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@venkateshkumar9168

2 жыл бұрын

Surely

@shesoonstar90

2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Do you happen to have a video about how to use Amtrak points?

@nomada6789

2 жыл бұрын

My trip goal is to do this route every year unit is complete 🌸

@nomada6789

2 жыл бұрын

I thought crescent was going till Chicago

@nomada6789

2 жыл бұрын

The sunset is my first ❤️ last year Amtrak cancel my trip 💔

One thing I enjoy about Amtrak, is it’s low stress. Most fellow travelers are calm, respectful. None of the rush and wait, standing in line like cattle that is the experience at airports. The amount of space you get in coach let alone the lounge car is fantastic.

As the son of a Southern Pacific employee, we traveled every summer from Yuma, AZ to Ohio. I loved it!

Slightly over a hundred years ago, my great grandfather left New Orleans for New York. Watching this made me realize that he followed the railroads The stories that he didn't own a pair of boots until he got to Memphis and that he had to work in Chicago for six weeks before he left for New York. Your map helped me realize how he walked it.

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Wow great story. That should be a KZread series!

In the late 90's, I travelled across the US & Canada on Amtrak & Greyhound. It was rough but one of the best things I've ever did. After watching this, I'm getting itchy feet.

I have completely crossed the USA twice via Amtrak. Waterloo IN to Chicago to LA on the Southwest Chief. Then flew around the world and into NYC and home on the Lake shore Limited. The next year it was home to NYC then around the world and back into the USA in San Francisco and home on the California Zepher. Now planning a trip to Seattle via the Empire Builder with stops along the way out and then home strait thru from Portland. All trips have been memorable. And met awesome fellow travelers.

@T1DWanderer

4 жыл бұрын

Those all sound really awesome! If you're stopping along the way on Empire Builder, here's what I found in Glasgow, MT: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iIeFtaSyipDUhJM.html :)

@noodengr3three825

4 жыл бұрын

@@T1DWanderer thanks for the tips. I am pondering stops in each state along the way to add to visited state list 42 since it does not look like add to my visited country list of 94

Train travel is not for everyone. Much more about the journey than the destination. Interesting people. Great scenery.

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I enjoy Amtrak and don't really care what the actual destination is.

I love train travel. It is such a unique experience that neither car nor air travel can provide. America is a beautiful country for train travel and I really wish the US would improve its rail system. It's a shame that we do not have a good rail system like in Europe or Asia.

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. America is missing out.

@ronclark9724

3 жыл бұрын

@@T1DWanderer America will never build high speed rail in the same manner as Europe has FAILED to build high speed rail to Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Athens, and Moscow... Yes, America is that large... Canada is even larger... Heck, there isn't even high speed rail from London to Birmingham yet...

@hungryjack8032

3 жыл бұрын

America doesn't have it because the tickets would be too expensive to cover the cost.

@austinhernandez2716

3 жыл бұрын

@@hungryjack8032 no. The real reason is that the government only does what the corporate lobbyists want them to. The automobile manufacturers and dealers hate public transportation because it would mean less profits for them. So they bribe politicians and tell them not to do it. The cost isn't a real issue. If it was then we wouldn't have such a massive military or massive amount of debt.

@hungryjack8032

3 жыл бұрын

@@austinhernandez2716 Its not the publics responsibility to cover the cost of YOUT train ride. You pay for the ticket. If not enough people buy tickets at a price that covers the operational cost then there won't be rail service. And nobody keeps business open if not making a profit. The military is a cost of the people to be protected, it has nothing to do with failed passenger railroad that won't protect the nation. Commercial railroads create a profit for the owners, thats why they are still in business. Even the military uses them to move stuff.

I had absolutely no idea my city Chicago is so important in Amtrak network. It’s almost like the heart of the whole thing!

@commanderalpaca960

3 жыл бұрын

yup, Chicago has historically been a major transportation hub for the nation.

