Be sure to check out my other Amtrak videos! Long Distance Trains: The Cardinal (New York to Chicago): kzread.info/dash/bejne/mml8wa2LXduyhMY.html The Southwest Chief (Chicago to Los Angeles): kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYiIx6t7k5zNm6g.html The Coast Starlight (Los Angeles to Seattle): kzread.info/dash/bejne/mXV5s9R-pNralM4.html The Empire Builder (Portland to Chicago): kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZWTppRwqdnSZbg.html Regional Trains: Cascades (Seattle to Portland): kzread.info/dash/bejne/eIttj7dvnLzSk9I.html Northeast Regional (Washington DC to New York): kzread.info/dash/bejne/qoag2MqAhtGymLg.html

@Lexzim9098

4 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Dylan, is it possible to make a lockdown trip report on one of the three Nova Transpennine Express fleets, or is it too dangerous at the moment.

@Lexzim9098

4 жыл бұрын

16:39 Oh my goodness. Dylan, were you notified about the incident from the crew? How did it happen?

@DylansTravelReports

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lexzim9098 TPE Nova is high on the list. Shouldn't be too long now until it is possible.

@DylansTravelReports

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lexzim9098 The crew were understandable pretty vague about the details of what happened but a quick goole search showed what had happened.

@Lexzim9098

4 жыл бұрын

@@DylansTravelReports Nice. As always, crews are exceptional and (mostly) polite. Thank you very much for responding by the way. I am also looking forward to a TPE video soon. 😊👍❤️🚄🚄❤️👍😊

Love these videos. No music,no narration, just a pleasant train experience.

@DylansTravelReports

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😁

@dwh3276

4 жыл бұрын

Ghislaine Bérubé Don’t you miss a bit of the video having to read the narration?

@FreihEitner

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, and although I prefer not reading (my eyesight is bad so reading is slow) I think the pacing of these subtitles was very well done. Thank you @Dylan's Travel Reports.

My wife and I did this but we went from DC to San Francisco and it was life changing. Sleeper Car is a must. We brought a laptop filled with movies & tv shows, I brought my switch and ps4 with portable screen. That’s all we needed. Scenery was amazing, California was awesome, we spent a week and returned home. We will do this again. It’s expensive, but stress free unlike flying. Just bring your patience and enjoy.

@theexmann

3 жыл бұрын

I would do the bedroom as well even if I go by myself. Would rather have a private bathroom and shower. Closer to what you get on a cruise ship.

@keneshiaallah795

3 жыл бұрын

So Does The Amtrak Go To All States??? I'm Now Considering Taking My Trip From FLORIDA To OKLAHOMA This Way That Would Be Really Dope....

@paulsomers6048

3 жыл бұрын

@@keneshiaallah795 All contiguous states except South Dakota and Wyoming. Search for "Amtrak Map".

@hikerhobby1204

3 жыл бұрын

Ed Brown : So true! My son and I took the auto train that runs from right outside DC to Florida. You can load your car on the train too. Best sleep I’ve ever had!

@acumenfinito

3 жыл бұрын

@Keneshia Allah If you want to go to Oklahoma, you can book through the Amtrak website but you will have to switch onto a bus at some point on the final leg of the journey, because (as far as I know) Amtrak doesn’t offer rail service within Oklahoma atm. I took a trip to Oklahoma City from NYC years ago and if I remember correctly the train went as far Kansas, then we moved on to a bus for the final leg to Oklahoma City. Either way, I highly recommend it. Happy travels, Keneshia!

When the journey is more important than the destination itself. Beautiful.

@ferretman6790

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, the journey is 10 thousand times more entertaining because the destination is Los Angeles ( aka Hell )

LOVE THE FORMAT! Its much more satisfying IMO to hear the sounds of the journey rather than some unoriginal lo-fi music pestering me throughout

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ronaldh8446

2 жыл бұрын

This is the most agreeable comment on all of KZread.

@zeroize852

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Love it

@khpn

2 жыл бұрын

Yes agreed. Too many travel videos ruined by annoying and unnecessary music.

@foto21

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't notice until you mentioned it, but yes, thanks a lot for that!

When I graduated nursing school, I celebrated by going across the country to Seattle via Amtrak. I was dirt poor at the time, so I went by coach, and all I had to eat was a loaf of bread and peanut butter. By the time I got to Seattle, it had been over 3 days since I had laid down, had a shower, or a hot meal. Sinking into the bed after arriving at the hotel was the most heavenly feeling in the world. I'll never do a trip that long in coach again, but I definitely don't regret doing it. The most beautiful scenery is in Glacier National Park (MT), New River Gorge (WV), and Colorado. The mountains in Northern California were gorgeous too. To quote Mulder from X-Files, "You haven't seen this country until you've seen it from a train."

@DylansTravelReports

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! That's the beauty of coach: it allows those who can't afford or don't want to pay for expensive sleeper tickets the ability to travel. I did the Empire Builder in coach last year and it was honestly a great experience.

@kimberlygila3604

3 жыл бұрын

They have coach that at night attendants turn the seats into bed l travelled this way last year from Los Angeles to Edmonton Canada and at night l was able to sleep when the seats were turned into bed and curtain plus there was shower available not far from me so you got coach in seat l assume

@MarcoAntonio_69

3 жыл бұрын

😍😍

@zephyrp8836

3 жыл бұрын

@@DylansTravelReports Yeah coach is definitely doable and nothing beats the scenery. The seats recline fairly well and the train makes stops so you can stretch for a bit. I recommend if on a budget.

@thomasdaily4363

3 жыл бұрын

@@zephyrp8836 I took Amtrak from Washington DC to LA back in the late 80s, when I was much younger. I spent most of that trip in the lounge playing cribbage and drinking with some folks from England. One of the best times of my life. I couldn't imagine putting my old butt into a coach seat for that trip nowadays, or staying up for 4 days/nights playing cribbage, for that matter!

If it wasn't a rush I would definitely choose this over flying. Flying is no longer classy. It's like a city bus in the air

@EricRosenberg

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah one of the companies that makes planes is literally called Airbus.

