Seeing your videos from this trip makes me so sorry we weren’t able to meet up. Next time! And so wonderful to see the Ethan Allen Express. Loved those fall colors!

@japanesetrainandtravel6168

2 жыл бұрын

Hope the two of you can do a collaboration next time !

@JonBrooks105

2 жыл бұрын

If you do the newly extended Ethan Allen Express from Burlington, VT, reach out and we'll do lunch.

@Sebastian69-l4z

11 ай бұрын

​@japanesetrainandtravel6168 yeah Jeb Brooks and Paul Lucas are in my opinion the best trip reporters ever, I'd love to see a colab between them (and Suzane).

This train now runs all the way into Burlington Vt. The end is very scenic and runs right along the waterfront and along the bike trail.

@paulfelkner6749

5 ай бұрын

Yes and the scheduled changed drastically.

History lesson from a local! Albany used to have its own rail station named, imaginatively, Union Station. However when I-787 was built, they built over the tracks and moved the station to its current location. The old building was barely better than a shed. The current, much nicer, building opened in 2002.

@kevinhoward9593

2 жыл бұрын

Correct. it was probably the last thing that Penn Central could afford before it crashed and burned.

@katrose5572

2 жыл бұрын

I have been to both of "Albany" stations and the newer one is much nicer. They are both actually in Rensselaer county

@ripred42

2 жыл бұрын

The opposite experience of Rutland, which had a gorgeous old station, that was torn down in the 1950. The new one is… serviceable.

I remember travelling over to the States and my wife bought, for my birthday, a stay in New York. We travelled from Harrisburg to Penn Station. It took forever but it was probably the best train journey I’ve ever taken.

That ride up or down the Hudson between NYC and Albany is beautiful any time of the year. (There’s also Bear Mountain, Bannerman’s Castle/Island (interesting history, sadly falling apart)).

Nothing better than a cup of coffee and a Paul Lucas video on a Sunday morning. Thanks mate!

New York was previously the Dutch colony of the New Netherlands. That's how it ended up with place names like Schenectady, Harlem, the Bronx, etc.

@BigAl72ZGE

2 жыл бұрын

Schenectady comes from a Mohawk word, but yes, lots of Dutch names in the New York area.

@theamazinghippopotomonstro9942

2 жыл бұрын

Brooklyn too

Passes Fort Edward: "This part of the world is full of tricky to pronounce names." Seriously, this might be the prettiest of Amtrak's Eastern routes. I've had the good fortune to take it twice, both times for business (hence also in business class) and both times in autumn. The views, especially along the Hudson, are spectacular. It truly shouldn't take longer to train this route than drive it, but you do get the benefit of those views. With wi-fi, you're also able to work and stay productive.

I am British and consider Amtrak one of the best reasons to visit the USA. I’ve travelled from NY to Miami, Chicago and across to LA in Amtraks sleeping compartments - a lot more expensive than flying but such great views and fun. Americans are some of the worlds most open and friendly people. Provided you are well insured it’s a great county to visit. Yeah - definitely more Amtrak vlogs Paul !!!

@ronclark9724

2 жыл бұрын

Amtrak is the best way to see America, leave the driving to someone else. Of course if you are in a hurry, fly. But then you are flying over America, not seeing it...

@TheWolverine-ff2rs

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronclark9724 From the air, you mostly see clouds.

@johnburke1317

2 жыл бұрын

Very nice video

@mattydred72

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, bud! 🍺

@NickyMitchell85

2 жыл бұрын

🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰 🥰

Used to live around Poughkeepsie, using the Metro-North was my preferred way to get down to NYC, the views of the Hudson are incredible any time of year!

@kevingreen5793

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in Brewster only about 45 minutes from Poughkeepsie and I take Metro-North down to the city all the time on the Harlem Line!

@alankordzikowski7670

Жыл бұрын

Grew up in Kingston, we use to drive down to Poughkeepsie to catch metro north for trips into NYC. Cheaper than Amtrak

I started watching your videos during quarantine, taking vicarious trips while I couldn't physically go anywhere. As a lifelong Vermonter, it's so fun to know you were in my backyard.

