If you've got the time and want to relax -This is a great trip ...

I made this run from New Orleans to Washington DC aboard the Crescent several years ago. As a kid, I rode the Sunset Limited from New Orleans to Los Angeles. Both those trains departed from New Orleans Union Station. The Crescent in your documentary is just as I remember it, minus all the excursion stops! Thanks for the memories.

@sejalmalete6948

2 жыл бұрын

Cbn uu

I'm on lockdown in London, but I'm travelling from New Orleans to New York on KZread, why not, there is nothing else to do!

@gorillachilla

4 жыл бұрын

Stay there nobody wants you back in england

@JohanLebbing

3 жыл бұрын

Me too man, me too.

@yengsabio5315

3 жыл бұрын

Hear, hear!

@worldcitizeng6507

3 жыл бұрын

Basically all I could do during lockdown since March was virtual travel around the world. Finally did solo travel to Lake Tahoe in June, solo camping in Catalina island and hiked/camping at Bryce canyon/Zion 6 days ago. Im done for the year....I think...

@nassufhassana5642

3 жыл бұрын

Ure funny person

Before I retired from Amtrak 6 years ago I was conductor on the Crescent (19/20) between WAS AND NYP.

@ellebelle8515

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing life you've led. I hope you share your stories with the young.

@jennycraigadventures3314

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your retirement. We’re riding it from NYC to NOLA in January and wish we could’ve ridden with you 👍🏼

@nadiarahim6754

2 жыл бұрын

@@jennycraigadventures3314 nnnn ,6+-; nnnnhhbgnhghu in ioPlooii ... ..

I have travelled the Crescent - and in the same direction, New Orleans to New York. I still have my old ticket (as a souvenir), dated 19th September, 1990. It cost $150, going one way only. (Standard seating, no cabin). A truly amazing experience. In fact - unlike my two travel companions (BUNAC students, from the United Kingdom, the three of us), who had no nerve, and remained in their seats - I actually got out and had a walk around Washington DC, as the train was scheduled to remain at the station for about an hour and a half. A brilliant documentary. Well done!

@DWDocumentary

4 жыл бұрын

Hi @Francis Huddy, Thanks for watching and for sharing your personal experience and extra information. We're really glad that you enjoyed the documentary and hope it brought back some positive memories. Best, The DW Documentary Team

I love that this documentary is so old, the AEM-7 doesn't run anymore. It's now the ACS-64.

6:29 man....this part is just so majestic especially the music along with the scene

Thank you for putting it up on yt. I rode that train in 1994. I took a trip from washington dc, via chicago, via albuquerque to phoenix, New Orleans and back to DC. There was an accident happening right after we left Atlanta trainstation, fortunately the cardriver survived with only a broken leg (he tried to be faster than the locomotive ...;-) It was a trip I´ll never forget, saw so much of the countryside, the landscape of the U. S. if only the distances weren´t so large I would have made it from phoenix to L.A but ..... lol, greetings from germany.

Have to admit this, after I watched this documentary on Television, I was clapping. Jimmy Rodgers, Wreck of the old 97- you made me a fan of country music being an Indian. Also the concept of travelling in a train and subtly touching upon important historical events is mind blowing. Great going!!

@DWDocumentary

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Naman Katyal, Thanks so much for your comment. We're so glad you that you decided to come and give your feedback after seeing the documentary on television! We always appreciate hearing from our viewers. If it's this particular documentary format that draws you in, you may also enjoy our film 'By train across Sri Lanka'. Here's the link in case you want to check it out :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/pWyKsKxxaKSsh9o.html All the best, DW Documentary

@shirleyvinson3894

5 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this so much. I have taken the Sunset Limited in and out of New Orleans on several occasions. It is my favorite trip. I am trying to find the train trip than goes through the Grand Canyon. I am getting up in age and I would love to see it. Could you help a former traveler out???? Thanks in advance.

@gordondutton7486

5 жыл бұрын

Naman Katyal q

Hurricane Katrina changed more than just landscape... It is an utter black eye on American history and the current sad state to government response to such a historical city and people, but New Orleans always prevails. Edit: Haha... Crazy to see Tannehill and my home city on a DW Doc! I grew up spending a lot of time at Tannehill and it's a beautiful place, especially in the fall. Thanks to all your documentaries DW!

I remained spell bound, felt as if I'm a part of the presentation from DW. Truely masterpiece...Good luck for future endeavours...

