84. Accessed 22 May 2025.---. “Ferrovia Roma-Civita Castellana-Viterbo.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 12 Apr. 2025, it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrovia_Roma-Civita_Castellana-Viterbo. Accessed 22 May 2025.Music used:"The Entertainer" (1902) by Scott Joplin"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle"Step Back Rag" (work in progress)"Wall Street Rag" (1909) by Scott Joplin"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
Taking the long way back to Washington (feat. @sammymarrco47) 29 Down the Line 2025-05-23 | My friend @sammymarrco47 and I were heading back to Washington, DC, from BWI Airport. Most people would take the Penn Line, but we decided to take the MARC Camden Line and the MDOT MTA Baltimore Metro Light RailLink instead!Works Cited:“MARC - PENN - WASHINGTON: Timetable.” MDOT MTA, Maryland Transit Administration, 4 May 2025, www.mta.maryland.gov/schedule/timetable/marc-penn?schedule_date=05%2F05%2F2025. Accessed 4 May 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “Baltimore Light RailLink.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 9 Mar. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Light_RailLink. Accessed 4 May 2025.Music used:"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin"Pine Apple Rag" (1908) by Scott Joplin
Attempting to ride Bologna’s trolleybuses: how hard can it be? 29 Down the Line 2025-05-02 | While visiting Bologna, Italy, I attempted to ride one of TPER’s trolleybuses!Works Cited:TPER. “32 Circolare Esterna Destra.” TPER, TPER, 2025, www.tper.it/sites/default/files/VARIAZIONI/tper_Bo032_1.pdf. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.---. “33 Circolare Esterna Sinistra.” TPER, TPER, 2025, www.tper.it/sites/default/files/VARIAZIONI/tper_Bo033_2.pdf. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.Transit. Transit App, Inc., Vers. 5.17.16, 2025. Apple App Store, apps.apple.com/us/app/transit-subway-bus-times/id498151501.Music used:"The (Great) Crush Collision March" (1896) by Scott Joplin"Peacherine Rag" (1901) by Scott Joplin"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
The HIGHEST and DEEPEST stations on the NYC Subway! 29 Down the Line 2025-04-25 | My friend @Shortline819 and I visited Smith-9 Streets and 191 Street stations on the New York City Subway!Works Cited:Interborough Rapid Transit Company. “Annual Report 1908/09-1919/20.” HathiTrust, HathiTrust, 7 Feb. 2024, babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112111474968&view=1up&seq=99. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.Kuang-chen Stanley, Carolyn. “10 NYC Words You’re Probably Pronouncing Wrong.” PureWow, Wow Media Products, Inc, 13 Dec. 2016, www.purewow.com/entertainment/nyc-words-youre-pronouncing-wrong. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.Nalewicki, Jennifer. “12 Secrets of the New York Subway.” Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2016, www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/secrets-new-york-city-subway-180958683/. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.“Neighborhood Map 4 Av-9 St.” MTA, MTA, www.mta.info/document/1461. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.New York City, NY. Google Maps, 24 April 2025. maps.google.com“New York City Subway with Railroad and Airport Connections.” MTA, MTA, Apr. 2025, www.mta.info/map/36946. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.“Riding the Subway.” MTA, MTA, 10 Apr. 2024, www.mta.info/guides/riding-the-subway. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “191st Street Station.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 5 Apr. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/191st_Street_station. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.---. “R211 (New York City Subway Car).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 19 Apr. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R211_(New_York_City_Subway_car). Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.---. “Smith–Ninth Streets Station.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 25 Jan. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.Young, Michelle. “The Deepest and Highest Subway Stations in NYC: 191st St, 190th Street, Smith & 9th.” Untapped New York, Untapped New York, 26 June 2013, www.untappedcities.com/deepest-highest-subway-stations-nyc/. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.Music used:"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin"Wall Street Rag" (1909) by Scott Joplin
