Profile of the Overnight Train, the Southwest Chief 🚂
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Episode 4 of Get Lost on Amtrak! series
See the Roomette that we called home for 2000+ miles, and walk through the Dining car, Cafe car and my favorite, the most popular Observation car!
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Very right to the point and informative! Thank you!
We always enjoy your travel videos, especially those taken on Amtrak.
how epic are you? ya don't see many travel series on amtrak and you it justice. thanks for a great train ride with a smile!
Thanks so much Sam!
I have enjoyed viewing this profile of the Overnight Train, the Southwest Chief to Los Angeles as I am reading David Baldacci's book 'The Christmas Train'.
Going to NYC via train in June. Never been on a train before, so I'm really grateful to have stumbled on these videos. Now I have some idea of what to expect.
I'm doing St. Louis to Chicago, to Portland, to San Luis Obispo, CA. just after Thanksgiving. Can't wait. Got the roomette.
Your video is THE best overview of the superliner trains. I'm taking my granddaughter on her first SWC ride and she wants to see "what it's like." We'll be in a roomette (she's 8) and is wondering what the upper bunk is like. Your video is perfect.
I did this from New York to Seattle
The best experience I always brag about.
I had no showers/bed since I was just an ambitious college student low on budget.
Dining Car was ridiculously expensive so I only dined once($15 for a small salad? no thank you) but the sunrise/sunset everyday was absolutely amazing.
I cannot wait to hop on Amtrak again to somewhere new!
Nice video!! My wife and I plan to go from Denver where we now live to Chicago where she grew up. We have talked about it many times and now it's time to do it. Thanks for the videos. We enjoyed them!!
I just love the Southwest Chief. I take it from Chicago to Dodge City, KS, every couple years to see my best friend
Great video. My wife and I rode the Chief in early December. I haven ridden Amtrak many times, but this was her first overnight train trip. Always a great time when traveling by train. We also got a roomette, and slept very well. Anyone looking to travel via Amtrak, do so. It is a great experience and the best part about traveling by train is meeting so many new people.
What a great video! I did this route a little over ten years ago as part of a longer trip. I went from Boston to LA to Oakland, I spent some a few days in the Bay Area and then went from Emeryville back to Boston. I highly recommend it! You may want to suggest that sleeper passengers tip the car attendants upon departure ($5-$10 per day aboard) and waitstaff at each meal (even if the price of the food is included).
very nice ! Amtrak tries their very best to fit a whole lot of stuff into a train so i understand why you & some people would say "theres not alot of space left" that doesent bother me at all. Amtrak is one of the greatest ways to travel. its like a hotel on a train lol very very kool and its an easy way to meet people and start relationships
Getting ready to board on that train from Chicago to Los Angeles! Your video was very good :)
Love your Amtrak series. Big hello from Finland, Perkele!
AWESOME TOUR OF AMTRAK🌃,,, AMERICA'S🗽 WAY🚅 TO SEAT BACK🗻 AND REALLY ENJOY THE SCENERY🌅 LET THEM DO THE DRIVING🌎
Looks like so much fun .
Im so excited to be on this train again! In a month that is!
This was a great Video Series, to be Frank I'm a Trianiac myself, I logged 2,711 miles on the rails, but sadly only in New York State, But It was Freaking Awesome, I've done two trips to New York on an 8hour shot from WNY. I did a trip to Poughkeepsie once, with my folks which is twelve hours round Trip, the NYC trips equal 23 Hours and just last Summer in 2015, I took Train no. 284 the Empire Service from WNY to The New York State Fair in Syracuse approximately 2hours, 25minutes, which your viewers might wanna know during the NY State Fair in Syracuse, Train no's. 284, #64 The Maple Leaf and Train #288 Eastbound go directly to the fair and Westbound trains no's. #63 The Maple Leaf, #281 and Train #283 the one I took Westbound make a stop at the Fair en-route to WNY. Centro provides shuttles to/from the fair and the shuttles only take approximately 2 to 5 minutes to arrive to/from the fair cause they use Interstate-81, Ironically enough I went to Syracuse to see The National Train Days Exhibit. Man were the Staff soooo friendly manning the event, they practically gave the exhibit away to me, cause they were really happy to see a True Amtrak Fan like me at the Fair, I even stated Amtrak by train is the only way I travel. I also like people like you Kelly Ferro whom take interest in trains like I do, not many people would film a journey on an Amtrak Train, I'm so glad someone like you Kelly Ferro is showing people what a Beautifully, Fantastic & Scenic Voyage riding aboard an Amtrak Train can be. Thank You sooo very much Kelly for showing people what I love about riding via Train, plus people don't think trains are popular anymore?, well when I rode to NYC the 2nd time.... When we reached The Layover Stop at Albany- Rensselaer, NY the conductor announced the Train was SOLD OUT!!!!, if trains weren't popular modes of transportation anymore then How Did Train 280 Sell out?. Guess it was popularity that sold it out. Anyways sorry for rambling, but thank you so very much for brining awareness to the Fact of HOW AWESOME TRAIN TRAVEL IS( All caps are for emphasis, not yelling)- Sincerely Chef Richard Alan Cianciosi.