As an American, I’m fascinated how Europeans and other nations/cultures see us. It’s fascinating to see us portrayed from other viewpoints

You guys literally passed by my house. I grew up right besides the North East corridor line in Edison NJ. I ride the train every week.

@DWDocumentary

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Frankie Coleman, our pleasure! Thanks for sharing! Stay tuned DW Documentary

@yamahonkawazuki

4 жыл бұрын

@@DWDocumentary i rode parts of the NE corridor. between 30th st philly to charlotte nc. thank you for uploading this.

@samtrak1204

3 жыл бұрын

I was a Amtrak conductor on NEC before I retired 6 years ago so trackside Edison and Metropark are all too familiar but I always wanted to check out the town. I did get a chance to cruise around New Brunswick when I was qualifying in 1994.

I was hired by Southern Railway in Spartanburg, SC in Jan. 1973 back when the Crescent passenger train was pulled by Southern Railway electro-motive F & E units aka Covered Wagons. The Crescent would stop at the station in Spartanburg, SC and we would add or remove passenger cars as needed. The two trains arrived at around 11:45 pm (north bound train #18) and 4:30 am (south bound train #19) we had to get the work done as quickly as possible and not delay the trains or heads would roll. At that time Hayne Car Shop was located in Spartanburg and the shop repaired and refurbished passenger cars and the cars would be picked up or dropped off by the passenger trains as they came through on their long journeys. During that era of passenger trains railway employees could ride the trains free of charge and go north or south if they wanted to travel by train. those were the days!

OK ,no hustling here and great music to go with the scene . The best way to enjoy any place is nice and slow .

40:21 "New York City" as they show footage of the train rolling into....PHILADELPHIA

@quanbrooklynkid7776

3 жыл бұрын

damn

@bigfish8280

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

EVERY THING STAND STILL THE SAME, THE TIME STOP ON NEW ORLEANS AND NEW YORK. THE WORLD KEEP GOING.

You went through Birmingham at exactly the worst time, when they were tearing down the bus and train stations in order to build a new multimodal station. Several other downtown structures were being renovated as well. It looks much better now. What you said about the Union Pacific is true, but the current owner of the Crescent's tracks from New Orleans to Washington is Norfolk Southern. The freight train in York just happened to have "foreign" power. The NO&NE line on which Jimmie Rodgers was a brakeman is the same one on which you traveled from New Orleans to Meridian.

Ahh so many memories. Used to ride this line between Meridian and Birmingham or Atlanta for work assignments then took it from New Orleans to Meridian often to visit family. You can also go directly to Chicago via another line out of New Orleans. Excellent way to travel if you have the time and budget as it is roughly the same speed as driving.

Never been to New Orleans but it looks like a beautiful city.

@RedPop4

6 жыл бұрын

In many places, it really is.

@PerthTowne

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely worth the trip. Unique city

@laural294

5 жыл бұрын

New Orleans is one of the most friendly place to visit, lots of history. Plus the food is just so delicious!!

@lray1948

3 жыл бұрын

Go in a season other than the summer.

@MrCabrera111

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a 3! Check it out homie

Very good documentary. Well researched and beautifully captured. Great DW.

Beautiful documentary, soothing narration and music. Great job.

Really enjoyed this! Great journey through time and a good amount or railway footage. Most train journey documentaries ironically have less about trains and more about everything else. Well done guys!

APPEALING VIDEO. NEW ORLEANS. TRAINS ARE AWESOME AS TRANSPORTERS. CRESCENT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

@isabellaestevez5286

3 жыл бұрын

QUEEN ISABELLA

i'm really glad that at 19:05 or so they mention being behind schedule. i took this train from tuscaloosa to atlanta in february 2017 and it was seven hours behind schedule due to CSX and two other freight trains. it was a whole mess. and i was very happy/lucky to have been getting out at atlanta because the train was running only four cars that day and it was going to be packed from atlanta to washington. #nopenopenope

My father was born in 1902 and adored Jimmy Rogers! He also was a train man in our small Northern Minnesota town!

We just got Back from California, by Amtrak train from New Orleans to California take 2days and 2 nights it is nice ride and safe, if anyone afraid flying I suggest take the Amtrak train .

DW Documentary, I have seen so many of your documentaries. Your documentaries are always 'on-point'. Thank you very much.

@hirenthanki2932

2 жыл бұрын

@Stellvia Hoenheim Weird.