Albany is also the engine change point on some of the other trains that continue on. The P32 is dedicated to service in and out of Penn station as it’s Amtrak’s only dual mode locomotive, so they don’t want them venturing far, though they will sometimes go as far as Toronto on the jointly operated with Via Rail “Maple Leaf”.

@gregwhitney8820

2 жыл бұрын

The 700-series P32s run on the Empire Service to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Though some Empire Service trains are New York to Albany-Rensselaer. Unfortunately, the Maple Leaf hasn't been running to Toronto during the pandemic.

Great report. It's nice to hear some good things about Amtrak. Perhaps the growth in metro and regional rail services will help its growth. In the Northeast, the major problem is that many of the routes were surveyed and laid out in the 1830s and 40 and designed for speeds

@stevenroshni1228

2 жыл бұрын

I think they need to manage expectations for people to have a positive review of Amtrak. Its best for sightseeing than anything else (some of America's best views are only accessible on the rails), but speed improvements for journeys to be under 5 hours (the limit that city center to center is competitive to a short haul flight), make sense.

@ronclark9724

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevenroshni1228 No matter how fast a high speed train is, if it can't get there before the sweet spot of 3 hours, even that high speed train of 200 MPH will lose the economic battle with the airlines. America is a large nation, not a TINY nation like Japan, France, or Germany. I beg to differ, 3 hours, not 5 hours...

@MrOpenGL

2 жыл бұрын

We really need to stop saying that European nations are tiny and the USA is huge therefore USA doesn't need trains. Even in densely populated cities, the railway infrastructure is terrible. I mean, really, one train per day for a 5 hour ride with an average speed of 40MPH? Come on, there is better service in Europe to towns with less than 3000 inhabitants (Mele, Genoa, Italy is home to 2700 and has hourly train services plus bus) than in the USA for cities larger than 1 million.

@Domhnall_A_Ghalltachd

Жыл бұрын

@@ronclark9724 Tiny nations of Japan and France lol.

I appreciate that you absolutely nailed the pronounciation of Schenectedy and Poughkeepsie.

I lived in New England as a child (where my mother was born and raised) and it is so beautiful in the fall. Thank you for taking the train through the beautiful countryside!

Welcome to Vermont! Hope you come back when the Ethan Allen is extended in the summer and also ride the Vermonter, another beautiful ride

A great train ride, and long enough for me! Beautiful scenery 🌞

Thanks for spreading the gospel of Amtrak!

I have been debating fly vs drive vs train to visit my sister in Manhattan from central Vermont. Your video has me excited to try the train - first rail adventure! Seeing the cars, seats, and differences between Coach & Business very helpful. Thanks for the great video! (P.S. FYI New England = 6 states: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT - NY excluded)

I've stood next to the Amtrak train at Rutland (the old building, like a shed) in 2002. I was part of a International group from South Africa working at the Killington Ski Resort. After hours I did dish washing at the Palms Italian Restaurant. The Amtrak train was especially special to me due to my work history at Spoornet South Africa (South African Railways and Harbours). From a porter during school holidays to Assitant Manager Operating. A career of 23 years. Miss you guys. Enjoy and take care of your Rail network and your country. God bless.

Well done, Paul. I probably would have mentioned that Schenectady (your pronunciation was spot on) was the home of ALCO, and that the portion of the trip along the Hudson River was New York Central's "Water Level Route".

Bless you for liking and supporting Amtrak!

You should do the Downeaster to Brunswick, Maine from Boston. It’s best done during peak foliage, but I ride it all the time to get back and forth between home and university.

Amtrak is overpriced, slow and frequently late; but it's still the most romantic way to get around the USA. I love it.

@DeltaFish11

Жыл бұрын

I hope we American's can continue to support Amtrak and make it more popular and great to use.

Thank for your praise and super for Amtrak. It is refreshing to have positive feedback. Again, thanks!

Love the Amtrak and train videos, keep them up!