@megaflux7144

3 жыл бұрын

i mean... it IS the middle of the country.

@tamacat920

3 жыл бұрын

Its the Railway Capitol of the USA

@nellgrill3845

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. ! Chicago rocks !!

@mr.b3168

3 жыл бұрын

@UnderBridge Rock Shut up gay boy.

Life is a journey and it’s best made riding a train.

Thank heavens Nashville. Las Vegas, and Phoenix are on the new train routes announced by Amtrak. The gap between Jacksonville and New Orleans is closing with the newly announced New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama. Plans are to restore the entire Sunset Limited to fill that gap.

Can't beat the scenery from the train!

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

It's true! Nothing like it :)

I’ve only been on one train in my 71 years. In 1984, we loaded our automobile on a flat car and went through the Portage Glacier tunnel to Whittier, Alaska. Hardly a train ride, threw a black hole in the mountain.

@martinoamello3017

Жыл бұрын

Back in about 1973 I hopped a freight train on my way home and it derailed. Fortunately it went to the right side and I was on the left. If I had been on the right I would have been squashed like a bug under the train wheels.. That was a tad scary. Entire train went on it's side.

Traveling to a far-flung location by train is one of the few items on my bucket list.

Took a train in 2018 from Paris to Nice, France...excellent ride and comfort. Mapping out a trip to the Rock & Roll Hall a Fame from Philly then on to Chicago for a long weekend before returning home. Great video sir.

I Love Amtrak Trains, I Caught Trains From Michigan Bus To Washington To Florida

I’ve been on the Crescent many times going from Houston-> New Orleans-> New York-> Boston to visit my family up there and I always look forward to it since trains are fun

This is the video I've been search for. Lots of great info. I'm looking to try some train travel and doing my research. I'm glad I found your channel.

I traveled by amtrak my first time December 2019 (NY to Miami), and now I'm hooked. If I'm not in a rush I'll def prefer this over a plane with; the train has hardly any restrictions and is super pleasant because of the views. Great video. Can't wait until the pandemic is over so I continue my love of amtrak.

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, I'm longing for some great scenery and easy pace on some Amtrak trains. Thanks for watching!

@bigvalley4987

3 жыл бұрын

I love the journey just as much of the destination. The Chief from Los Angeles to Kansas City Mo❤️ We had the best time my young daughters and I during spring break. Our destination was St. Louis, MO to take care of my dying mother. I had time to unwind before I undertook this endeavor.🥰

@hassanalihusseini1717

3 жыл бұрын

Apara: I also missing traveling by railway in the USA. First time I did it was in 2000 (long long time ago...) traveling with an Amtrak pass in the East. A special thing is remembering traveling from Mobile in Alabama to Jacksonville in Florida with the Sunset Limited (it was more than half a day delayed by the way). After that I always wanted to go the entire way from Orlando to Los Angeles by that train, but then after the devastating hurrican (2005?) this service was suspended. I always hope it will come back one day. Please Amtrak, do it! :-)

@qjtvaddict

2 жыл бұрын

I refuse to ride slow trains

Love the scenery of the Capitol Corridor Route.

Such nice and informative video, I just came to USA less than a month and will use this for my travelling all over this beautiful country

Very informative video of Amtrak! I used to ride on Amtrak from NYC to Miami in the mid 1970s and in 1992 and 1993. I miss train travel a lot. Thank you for showing us this video.

@T1DWanderer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roberto!

I took the Empire Builder from LaCrosse WI to Seattle. The scenery was incredible! A long trip but so glad I did it! The stop at Glacier National Park was a highlight but getting through the cascades was amazing!

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

It's a great trip isn't it!

My Great grandfather was the super in tented of the B&O railroad from Pittsburgh to Buffalo. We traveled from Punxsutawney to Buffalo back in the 50's

Really good explanation of Amtrak routes.