@Cydonius1

3 жыл бұрын

flying is more like a cattle truck, im surprised the hostesses don't use electric prongs to move you along and i'm not even going to start on the leg room

@Will-tm5bj

3 жыл бұрын

Flying used to be so much fun

@ronaldmorrison6013

3 жыл бұрын

@@Will-tm5bj Word I remember I met Julius Erving "Dr J" at the Philadelphia international airport! He was flying first class! I just felt so good that I was in the same plane as him! I was just a little whippersnapper then.

@Marcus51090

3 жыл бұрын

That’s economy tho ? Fly first class

13:30 It amazes me that there is always that one person who has to put their feet up on everything

@williamboyle8918

3 жыл бұрын

Ha, noticed that also.

@eternalypissed

3 жыл бұрын

You have no idea how much that pisses me off. Those people have no manners.

@marleneprescott895

3 жыл бұрын

So glad someone else saw that. Nasty.

@jessicat.6023

3 жыл бұрын

I had to see if anyone else saw that rude no manners person eww

@Wtfukker

3 жыл бұрын

im one of those ppl, & no im not sorry , and no i wont stop doing it.. 😉

I love having the roomette , food is included, you get your own window and privacy

This is to the eyes what listening to a entire album is like for the ears. Switching trains and going through different states, is like different songs. Beautiful video

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed 😁

It's really a shame we don't have proper high speed rail in America. We need to remove money from politics.

@aycc-nbh7289

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps we could bring back Conrail and give the passenger services back to the people who own the tracks.

@mlferg

3 жыл бұрын

REMOVE money from Politics?!?!?! You heretic!!

@RETUSAF1995

3 жыл бұрын

Big business wants us to fly or buy/rent cars.

@marioluisbonoan6175

3 жыл бұрын

Companies investing in airports and planes than rail

@HuntGamingProductions

3 жыл бұрын

get rid of these trashy democrats who waist it on black familys to fake theri deaths and try to impeach trump and we will have alot of money

Traveling by train is by far the most relaxing way to travel. Not having to go through airport security and strip down all of your belongings makes a huge difference. It also feels safer than being in the air or in traffic.

@firstnamelastname6193

3 жыл бұрын

yes but in America most people barely get one or two weeks vacation because they do not stand up to the big corporations who give all the money to stockholders and CEO! In Europe some people get 6-8 weeks vacation a year which is how it should be. Traveling by train is relaxing but you would have to come home the minute you get to Cali because of the limited vacation time.

From New York to Los Angeles: Coach $262 Business $304 Roomette $1250 Dylan's video PRICELESS

@beneyweneys

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually rly cheap for a trip that length lol. The roomette costs about as much as an airplane business class, and the experience looks way better

@mml1426

2 жыл бұрын

Is coach comfy? I mean, $262 for crossing the whole continent isn’t bad at all. A flight can be cheaper, but the scenery you get to see from New York to Los Angeles is basically like going from Moscow to Madrid.

@strong4865

2 жыл бұрын

@@mml1426 hell no

@reginaroth2543

2 жыл бұрын

Does it include food

@TheGlock30owner

2 жыл бұрын

The real cost of those tickets is about 10 times. Your neighbors are just paying the rest of the cost.

I’ll be honest my favorite part about this video is that you didn’t talk. I’m so sick of hearing people talk. Anyways I’m glad you took this journey because I absolutely would never.

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked the format.

@deew7014

3 жыл бұрын

It was a great video and no blah blah blah blah 😑

@midgicegg874

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. I really enjoyed the scenery gliding by and the text at the bottom of the screen. The lack of voices and lack of music was peaceful. There are so many travel videos with overly chirpy voices and irritating music. Awesome video!

@gsadventures678

3 жыл бұрын

@@DylansTravelReports Hey... you talked!

@Anna_Stetik

3 жыл бұрын

@Kylie Cloud HA! The same! I was just about to comment that I was thankful he didn't talk at all. I wish people would shut their mouths and just let us enjoy the ambiance, the natural noises. For me, this was so soothing, I almost fell asleep - fought it off hard. But now I know what I'm going to watch when it's time to sleep.

I would do a trip like this if it weren't significantly more expensive than a flight.

@samgemsgems7571

4 жыл бұрын

Forget money,travel.

@CaptainHeavyNuts

4 жыл бұрын

@@samgemsgems7571 That is sadly not an option for everybody. That said, if you think about the trip on the train as less of a raw transport and more of a full day of holiday (as it should be) the price suddenly doesnt seem as steep.

@balexandre

4 жыл бұрын

@@samgemsgems7571 NYC > LAX starts at $30 for the 5h flight... how many trips can you do with just one train ticket? you can even spend the rest and visit even more cities

@FOH3663

4 жыл бұрын

It's so so nice ... just sit back and take it all in. I've been fortunate enough to have traveled all the long distance routes across Amtrak's map. Compared to air travel, traveling by train is an entirely different experience. Both get you A-to-B, however train travel allows so much more enrichment to enter the picture. To begin with the relaxation one can experience on board a long distance train is unlike anything else. The motion of the train induces a wonderful baseline that all else is presented upon. Enjoying the scenery pass by in 360° while sitting in the lounge car is truly one of the most enjoyable and relaxing things in the world. Meeting fellow travelers is always a treat. When boarding and beginning a long distance route, it's fascinating slowly encountering the others on board because essentially you're all together for the next two to three days. Sleeping on the train is extraordinary, ... nothing like it. On board dining is interesting. Obviously it's not remotely a high end restaurant, but they do well in the modest kitchen from which they have to work. It’s not about the quality of the food, hell it's just cool that you've even got a dining option on board. Don't worry if the train is running somewhat late, it's quite common. On rails there's only one way thru, they'll get you there just don't sweat the delays. It's just wonderful, ... no hectic airport lines, no matter what, you're going to arrive at your destination and all you have to do is take it all in.