My Dad worked for Southern Railway so we took the Crescent many times from Alexandria, VA, to Atlanta. I was 13 in October '77 riding the train for the first time by myself when the train derailed coming into Spencer Yard. I have only ridden Amtrak Crescent a handful of times.

Ideal documentary to work to. I get my boring work done with this type of video and often pause to watch for minutes.

@DWDocumentary

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jason Minshull, glad, we could help getting your work done! Stay tuned & spread the word! Best wishes DW Documentary

@Lookup2Wakeup

5 жыл бұрын

me too!

I enjoyed your video of the train route across the South in the U.S.. I agree with the comments that instead of taking a bus from New Orleans to New York Americans are more likely to fly or drive a car. The long distasnce train routes in the U.S. though do pick up passengers in the more rural and small town areas along the route. I have ridden all the AMTRAK routes west of St. Louis just as a means to see the scenery of the West. The history you provided along the route was very interesting and you visited places off the car routes I have taken from my home in St. Louis.

Very very beautiful! Thanks for making and sharing!

I remember well when the E8 locomotive pulled the Southern Crescent through Atlanta in the good ol' days.

What ever you say.. Railroads across the world has different stories to narrate.. From combining people and places...it gives us a view about the countryside of any nation.. I'm glad that I live nearby railroad.. Thanks DW for your marvellous content.. Hope you guys will continue to make rail road contents accross the world in future also.. 🍻🍻

Very nicely done! Kept a good pace and quite informative.

Oh my God, whenever I do watch dw documentaries it creates new good hope in my mind for humanity.

Rode the Crescent from GNS to CLT (Gainesville, GA to Charlotte, NC) in 1999. Spent the majority of the ride in the bar car🍻

I didn't think i would enjoy a english documentary about a train ride that starts in my home state but good lord this is tremendous.

Yet another great journey on history. Good job!

Technically the narrator is wrong. there are only 2 daily trains from Union Terminal. City of New Orleans (Chicago-New Orleans), and The Crescent (NY-NOL). The Sunset Limited is not operated daily at this time. it runs 3 days a week departing Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. The one drawback to the station is that there is no real short connection time between trains. the Crescent arrives in the evening. the other two Depart in early Morning and early afternoon. so you have to sit there for 15 hours waiting to change trains.

@DWDocumentary

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin Howard, thanks for your helpful feedback! Best wishes DW Documentary

@janpf0624

6 жыл бұрын

Good enough to know. Since this moment I will never blame or talk about a shame of state railways operator of my country because I had lost my connection train after 5 minutes delaying on arrival to the change station. I have to wait only 1 hour 59 minutes... if not the last train operates on this day...

@NQUINNT

4 жыл бұрын

@@janpf0624 There is only 2 trains a day at my station. One at 7 am-ish from Chicago to New York City and one at 2 am-ish from New York City to Chicago provided they are on time and they hardly ever are.

Exceptional. The lady's voice, the music, the well research information was done to perfection. Amtrak should have professional videos done for each long-distance trains. What is available is inadequate. They would get a return in boasted business.

Great work DW. Thanks

Wonderfully traveled through history. many thanks for the camera team.

I have rode on the crescent train to New York

@nickp1091

3 жыл бұрын

The Crescent is on my bucket list. I took the Empire Builder (Chicago to Seattle) back in December and enjoyed it. Next I want to do either the Cardinal, the Crescent, or the California Zephyr

I’m from Wilmington, Delaware (it’s smack dab between Baltimore and Philadelphia) and is a decent size city along the train route, but clearly not important enough for a mention! Lol. It’s ok, it never is!!!

Thank you DW team for great documentaries. May God bless you.

2:55- now that’s something we don’t see anymore!!! Dude traded his iPad for a damn typewriter!!! I LOVE IT!!!

@janiekcarney5482

2 жыл бұрын

I live typewriters but not for travel.

I enjoyed watching the history of railway from New Orleans to New York and hope to travel in future.🤓👀🚅

I have rode across that bridge many of times praise God for every time...

Excellent work. More documentaries from DW bitte!

@DWDocumentary

6 жыл бұрын

We're glad you enjoyed it! :)

@DWDocumentary

6 жыл бұрын

And of course, we'll keep the documentaries coming!

@gurujam8483

6 жыл бұрын

DW is infinitely better than Discovery Channel.