A massive trade convention is happening in Munich. Can the U-Bahn handle it? 29 Down the Line 2025-04-11 | I rode the U2 and U7 down to Messe München, home to the Bauma construction trade fair. How does the U-Bahn fare with all this extra demand?Works Cited:“Bauma.” Bauma, Messe München GmbH, 2025, bauma.de/en/. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.“Bauma 2025.” Messe München, Messe München GmbH, 2025, messe-muenchen.de/en/events/bauma-2025.html. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.“Opening Hours.” Bauma, Messe München GmbH, 2025, bauma.de/en/trade-fair/plan-your-visit/opening-hours/. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.Music used:“Wall Street Rag” (1909) by Scott Joplin
Roanoke’s Valley Metro: a Gillig paradise with a weird trolley thing 29 Down the Line 2025-04-04 | I rode some buses in Roanoke!Works Cited:Greater Richmond Transit Company. “Our History.” GRTC, Greater Richmond Transit Company, 2025, www.ridegrtc.com/about/our-history/. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.“Hollins May Get New Bus Service.” Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia, 12 Sept. 1980, virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=HCL19800912.1.3. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.Phoenix Valley Metro. “System Fact Sheet.” Valley Metro, Valley Metro, 2024, vulcan-production.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/pages/downloads/about/agency/fact-sheets-brochures/fact-sheets/2400416089-fy23-agency-fact-sheet-v3_ada_sb.pdf. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.Valley Metro. “51: Third Street Station to Tanglewood; 56: Tanglewood to Third Street Station.” Valley Metro, Greater Roanoke Transit Company, 15 June 2023, cdn.prod.website-files.com/674dd8b0dd9c6c032b13a208/6751c9bc532c06853656937e_51-56_Routes.pdf. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.---. “52: Tanglewood to Third Street Station; 55: Third Street Station to Tanglewood.” Valley Metro, Greater Roanoke Transit Company, 15 July 2024, cdn.prod.website-files.com/674dd8b0dd9c6c032b13a208/6751c9e6afed7d1626af5e66_52-55_Routes.pdf. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.---. “Fares & Passes.” Valley Metro, Greater Roanoke Transit Company, 2021, www.valleymetro.com/fares-passes. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.---. “The Star Line Trolley.” Valley Metro, Greater Roanoke Transit Company, 2025, www.valleymetro.com/services/star-line-trolley. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.Music used:"The Strenuous Life" (1902) by Scott Joplin"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle
29 Down the Line rides the RideOn 29 down the line on a 29-foot Gillig! 29 Down the Line 2025-04-01 | We rode Montgomery County, Maryland's, RideOn bus route 29!Featuring:@sammymarrco47 @DanHominem Music used:"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
A Saturday-only subway line?! 29 Down the Line 2025-03-21 | I rode the entire U8 in Munich, Germany!And yes, I showed footage of Neuperlach Süd when I should have shown Neuperlach Zentrum... but Neuperlach Süd looks better, so hopefully it doesn't bother anybody too much!Works CitedMünchner Verkehrsgesellschaft. “Neuperlach Zentrum.” MVG, Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, 1 Jan. 2025, www.mvg.de/aushangfahrplan/U8_R_NZ_51.pdf. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.---. “Obersendling.” MVG, Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, 1 Jan. 2025, www.mvg.de/aushangfahrplan/U3_R_OS_51.pdf. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.---. “U-Bahnnetz München.” MVG, Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, Sept. 2024, www.mvg.de/dam/jcr:95d3e756-4fa1-40b0-8905-8328ab04cd17/MVG-U-Bahnnetz-BAU-IP-96-X3-Umfahrungen-Druck.pdf. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “Munich U-Bahn.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 10 Mar. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_U-Bahn. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.Music used:"Pine Apple Rag" (1908) by Scott Joplin"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
Loudoun Gateways most useless bus route - LCT 333 29 Down the Line 2025-03-18 | This is a route that's been on my transit to-ride list for a while. Yes, I finally rode the Loudoun County Transit 333... and it's definitely one of the worst LCT bus routes I've ridden as of yet!Music used:"Step Back Rag" (work in progress)
I flew from Washington to... where??? 29 Down the Line 2025-03-07 | As many of y’all already know, I’ll be studying abroad for the next few months! Enjoy this very jet-lagged vlog of the start of my journey abroad!
