Can I Go From Philadelphia to Harrisburg Using Only Local Transit?

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local public transport between Lancaster and York is perfectly possible- you just need to be in the UK and not the Northeast US

as someone who just moved to York I am also baffled as to why there isn't a direct bus between here and Lancaster.

This video is an excellent testament as to why trolleys need to make a comeback in the US!... or at least, why local public transit operators need to make an effort to offer fast, frequent and convenient bus service.

I feel like a larger SEPTA Regional Rail network would make this easier.

Hey Whale! The Regional Connector is opening in Los Angeles on June 16th. Huge game changer for the city! And you can ride the Longest Light Rail Line In The World! You know you want to!

11:59 That's Barney Ewell! He was born in Harrisburg in 1918 but passed in Lancaster in 1996. He won three medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Silver medals for the 100m and 200m, and a gold for the 4x100m relay. He thought he won a gold for the 100m, but the victory was given to fellow American Harrison Dillard, who got a world record as a result. That was actually the first time a photo finish was used at the Olympic Games! Harrison is still the only man in Olympic history to win gold in both the 100m sprint and 110m hurdles. But the fact Barney nearly won and was able to keep up the pace is still a feat. On top of all that, Barney also served in WWII! The WW Griest Building was designed by C. Emlen Urban who worked on the Hager Building, Farmer's Southern Market, and Stevens High School also in Lancaster, as well as the Hershey Community Center Building in Hershey! He actually knew Milton Hershey personally, and he designed many of its buildings as Hershey developed like the original Hershey factory from 1903 and the Hershey Theatre!

What a journey 👍🏿🚎🚍

Super interesting. Thanks for sharing. Getting rid of trolleys and interurbans is one the more terrible things, at least transport policy wise, the U.S. ever did. And it seems with all the traffic and pollution, isolation, particulary for those who can't drive a car for myriad reasons, and ever increasing traffic deaths we've sadly reaped the seeds we've sown with car dependency. I hope we can change.

8:02 Funnily enough, where I work, an evaluator was trying to get on a bus, so he could grade the driver, but the driver just waved back and kept driving.😂 Also 14:52 We also have those where I work, but no one ever remembers to take them.

My dad is a transit planning consultant, and he’s currently working on a project in Lancaster county

Overbrook IS NOT a suburb of Philadelphia. It is an area named Overbrook within the city limits. It is on the border of Montgomery County which is separated by city line ave.

This was awesome. I do wish there was actually commuter rail that could get you from Philly to Harrisburg and Lancaster, but this was fun to watch!

Interestingly, there's another possible trolley holiday from Philly to Harrisburg. You can go via Baltimore and ride Rabbit Transit's 83S.

I have a quibble here. Back in the day when long distance trolley touring was possible, I think the idea was not just to avoid "intercity" rail (or, for that matter, intercity bus where it existed). The aim was to use only electric trolley and interurban lines... and avoid using the "steam" railroads. Nowadays, Class 1 railroads are out of the local commuter rail business, so it's all now provided by "local transit authorities." That allowed you to get away with using SEPTA Regional Rail part of the way, a service formerly provided by a steam railroad. This, I think, would've been against the rules of pre-WW2 trolley touring. It seems part of the plan was to travel routes that followed former trolley lines that paralleled the old Pennsy Main Line as closely as possible. To avoid the commuter train, one would have had a more complex journey. From 63rd & Malvern, you would take bus routes 105, 106 and 92 to get to the 135 at West Chester rather than Downingtown. A slightly quicker alternative would be the 105 to 69th St and then the 104 to West Chester.

I suddenly need to see a transit challenge from Lancaster PA to Lancaster CA

4:02 This is not a pavement, this is a kerb. (Transllation to US English: This is not a sidewalk, this is a curb.)

Been toying with the idea of doing this, but from Scranton to Philly!

Wow. Caleb did ALOT of research for this. Great job 👍

18:00 The Paleo Nerd in me is screaming internally at this bit. Dinosaurs can have wings, they are called birds!