I've travelling on Amtrak train even before Amtrak merged private Railroad Company for over 52 years. I hopped once or twice a year acrossing in any part of USA as I love it and no matter if the train is delays or on time because trains travel is a blast with a wonderful socially different people from all over the places and a beauty by looking a view passing in different areas too.

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

You're right, it's a blast! Sounds like you've had some great experiences on the trains in the US :)

@APizzaDriver

3 жыл бұрын

You sound like the kind of person I’d be glad to sit next to.

Great infos, great video. Thank you.

Late 80s, I travelled with Amtrak all the way from Spokane to Chicago. It was fun, seeing the massive state of Montana etc.

Unless your a teacher and has the summer off or retired going anywhere outside the NE your spending your vacation getting and coming back. Always fun sitting on a siding waiting for a passing freight train

@princeofdeath7696

3 жыл бұрын

Yep freight trains will always have ROW considering they own the tracks and Amtrak just rents the lines.

Back in the 90s I decided to do something a little different. Instead of my annual drive out to Minnesota where I was born and raised I figured I'd try taking the train. So I took a train out of Connecticut to the South Boston station. Got a sleeper to Chicago and changed again to go to St Paul. It was the most relaxing and fun trip I'd ever made. I got to meet all kinds of people. We talked, we played cards in the club and we had dinner and breakfast together. The attendants were just that. They attended it everything we needed. Really great people. Even though I had a sleeper it cost less than the gas tolls food and motels would have if I'd driven out. After that I was always kind of envious of the rail system in England. Granted it's much smaller then the US but it would be nice if there was more of a rail system here. Of course it would also be nice if this voice recognition software was better but that's life.

@tfyk5623

Жыл бұрын

not to mention our some of our trains collapsed (ohio) due to horrible management.

Thanks for sharing, it was so much helpful.

Thank you for your clear and refreshing overview.

I remember when they did a direct route between Atlanta and Orlando

This is what a video should be like. For that matter, any presentation.

@T1DWanderer

2 жыл бұрын

Why thank you

Great video. Your explanations are so clear.

my favourite holiday was 2017 when I got a 45 day rail ticket and travelled around the use east and west coast and up to Canadian side of the amazing Niagara Falls, was just magnificent especially the Zepher line from chi town to San Francisco :) Highly recommend

@T1DWanderer

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great time! Everyone should do that once. Thanks for watching!

@markfairfield1552

4 жыл бұрын

T1D Wanderer it was !! I think from memory $909 and with overnight journeys I probably save around $500 on hotels 👍

Thank you for this usefull video! Greetings from Breda in the Netherlands!

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it :)

Lol 5:03 that the Amtrak Thruway station in my hometown of Bakersfield, ca and that building in the background is the Beale Memorial Library 🤗🤗

I think you just changed my life! THANKS!

Sad that Amtrak doesn't run Wyoming anymore. In 1981, I rode the train from Cheyenne to DC. That is a fabulous memory of mine.

@blacklisted351

2 жыл бұрын

I believe they plan to expand to there

@rockyracoon3233

Жыл бұрын

The problem is that since it was created back in 1970, Amtrak is more or less "nickel and dimed" each year. They should just give it around 50 billion for the much needed upgrades and improvements and we'd probably have trains going day and night through 48 states.

From 2001 through 2013 I rode all the AMTRAK routes west of St. Louis to see The West. They were 5 weekend to weekend trips with connections at times in Chicago and K.C.. I really recommend this experience to others such as the Zephyr and Coast Starlight routes in particular. I enjoyed this video.

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Larry!

This was very helpful. Thank you!

in 1958 I took the train from Nashville to San Diego. No train service in Nashville for years. Closest AmTrak is 200 miles away. Bummer.

Your map triggered me. I cannot take a train from STL to Florida. This has always been a thorn in my side. Anywhere else no problem. But not in that direction...

Loaded with all sorts of good info. Thanks.

Thanks for the tour. I love trains. We went from Denver to Chicago . We were late But we had fun meeting people. See you on the rails.