An unexpectedly nice ride on a rail-replacement bus (feat. @DanHominem & @sammymarrco47) 29 Down the Line 2025-02-28 | This past weekend, the DC Metro Red Line was closed between Van Ness-UDC and Medical Center for maintenance. Since we needed to get up to Friendship Heights, we had to take the shuttle bus!Thanks to both @sammymarrco47 & @DanHominem for being in this video! Go check out their channels for more DC-area transit and urbanism content!Thanks to a generous friend of mine for providing London Underground footage!Music used:“The Ragtime Dance” (1902) by Scott Joplin
A ferry happy centennial to the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry! - WATA to the Water Part II 29 Down the Line 2025-02-21 | The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry is 100 years old! Come along for a ride across the James River!WATA to the Water Part I: youtu.be/U05bx0uiQkc?si=2YtWzk1ZoJBw_Mh1Thanks to my brother for providing the video of us boarding the ferry via car!Works Cited:Virginia Department of Transportation. A History of Roads in Virginia: “The Most Convenient Wayes.” Richmond, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2006, www.vdot.virginia.gov/media/vdotvirginiagov/about/history/historyofrds.pdf. Accessed 28 Sept. 2024.Virginia Department of Transportation. “Ferries.” VDOT, Virginia Department of Transportation, 2024, www.vdot.virginia.gov/about/our-system/ferries/. Accessed 28 Sept. 2024.---. “History of the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry.” VDOT, Virginia Department of Transportation, 3 Sept. 2024, www.vdot.virginia.gov/about/our-system/ferries/ferries-history/. Accessed 28 Sept. 2024.---. “The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry Operation Schedule.” VDOT, Virginia Department of Transportation, 26 July 2024, www.vdot.virginia.gov/media/vdotvirginiagov/about/vdots-transportation-system/ferries/JSF-operating-schedule-7.26.24---acc.pdf. Accessed 28 Sept. 2024.Wikipedia Contributors. “Jamestown Ferry.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Dec. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Ferry. Accessed 28 Sept. 2024.Williamsburg Area Transit Authority. “Route 6: Jamestown.” WATA, Williamsburg Area Transit Authority, 5 May 2024, gowata.org/155/Route-6-Jamestown. Accessed 28 Sept. 2024.---. “Routes & Schedules.” WATA, Williamsburg Area Transit Authority, gowata.org/148/Routes-Schedules. Accessed 28 Sept. 2024.---. “WATA Service Modifications Effective October 10, 2016.” Wayback Machine, Internet Archive, 10 Oct. 2016, web.archive.org/web/20161010130822/www.gowata.org/pdf/WATA%20Service%20Modifications%20Poster.pdf. Accessed 28 Sept. 2024.Music used:"The Entertainer" (1902) by Scott Joplin"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
This Northern Virginia transit agency made its buses free! 29 Down the Line 2025-02-14 | Starting right at the beginning of 2025, Loudoun County Transit made its local and metro connection buses free to ride! In this video I explore a couple of bus routes around Ashburn Station on the DC Metro!Music used:“The Entertainer” (1902) by Scott Joplin
Virginia Beach needs to stop! 29 Down the Line 2025-02-09 | Virginia Beach is building the Virginia Beach Trail, which will occupy a right of way formerly set aside to also allow space for a Tide light rail extension. The project claims to be leaving space for other uses in the right of way, but I’m doubtful light rail can be built of the multi-use trail is opened first.Works Cited:Heard, Bradley. “Ride the Tide of Light Rail, Virginia Beach.” Next City, 21 Feb. 2012, nextcity.org/urbanist-news/ride-the-tide-of-light-rail-virginia-beach. Accessed 2 Sept. 2024.Jeter, Amy. “Bus Service Changes in Suffolk.” Hampton Roads Transit, Internet Archive, 30 Dec. 2011, web.archive.org/web/20120104124558/www.gohrt.com/bus-service-changes-in-suffolk/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.McCray, Paul. “The Rise and Demise of the W&OD Railroad.” Loudoun Now, 19 May 2022, www.loudounnow.com/archives/the-rise-and-demise-of-the-w-od-railroad/article_37bd3c9b-4e82-532a-9bb1-f7fdebe11454.html. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.Reese, Brian. “Long-Awaited Virginia Beach Trail Moving Forward, $14.9M Federal Grant Approved by Council.” WAVY, 2 Jan. 2024, www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/long-awaited-virginia-beach-trail-moving-forward-14-9m-federal-grant-approved-by-council/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.