@bartenderzzz

4 жыл бұрын

After all what's going on this year I'm learning how to live. I'm definitely taking this ride. Thank you for the awesome video!! Much appreciated. NYC LUV

I love traveling by train. My mom traveled to San Francisco from Jacksonville Florida by train. This is 30 years ago, she had the best time. Took northern route through Chicago.

8 months later, here I go again traveling from Phoenix area to Bloomington, Illinois, in a roomette on the Texas Eagle Suoerliner. Its my one luxury I give myself. Solo train travel. Undress my soul and no one demanding a pund of my flesh. Love it!

@asunroberts890

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I plan to travel to NY by Amtrak, can I start it from Phoenix? I mean will Amtrak pass by Phoenix so I don't need to go to LA?

@larkhughes9740

2 жыл бұрын

@@asunroberts890 Not in Phoenix. You'll have to go to town of Maricopa for Texas Eagle. Or, you can go to Flagstaff and get on Southwest Chief. It might be the California Zephyr. All superliners will converge or end in Chicago. There, You'll catch another train to New York. I don't know what the superliner going to New York is called. You tube has a lot of train trip videos that you can check out.

Rail travel in the US isn't the greatest because 90% of the railroad network is privately owned by the freight train companies, and they give freight trains priority. So if you're on a tight schedule, maybe look at other options. But if you're on a vacation, then who cares, the slower the better, that's the best way to see the country, and you can see things that you either won't or can't see in a car/bus/plane

@spazzle

4 жыл бұрын

Casey Limbert Freight companies are required to give passenger trains priority under us law but they start their trains in front of them and they are slower so they get help up.

@caseylimbert266

4 жыл бұрын

Which is how they "reverse engineer" (figure of speech) giving freight the priority... by screwing up passenger service, and making people want to seek alternate means of transportation, thus defunding AMTRAK... see what they did there? Because I guarentee there are a TON more freight trains than passenger, and they know where the passenger trains are and when they move, so they run the freight trains accordingly

@the.communist

4 жыл бұрын

@@caseylimbert266 pieces of shit

@snoopyshultz

4 жыл бұрын

ladies and gentlemen i bring you the most ass backward rail system in the modern age. this is a fucking embarrassment smh. LOW SPEED TRAINS IN 2020 WTF U.S.A.

@neal5186

4 жыл бұрын

@@snoopyshultz everybody flies... trains are slow as fuck and antiquated compared to air travel

Knowing everything negatives, this is a gorgeous choice of traveling long distance. There must be a lots of thinking and happening in your mind during this trip. I love it. I call it a Journey.

@Akkodha-

3 жыл бұрын

✌️

@jullyjims1906

3 жыл бұрын

I call it H.e.l.l.....haha.

I love doing this! Although I have never done a trip from New York to Los Angeles, but I took a trip from Miami to Philadelphia earlier this summer and that was absolutely incredible! Took 26 hours but certainly enjoyed the trip and the scenery along the way!

I used to take the Amtrak as a child with my sister, sometimes we would be on the train for 15+ hours, it was always a pleasure and enjoyable. The food is really good and they had cars that were huge windows on either side. It’s gotten pretty expensive nowadays but I used to travel a lot by Amtrak when I was younger.

This is a perfect video, all the ambiance with no voiceover. Really pulls the viewer in and allows thought. This is the way to create over a 1million view video.

@DylansTravelReports

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@kinkycorp

3 жыл бұрын

Very true. This video style allows viewer enjoy the scene, rather than annoying cheesy joke and fast yapping voices.

@kateoloughlin8774

3 жыл бұрын

@@kinkycorp I agree with you. Had a cup of tea while watching so interesting and enjoyable. Kind regards from Ireland Kate. 👱‍♀️💕

Some things to consider: 1) When you book in advance, the times of departure and arrival may change. Always recheck within a couple of weeks of your trip. 2) Crews change at different points in the trip. This can result in the dining car closing. 3) It is not uncommon for dining cars to run out of some food and drink. Plan ahead by bringing some energy bars and water. 4) The trains sometimes run out of toilet paper. Bring sanitary wipes with you. 5) The door locks on roomettes are sometimes broken. Don’t leave valuables (wallet, phone, laptop, etc.) in your compartment as they can grow legs of their own. Locking your door is not a guarantee that your things can be left unattended. Don’t leave your passport there either. Carry your medications with you.

@FreihEitner

3 жыл бұрын

Wise rules for life in general.

@johnp139

3 жыл бұрын

There are no exterior locks on the rooms, idiot!

@bigcatlivesmatter

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnp139 going on what you are saying, there is no way to lock the doors from the outside..when you leave the room, perhaps im missing something. wouldn't it be the same as any door..have the 1 lock? With or without a dead bolt. Possibly both. I personally prefer using just the dead bolt...got tired of locking myself out..living in an apartment! Twice was more than enough for me!

Beautiful scenery!! 🙌🏽 I’m from NYC born & raised & some of my family back home are scared out of their wits to fly out here to Cali...Def sending this video to them lol

@supersaturn956

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is a long flight for someone who is afraid to fly. They have to start small.

Video recommended. Love that you use subtitles instead of jammering on and on like some others and also not trying to do a standup routine. I would definitely book a roomette or bedroom for a trip like this. I've taken a few short coach trips (8 hours or less) that were fine, but I can't imagine doing it cross country. Great video.

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed 😁

@ellisjames7192

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I have taken a few short trips. But a long haul trip like this calls for a roomette or an airplane.

I am Canadian and wanted to ride an AMTRAK train for years. Last year 2019, I had the chance to ride them at long last. I took the AMTRAK train from Las Vegas to Elk Grove, CA. There was no direct train to that destination. I boarded an AMTRAK bus from Las Vegas to Bakersfield. Then an AMTRAK train from Bakersfield to Stockton, CA. Then another AMTRAK bus from Stockton to Elk Grove. It was more than 12 hours, but it was quite an experience and comfortable ride instead of driving. Booked the one-way economy ticket 4 months in advance and it was only around US$120. I will ride that train again if given another chance, perhaps after this worldwide health crisis of COVID-19.