I absolutely adore your railway videos, living in Australia my options are both limited and expensive so seeing your content always makes my day :)

@TheWolfHowling

2 жыл бұрын

At least you have some options in AU, over here in NZ, we have three tourist trains between AKL-WLG, CHC-Picton & CHC-Greymouth. And that's about all for intercity trains

@capersbull8819

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto for central South Carolina

This was a beautiful short trip! I would also go for business class for the little extra $ There’s nothing like the train! It’s exciting for me every time I ride. Hopefully your train vlogs will encourage others to ride Hopefully for those who have never taken the train before will be AMAZED how much fun it is!!!! Yes please…, more train vlogs Paul!! Thanks for the ride Bye for now Kathy Washington State 🇺🇸👋🏻

Hi Paul, thanks for bringing back some great memories from when I was in my early 20’s. I took a trip to the States and Canada which ended up on an Amtrak train from Montreal to New York, the Adirondack Express I think it was called. It ran through Albany and down the Hudson, it was a journey I will never forget. In September the colours were amazing! The other reason I won’t forget it was the scheduled journey time took nearly four hours longer as freight trains took priority. Running through JFK to catch the flight home wasn’t fun after a full day on the train! You have inspired us recently and will hopefully be doing coast to coast on Amtrak in September this year New York to San Francisco, for my sixtieth birthday, I can’t wait! Cheers Paul, John

5:05 Isn’t that foot lever for spinning the seat to face in the opposite direction? To be able to chat with a friend etc.? Trains are great, aren’t they? Cheers!

Without a doubt, the EA is the best Amtrak train & route! ❤

I loved this! I used to take Amtrak from Montreal to New York City before the border closed due to covid. It’s an amazing trip with Lake Champlain to the east when heading down, and the Hudson River to the west. The downside was that the journey could take 10+ hours, with about 2 hours spent at the border (something that could be avoided by having immigration pre screening in Montreal as is done at the airport for travel to the US ). It’s hard to justify that length of a journey (a flight takes 1 1/2 hours) and there is the inconvenience of arriving in NYC at night. But the day on the train is amazing! You were lucky with wifi as I found it doesn’t work until you reach Albany.

Thanks for the video . I lived in the Rutland area in the 1980s. It was good seeing my old stomping grounds.

I am so amazingly psyched to see this video. I really like your channel, and I'm a New Hampshire native. Big Amtrak fan. I like your videos, rapidly getting into British rail as my new niche of interest. Fantastic video. As you guys would say, brilliant.

I just love to watch train video's, traveling through foreign countries. Thanks for the upload Paul!👍

@Paul_Lucas

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I was the one who took that Timelapse of the nyc trail hall that you used at the start of the video, thanks for buying my footage

Update, anyone interested. The EA Express will be extended to Burlington on July 29th with the first Official train being the morning SB to NYP. Ticket sales to come

Love your love of Amtrak and can’t wait to see which other routes you cover. Thanks for sharing this trip!

The Adirondack once it's back in service is also a great choice for sightseeing during the fall with all the lakes. (Being 11 hours it's much slower than driving 6.5 hours or the bus 8.5 hours).

Enjoy train travel in the United States but nothing beats Euro train travel. Thanks for another great trip.

Love the train trips you do! You should do the Downeaster in the fall and do a tour of Salem, MA in October - it's really fun and amazing scenary!

It's a shame train travel isn't more popular the US... some of the scenery their trains pass through looks wonderful.

@ronclark9724

2 жыл бұрын

Dinah Shore sold a lot of Chevys... Americans in a hurry fly, and those too cheap to ride Amtrak drive their cars. Outside a few of the larger cities, Americans almost have to have a car to get around. Greyhound and Megabus do not stop at so many rural locations anymore...

Love Amtrak! Hope To take this train some Day to visit my sister in Vermont.

Paul, I agree with you, as I love Amtrak too!

Bring on the the train travel vids Paul ! I always enjoy them and the airline ones too!