“Routes & Schedules.” Suffolk Virginia, City of Suffolk, www.suffolkva.us/452/Routes-Schedules. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025. Suffolk Transit.Scheel, Eugene. “Washington and Old Dominion Railroad – at the End of the Line, an Opportunity Lost.” The History of Loudoun County, Virginia, Loudoun County, Virginia 18th, 19th, and 20th Century History, 2018, www.loudounhistory.org/history/railroad-old-dominion/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads. “Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget.” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, 2022, gohrt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FY2022-Budget-Book.pdf. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.---. “Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget .” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, 2024, gohrt.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FY2024-Budget-Book-Final-8.29.24_1-compressed.pdf. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.Tupponce, Joan. “Beach Voters Are Not on Board with Light Rail.” Virginia Business, 30 Dec. 2016, www.virginiabusiness.com/article/beach-voters-are-not-on-board-with-light-rail/. Accessed 2 Sept. 2024.“Virginia Beach Trail.” City of Virginia Beach, City of Virginia Beach, 2025, parks.virginiabeach.gov/about-us/planning-design-development/virginia-beach-trail. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.“Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park.” NOVA Parks, Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, www.novaparks.com/parks/washington-and-old-dominion-railroad-regional-park. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.Music used:“Pine Apple Rag” (1908) by Scott Joplin“The Ragtime Dance” (1902) by Scott Joplin
Its time for Newport News and Hampton to return to rail! 29 Down the Line 2025-02-01 | It's time for Newport News and Hampton to bring rail transit back into the picture! This video details my proposal for what a modern light rail line connecting these two cities could look like!Additionally, this is my submission to the Classy Whale "One Line More" contest!Line map/MetroDreamin': metrodreamin.com/edit/YkZvU1BMYW9TMGhJS2gyVDhyT0xDWDhYZWhJM3wwMany line maps in this video were made, at least in part, with MetroDreamin’s map creation tools.***Historical photos used, in order of appearance:Historic American Engineering Record. “Photocopy of Postcard (Pentran File), Photographer Unknown. Hampton’s Old Point Comfort Electric Trolley in 1921. - Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Company, Trolley Barn & Administration Building, 3400 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, Hampton, VA,” Photos from Survey HAER VA-46, 1968, www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.va1452.photos/?sp=47&st=image. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.Historic American Engineering Record. “Photocopy of Postcard (Pentran File), Photographer Unknown. Hampton’s Old Point Comfort Electric Trolley in 1921. - Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Company, Trolley Barn & Administration Building, 3400 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, Hampton, VA,” Photos from Survey HAER VA-46, 1968, www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.va1452.photos/?sp=47&st=image. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.Historic American Engineering Record. “Photocopy of Photograph (Pentran File), Photographer and Date Unknown. Shows Trolley with Trolley Barn and Administration Building in Background. VIEW NORTHEAST - Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Company, Trolley Barn & Administration Building, 3400 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, Hampton, VA,” Photos from Survey HAER VA-46, 1968, www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.va1452.photos/?sp=41. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.Griffith, Ellis Parker. “Hilton Village, West from D and Warwick, February 1, 1919,” Newport News Public Library Photograph Collection, 1 Feb. 1919, image.lva.virginia.gov/VDLP/Newport_News/Hilton_Village/images/154.jpg. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025. This is the photo used in the video thumbnail.---. “Photocopy of Photograph (Pentran File), Photographer Unknown. Bus Garage to Left Now Demolished. Trolley Car Drivers, Maintenance Personnel and Management Staff in 1915. VIEW SOUTH - Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Company, Trolley Barn & Administration Building, 3400 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, Hampton, VA,” Photos from Survey HAER VA-46, 1968, www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.va1452.photos/?sp=38&st=image. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.This collection has some cool old maps of where the NNH&OP Railway used to run: cdm15904.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/tmcodlc/search/page/5Full works cited: docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSzUQJEEHSAOnj9Iyn1cWxN6dQhBLnBnsRacpgr-flMGp4S8FKy3QoqG7Z52jjJZnStqZ0I2-OVK6-1/pub