@FreihEitner

3 жыл бұрын

Funny, I am American and have wanted to ride VIA Rail for years, particularly through The Rockies (although NOT in the dead of winter).

@paulsomers6048

3 жыл бұрын

I can remember when you could have taken Amtrak train right from Las Vegas on its line between Salt Lake and LA which split off from the California Zephyr.

In 1979 I was 13 and me and my family move from central California to Dubois Pennsylvania. We rode by Bus. It took us six days and seven nights. I remember stopping at all of the great cities along the way and a lot of beautiful scenery to take in. I remember this one dear sweet lady who was deaf and read lips. We communicated back and forth the whole trip! I remember both of us crying when we had to part ways. Then their was this strange lady who had a colored sponge setting on top of her head and changed it to a different color each time we entered a different state. Don't know what that was all about! Seeing things like big Skyscrapers in the big cities and the big Arch in St. Louis was amazing! One of the highlights was passing by Lake Michigan. I thought it was the ocean which I had never seen before! It was an experience I'll never forget!

@christianfreedom-seeker934

4 жыл бұрын

1980 for me, Antrak before it went to heck in a handbasket. Loved it. The rails were in bad shape though and they yanked out that line in 1981 or 1982. Old Milwaukee Road route I think!

@tkell31

4 жыл бұрын

Everything is an adventure when you are young. I remember the bus trip to FL when I was 9. One of the few who was sad when it ended and that only took a day.

@oceanlover3530

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah....I love doing the sponge thing. When we pull into California I always choose purple. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@abhilashkhajuria

3 жыл бұрын

Not an American I am an Indian Nd I have never been to the US but your comment sounds so nostalgic. Childhood is innocent thing

Damn I miss pre-pandemic society and travel...

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 😭

@ourworld2728

3 жыл бұрын

great journey

@KRAFTWERK2K6

3 жыл бұрын

We ALL do.......

@tritondemius3723

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm definitely missing traveling to places. Also funny seeing you again

@mariabetancourt6797

3 жыл бұрын

I am enjoying getting back out into the public, and traveling again....because I am vaccinated

This brings back happy memories of me crisscrossing the USA with Amtrak in 2016. Your comment about the trains being late is correct. I had to spend a day in Kansas City due to a late train and a missed connection. Then I missed the connection in Albany for a local train to the town of Hudson. The guard on the train was so kind, he called the driver and then told me to stay on the train. That train was going through Hudson on its way to New York City and they made a special stop for me to get off. It was much to the amusement of the small number of people waiting at the station as they opened one of the doors, put out the small set of yellow steps and a tourist stepped off the train. Thank you Amtrak.

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

That's one good thing I found about Amtrak is that the service often has a nice, personal touch.

I traveled from San Francisco to New York on Amtrak two years ago. The train traveled through Colorado river valleys, Utah, Iowa and etc. Really miss the experience. Hope 2021 will get better.

@ryanbrooks180

3 жыл бұрын

I adore trains but boy that seems like a lot of travel time😬

@supersaturn956

3 жыл бұрын

So what it is his life

@d.e.b.b5788

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanbrooks180 Bring a tablet, with movies to watch and ebooks to read, and music to play. Much better than a plane. The hours will just go by so fast. And you'll enjoy the trip, instead of being trapped in a plane or car with no room to move around. I spent one evening in the upstairs lounge, playing cards with some people I met on the train, and we had drinks and snacks all through the late night. Was lots of fun. AFAIK the southwest chief still doesn't have wifi.

You know what I love most about your videos is that there is no narration. It's just so beautiful to make yourself feel like you're inside of this video. Love from India...

@DylansTravelReports

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed.

It's slower, dirtier, potentially less safe, and sometimes more expensive than flying. But what people who think that way don't get, is that it is the journey that is what you're investing in. It's like a cruise ship on rails.

@wesmantooth5908

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Exactly like a cruise ship. Without any of the amenities.

@lizardman1303

3 жыл бұрын

@@wesmantooth5908 how many others ways can u look at the country airplane is too high

@wesmantooth5908

3 жыл бұрын

@@lizardman1303 I think the train is a great was to see the country! It’s def not like a cruise ship though lol. The food is horrible and you are very confined, even when you are outside your private room (if you are lucky enough to have one).

@seethevolcane

3 жыл бұрын

@@wesmantooth5908 Exactly. And the other passengers? Ek, ek, ek....

@pozloadescobar

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, even for "the journey", $900 is a terrible price for a dirty roomette with bad food. Amtrak is just not impressive at all. What a shame, rather take a Megabus (or even better, drive!)

Man, i remember riding on Amtrak train with my grandma and auntie when i was little. We were traveling from Chicago to Las Vegas to hang out with my mom and cousin, who both came there by plane. It was such beautiful experience.

Considering this to go to Seattle , from Boston South Station, to see my new grandchild! 😫😊I’m old!! And so sick of flying’ Thanks so much!

@jimkirby9959

3 жыл бұрын

An you get an oldster discount!

@vermontsmostobesetubaplaye1988

3 жыл бұрын

How old?

@sid2112

3 жыл бұрын

I brought my dad out to Sacramento from Atlanta on the train and he loved it.

I was in America for 2 months March - May year 2000 and travelled Amtrak Coach Class. Started at Dallas, St Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, Baltimore, New York, back to Dallas, then flew home (Australia). Coach Class was pretty good. More often than not, I had 2 seats to myself. Food and service was great in dining cars,

@rayaankader4056

3 жыл бұрын

You’ve seen more of America than I have and I lived here my whole life

@wizzard5442

3 жыл бұрын

@@rayaankader4056 lol With respect, thats funny

What a fantastic journey. I am from London with American friends in L.A., so I decided to fly into NY and take the train there, rather than fly. It was more expensive (but a LOT cheaper than now!) but I saw America in a way many Brits don't when they holiday in NY or Florida or Las Vegas! Fond memories and many pictures! Had another great 2 weeks with my friends being shown the "real" California!!! :)

Thank you for this...I've taken the train across Canada many times always in a roomette and once in a 'bedroom'...a fabulous way to travel and see the world.