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Patty. See you out there!

Train ride from Miami to Louisville Kentucky with your automobile was the bomb in the 70's!

New / Old route should be coming back soon between New Orleans and Florida. This route was eliminated 15 or so years ago after hurricane Katrina but there's been a lot of talk for years now about bringing it back and it sounds like that's finally going to happen soon. ***Side Note *** Watching the Amtrak trains cross the wide stretches of Lake Pontchartrain on their rail bridge that sits just above the water is a pretty cool sight to see.

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

I hope to. I just published a Sunset Limited video, and to be honest it would be nice if it were rendered obsolete by them opening up to Florida again...!

@wesmarks5

Жыл бұрын

I still remember looking out the window and only seeing water. Amazing view yet it was also a little unsettling.

Amtrak outside the northeast corridor is s joke. The residence of west Texas have asked for years for a train from Fort Worth to El Paso running near Midland/Odessa. Never will happen because UP blocks it. As for normal operations, it's slow and most of the time it's not on time. Every time I have been on a train it has arrived well over 4 hours late. Meanwhile, like I mentioned before, the short range market that aircraft are not ideal for is completely ignored.

@T1DWanderer

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's another area Amtrak could expand. I hope they do, someday. Thanks for watching.

@vicsaul5459

3 жыл бұрын

same here. p' cola fl, best o luck

This video was very useful. I'm from the UK and found this video very comprehensive. I will be saving it so please do not delete. Keep up the good work, T1D Wanderer!!

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Don't worry, I will leave it up for you :)

Thanks for this video! So informative!

Great map description 👍🏼

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it. Thanks for watching!

@raidlover6941

3 жыл бұрын

Wait. I just found this video now and you’re here? That’s great.

@hiworldstephensonultranate290

3 жыл бұрын

@@T1DWanderer hi watching n Ireland well done

@jungwolf1987

3 жыл бұрын

@@T1DWanderer 11

@HighSpeedNoDrag

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. When I 6 years old. Me and my Family took Amtrak from Chicago to Calgary back in 1971. Great Trip!!!!

In the early 1980s I took a train from Phoenix to Tucson Az. On the ride down there was a murder in the train car. A detective stepped up to start to solve who was the killer. They involved all of the passengers to figure it out. Before arriving in Tucson we all voiced who we thought the killer was and the murder was solved. It was so much fun, having actors on the train to entertain the passengers.

@prudencel1652

2 жыл бұрын

Ooooh, that is fun!

Very informative! Thanks.

For a month in January 1978 a friend and I travelled all the way around the US from Portland OR south to LA to the East Coast (up and down a few times), an (unplanned overnight) stop in Montreal and back to Spokane WA all on an Amtrak Ameripass for... $100!!! We basically used the train as our hotel... one of the best adventures of our college years!! Love travelling by train!!!

I remember when Amtrak ran from Albany NY to Binghamton NY to Scranton PA to Allentown PA And I remember before there was Amtrak there was so much passenger service I really miss the years when you could get anywhere by train

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

The golden days of trains in the USA!

@news_internationale2035

2 жыл бұрын

There was no Amtrak in Scranton. Not any stop anyways.

Also worth mentioning is the Auto Train from Lorton, VA to Sanford, FL. It may well be the only train in the world where you can take your car with you on the train.

@aceundor

Жыл бұрын

The train going underneath the English channel from London to France also carries cars.

Very good and helpful info !

@7:06, Amtrak through Arkansas is always late. I have rode Amtrak several times. First time was St. Louis to Independence, MO. I fell in love after that. I finally to Acela last March from Washington, D.C. to New York. That was a great experience.

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you get to do it again soon!

I'm going on Amtrak train tonight from Denver to Southern pines, NC ..😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁Sooooo excited..

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Have a great trip!

@gamayun1224

3 жыл бұрын

How did your trip go?

@donaldcassidy1592

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you...Enjoy!