A brief adventure via the Market Frankford Line! 29 Down the Line 2025-01-17 | We took the Market Frankford Line from 5th Street/Independence Hall to 13th Street to hear the Wanamaker Organ at the Center City Macy’s in Philadelphia, PA.Featuring: @Shortline819 Listen to the Wanamaker Organ here: youtube.com/@thewanamakerorgan?si=ehAegACQfiCGqbT3Friends of the Wanamaker Organ: wanamakerorgan.comNews about Macy's/the organ:Dobrin, Peter. “Is the Wanamaker Organ Safe? And What Does “Safe” Mean?” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 16 Jan. 2025, www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/is-the-wanamaker-organ-safe-and-what-does-safe-mean/ar-AA1xjOKD. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-macys-wanamaker-eagle-organcbsnews.com/philadelphia/video/with-center-city-macys-closing-what-happens-to-the-wanamaker-organ-and-holiday-displaysWay more information on William Howard Taft than you probably expected:The White House. “William Howard Taft.” The White House, The White House, www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/william-howard-taft/. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 11 Jan. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “William Howard Taft.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 16 Jan. 2025, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tafts-bathtubs-weighed-ton-180951871Music used: "Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
Baltimores wonderfully 80s subway! 29 Down the Line 2025-01-10 | I finally made a video on the MDOT Maryland MTA Baltimore Metro SubwayLink!MDOT MTA radio station (FM 93.5): onlineradiobox.com/us/wttz/?cs=us.wttz&os=androidSpecial thanks to @Shortline819 for letting me use some of his footage!Works Cited:“BaltimoreLink Basics.” MDOT MTA, Maryland Transit Administration, www.mta.maryland.gov/baltimorelink-basics. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.MDOT MTA. Metro SubwayLink. Maryland Transit Administration, 2 Feb. 2020.“Metrorail.” WMATA, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 2025, www.wmata.com/service/rail/. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.“MTA Performance Improvement.” MDOT MTA, Maryland Transit Administration, www.mta.maryland.gov/performance-improvement. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.“Pass Store.” MDOT MTA, Maryland Transit Administration, www.mta.maryland.gov/pass-store. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.“Regular Fares.” MDOT MTA, Maryland Transit Administration, www.mta.maryland.gov/regular-fares. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.“Transit Store.” MDOT MTA, Maryland Transit Administration, www.mta.maryland.gov/transit-store. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.Wikipedia Contributors. “Baltimore Metro SubwayLink.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 18 Dec. 2024, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Metro_SubwayLink. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.---. “Budd Universal Transit Vehicle.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2 Aug. 2024, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Universal_Transit_Vehicle. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.Music used:"Peacherine Rag" (1901) by Scott Joplin"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle"Original Rags" (1899) by Scott Joplin, arr. Charles N. Daniels
Riding the OLDEST subway train on the NEWEST line! - NYC Holiday Nostalgia Rides, 2024 29 Down the Line 2025-01-03 | I rode the New York Transit Museum's Holiday Nostalgia Train at the end of 2024!NYTM Holiday Nostalgia Rides info: nytransitmuseum.org/holidaynostalgiaridesMusic used:"Wall Street Rag" (1909) by Scott Joplin"Can-Can (by Offenbach)" by Jacques Offenbach (YouTube Audio Library)
29 Down the Line (finally) plays “Harlem Rag” 29 Down the Line 2025-01-01 | Happy New Year! Enjoy this recording of me playing Tom Turpin’s 1897 “Harlem Rag,” arranged by D.S. De Lisle.