Woo hoo!! Paul passing through what is currently my neck of the woods. I live about 45 minutes from the Schenectady train station (yes, you pronounced it correctly), and have used that station a lot, especially when my hubby or I were weekend commuting from New York City. We've taken the Ethan Allen Express often!! We are friends with the station manager at Schenectady. I know the station so well, that I even recognize the backs of the buildings near the station.

Beautiful scenery. I love autumnal colours.

@1jamarks

2 жыл бұрын

You should see it in October.

Surprising someone in the bathroom with the video camera in hand must have been rich lol. Paul's next trip: the bus ride to prison. Great video as always! Hope you're back in the States again soon.

I took Amtrak recently for a one day trip to Lake George via Albany and I enjoyed my experience on the train, especially the scenery of a frozen Hudson River. In fact, I live close to a commuter rail stop so I started my journey there and connected at Penn Station to head up to Albany and back. I would do it again.

Loving the retro British Midland face mask 👌

Thank you for this! I live in Los Angeles and love Amtrak (big Coast Starlight fans!). I've just started looking at a trip to upstate NY to do a canal boat holiday on the Erie Canal and am now going to see if we can add this trip into the mix! Why not travel from NYC via Ethan Allen to Albany or a little further and then get on the canal from there!? So excited! Thank you for giving me this inspiration!

@corinnecurtis7468

2 жыл бұрын

Two things- if you were planning this I’d recommend taking the Empire Service to Albany (same route from NYC to Albany plus it runs more frequently), and if you want to get on the Erie Canal you really don’t want to go further than Albany because the locks to enter are in the Troy/Waterford area which are only 10-15 minutes North of the train station by car.

Brings back fond memories from a business trip to Poughkeepsie (big IBM lab there, mid 90s). Managed to arrive on a Sunday with the Monday being a US holiday, so trained it into NYC. Lovely trip, great video, keep it up, Paul.

Very enjoyable,look forward to more rail videos.

Paul, Thanks for a great video that could be used as an ad for the Ethan Allen Express. You will have to come back in this summer, hopefully July 2022, when the Ethan Allen Express will be extended 70 miles from Rutland north to Burlington, Vermont, bringing passenger rail back from Rutland to Burlington for the first time in 69 years (1953)!

Paul, thanks for posting another great video. They always brighten my day. And thanks for being an advocate for Amtrak. I do wish that more people would ride trains, especially since flying can be a real pain nowadays what with unruly passengers, etc. Anyway, look forward to more rail reports this year from you. Cheers!

Thanks for making my day Paul :)

Schenectady NY, was the home of American Locomotive Company.

Only been on Amtrak once before with a return from Washington to New York which I thoroughly enjoyed. Will certainly do more rides now that travelling is easier. 👍

I take the Ethan Allan Express (NY to VT) almost every season to visit my GF. It's a really great ride and beautiful scenery to boot. The only drawback its a once a day service.

Great trip report!! Thank you Paul😀😀

Love the train travel videos! The northeastern states are beautiful so going by train gives you the opportunity to relax and enjoy the scenery! I've driven with some friends from Montreal, Quebec down to Cape Cod, Mass. and loved every minute of the drive! Looking forward to more train trips with you Paul!

Very enjoyable Thank You Paul

Brilliant - Thanks Paul . its on mu bucket list

It’s been quite a while since I have been on an Amtrak train. I have never traveled in business class. What I like about the train is that you can easily walk from one passenger car to another. I do like it when the train approaches the station and the conductor opens the door as the train is about to pull into the station.

If you travel earlier in the fall, you will see brilliant colors in September and October. I thoroughly enjoyed the video. Thanks!

Thank you for another great video Paul. I haven’t been upstate in so long and the scenery is absolutely gorgeous to look at while riding the train. Keep doing more Amtrak when you are able to. Cheers!

number one at the gate, yours are the most enjoyable videos

@Paul_Lucas

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Great video !!

At the beginning of the video when you said the name I started laughing thinking about people thinking it was named after a furniture store. 😄

@Paul_Lucas

2 жыл бұрын

It was the first Google result when I tried to find out who he was!