I love train travel, though Amtrak has a long way to go to equal the European trins. The employees were very hospitable and helpful, so I give them an A there. The shorter trains in the NE are quite good, especially I ally the Acela service linking Boston-NY-DC, but in places like Pontiac (Oakland Co, MI) to Chicago, the tracks are rough, and the train a rather dimpke one, with less comfort & no nice meal service. The breakfasts and dinners were quite good, butvthe pre-wrapped lunches (microwaved) were quite poor. On longer routes, you could disembark at a stopping point, and buy To Go food, if it was a stop for 30+ minutes (which I did in ABQ on the Santa Fe Chief, between Chicago and LA. My favoritexexperience was in 1976, where Amtrak offered an Ameripass ticket ($150) for unlimited travel for 2 weeks (last leg had to leave on the 14th day. I was visiting in Vancouver, BC, so I took a VIA train to Seattle (separate price), purchased the ticket, and continued onto LA, where I visited friends for 1 24-hour period to see them, take a shower and sleep in a real bed. From there I went onto KC, got out and had breakfast, then recorded and went to Chicago. After eating there, I boarded a train for NYC, where I had Long Island friends to stay with for a day or so, and then went onto Miami, FL. I spent 2 nights in a Miami Beach hotel, then boarded a train to Chicago, where I had another friend for a day or two, and onto Mpls, where I was checking out a cutting edge gym (to see if I could replicate it out west), spending 2 nights in a downtown hotel, from where I could walk everywhere. Finally, on the 14th day, I boarded the Empire Builder (coming from Chicago) back to Seattle. Met so many great people on the 2-week sojourn. From Seattle, I rejoined my safely-parked car, and continued on my US travels by car. Simply one of the better travel experiences of my life. I know there are some extended passes now, but cost (even adjusted for I n flatio) do not seem as competitive, andcthere are more restrictions. My first trip to Europe had the Eurail pass, which gave me the same benefits, but for ax2-month period, as opposed to two weeks. Since Europe has much better local transportation than the car-mad US, it was great. Here, once you reach a city, most are not conducive to car-less exploration, so you need to hire one, or have a friend that can take you around. Most of the major train stations (LA, KC, Chicago, DC, NYC, Boston, Mpls) are pretty nice, but smaller cities often have pretty poor ones, and departure and arrival times not c real conducive. Overall, service is pretty good for much of the population centers but certain routes are very convulted, I n clouding the ATL to Chicago one you mentioned. Trains are such a pleasant way to travel and meet people and really see the country - for anyone not on a real time constraint. In 2013, I went to a cousin's wedding in Oxnard, CA by train from Pontiac, MI. Whole trip, including stops and transfers (1 in Chicago, and 1 in LA) was about 48 hours. One night sleeping in the comfortable seats (a sleeper nearly triples tne fare!) was fine, but if I had to do it again, I would have gotten off in KC, MO (10 pm arrival), spent 24 hours there with a hotel or Airbnb accommodation, and recorded the next night at 10 pm, avoiding back to back train seat sleeps. For scenery, the train generally goes thru boring areas at night, so you do not miss the great scenery which is viewed in daylight. The fares are pretty competitively priced, especially with senior discounts. I used to have an Amtrak timetable directory, which I loved to check out potential rotes. The online booking is sometimes not as easy to use in the preliminary stage. Once you go to book, it is easy and tickets are delivered online very fast. Never had a problem. Some stations need upgrading, and for routes like MI to DC, you have to wait for several hours in the crappy Toledo bus/train station to change from bus to train. That is not real pleasant at 11 pm in a ghetto area. I would almost prefer to go to Chicago direct first, and then catch the DC train (Capitol Limited), adding in the extra time and cost to avoid that Toledo dive experience! Especially at connection points, the terminals should be better. No onexwantsxto wait in a stinky place at night! Charleston, SC is one of my favorite cities, but the Amtrak station is poorly located and not very nice, andcthextrain arrivals/departures timed such, that waiting there in North Charleston is unpleasant. I believe in trains, and hope we see increased ridership, and some improvement in some of the stations. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you very much for posting this very interesting video!👍👏😃🚈🚆