I introduced @sammymarrco47 to Loudoun County Transit! 29 Down the Line 2024-12-27 | In this video, I'm joined by @sammymarrco47 as we ride Loudoun County Transit routes 70, 322, and 351, as well as the DC Metro Silver Line, in a loop around Eastern Loudoun.Go subscribe to Sammy's channel: @sammymarrco47Music used:"Wall Street Rag" (1909) by Scott Joplin
Automatic trains have returned to the DC Metro! 29 Down the Line 2024-12-21 | Automatic train operation (ATO) is back on the Red Line! Running trains with ATO is kind of like a cruise control/autopilot for trains, while still having an operator present. I rode the Red Line on its first day of ATO running since 2009!Sources:wmata.com/about/news/Metro-to-begin-Automatic-Train-Operation-for-the-first-time-in-15-years.cfmwmata.com/about/board/meetings/board-pdfs/upload/3B-Rail-Program-Update-V2.pdf
Amtrak’s brand new wye in Newport News 29 Down the Line 2024-12-13 | Hey y’all. I’m still finishing up finals at the time of this upload, so there probably won’t be a regular video this week. Enjoy this extra footage from the opening day of Amtrak’s new station in Newport News for now, and I’ll be back with a regular video next week (at the latest)!
The 529 Subscriber Special (feat. Q&A, unboxing, and a 29-stop bus ride) 29 Down the Line 2024-12-08 | It's finally here! Thank you all so much for all the support you've shown the channel! I'm so excited to finally be able to celebrate this milestone! Enjoy the video!Works CitedHampton Roads Transit. “Hampton Roads Transit System Map.” Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton Roads Transit, 2024, gohrt.com/system-map/. Accessed 29 Sept. 2024.Wikipedia Contributors. “Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.” Wikipedia, 6 Dec. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.Wikipedia Contributors. “Broad Street Line.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Dec. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Street_Line. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.Music used:"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin"Slippery Elm Rag" (1912) by Clarence Woods"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle"Original Rags" (1899) by Scott Joplin, arr. Charles N. Daniels"Wall Street Rag" (1909) by Scott Joplin
29 Down the Line plays “Slippery Elm Rag” 29 Down the Line 2024-12-05 | A performance of Clarence Woods’s “Slippery Elm Rag” (1912).