I couldn't imagine riding all that way in coach, I'm too darn much of an introvert. I enjoyed it. I really liked not having a music soundtrack the trains sound was great.

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Tbh, people do tend just to leave you alone when you are in the coach cars; it's only really in the dining and lounge cars that people socialise.

Yup, enjoyed it. Prefer the subtitles rather than a verbal commentary.

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@b1gbuck

3 жыл бұрын

@@DylansTravelReports i absolutely second this. your shots and subs were all it needed.

@oceanblisss3097

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely subtitles

@sherrisolomon2843

3 жыл бұрын

@@DylansTravelReports Can you do half of the trip in coach and the other half of the trip in roomette/sleeper to cut costs?

@d.e.b.b5788

3 жыл бұрын

@@sherrisolomon2843 Yes, but the coach seats make for a very uncomfortable sleep, if you can sleep at all. Other passengers are going up and down the aisles at all times of night, and the locomotive horn is blowing every few minutes, as federal safety policy is that it has to blow the horn when approaching EVERY crossing. EVERY SINGLE ONE. ALL NIGHT LONG. Bring earplugs. AND your own pillow if you're traveling coach. the roomettes are quite nice, though.

Thank You!! I've always wanted to do this. You've provided the inspiration. Years ago I did the Amtrak from Chicago to Minneapolis, and loved the experience.

Thank you. I like your format. No talking but you show text thoughts. Very humble (which is good) of you.

Last year I figured out a trip that would take me around the world with the the shortest possible flights. So I would fly from New foundland to Ireland. Take trains through Europe to Shanghai- and then a boat to Japan (Osaka), and fly to Vancouver. I think it took 3 weeks.

@mholtebeck

3 жыл бұрын

@ramram92 It would be a cool trip. Most of it is on the Trans-Siberian railroad, and a lot of trains.

@hansmiller664

3 жыл бұрын

I would LOVE to get in contact with you! I HATE flying and avoid it whenever possible. But in 2022 or 23 I plan to go from Germany to Australia or/and Canada. Just by boat and train. Any ideas?

@mholtebeck

3 жыл бұрын

@@hansmiller664That one is hard. The Berlin-Moscow service wasn't daily, and the Moscow-Beijing service was only weekly. I'd be afraid that I would miss my connection in Moscow. Trains from Beijing to Ghuangzhao are fairly easy. Once there- you might have to fly from Hong Kong to Perth. There is no way to get to Australia without wings unless you can get on a cargo ship. There is ground transportation from China to Singapore, but I think it's complicated.

Never would have thought about doing this. Looks like fun.

@Fakename70

4 жыл бұрын

Should do it at least once in your life if you’re able. Doesn’t have to be cross-country. Can just go halfway from anywhere, since Chicago is Amtrak’s major transfer hub.

@rawgab4439

3 жыл бұрын

me 2 ..did it with a car but this looks nice

This was amazing. I have long thought about doing a trip like this. Thank you so much for this.

As a former "Autotrain" passenger, this brought back a lot of memories. Loved it!

Taking the train is one of the best ways to understand just how large the USA is. Planes don't count; you're strapped into a seat for a few hours and everything is the same distance from everything else. I hope that it's safe to travel next August, when I have plans to take the train from Emeryville (San Francisco) to Washington DC. It will be my fourth long-distance trip, as I've gone to Montreal, Detroit, and Chicago on previous trips. (The first two required transfers at Chicago, as do nearly all long-distance Amtrak trains.)

IT WAS A VERY EXCITING EXPERIENCE FOR ME, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME GO ALONG.

@markaralvin7919

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Vivian

I greatly appreciate you putting this together I feel alot more confident in taking the train

I liked this. The train is so quiet and smooth, and you see so much more countryside traveling by train, as you are off of the road for most of the time. Also, one thing, as I remember in a roomette you have your own private source of fresh air. That can mean a lot, especially in the current situation. All in all a very pleasant experience. I would love to do it again.

@martinkulik9466

3 жыл бұрын

how much cost?

I traveled from the Phoenix area Amtrak superliner to Springfield, Illinois. Went through to southern New Mexico to San Antonio on up to Dallas Ft. Worth, St. Louis to Springfield. I had a roomette. Food was good. Attendant was very nice. Will do it again in the near future. I caught up with reading, met wonderful people and scenery was beautiful. Thank you for video. Brought back memories.

Thanks Dylan. I do like this format. I'm a new subscriber. When I was a kid, in the 1970's, we used to take the train from LA to Chicago. Now that I'm an adult, I take it from No. CA to No. ID to see my dad. I change trains in Portland. I have traveled in the roomette, bed room and family bedroom units. Super comfy! I love taking the train. Cheers.

@DylansTravelReports

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

@nasirmalik734

3 жыл бұрын

great rebecca.....lots of love

In Russia one can cross the country from Moscow to Vladivostok by train without changing a seat

@ronclark9724

3 жыл бұрын

How about the locomotives?

@bradstewart7007

3 жыл бұрын

I love the trains in Russia. Cheap, clean, comfortable, city center to city center. Better than flying in every way.

@Hugh.Morjowie

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronclark9724 New and modern - look wiki

@dazlebluefrogify

3 жыл бұрын

arh the trans siberian one train trip i'm hoping to do,i'd start in valence where i live to paris on a tgv then the train paris - moscow before iether vladivostok or bejing as my final destination

@bradstewart7007

3 жыл бұрын

@@dazlebluefrogify That's a long one. For overnight trips, the trains are better than flying. To cross all of Russia, you'd be doing it for the experience.

Wow, this is a great experience...hopefully, I will be able to do this when I retire! I want to enjoy and take my time, seeing the US in no rush!

