As someone who used to take the Capitol Corridor regularly from Sac…thank you for this video. Please visit again in late fall when Sac weather is much more bearable.
The main issue for me is not the frequency but that the trains don’t run late enough. If I want to head to the Sacramento area and come back later in the evening there’s no trains past late afternoon.
this is genuinely the best TH-cam channel of all time, I love the great storytelling, the top notch video quality and even the random personal stories always have a way to pull me in.
I once circumnavigated North America by train: San Francisco-->Seattle-->Vancouver BC-->Edmonton-->Toronto-->Niagara Falls-->New York City-->Orlando, FL-->New Orleans-->Los Angeles-->San Francisco. And yeah, I've been on some long distance European trains such as Munich-->Salzburg-->Ljubljana--Belgrade-->Thessaloniki--Athens (which back then was known as the Orient Express, the other branch of which went to Istanbul). On the European train I shared a compartment with 4 other people (3 Yugoslavs, which is what the country still was then, and an Albanian). On Amtrak (and Viarail, Canada's Amtrak) I got a roomette ( a lot more private and the bed, when converted, was my own). Surprisingly to many Amtrak haters, just about all legs of the Amtrak trip were on or near time and so was the European train. By the way, beer and pizza in stationside bars and restaurants doesn't beat Slovovitz and sausages purchased through the open window (!!!) of a railcar.
@@AdamDoesNotExist Also, Hurricane Katrina wiped out the Orlando-->New Orleans segment, at least for now. They've been trying to get it going again, at least from NOLA to Mobile. But for now you'd have to backtrack to Washington, then catch a train there for NOLA or just drive a rental car across the gap from Jacksonville to Mobile (or NOLA). I did my trip in winter and I highly recommend that. The trains are less crowded and the transCanada line in January was just gorgeous. ViaRail was using refurbished old US stainless steel railcars including the domed ones and the last car with the wrap-around windows so you could sit in the dome with a suitable beverage and watch the snow blowing by--reminded me of a scene from Dr. Zhivago, the movie. Also, the train stopped in Jasper (heart of Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies) for several hours giving plenty of time to get off the train and wander around to see such things as the ice sculptures the town features in winter. Also in Edmonton the train stopped for quite a while but the station was a good ways from the city. I think it would have been possible to take a cab into town and wander around but I didn't because of fear of missing the train when it left. There were overnight connections on that trip in Seattle, Toronto, New York and Orlando allowing exploration of those cities. I'd been to Vancouver a few times so I wasn't too disappointed that the TransCanada train left just a few hours after my train from Seattle arrived, but someone wanting to explore that city could have made it an overnight or longer connection as well (Vancouver is a lot of fun).
@@juanitacarrollyoung2979Long ago Mexico had intercity rail service, but that is long gone. Including a north to south line that ran north, up to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico(across the border from Laredo, Texas). Amtrak also used to have north to south rail service between San Antonio and Laredo, TX, but service south of San Antonio was eliminated many years ago. Hope such passenger rail service(between San Antonio to Laredo, and also passenger rail service in Mexico) is brought back, one day.
Neat video! Am familiar with Amtrak travel and could relate to your travel style. The Sacramento heat is wicked for sure. Hard to describe Amtrak travel other than to say you’ll eventually get to your destination and for the most part the less of a hurry you’re in the more fun you’re likely to have. Oh yes, and prepare for unexpected delays. I enjoy riding Amtrak. Prefer it to flying because you can get up and walk around and of course there’s more to see. Thanks for taking us with you! By the way, I liked your San Francisco to Los Angeles vid too!
I'm a new viewer. Thanks for these videos! I'm right across the Bay from you, so as someone who appreciates rail travel, I'm really enjoying your travels and I like the style of your videos, thanks! Sadly, Amtrak got gutted early in Ronald Reagan's first administration. Routes got cut and to survive at all, Amtrak had to cut service frequency on the remaining lines - especially the lines in the South, the Midwest and the West - to survive. They also substituted bus service on some of the remaining lines that were too frequently used to be cut entirely.
its cool seeing Sac from the perspective of someone from outside the city! If you ever do another day tip like this, theres tons of really cool small business restaurants nearby. You just gotta walk the opposite way from Old Sac, and onto K st! Some of my fav places within easy walking distance: Kodaiko (my personal fav ramen spot) Downtown Roller Rink (all outdoors too!) Tipsy putt (very expensive drinks, but cute mini golf spot) Temple Coffee Roasters (one of the top coffees in sac, but I think Camelia coffee makes a better brew) And some spots if you take a scooter around: Mattie Groves Bewery (i believe one of the closest local breweries to the train statin, even tho its a bit of a trek and one of my favorites) Pizza Supreme Being (Sacs top pizza spot by many) Capitol Park, of course (wide variety of california plant life, all condensed into a 4x2 block park conveniently next to the capitol) Kupros (for food, drinks, and it being in a vey big victorian style home) Osaka-Ya (for some of the best japanese bean filled pastries ever) I could definitely go on. There's a lot of really cool things in Sac and I'm glad to see this video come up to show a sweet little piece of it!
Than you for the recs! In general, I hate tourist areas. So I was surprised that I had a good time in sac. Will definitely take a look at some of your suggestions next time I'm in town!
In the future, your ticket is open space. If you missed the 5pm train, you can still use your ticket on the 5:55 or 7:55 to Richmond or Jack London Square and take bart/bus the rest of the way to the colosseum.
Ha ha, well done! I ride the Cap Corridor periodically. When you said it's an eight minute walk from the rail museum I got a little anxious because I know that walk under I-5 can be confusing, and it's a hike from the station to the platform. For a future trip, maybe consider the state capitol area, which is about a 20 minute walk from the station. And definitely consider visiting when it's not summer
Yeah there's a lot in SAC that I would like to check out. That walk is so interesting because you can see the station and trains basically the whole time, but I couldn't find a way in other than the front door.