Amazing Video! I learned so much looking forward to more . Thank you
I rode the Southwest Chief once!! Great trip.
I traveled Amtrak several time round trip, from Syracuse to Denver, and from Denver to Seattle. I have to admit, the scenery on the Southwest Chief is rather boring. After it leaves Illinois, it goes through Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, etc. The scenery is quite endless miles of flat prairie lands and nondescript neighborhoods. Central Colorado adds the scenery that was missing from the earlier part of the journey. There is spectacular scenery if you take the route from Denver to Sacramento and from Sacramento to Seattle. However, expect a 9 hour layover in Sacramento, which makes the 6- hour layover in Chicago seem like a cake walk. The roomette is the way to go on long journeys, that's how I roll. I am going to Montana on Amtrak this year, it will be interesting to try that route for the first time.
Great video! Thanks
Great video! one day ill ride the southwest chief from Chicago to LA!
Great Video nothing like Train Travel.
Train travel is more expensive than a flight, but when you consider the price of hotels rooms and restaurant dining for the days you are riding on the train, it is about the same. When you fly you miss the countryside, when driving a car you concentrate on the road, but when you are riding on a train you see the countryside.
Which is fine on the SW Chief. Amtrak in the N.E. is like going through a junk yard in many places.
This is a clear and well example of where the government can when the market cannot. Without the government, the market never would've been able to come up with an alternative to Amtrak.
There is no train alternative to Amtrak Dovenpeis. Get that brainectomy reversed
Thank you!
This is exactly the type of video I was looking for!
Who are you giving the tour. Ur awsome
I stayed in a bedroom sleeper, which was nice. The only thing I didn't like was it had a door connected to the adjoining room, so no privacy as I could hear the couple talking.
real nice
Thank you!
The only thing that would make Amtrak any better is if we could bring our dogs! I know that they changed their policy on some lines but only up to 7 hours. Great series! We are traveling in May/June from MN to WA to Vancouver, back through MT and home. 10 days total and we can't wait!!!
Great video, if you know, can you exit off the train and catch the next train at different stops?
Hey the observation car is the car I went in and the only Amtrak train was the Texas eagle
we did Los Angeles to NY August 2018. I had fun but the roomettes are dirty. We had handwipes with us and wiped down the little table and the seats. Gross!
Great video review! I'm planning on riding the Amtrak to Los Angeles in December and i was wanting to know since this we be a 36 hour ride,is there a public shower people can use if they don't have a bedroom? Please let me know ok!
The sleeper cars have a shower in each of the deluxe bedrooms and a public shower for the roomettes which is shared with the other roomettes. There are no showers in the coach cars, but as noted one could do a sponge bath in one of the public bathrooms. Washcloths and towels are provided in the coach and sleeper cars bath rooms, and if they have run out one can ask the attendant to bring more.
Observatory car? How about Sightseer Lounge.
Amazing
The intro, EPIC.. like a tv show or sumthin... but it gets a bit annoying after a while. The way you do you videos, amazing still
Don't travel in coach...unless you can only afford to do so. From Martinez to Chicago I paid for a "roomette." Worth every nickel!
Good
love the video
You need to now do a video from Chicago to Kansas City on to Newton, Kansas. Then connect with the new thurway service from Newton, Wichita on to Oklahoma, City and then connect with the Heartland Flyer to Fort Worth Texas. Here is the Amtrak press release. media.amtrak.com/2016/04/wichita-returns-to-the-amtrak-map/
+Eric Patterson Very cool--I'll look into it! It is such a great way to see the US!