@mickgatz214

5 жыл бұрын

Go watch DW in German. :), great channel/s and then go further.... NDR, SWR, MDR ,WDR .... all the German Channels at your finger tips.... funny thing is, Google put me onto this???? LOL I think there are 5 German Networks, i can only think of 4 atm..... Du kanst auch das "Berlin Kanal" ausuechen.....sehr interrsant. :) Und "HertzKino" ist auch gut.....(filme)..... Hab Spas! Viele Gruesse von Australia! Mick

@cameraman655

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, starting to give the BeeB (BBC) a run for the money, keep 'em comin...

I've been through Danville, Virginia I have no idea how many times and I never knew that there was a train crash there back in the day. Good to see Cass mentioned on here since it's in the middle of nowhere West Virginia.

As usual a great documentary by DW. By casting the video to my 86 inch 4K tv, it makes everything much more spectacular. I have also found by doing this I can zip through all the ads by using my tv remote control.

@DWDocumentary

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for watching and for your positive feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to comment and are glad you like our content!

Good for the most part. Could have given Philadelphia a little more coverage. The 30th Street Amtrak station is a very interesting place. Have you looked at doing pieces on the old German states from before Bismarck's unification? My family came to the USA from the Duchy of Oldenburg in the mid 1860s.

@beatstar2

3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry they did, they just called it "New York" LOL

@lydiaanderson3312

3 жыл бұрын

@Hello mike, How are you doing?

Thank you for making this wonderfull train Journey!

One quibble: at the end they make it seem that Penn Station is at Times Square. They're in fact eight blocks apart.

@DWDocumentary

6 жыл бұрын

Hi TJ Cassidy, you are right, thx for your feefback & closely watching! Best wishes DW Documentary

@busterbeagle2167

3 жыл бұрын

Who cares

@JoeHarkinsHimself

3 жыл бұрын

@@busterbeagle2167 if you lived in Manhattan you'd care.

@Runawayrack

2 жыл бұрын

@@busterbeagle2167 and no one needs your rude comments

A very great footage from the East Cost America's: thanks from Switzerland !

@PerthTowne

5 жыл бұрын

As someone from the east coast of the US, I have to say that footage doesn't really do it justice. I really longed for more shots of the interesting cities on the east coast and the landscape. But I understand that's not really what they were trying to do. This video of an Amtrak route on the west coast is the best I've seen at integrating landscape along a train route. kzread.info/dash/bejne/g2GVzsOqYMTfiM4.html

great job I love DW

Interesting, informative and really enjoyable documentary.

Informative. Well made documentary. Good visuals, excellent voice over.

Well done; another great documentary. I wish there was a bit more about New York (New Orleans got about 5 minutes)--but hey, I'll take it!

I am from there... Salt water flooded the city. It etched a water line that was seen all over the city. As well the salt water was absorbed into the soil turning all vegetation a shit brown that did not kill it however it was that way a long time. I just remember when I got to my home for the first time after the storm there was a very eerie absence of sound. No birds, no insects, or sound of cars passing on the roads... It was only broken by the sound of military helicopters....

I remember seeing the original Eisenbahn Romanik version of this months ago and thank you for making the English version!

@DWDocumentary

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Owen Concorde, You are more than welcome :) Thanks for tuning in! The DW Documentary Team

@OwenConcorde

6 жыл бұрын

DW Documentary You’re welcome!

As European would love to take a train ride across America

@ellebelle8515

2 жыл бұрын

As an almost retired Canadian it is my hope to take many train rides across Europe. I've done only a very few when I was very young.

Thank you DW !

One of the best documentaries I've ever seen

@DWDocumentary

6 жыл бұрын

Hi John Kamau, thankls for sharing your impressions! Please stay tuned & spread the word Best wishes for a happy & merry Xmas DW Documentary

This video is toooo good... Excellent clarity n nice video.. I love ❤️👍

When you mentioned the street car trolley lines you did not mention the St. Charles line that runs thru the Garden district. It is a famous as well!

@artnc4139

4 жыл бұрын

They did mention it as the oldest continuous streetcar operation in America, just no video

@dianelightfoot531

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, waah waah

good report. informative

The vibe of New Orleans seems amazing! I would love to go after COVID-19 is over.

@janiekcarney5482

2 жыл бұрын

It’s dirty and dangerous. After today it might Gone With The Hurricane.

@jamesbondero5691

2 жыл бұрын

@@janiekcarney5482 a toilet bowl full of shhhh aka local NO

More travelling trains documentary 🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋🚋 🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄🚄 Great DW!

