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.

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!

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!

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!

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

Seriously, SEPTA should have regional rail trains to York, Lancaster and Harrisburg, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton PA / Parkersburg NJ to link up to NJ Transit, and maybe to Havre de Grace MD where it can hook up with MARC.

What a journey 👍🏿🚎🚍

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

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

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

That was a very impressive journey you made there. That was a nice bus station that you took the express bus service from. I hope that it is not that quiet all the time as it might be taken off. You certainly had a good couple of days for the journey, the weather looked great

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

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

I wish America had never gotten rid of it's trolleys/streetcars/interurbans. So cool how you used to be able to go almost anywhere in a frequently stopping, people transporting and trolley pole using vehicle!

They had these in SoCal too!!! LA to Huntington Beach! When grandma was a kid-!