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for the detailed information! 😊😊

Amtrak owns only a tiny fraction of the rails on their offered routes, so if you are anywhere but the eastern US where they still own some of their own rail, you'd better get used to being stuck on a siding while a long freight consist rumbles by. DAMHIK. Passenger rail is never going to be a success in the US until it is *passenger* rail, not freight rail that occasionally hauls a couple of passenger cars...

@davesusek3330

Жыл бұрын

Only reason Amtrak is pushed to the siding is most times the size. Amtrak out runs the freight also by being almost 20mph faster. This also will slow down the Amtrak service. I have recently been educated on this a little most Amtrak has the highest priority. But there are physical limitations. Try getting your sports car through a line of tractor trailers.

This is my first video of yours, I wondered about your name, as a fellow T1D, I wondered lol. I use a pump, really helps me. Hope you are staying safe and healthy on your travels.

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I am a T1 diabetic too! Staying safe and healthy so far. Thanks. I hope you're ok too! Thanks for watching.

Thank for this video

Wow - just found this video - the info was excellent and very helpful in navigating the Amtrak system. Thank you so much for posting this. Gonna put it in my Saved videos area. 😃

Great info!! Better than trying to navigate the Amtrak website.

@T1DWanderer

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad to hear it

Thanks, very informative.

A lot of students that lived in chicago and went to SIUC used it. Super convenient for holiday travel if you didn't want to drive home or couldn't.

@charlesandrews2360

Жыл бұрын

I retired from Chicago and moved Carbondale and now I take the train back and forth to visit family. It's a breeze. I just buy my ticket online and then get on the train

Thanks for such an informative video! Last month we took a train from Tampa to Okeechobee, Florida. It wasn't earth shattering, but it was our first train experience and we really enjoyed it!! We'd like to plan more train trips in the future. Thanks again for the info!

@T1DWanderer

Жыл бұрын

No problem, thanks for watching! Hope you get to do more Amtrak soon

Loved the Presentation & the Video and the info!!! Keep it up! Subscribed oo!

@T1DWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Passenger rail service is limited in USA b/c of freight priority over PPL, and b/c state and local taxation on RR property is so oppressive that the RRs just abandon trackage and/or give it away to make Rails to Trails, just to avoid the taxation. Killing the goose for laying $$ eggs.

AMTRAK routes leave a lot to be desired.

@rogue3500

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@winebox

2 жыл бұрын

I wanted to take a train from Northwest Ohio to Houston, Texas. It was about 36 hours and most of the options had me ending the trip down there with a 4 hour bus ride into Houston. In the 21st century this is insane. The airline industry has held back train improvement by lobbying against it. It's such a shame that there are fewer options.

@sygneg7348

2 жыл бұрын

@@winebox It's not the airline industry. It's the brainwashed conservatives and big oil companies that made railways fail.

@jacorp7476

2 жыл бұрын

@@sygneg7348 It's all of those actually, as well as the auto industry and highway lobby.

@KyleButler82

2 ай бұрын

You're nicer than me. I find it absolutely useless.

This video is just what I needed, thank you.

@T1DWanderer

10 ай бұрын

Great, thanks!

I’m glad I watched this. I didn’t realize apple and google maps had Amtrak routes on it I kinda knew but it didn’t click til you showed it. This helps tremendously!

@T1DWanderer

5 ай бұрын

Glad it helped, thanks for watching!

Almost every train from NYC to DC stops in Delaware

Boston is two (or three depending on how you count) separate stations, and you have to fend for yourself to get between the stations.