@crinkle2649

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paul_Lucas 😄

Beautiful Mate. Thanks for the video 👍

FINALLY!!! Some railway content… thx Paul !! 🙏💯

Born in Poughkeepsie. Love the trains

To state the obvious train trips are much more engrossing as you see the country and get a smattering of history and geographic detail. No hassle and time wasted unlike flying where ,after the food has been reviewed before and after boarding, the seat accessories and washrooms have been considered there's not much left except to appraise cabin crew and cleanliness.

Thanks for the video, love the train ones the most, keep em coming😀

Don't be so quick to criticize Amtrak rolling stock. The GE P-series locomotives have served admirably for 30 years. That equals the service given by the EMD E-series and F-series locomotives. Fantastic! As for the Amfleet coaches, they were designed and built by the Budd Company not long before Budd left the railcar business. Even the new Viewliner IIs were designed by Budd, even though they are being built by other companies. There's quite a bit of railroad history in this rolling stock, and we Americans love them! As for going an average speed of 45 mph along the water-level route, don't be critical. It's a wonderful place to take in beautiful views. It's impossible to enjoy views when you're flying along at 195 mph on Eurorail. Besides, the water-level route is where Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint dined aboard the New York Central's 20th Century Limited in the movie "North by Northwest." Still more railroad history. No. Let me slow mosey through the Hudson Valley, where I have friends, and through Glenwood Canyon, where I can study the cantilever design of I-70. Ooh rah!

Such a scenic route. Very nice.

Paul, great video. You went right through my old home town of Sleepy Hollow, NY. It’s a fascinating place full of history and lore. You should visit it next time you’re in the NYC metro area.

I was glad to see you were in VT I WANT TO TAKE AMTRAK WITH MY DAUGHTER INLAW SHE IN A WHEEL CHAIR THE AISLE LOOK WIDE ENOUGH FOR HER CHAIR THANK YOU AGAIN I LOVE YOU VIDEOS INEZ FROM VT

More train videos to come, cool can't wait.

Thank you Paul; especially love your train travel videos🌞

Such a nice soothing video

Thanks Paul. I do love the rail content. JDS in AZ usa

I had saw this line when I was looking up the station stop near my house and had never heard of it before 😂.

I really enjoy your train videos and I'm looking forward to viewing all the ones you have planned this year.

Native Rutlander here! The track between Rutland and Whitehall is an absolute disgrace. I could run faster than the train for the first 1.5 hours of the trip. Also, the Ethan Allen is set to be extended to Burlington via Middlebury later this year, with possible service to Montreal (!) in the not so distant future. Excellent video!

Great video once again. I have ridden both VIA Rail and Amtrak and have found the seats on Amtrak to be more comfortable. With the investment that Amtrak is getting, hopefully train speeds and frequency will increase on routes like this. Ps the Run along the Hudson is spectacular!

November in Vermont. It's almost "Stick" season in this video. That's what they call it when the shriveled leaves fall to the ground but before the first snow. I've done the Ethan Allen a few times and loved it.

Great vid. Thanks Paul 👍

Great video ! The Scenery is really the crown jewel of this trip !

Americans are friendly! "Have a nice day." (I'm an American living in the UK).

Great output. I very much respect your honest approach. The railway journeys are such a valued addition to your channel.

Excellent video again. The stunning scenery definitely benefits from the slower train journey. Looking forward to the next one.

Great scenery. Great video!

The scenery looked lovely. Thank you for the video! Have an amazing week!

Great video as always, and I'm not just saying that 'cause you featured my reply to your tweet! Though that was a very cool surprise, so thank you! I've been wanting to ride the Ethan Allen Express for a while, having done four of the other major Amtrak long distance routes over the last year. I, too, love Amtrak despite the datedness of the cars. There's something special about these routes that you just can't get from car or plane. It really is the views, the crews and the very pleasant snooze!

Beautifully shot and edited as always Paul. Love your train videos.

The Hudson Valley is where i'm from it's very pretty in the fall!

Great video has always keep up the fantastic work x

I took the maple leaf Amtrak service up to Niagara Falls back in 2017. Stunning views along the Hudson as the sun rises. It’s really a different world up there.

Loved this video...