I took the CUE! 29 Down the Line 2024-12-01 | I rode the CUE, the local bus system serving the City of Fairfax, Virginia, for the first time!Sammy Marrco's channel: @sammymarrco47 Works CitedCity of Fairfax Existing Land Use Map. City of Fairfax, Virginia, 2 Feb. 2023, www.fairfaxva.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/1704/638109446622600000. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.“CUE.” Fairfaxva.gov, City of Fairfax, Virginia, 2024, www.fairfaxva.gov/government/public-works/cue-bus. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.CUE Transit Guide. City of Fairfax, Virginia, 1 Aug. 2022, www.fairfaxva.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/21814/638325303157600000. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.McAuley, Kendal. “What Are Independent Cities and Why Is Virginia the U.S. State with the Most?” WRIC ABC 8News, 27 Sept. 2024, www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/what-are-independent-cities-and-why-is-virginia-the-u-s-state-with-the-most/. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.Wikipedia Contributors. “CUE Bus.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 9 Oct. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUE_Bus. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.---. “List of Cities and Counties in Virginia.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Sept. 2024, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_counties_in_Virginia. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.Music:"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin"Harlem Rag" (1897) by Tom Turpin, arr. D.S. De Lisle
29 Down the Line plays “Maple Leaf Rag” (read description) 29 Down the Line 2024-11-26 | It seems some of y’all wanted me to start posting some of the music I play, so enjoy my performance of Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag” (1899).Aside from making transit videos and working towards my college degree, I enjoy playing ragtime piano. If you’re wondering, I also played the music for my DC Metro Speedrun video, my video on taking the WATA 6 to Jamestown, and my Duffields Station video.I was debating starting a second channel for this kind of stuff, but, in a poll I sent out, the vast majority of y’all wanted me to post it here.Let me know if you want to see more music! Additionally, I hope to include more of my own recordings as background music for some of my videos!
Exploring Duffields Station: “The Loudoun Gateway of MARC!” 29 Down the Line 2024-11-23 | A quick station tour of Duffields, the penultimate station on the Martinsburg branch of the MARC Brunswick Line.Music used:"Slippery Elm Rag" (1912) by Clarence Woods"Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) by Scott Joplin
This bus system has the best onboard wayfinding I have ever seen - WATA to the Water Part I 29 Down the Line 2024-11-16 | WATA, or the Williamsburg Area Transportation Authority, is a bus system serving Williamsburg, Virginia, and the surrounding area. It may be a small system, but it has the best onboard wayfinding I have seen.Works Cited“Routes.” Wata.cadavl.com, Leaflet / Open Street Map, 2024, wata.cadavl.com:4437/SWIV/WATA-FULL. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.Williamsburg Area Transit Authority. “Bus Routes.” Wayback Machine, Internet Archive, 2015, web.archive.org/web/20150406215419/www.gowata.org/Pages/busroutes.html. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.---. “Jamestown Route.” Wayback Machine, Internet Archive, 2015, web.archive.org/web/20150724075157/gowata.org/pdf/Jamestown_Insert_FINAL.pdf. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.---. “Route 6: Jamestown.” WATA, Williamsburg Area Transit Authority, 2024, www.gowata.org/155/Route-6-Jamestown. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.---. “Routes & Schedules.” Wayback Machine, Internet Archive, 2019, web.archive.org/web/20190203020955/gowata.org/148/Routes-Schedules. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.Music: Scott Joplin, "Maple Leaf Rag" (1899).
We rode Philadelphias modernized interurban! 29 Down the Line 2024-11-10 | @Shortline819 and I rode the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line from the 69th Street Transportation Center to Norristown. We thoroughly enjoyed rriding this surviving interurban line!Works CitedDeGraw, Ronald. “As Fast as a Speeding Bullet: Rebuilding the Norristown High-Speed Line.” Transportation Research Board, 1992.Moreira, Adam E. “SEPTA N-5 Train #144 Approaches Gulph Mills Station in Upper Merion, PA, Bound for 69 Street.,” Wikipedia, 2 Jan. 2007, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norristown_High_Speed_Line. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line. SEPTA, 2022, schedules.septa.org/maps/line-map-nhsl.pdf. Accessed 3 Nov. 2024.Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. “Fare Information.” SEPTA, SEPTA, 2024, wwww.septa.org/fares/. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.---. “Norristown High Speed Line: Schedules.” SEPTA, SEPTA, 2024, www.septa.org/schedules/M1?directionId=0&date=2024-11-03. Accessed 3 Nov. 2024.
Taking VRE to a station served once a year! 29 Down the Line 2024-11-02 | We rode Virginia Railway Express to Clifton Day in October of 2024! Clifton is served only one day per year by passenger rail, so of course I had to make a video about it! Featuring @colethomsen