It's a shame we don't invest in rail in the US. I would love to avoid flying when travelling on the east coast, at the least. We took Amtrak from Cary, NC to NYC a few years back and it was so much better than flying... except that it took 10 hours.

The 30th Street on terminal station is a very interesting place. Good luck for future endeavors

Some train-spotting, German rail buff of a rail fanning, rail enthusiast Anorak must've got DW to pay for this and him and let him go make this 'doc'. All all aboard!

A very well done documentary.

I hope the DW Documentary does Washington DC to San Francisco by train, San Diego to Vancouver by train, Chicago to Seattle by train, Chicago to Los Angels by train by the Southwest Chief, Texas Eagle, and City of New Orleans and the Sunset Limited, New York to Canada by train, Miami to Maine by train, Boston to Chicago by train, Pennsylvania by train, Chicago to Washington DC by train on the Cardinal and the Capital Limited, and Michigan by train. Even Canada and Alaska by train.

@guymorris1963

3 жыл бұрын

In 1994 I rode the Amtrak train round trip from Denver, Colorado to Portland, Oregon for the Portland Marathon and back home to Denver.

This guy speaks very clearly and nicely in playback video. keep it up

The US train doc has the most ads. No further commemts, your Honor.

America, I love you.. but we really need to work on our infrastructure

@ronclark9724

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately America has 50 states that have to meet obligations to spend federal transportation funds. As our new Transportation secretary has already noted in his first month in office, he can't just spend money willy nilly. Congress has set formulas into place that demand state spending as well.

@Kremithefrog1

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe a little but is it really that bad?

@webbess1

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know man, Amtrak looks pretty amazing in this. I hope Biden succeeds in expanding it.

@RuminatingWizard

2 жыл бұрын

@@webbess1 Biden can't even tie his own shoes anymore. Come on, man!

@RuminatingWizard

2 жыл бұрын

Stop trying to make passenger trains happen. It's not going to happen. Americans prefer freedom. Deal with it.

Very informative and good camera work

I used to live in Louisiana it is my home state and always will be even though I live in Oklahoma now. I will always go back to Louisiana that is my roots are and always will be

Documentário excelente!

This German production doesn’t get all facts correct but it was still enjoyable. Thanks!

One of the things on my bucket list, to take the Amtrak somewhere.

@guymorris1963

3 жыл бұрын

I rode the Amtrak train from Denver, Colorado to Portland, Oregon in 1994 for the Portland Marathon. I recommend taking a trip on Amtrak trains.

No: most people prefer to fly or drive. Buses are cheaper, more frequent, and go to more destinations. That's why they're preferred.

It was cool to hear the story about Custer stopping the supply train.

Great journey.. good documentary..👍👍

Well done! I hope you slept as well as I do on the train. If you decide to ride the Silver Meteor be sure to stop in Charleston. You'll love the town and I'll buy the drinks.

@DWDocumentary

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Gerard Moran, thanks for sharing your impressions! A train is the perfect place to sleep or watch a documentary... Please stay tuned & spread the word DW Documentary

Very beautiful AND interesting vedio, thank you so much.

@DWDocumentary

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the feedback!

great job...DW

@erich1070

6 жыл бұрын

Tuphan Yadav Yes Sir

Interesting history and photography but picture is blurry, unlike other videos I've watched from DW Documentary.

වාව් america ව හරිම ලස්සනයි 💓💓 Dw සුබපෑතුම් ලස්සන documentary එකක් love from sri lanka

@vernwallen4246

6 жыл бұрын

I went too Sri lanka once and it was closed and i never went back!

Train just passed near from my home

@seriousnecro

2 жыл бұрын

the train just flew over my house

2:19 it's very rare for a street performer to be out that early. I was advised that in most cases they don't really start showing up in numbers until 7 in the evening

I'd love to have traveling on that train someday.

@ronniebishop2496

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not like it used to be.

Great documentary!

@DWDocumentary

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting :) Did you have a favourite stop?

@cleric768

6 жыл бұрын

I love the way the documentary is mixing the travel, with the history of railway, and then a bit of American History... the whole thing comes together really smooth, its very entertaining and easy to watch. A five star documentary!

Rest in peace Fats Domino!

Times Square, serious? All those screens shedding light everywhere is hallucinating for me. By the way, the woman who narrates this documentary has very sweet voice. Once again DW, congrats.

Beautiful Journey

I also traveled with your documentary-rail journey. Many thanks from India. Please visit again India.

Loooooooove your video.