Anniston - Least Used Amtrak Station in Alabama

A casual yet sophisticated video.

0:00 - Greyhound from Atlanta to Anniston
2:58 - Anniston Station Review
6:35 - Exploring Anniston
9:22 - ACTS Bus to Oxford and Back
13:09 - Waiting for the Train
16:49 - Amtrak to Atlanta

[MilesinTransit]

Whoops, Georgia was not meant to be highlighted on the intro map! What happened was I edited Toccoa (least used in Georgia) after editing this one and changed the map for it, which is just one file; but then I had to come back and reupload this one with the credits, and my editing software had changed the map to the "updated" one with Georgia highlighted instead of Alabama! Sorry for the error, everyone.

[xingcat]

Come for the train station, stay for Nathan's impassioned defense of bugs.

[MassbyTrain]

Legend has it those people on the bus are still talking about you to this day.

[loulou]

One thing I love about these videos is when you ride the bus systems in smaller cities/towns and they are perfectly fine and have people on them. I feel like many Americans, unless you live in a handful of cities (Bos/NYC/DC/SF/Chi?) will loudly and proudly proclaim "We're a car city, nobody rides the bus here".
But then when you actually go to their location and ride the bus and it's just a regular bus with no issues whatsoever! Ride the bus, people! :D

[camlatchford]

I actually have a strong memory of Anniston station...! A few years back, I rode the greyhound from Dallas TX to Atlanta to meet an old friend of mine and when we stopped in Aniston, an old blind lady got on the bus and sat next to me. I loved our conversation, she was one of the kindest and most graceful older ladies I had ever met! We parted ways in Atlanta. I just felt lucky that I was able to sit with her and have a nice conversation with her.

[qjtvaddict]

Fun fact: some bus and train companies refused to enforce segregation because it messed with their profits.

[SeaBassTian]

Nathan's impassioned defense of bugs was well worth the price of admission!

[mobspearman]

Yooo just wanted to say I appreciate y’all train videos and African American history y’all provide alone with each town 🖤💯👍🏿

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

It WAS originally built with a spiral staircase, but that is no longer the case. So the chair is still the world's largest office chair, but not the world's largest chair in general. The story goes that Leonard "Sonny" Miller, the owner of Miller's Office Supply, sought to build the chair to attract attention to his furniture business. In 1982, Guinness World Records recognized it as the World's Largest Chair, but didn't recognize it as the World's Largest Office Chair. The title of World's Largest Chair was passed on in 1995 to a seven-story one in Italy, until its current record holder since 2009 in Austria, which is over 98 feet tall. The chair in Alabama is just over 33 feet tall and was made with 10 tons of steel and 15 tons of cement.

Amtrak heritage unit AND the BNSF Office Car Special? Now this review was a treat! Not only do I like the "This train is bound for" part of the MARTA announcements, but also the fact that they're bilingual. I think it says a lot that MARTA has bilingual announcements on the train, but the Latino-majority Miami doesn't on their Metrorail. I appreciate MARTA for going the extra mile! Though of course, it's not Singapore's MRT and their different languages!

[andrewinnj]

It's always great to get a Nathan/Miles station review but this one is an instant classic. "The access is not accessible? Is that what you're saying, Miles?"

[MrJoshy]

I live right next to Anniston Al. I have no idea why this is recommended to me but its cool to finally watch a video where i am completely familiar with the area and have a family member working at Effina's

[weirdfish]

those small alabama towns are the epitome of “america wasn’t built for the car, it was destroyed for the car”

[phronsiekeys]

I have taken the Crescent many times, including when it was still on Southern Railways! I went to college in NYC, and my parents took me to Clemson, SC to get the train there--unless we felt like a little excursion, then they would take me to Toccoa instead to catch it. So--I am REALLY looking forward to your Toccoa video! I am actually impressed that the Anniston area had those little mini-buses and they had passengers (not just you two). The only thing I remember in Toccoa is a beautiful waterfall.

[VintageToiletsRock]

Nathan is my favorite! Such a knowledgeable and calm guy.

[OntarioTrafficMan]

"Guns sold here; No profanity"

Good thing they're protecting the public from those dangerous words!

[hgerdes]

👍 Awesome least-used Amtrak station report, including local transit and Greyhound. I rode through here on the Crescent but learned a lot more about the Anniston area from your video. Looking forward to least-used stations in FL and MO.

[boujiebarbie]

I am from Anniston and I can tell you, it almost looks the same as it did when I was a child nearly 40 years ago. I know it doesn't look like much but it was a wonderful place to grow up.

[nathanpohl]

I believe that "office car special" was coming from the masters golf open.

[drew]

watching this on an amtrak train is such a vibe

[Leonard_Wilson]

Your videos are usually lighthearted and full of jokes. In this episode, however, you discussed a serious topic. I appreciate the fact that you didn’t gloss over the dark past of the town.