@Phjegood

2 жыл бұрын

Co

When working on their lines thru central Illinois they once rerouted st. louis to chicago right in front of my house in the country! It was going by for weeks.. pretty cool

@geezermann7865

3 жыл бұрын

Cool. When was that? I live near the route from Chicago to St Louis. When I took a trip on Amtrak to LA, I boarded in Springfield, went through St Louis to San Antonio where the car had to transfer to the #1 Sunset Limited.

great video! cleared up some questions I had about amtrak

Hope to do 15 day pass circumnavigating the U.S.A. I guess Brunswick is northmost Downeaster. In the 1900s trains fanned all over rural Maine.

@T1DWanderer

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Robert. Didn't know that about Maine. Would be a great way to get around!

@vicsaul5459

3 жыл бұрын

best of luck gettin from new orleans east to florida, c; progress!#?&!?

I've traveled on the French TGV high-speed at 190mph. (approx 290 feet per SECOND). My last trip was Paris/London. As we approached the Chunnel, the conductor said that England had not upgrade their system to high-speed rail, so the train was going to slow to 100mph(!)

@knottyal2428

2 жыл бұрын

The London to Paris train takes 3 hours, city centre to city centre! If you fly, it takes longer because of travel to the airport and check in, then from the airport to the centre at destination. US train speeds are a joke. Unfortunately the infrastructure costs to make high speed routes are gigantic, as the UK is discovering with HS2! The one advantage in the U.S.A is space to build, the disadvantage is the enormous distances to be covered.

@elgeorge437

2 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@elgeorge437

2 жыл бұрын

@@knottyal2428 Very true

Such a wonderful video, pretty informative. Thanks.

@T1DWanderer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ali!

Fantastic video. Thank you.

In 1913, John D. Rockefeller extended his train service from Jacksonville Florida to Key West. It was called the Orange Blossom Express. The bridge foundations he made are still being used.

@mattfoster5934

2 жыл бұрын

Flagler is the one who extended the rail line to Key West not John D Rockefeller

@Mr91495osh

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattfoster5934 thanks,

This video was in my KZread recommended page... Interesting to note some history... Weeks after Amtrak took over for 20 private train service companies in 1971, Amtrak closed 49% of all tracks in the US. Winslow Arizona, a major agriculture hub was permanently closed, as an example. One wonders what might have been...

Excellent video! Thank you!

I hope everyone rides amtrak at least once! Bring something to keep you company! super fun🌸

When I was in the Air Force stationed in South Dakota, I looked up Amtrack as a means to travel back home on leave only to find no route exists lol

Thank you for an informative, practical guide to Amtrak travel. Well done!

@T1DWanderer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Louis! I'm glad you found it useful :)

This video cleared up a lot for me. Thanks.

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

Great content... subbed

Outstanding video! To the point, excellent use of maps. Demystifying the system!

@T1DWanderer

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you found it useful!

Thank you - very interesting !

I vaguely remember taking the train from Seattle to San Antonio in the mid 50s on a train with those glass greenhouse top seating area. The Rockies were truly spectacular, but evidently never to be seen again from that vantage point.

@packingten

2 жыл бұрын

Now viewliner full of foreigners who don't bathe,I had to leave!..

outstanding presentation

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank!

USA should reactivate old routes and connections, for example Atlanta must have a connection to Miami more direct is a neighbor state of Florida is absurd make a trip until DC to go down after...!

Amtrak originally had a route that went from New Orleans to Florida, but it was discontinued years after a fatal accident involving that route.

@rwrynerson

3 жыл бұрын

More to the point, it was discontinued after a hurricane destroyed numerous pieces of the route.

@carolemerckel3461

3 жыл бұрын

@@rwrynerson Yes, it was Hurricane Katrina. P.S. I volunteer at an Amtrak station along the Missouri River Runner Route.

nice, pacey presentation, with great maps

@T1DWanderer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you like it! Thanks for watching.

Amtrak was great between San Jose CA and Seattle WA when we took the overnight 2 yrs ago to explore the downtown market and do a restaurant hop.