Albion - Least Used Amtrak Station in Michigan

Courtyard Marriott Albion: Least Used Courtyard Marriott in Albion

0:00 - D2A2 to Ann Arbor
6:13 - Greyhound to Battle Creek
13:50 - Amtrak to Albion
16:39 - Albion Station Review
19:45 - Exploring Albion
27:46 - Amtrak to Chicago

[davidsixtwo]

#1 Trending Albion Michigan video on youtube

[ztl]

Michigan always dominates at rapid whiplash from the most charming place you’ve ever visited to completely cursed backrooms towns

[rachelquist]

The crushing reality of a desk job is never so apparent as when I’m on my lunch break watching Miles & co navigate meandering transit trips on a gorgeous day in the Midwest, sharing earnest reviews and inside jokes. Never change ❤

[nicknack]

I enjoy Nathan's commentary, you two together are very easy to listen to.

[justinbak]

There's a reason why AA is considered one of the best (if not the best) college towns in the country! Glad you enjoyed it

[imstuman]

Nathan is a very entertaining travel companion.

[HelloIAmJo]

Babe, new Least Used Station just dropped

[SubspaceWinter]

10:25 ONE OF US YAY I actually lost my mind when you shouted out fire hydrant foamers, and then lost my mind again when you said you were enjoying them too :D

[blaisebaileyfinnegan]

My first time catching a Miles in Transit video, as it's posted, not stumbling on it in my feed. I'm excited!

[TitanSix]

I love this stuff. I wish I had the ability to travel to random public transport stations for the hell of it.

[allymnorris]

Oh, this is so cool. I went to Albion College and live in Ann Arbor now, so this recommendation felt eerily pointed.

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

Shoutout to the dog on Nathan's phone at 2:11, truly a dog of all-time! As you pointed out, the driver change happened in Romulus. Romulus wasn't incorporated as a city until 1970. The first settler in the area was Samuel Polyne, a French Canadian, who arrived in 1826 but left soon after Romulus Township formed in 1835. The first settler in the village proper was Samuel McMath, who moved from New York. Romulus, Michigan was named after Romulus, New York, in turn named after the legendary founder and first king of Rome. Romulus had two stops on the Underground Railroad, and in 1987, its Detroit Metropolitan Airport was the site of the Northwest Airlines Flight 255 disaster, in which the plane crashed into an overpass bridge and exploded just seconds after taking off. The crash killed all but one of the 155 passengers and crew and two more people on the roadway. There was also a chemical plant explosion in 2005 which caused people within up to 2.1 km radius to evacuate. No one was injured.

What's now Ann Arbor was once part of Massachusetts's western claim after the French and Indian War. Massachusetts ceded the claim to the federal government as part of the Northwest Territory after 1785. Ann Arbor was founded in 1824 by land speculators John Allen and Elisha Walker Rumsey, who named it after their wives, both named Ann, and for the stands of bur oak in the 640 acres of land they purchased for $800 from the federal government. The local Ojibwa named the settlement "kaw-goosh-kaw-nick" after the sound of Allen's sawmill. Ann Arbor's State Theatre was designed by C. Howard Crane who also designed Detroit's Majestic Theatre, Detroit Opera House, St. Louis's Fox Theatre, Detroit's Fox Theatre, DC's Warner Theatre, The Fillmore Detroit, Columbus's LeVeque Tower, and the since demolished Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. Since 2021, the State Theatre has housed a Target, one of the smallest in the chain at 12, 000 square feet. The Nickels Arcade you saw was built in 1918. John H. Nickels owned and operated a meat market at this location on State Street. His grandson Tom E. Nickels inherited a portion of the property, and bought other portions of the property from his brothers and sister. Nickels hired local architect Hermann Pipp to design this building. While true that Michigan Stadium is among the largest stadiums in the world, it is worth mentioning that the former Great Strahov Stadium in Prague has a capacity of 250, 000 spectators! It was first a wooden stadium in 1926, replaced with concrete grandstands in 1932, and there was further construction in 1948 and 1975. It was built for displays of synchronized gymnastics on a massive scale, with a field three times as long and three times as wide as the standard association football pitch. These began as Sokol gatherings, but during the communist period, were replaced with Spartakiads. The name refers to the 1921 Prague Spartakiad organised by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, and was meant to celebrate the Red Army's liberation of Czechoslovakia in 1945.

[doorknob]

You should start a hotel review channel. Except instead of reviewing unique luxury properties, staying at every random Courtyard and Hampton across North America. Great video.

[kevinwang]

Omg thanks for visiting Ann Arbor! (I go to UMich!)

[jonathanalbrecht]

As someone who has used that Ann Arbor Amtrak bathroom, I have to say it looks nicer than it is as far as cleanliness goes. Also, the door has a rubber band or something that prevents it from closing properly.

[andrew_ray]

If you like short platforms, you should pay a visit to the old Plimptonville station in Walpole MA. It closed during covid, but the platform is only ten feet long.

For the Mariott, I do appreciate that they put the parking lot behind so as to not break up the streetscape. On the other hand, whoever put up the Quick Print sign gave absolutely zero F's about making it line up at all.

[davidduffley]

Hey guys, at 14:40 you were talking about the train holding out of the station if there's no inter-track fence. This rule mainly exists for the protection of passengers boarding and de-training, there's been many instances where passengers will, in a rush or panic, start crossing tracks to get to their train and not see another train about to enter the station and be struck or close to it. I think it's good to have a safety conscious rule like that but it can be incredibly frustrating in practice, for passengers and train crews alike.

[chaos]

I was born and raised in Albion, still live within eight miles of the city. I have used the Albion station, including when the lobby was open. The college is the only reason the train still stops there. However if you are really looking for the least used terminal, try Marshall Michigan during the week of historic home visitation they stop. Yes, one week out of the year!
PS, Jackson Michigan’s terminal is the oldest operating station in the United States.

[trainandmore]

Can't remember the last time we got a least used Amtrak station, also lol you got you're wish, Greyhound was on time. You brought it up on yourself.

[bipbipletucha]

Ann Arbor is my favorite college town in the US. So much good urbanism and culture. Just wish it was less expensive!