Always loved trains. Took one long Amtrak trip six years ago, starting in Memphis (I flew there) on the City of New Orleans (just had to ride that train!), going to Chicago. Rather than taking the Southwest Chief, I decided to take the Empire Builder to Portland, Oregon, and the Coast Starlight back to Los Angeles (my home). What fun! The roomettes are tiny, but the beds are comfortable even for a 6' 3" fellow like me. Food was far better than I expected too. Do heed Dylan's warning, however. You will most likely not arrive at your destination on time. For me, I had planned a 3-hour layover in Portland - maybe get a massage while I waited. No way! By the time we made it to Spokane the train was more than 3 hours later already! Not to worry, Amtrak took eight of us passengers by bus down to Klamath Falls where we caught the Coast Starlight. By the way, the Coast Starlight still had its "parlor car" back then. What a shame it is no longer included on the route.

@mrkoolio4475

2 жыл бұрын

What is a parlor car? Booze?

Anyone else who is a "Simply Railway" KZread fan? He has now released Part 3 of his Amtrak Auto-Train experience. Don't worry, Dylan, I'll watch this first.

@Lexzim9098

4 жыл бұрын

@@NonstopEurotrip I 100% agree. 👍👍

@snowhunter7536

4 жыл бұрын

Nonstop Eurotrip I love both of their channels though. They both have great content.

TRAVEL YOUNG!!! Don't wait

Very well done…the captioning is perfect!

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

By far, ... this is one of the BEST videos i have seen in a long time on KZread. Whatever you.re doing please continue to do so. Your reports are informative and exciting. I now know what to do IF i ever decide to travel via Amtrak. Thanks to you!! Keep up the good work. Thanks.

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do 😁

If you have the time, I would strongly recommend people do this at least once in their life. Maybe not all the across the US, as I think that may be a 3 day trip (although if you have the time and money, why not). But it certainly is a different experience. I would say though, if you are going to be on the train for overnight, it might be worth paying for the rommette. I took one train from Chicago to NYC and that was about 20 hours (left Chicago around 930pm CT) and arrived around 6pm the next day, and wish I had gotten a roomette instead of being cheap and paying $100 for a coach seat (I was traveling with someone else, and a roomette would have been $600 for both of us, each way). What really made the coach seat undesireable I guess was that the person behind us was on the phone pretty much throughout the night. If it wasn't for that person, the coach seat would have been tolerable but I wanted to sleep and maybe got 4 hours of sleep during the entire 20 hour ride. Yes you can fly, and if you're in a rush, and more concerned about getting there than the journey, then fly, but if you have time, and want to see parts of the country, this is a good way to do it. You can walk around versus a bus (which may be cheaper, but you can't really walk around). My only gripe is that out of the 5 last Amtrak train rides I can recall over the past few years, 4 of them were late by at least 30 minutes if not more (one was about an hour late getting back to Chicago from St. Louis).

Beautiful landscape. Thanks for sharing. It's like travelling with you.

This was great! Reminded me of when I took Amtrak from New York to San Antonio. Coach to Chicago and sleeper from Chicago to San Antonio. Thanks for the memories!

I freaking love how keen you Americans are on privacy. Just the simple fact that you can lock your door and close the window is so securing. Here even first class cabins just get a glass sliding door that anyone can open. No curtains, no nothing.

@vladoshka9014

3 жыл бұрын

It's kind of strange, where are you from?

@imstlivn2

3 жыл бұрын

This cracks me up. Where are you from then?

@camposjesus3725

3 жыл бұрын

Well i dont know where you're from but we dont typically take too kindly to strangers barging in on us.

@imstlivn2

3 жыл бұрын

@@camposjesus3725 LMAO for real! LOL

30 years ago when l lived near the United States border l took this train trip from the east coast to Los Angeles and back. The experience was just wonderful.

@nasirmalik734

3 жыл бұрын

my dream travel usa

You should do a video discussing what its like to be a crew member on a long haul Amtrak route. Schedules, rotations, what their "living" space is like...etc

Love the format! Best part is it is pure Rail, no annoying music; no running commentary!! Fabulous!!!

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😃

I’ve taken the Amtrak so many times I can’t remember and loved it each time. The scenery is most always amazing and the staff and other passengers, too. Well worth it.

@paulsomers6048

3 жыл бұрын

In May of 2019 my wife and I did a two week trip around the country on Amtrak. Loved it, though the beds were too hard for our tastes.

Sadly, train travel in the US is a pathetic joke compared to most other countries like Japan. The number one reason is that Amtrak doesn't own any of the track it uses outside of the D.C. to Boston route. So that means they have lease agreements with the freight train companies to use their track, thus given the lowest priority making Amtrak horribly unreliable and extremely delayed, sometimes as much as 24 hours. While I absolutely love train travel, it's cheaper, faster and easier to either get a rental car or fly. Amtrak has gone to shit unfortunately in recent years as fares have shot up but service has plumeted. If you're looking for that cross country by train experience and don't really care about delays, layovers and poor customer service, then Amtrak is the way to go. In fact, Amtrak is the only way you can travel by train cross country legally. I'd love to see Amtrak services go back to what they used to be 15 years ago when things were actually pretty good. All in all, I would say that going coast to coast via Amtrak is an experience all its own regardless of anything else and the money sent is worth it in the end. Great video, maybe do a D.C. to San Francisco via the California Zephyr from Chicago for the next one.

@hd-xc2lz

4 жыл бұрын

Having taken the Zephyr less than a decade ago I'd say customer service was fine, but the dining room food was mostly poor. Better to go in with low expectations regarding food.