+Kelley Ferro Thanks for your reply. Here is a new idea for you. How to travel 4 different Amtrak trains routes starting and ending from one point. I call this Amtrak Donuts Route. With the new route from Newton to OKC one can make a interesting new train trip. Example, start traveling from Albuquerque Amtrak station to Newton, Kansas on the Southwest Chief route. Then transfer from there on the thurway bus to OKC station. Board the Heartland Flyer to Fort Worth, TX station. At Fort Worth take the Texas Eagle to San Antonio, TX. Now that your at San Antonio you can connect with the Sunset Limited travel west to El Paso, TX. At El Paso take the thurway bus back to your starting point at the Amtrak station in Albuquerque. Looking on the Amtrak map it looks like a big Donuts shape route. This route does have lots to see in the middle, lower half of the USA.
Ya think you can do the Lakeshore Limited from Chicago to Boston next? I want to take my wife on that trip sometime close to our 20th anniversary in 2018. We'll take the Eagle from San Antonio & change in Chicago
Hey Phil P! I am not doing any more Amtrak train journeys at the moment, but I'm sure you will have a blast! Chicago is a lot of fun too. I profile it in my series as well.
Well phooey (as my late mom would say)!!! I was in hopes of getting a good comparison of the viewliners from the superliners since I've never really been on one. Chicago is only a layover stop for us. Thanks anyway :(
Good job...:)
I don't know about the Southwest Chief but on the California Zephyr they practice communal seating. So you will be eating your meal with people you don't know. I don't mind talking to others but I would like to enjoy my meal without having to engage in small talk. They force you to sit with people you don't know and each person is different. They do this at each and every meal. That was the downside of the trip for me. I have been on the Lake Shore Limited and that train was so much better than the Zephyr. Every room has a toilet and a sink. The Zephyr doesn't.
Is the observatory car open 24 hrs.?
yes, but when the train is pulling into its final station the conductor will announce for passengers to return to their seats or sleeper cars
Anyone read the Amtrak Wars?
Are you wearing a k9 lightning vest?
2:23 the guys shirt XD
Just a minor correction. 43 hours is not three days. If one leaves Chicago on the Southwest Chief on a Wednesday afternoon, one would arrive in Los Angeles at around 8 am Friday morning. That is less than two days. Everyone should be glad to know that the tracks on which the Southwest Chief runs have just been repaired and upgraded which allows for the Southwest Chief to return to faster speeds. One can thank the Obama administration for the opportunity for states and federal government to contribute matching funds to upgrade railway tracks on some Amtrak routes.
How much it cost?
About $1300.00 plus meals if you don't like the default menu
I missed an opportunity to befriend an amazing man ...maybe one day we will meet again ♡♡
I wouldn't call that an "Observatory car" unless they let you sit in it in the middle of the night and have telescopes.
Actually in fact you can go to the observatory car anytime you want. People even go in there and sleep there at night. Yet another reason why traveling by train is way better than flying which is way more restrictive. On the train you can move around at will. Trains > Planes :-)
It is in fact called the "observation car" not observatory. You may stay there all night if you wish. Some people camp out on the floor and seats overnight.
And the problem with people who go into the observation car and just hang out/sleep is that someone else can't enjoy the view because there is nowhere to sit.
The Roomettes don't have doors ?? The have curtains?? What about the bedroom? They have doors?
All the sleepers have doors.
Those showers looked pretty dirty. Do you have to wear flip flops to shower?
If anyone here is from 2020, does anyone know if they have doors? For privacy, just incase I don't have to sleep with one eye open.
All sleeper compartments have doors that can be locked when you're inside. Coach class is just like any other airliner seating configuration.
That was Gabriel making you bed
Where's the damn bar car?
theres no bar car do u even amtrak bro?????
The Lounge-Observation car has a bartender who serves liquor, mixed drinks, and beer----in addition to sandwiches and other light
Please tutn down your music,,
@ 2:20 Dude has his nasty bare feet all over the windowsill. Greaaaat!
Also wear SHOWER SHOES in the shower. That shower looked FILTHY!!!
Shower shoes OR put a washcloth or hand towel on the floor. That's what I usually do to avoid re-packing wet flip-flops.
Please tutn down your music,,