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A small notice: there will also be an 2 extra videos next Wednesday as the bus videos related are time pertaining. I gotta get those out before they become irrelevant lmao.

5 days ago | [YT] | 4

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Hey guys, I am starting to feel better now. As a result uploads will resume starting today! There will also be an extra video on Wednesday.

Thanks,

Vince

1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 1

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Hey guys, currently I'm not feeling too mentally well as I am dealing with a significant situation outside of my control. It's not YouTube related or anything. I will be temporarily pausing uploads, but I really do hope in continuing uploads soon. Thank you for your understanding.

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2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 3

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NEW UPLOAD SCHEDULE POSTED

I have made a new upload schedule that goes in effect on August 4th! Mostly importantly, I have readjusted days for when there will be uploads. Please take a look below!

Uploading Schedule (effective 8/4/25):
Sun - Boston, MA.
Mon - Transit Video
Tue - Santa Cruz/ Scotts Valley, CA.
Wed - None
Thu - San Francisco, CA.
Fri - UC Santa Cruz
Sat - Watsonville, CA.

Days with locations are elevator videos.

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 1

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MAJOR CHANGE IN UPLOADING PATTERN (PLEASE READ)

Some major changes are coming to my uploading schedule. One major change I will need to address is how frequently I'll be uploading transit. As you might've known, I am no longer in the Santa Cruz territory since I've graduated from college. This sadly means no more riding Santa Cruz Metro & UCSC TAPS frequently and no more free bus rides within as a student. Santa Cruz is a literal bus heaven, having a huge variety of old buses, and I'm starting to miss it. I had the ability to ride them all day frequently, from early morning until late night all for $0 -- it was covered by my college tuition. Being in the Bay, it won't be quite the same. As I am now required to pay bus fares amidst the rise in transit fares, it would cost quite some money to fan transit, especially when going into San Francisco. In addition, I want to take transit fanning more slowly since I'll be spending more time in the Bay going forward, especially before all transit agencies go electric in 2040. This means I will be fanning transit a little less frequently. While buses in the Bay are not as diverse as ones in Santa Cruz Metro, I still want to enjoy what's here and keep documenting for you all! I also need to focus on securing a job as the state of the job market isn't ideal right now.

To adjust to these changes, *transit videos will be posted once a week (instead of twice a week as it's currently)*. I am doing this so I can keep transit videos running for you all!

Lastly, I am concluding Sacramento uploads, and soon I will start Boston elevator uploads! I have filmed close to 60 elevators there so stay tuned!

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 2

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MAJOR UPDATE - PLEASE READ

If you saw my Instagram post, you may have been aware that I am now graduating college! As a result, there will be some changes coming going forward. While they won't be abrupt, they will be gradual. I am making this post mainly to address a shift in the content that I usually post as I transition from life in Santa Cruz back to life in the Bay Area (East Bay in particular). Most of the content coming forward will be coming from the area I'm transitioning back to. As you all know, I am known for documenting transit and elevators in Santa Cruz (including Santa Cruz Metro and UC Santa Cruz TAPS). However, don't fret! I still have a lot of videos from that area I still need to post! I have been filming as many rides as I can before my time in Santa Cruz was about to come to a close.