@valerief1231

4 жыл бұрын

Idk. I traveled from Dallas To Norfolk VA, via D.C. back in 1994 and the customer service was pretty horrible. I Chicago I got robbed at an ATM inside the station, had to cancel my debit card and Credit cards, so I was stuck penniless the remainder of my trip. That was the first leg. Fortunately, a waiter in the dining car took pity upon me and made sure I had dinner that first night, and a honey bun for breakfast. He was awesome. I rode in a regular seat and it was the equivalent on a Greyhound bus, but slower and smellier as the car behind the one I was assigned was the smoking car. The attendant was constantly spraying Lysol to smother the cigarette stink. I was mesmerized going thru the Appalachian mountains, it was February so there was still snow on the ground and huge sheets of ice along the river. I think the most negative part of my trip outside of being robbed, was seeing the plight and bleakness that train tracks take you thru. The amount of pollution, and poverty in the bigger cities like Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago and D.C., against the back drop of Christmas tree farms, and nature at its best left me a little empty inside. But as you can see at 13:30 these are the types of people that could give two shits about others. How dare that heifer think it’s her right to put her disgusting feet on the WINDOW? What a spoiled POS. I imagine she’s a super spreader these days refusing to wear a mask because she can’t stand the smell of her own breath.

@philipsanders8986

4 жыл бұрын

I travel St Louis to Chicago frequently. Amtrak built their own rails for that line now.

@hd-xc2lz

4 жыл бұрын

What strikes me as the biggest difference between rail travel in Europe vs U.S. is that in Europe you can quite easily book tickets (1st class [not anywhere NEAR as expensive as in the U.S.] as well sleepers) between a long string of large cities with several day stays in each city, while long distance train travel in the U.S. does not allow for that. If you're taking the Zephyr, for instance, from Chicago to SF in a sleeper, you can't schedule a several day visit to Denver, and then re-board for SF. More flexible ticketing would go a long way to increasing train travel in the U.S. IMHO. And would be great for the economies of the smaller cities in the interior of our Country.

@hd-xc2lz

4 жыл бұрын

@@valerief1231 SO TRUE about the bleakness one sees during U.S. train travel. And you rationalize the trackside ugliness in your head as "well, it's the most devalued real estate everywhere," but then traveling by rail in other countries you just don't see the same piles of refuse along the tracks, the abandoned vehicles, endless factory ruins, etc.. Even in relatively poor former Eastern Bloc Euro countries the area alongside rails is kept basically neat ( grass cut, no weedy thickets). Just feels like U.S. long distance train service has forever been riding on the edge of extinction.

Thank you for the vídeo. It’s on my bucket list to travel by rail cross country. This info helps

These videos are my idea of travel now, during this pandemic. Great stuff. Thanks!

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

That was amazing,informative concise,covered all the bases,nice scenery shots,great money saving tips,just all around great video ! Thanks Dylan !

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This brings back memories. I use to go between CA and NY as a teen in coach. Being strapped on money, I would bring some food, music and books with me (cell phones weren't as prominent yet). Usually had one of those crappy coach meals at some point, and in Albuquerque I'd grab some burritos from a lunch truck. Then treat myself walking around exploring Chicago before the last haul to Buffalo. Amtrak knows it's stuff, they will get you to your destination (tho no guarantee on time), despite any acts of god. Met so many people while we enjoying the scenery. This gets me in the mood to do it again.

Thank you for not talking and instead writing short notes and showing the trains, scenery, and a few of the stops. I'm so tired of 30 minute videos that are 20 minutes talking about nothing and usually clowning around and nonsense, and 10 minutes here and there of what I'm actually looking for in a video. Your whole video was so refreshing. I look forward to watching more in this format.

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the format 😁

Your format is perfect for this. I as well have always wondered what a trip on a train would be like. Great info and to the point.

I really like this format! I also like, that you have adapted your captions in comparison to you "regular" reviews, you have already published. Great job!👍

@DylansTravelReports

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you like them 😁

This sounds like an awesome relaxing trip across country.

Wow! I love your format using text rather than talking. It enables one to stop the video to fully read, comprehend, and retain the information you are communicating. You are a marvelous exception to the rule! I especially loved your pans of Chicago's Union Station looking up, down, and all around, and taking us up to an upper level. Fantastic job! I look forward to watching all of your highly informative Amtrak videos.

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed 😁

Thanks! Lots of good information and definitely will have to try some of these trips..

Amazing! I love the US travel reports. I’d love to travel Amtrak but I’ve never been to America. Stuck with pacers for a while instead...

@DylansTravelReports

4 жыл бұрын

Still, pacers are cool!

@Lexzim9098

4 жыл бұрын

While pacers are terribly outdated and awful, they actually saved the UK railway industry in the 1980s.

@jtkm

4 жыл бұрын

We've been stuck with equipment from 1979, American trains aren't so great buddy. If trains were operated or at least recieved some private investment, they would not be in the sorry state it is now. They suck because politicians are trying to make it as miserable as possible. In America, everything must be political, including the lettuce in your salad.

@ala0284

4 жыл бұрын

Pacers are the worst trains in the UK, in America they would be some of the best

@Neville60001

4 жыл бұрын

@@jtkm, the reason Amtrak exists is *_because_* _the private rail firms didn't feel that passenger rail was profitable_ ! Do you or anybody else like you have the billions needed to invest in creating any new private passenger rail systems?

When I was 13 yo in 1959, my family did this trip. From Seattle to NY; it took a total of three days on two trains. After 60 yars of advances in technology, it now takes four days, proving the theory of continental drift. Today, I'd go postal if I had to live out of suitcase in a roomette for four days. For $949, I think I could fly 1st class. If I want to see America close up (and I have), I'd drive it.

After watching this, I’d love to travel around the world by train as you have a more detailed view of countries. Great video. Going to start planning my own trip now.

Super video! Very well edited for 77 hours! I love your content generally, but editing THIS video was exceptional. I took the Coast Starlight from L.A. to Seattle and absolutely loved the experience. AMTRAK employees are the most underated employees of any travel service. I took the trip before Covid, and I ate in the dinning car (coach) with different people each evening. It was so amazing. The food in the dinning car is excellent. I don't know about N.Y. to L.A. but everyone should take an AMTRAK overnight. Thanks Dylan! Keep up the good fun work!

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The Coast Starlight sure is an amazing trip and I agree that Amtrak's employees are amazing; they always go the extra mile.

Been eons since I've traveled Amtrak but was an amazing experience for sure, back in the 70's, went from San Bernardino, CA to St. Louis in coach. Was great being able to stop along the way and get off and spend a day or two in a city and then hop on the next train going my way. Ah the grand dining car was great as well and sharing a dining table with another traveler. Keep thinking I'd like to try Amtrak for another travel adventure.

We've taken the City of New Orleans from Chicago to New Orleans and back and we have also taken The Canadian from Toronto, Ontario to Vancouver, British Columbia, and back. We had a bedroom on both trains and it was worth the extra cost in my opinion. We've also taken The Ocean from Montreal, Quebec, to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Thanks for sharing your travel experience with us!

I have ridden Amtrak between New York City and Los Angeles several times and I love it. I get a sleeping compartment with a shower and eat three meals a day in the dining car and in the lounge car. I catch up on my writing and reading and the time goes fast. I only fly if I have to which is not often.

Dylan, I did the L.A. to NYC roundtrip in 2017 with the Southwest Chief and Lakeshore Limited. The scenery alone is fabulous and worth the money, watching as it evolves from the magnificent desert Southwest to lushly forested upstate New York. But I did not sleep well at all in the roomette, with so much random jolting and jostling and noise from train motion. That got miserable! In between those train rides I did a pair of transatlantic sailings aboard Queen Mary 2, including one through a major storm with lots of ship motion, and on QM2 I slept very soundly. Go figure! This overall adventure took me from the central coast of California to Florence in Italy using only trains and a ship, no airplanes, just like my ancestors did in 1928.

By far the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen! I’ve always considered doing this yet for some reason I’ve received negative feed back from family members who have done this! But after seeing this I still want to take that chance and go for it.

@magiclove4919

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Do it! see for yourself. don’t ever listen to other people, especially if it’s something you’ve been wanting to try. you’ll never know until YOU do it. good luck and have fun where ever you go!😘💙

Great Trip and Video Format. Thank you for posting !

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you very much for posting this! I’ve always wanted to take this trip but never knew what it would all look like. Now I definitely want to when I have the opportunity!

@DylansTravelReports

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope you get to do your trip at some point 😁

As a Russian, it is very interesting to observe that your cars are very different in layout. Well, the journey is very long)) I remember the journey for more than 50 hours. But of course Russia is huge

I will be taking these lines some time this year! Very excited - I had the chance to take a ride from Emeryville, CA to Omaha, NE and it was fantastic.

When I was a Child We used to go to L.A. by train every year for 3 years leaving from Penn Station in NYC... My parents would get 2 rooms (i would have one to myself) and I used to love eating in the dining car.

13:30 there is always one of these plebs that need to put their feet where they don't belong..classy!

@josavo6377

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed that also. Absolutely no class. If I had been her friend, I would have given her a whack for sure.

@godschild5587

4 жыл бұрын

that's the true american way, i saw most americans put their feet with shoes on the couch, chair, everywhere they want, very disrespectful.

@theYear_project

4 жыл бұрын

I saw that and literally smh

@DemonaLlama

4 жыл бұрын

@Midsomer Dreams You'd actually get a criminal record for that in the UK

@nonpoylove

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. I've seen a few of those in other places. I don't want to think that most americans are like that though.

Rode Capital Limited from CLE to CHI and SWC to LAX yearly from 2013 thru 2019. Great trip in coach from CLE to CHI only 6 hours, Bedroom to LAX. Personal were great on all trips and we never arrived very late at LAX, maybe an hour one time. Scenery is just beyond belief. Used to the flat country of western OH, you can see the land change as you travel west and through the mountains. When pandemic is over will begin to travel once again. Nice Job Amtrak!

Thanks for your travel stories on Amtrak. I love trains, as well and take every opportunity to travel on them. On your Amtrak New York to Los Angeles in a roomette...I really like your format on that one and would love to see more like that. Thanks and happy traveling!

An Amtrack cross country has been on my ideal travel list for a long long time - thanks for putting up this Vid - appreciate just the sound of the tracks and your essential notes. I'm in the UK so the vid is my next best thing to travel away at the moment .

I am happy that I was able to convince my wife to take the coast starlight from SF/Oakland to LA instead of an airplane. Great service, very roomy and comfortable ride, food on board was also pretty good. In our case, the train was perfectly on time and arrived early in LA. Of course it took a bit longer than an airplane but it’s so much more comfy and nice.

Amtrak has been subsidized by the government forever. I'm sure there probably was a time it was sovereign and profitable, but hasn't been for quite a while. Pricing itself to be profitable is next to impossible with cheaper, faster, more reliable, more available air travel available. European countries are in the sweet spot for rail travel where the US is probably always going to be better served by air travel (until they price themselves out of the market in the way of fees and add on costs that drive up the actual cost you pay). Having said that, I've take the southwest chief no fewer than 20 times in my lifetime (and the Zephyr 2 or 3 times) and I've learned to enjoy it for what it is. When they finally added outlets to every seat (far too late, imho, but glad for it now), it gave us more options for things to do with our downtime. When I was much younger, your only options were the books you brought, or the few hours you laptop would give you before needing charged (by sharing an outlet in the club car). Now you can easily charge your phones and other handheld entertainment devices and be powered up for the entire trip. You can't blame the staff too much for what generally feels like tired ambivalence to outright abrupt rudeness, it's got to be a hard gig and travelers can be quite rude too. But I have found that if you go out of your way to be nice, courteous, and respectful, you can get it back to the staff you interact with. You will likely never get to where you are going on time, it's never happened once that I can recall in all the trips I've taken. But, if time isn't of the essence, it's a great way to see the US, without having to do the driving. Most cities don't let the rails pass through the nice neighborhoods or they passed through the city centers when those cities were newer, now, most of the time, you see the neglect of the areas around the old rail lines and it's a little sad. The reward is the beauty of all the varying geographies of the central US (in the case of the Southwest Chief). I think every person who enjoys travel even a little bit, should try the train at least twice... I can guarantee that it will not be luxurious, or easy, but it will be memorable.

no lame narration or music--perfect!

Since I date from steam locomotives and Pullman cars I find these trips fascinating. thanks and keep on rolling.