Honestly, I never even envisioned myself documenting transit (buses in particular). When I first rode Santa Cruz Metro as a college freshmen, the D60LFs were one of the most amazing sound buses I've ever heard. I could never get enough, so just had to get a video ride of them. As a result, my first bus video I posted did really well and I decided to start documenting different buses around the area. Later down the road, I realized I had to document the increasingly diverse fleet Santa Cruz has. Since no one else has made comprehensive documentaries, of the transit in Santa Cruz including such a diverse fleet they have, I felt like I had the responsibility to cover all of it (p.s. I know can be very expensive to travel to Santa Cruz with the $7 HWY 17 pass). I dedicated some time to film different routes, including the sceneries they bring or just film the vibes they bring in depending what type of bus is running on the it. Going to Santa Cruz isn't just going to Santa Cruz, you are almost entering into a time capsule with very old buses (some of which came from agencies which retired them). It's almost like a bus retirement home filled with buses from so many different agencies. There are so many things I will miss: regularly riding the 1993 Phantoms (which are now phased out of regular service), the ex-VTA D60LFs, riding the XN60s or the C40LFs on the 18 everyday to campus, the deafeningly loud 9800s, the singing John Deere 2200s, the good sounding axles from the C40LF(R)s, dark rides at night (spooky). I'm definitely gonna miss the vibes that were brought in. Along the way, I have made some new transit enthusiast friends as my interest in transit has strengthened. Sometimes, a bus ride isn't just a bus ride. There can be many little things to appreciate along the way, especially when you're riding with fellow enthusiasts. All in all, I have developed a bigger appreciation for transit whose seeds were planted by Santa Cruz Metro. As things are changing, it's time to carry my legacy to different agencies as I won't be in Santa Cruz as often. Of course, I will always return, but I won't get to ride that agency everyday. What I will really miss were the good old days of, you know, just riding the buses in Santa Cruz. It uplifted me during an ordinary day when I was overwhelmed with projects or just not having a good day.

Another important component of Santa Cruz Metro and TAPS I am really thankful for are the operators. They have to work day in and day out to drive people from A to B. Even if they have to deal with buses breaking down, overcrowding on UCSC routes using 1 door suburban buses, people talking excessively loud on the bus on Friday nights, or many curves on the Highway 17, they do what they can to keep the community moving and that is the one thing that I will highly appreciate. I have also come across some most cool and chill operators, which you often don't come across. I also loved the energy they brought into an ordinary bus ride. To all the operators who work hard carrying the community around, thank you.

In addition, for elevators, while most weren't so wholesome, there were some cool elevators I have come across in Santa Cruz. This includes the gated single-speed OTIS elevator at the Branciforte Plaza, the inclined elevator at Shadowbrook Restaurant, (the first elevator I posted from UCSC) the OTIS elevator with CJA, the Westinghouse Freight at UCSC (now being modded). I will also miss the land of ESCOs lmaoo. During my last 4 years, my interest in elevators has also strengthened and I've learned a lot about the technical aspects behind them. I've many more cool vintage ones, the modern sleek ones, and many high rises. I've also made some new elevator friends during that time and will never forget the moments that we filmed elevator rides together and goofed around together.

All in all, I am very thankful for everything that's happened here making my passion in elevators and transit more meaningful during my last 4 years in Santa Cruz.

For the next few months, I plan to take a small break from filming for the summer and finish posting lots of videos from Santa Cruz and areas surrounding it!

Welp, this will be my last words as I say goodbye to Santa Cruz and moments the last 4 years brought in. End of an era, and a beginning of a new one.

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 2

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Welp, has now been a year since I took my very last ride on BART’s Legacy during its official retirement ceremony. It was a time where I could experience the biggest piece of my childhood for one last time 😭

4 months ago | [YT] | 1

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Welp, it has been recently discovered the iconic Phantoms at UC Santa Cruz are now on the chopping block. At least 5 of the 17 Phantom buses have been written off and retired from service. Over the next few weeks, I start to post more Phantom videos frequently.

5 months ago | [YT] | 4

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Upload Schedule Changes: I will be making some major changes to my uploading schedule! I recently made a visit to Sacramento I would like to get some videos from that city out soon, so here is my new upload schedule. One major thing to note is that on Sundays there will be uploads, and on Saturdays there will be no uploads. Schedule will take effect 3/23/25.

Sun - Sacramento, CA
Mon - Transit Video
Tue - Santa Cruz/ Scotts Valley, CA
Wed - Transit Video
Thu - San Francisco
Fri - CSUEB
Sat- None

5 months ago | [YT] | 5

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Some news! I now have the Super Thanks feature enabled! If you like, you can now contribute funding for this channel (if you like)! Any contribution would be greatly appreciated, but please know this is absolutely not mandatory! Thank you all so much for the support!

6 months ago | [YT] | 2