Born and raised Sacramentan; glad to see you enjoyed your trip here. The #2 bus from downtown to Vics runs every 15 minutes, so I think you would have been safe getting ice cream (it’s only about a 10 minute ride from Old Sac). Hope you can get your ice cream on your next visit! BTW: it’s currently October 3rd and today’s projected high temp is 102. Cheers!
Wow, you have a real knack for making things interesting. I live in Sac, so wasn't expecting much, but you made it fun. Train museum is amazing. So glad you got the hat. You made me laugh, not easy to do these days, thanks. Keep traveling, stay safe.
California rail systems are severely underrated. With the exception of the north south connection the rest of the state is pretty well connected by rail and Amtrak maintains a higher standard there compared to the rest of the US(except for the NEC) from what I have seen. Maybe cause freight doesn’t get in the way too often? I’m not sure.
And the electrified Caltrain is finally a reality (want to buy a slightly used diesel engine?). Now they are getting serious about building a tunnel from 4th & Townsend to the TransBay Terminal in San Francisco--I believe they've approved a contract to manage the project.
And this is not by accident at all! California changed its mind on car dependency in the 90s and we voted for a ton of public transit bonds. One of the good things that came out of those bond measures is Amtrak California. It's a join venture between Amtrak and Caltrans, effectively a separate entity from Federal Amtrak. It gets a lot more funding from the state and maintains a much higher standard for the rail services within the state. It's like premium Amtrak - better and newer trains, more frequency, more staff (that is also better paid), better food, more aggressive work with the freight railroads to prevent delays.
I just discovered your channel and love it! I'm a fellow Oakland-er so nice to see you using familiar stations. I worked in the East Bay for the state of California and we used the Capitol Corridor to get to meetings in Sacramento. Really comfortable and you can get a lot of work done on the train. Looking forward to more videos!
Content I didn't know I needed. Probably earliest I have caught/commented on your videos👍. Having you on while I eat or exercise is one of the best compliments I can say
@@AdamDoesNotExist Ofc, part of my routine as I have enjoyed binging your videos. One day, I would love to see a speed run baseball sort of thing at a stadium. Would be so cool, or if you ever did it back East or another ballpark. Love the content as always👏
@@AdamDoesNotExist That's actually a good idea! I didn't think about that😅. Maybe getting to a stadium by public transit back and forth and timing that? Or a scavenger hunt/checklist and meeting criteria like in this video. I just love the baseball content. But I do love the trains, speed runs, and travel videos. Especially cause most of my friends in Cali drive. And I mainly use public transportation cause of cost and accessibility, i.e, Fenway Park. I bet Yankee Stadium is the same. Much easier by public transit
@@AdamDoesNotExist Richmond BART also has a Capitol Corridor transfer, but you get a ton more CC trains there! Most Capitol Corridor trains start/terminate in Oakland rather than in San Jose. So if you transfer at Richmond (or board in/north of Oakland) you get a lot more Sac-bound CC trains to choose from!
Wow was not expecting a video so soon. Absolutely adore the channel. I’ve been binge watching every episode for weeks. The transition ride where you went around Bay by way of Petaluma, my home town ❤️🙌🏻 is my favorite 😍 really hope the channel takes off, you definitely deserve it ❤️
Thank you! That means a lot! Trying to release one every Sunday, but I think that schedule may catch up to me soon. I love Petaluma! It's one of the first places I went in the North Bay. I've taken my parents there. I went there for my birthday one year. So lovely.
@@AdamDoesNotExist I moved here from Chicago 12 years ago. I left for work in San Diego and just had to move back to the bay. It’s no exaggeration to say it’s my favorite place in the world 🗺️
If you haven’t taken the California Zephyr up to Tahoe/Truckee you definitely should! It has to be Amtraks most stunning route! Right over the Sierras! I would recommend going in winter so you can ride through the snow! It’s magical!
Hey Adam, you will most likely never see this comment but here is what I want to say: I have video recommendation that I want you to do in the future: “Visiting every Bay Area mall”. Basically you visit every mall and rate it in 3 different categories( For example, Safety, How nice it is, and how busy it is. You can change these categories if needed) To mitigate the hassle of visiting every Bay Area mall in one day, you should make this a series of videos visiting every mall in the Bay Area. I hope you can do something like this in the future only if you want or interested in this type of thing.
Hey! I was actually thinking about doing this when I made that first mall video. But spending the entire day in a mall was sooooo boring. So I never did another one. But you may have a point! Might be time to resurrect the series!
@@AdamDoesNotExist Great! I’d love to see a series like that in the future. To keep things more interesting, maybe instead of spending an entire day at each mall, you could just walk around for 20-30 minutes to get a feel for what each one has to offer, and then move on. That way, it might help avoid any boredom and make the process a bit less time-consuming. To add on, I think it would be fun to add a list from 1-10 for example and put them each on a list based on the categories mentioned in my previous comment.
Some day! I want to figure out a way to make a video about it that hasn't already been done on youtube 100 times before. It's shockingly popular on here.
@@AdamDoesNotExistbecause Chicago is the main hub for all trains. It connects to basically all pathways available which is why they conveniently go for the Chicago route.
@AdamDoesNotExist Here's a crazy idea that isn't just a trip report: Learn something that you can do unobtrusively in the Sightseer car, that might draw other passengers into a conversation. Get their permission, and roll the audio of your conversation over the scenery rolling past outside.
As a longtime Sacramentan (also originally from the East Coast), thanks for showcasing a little part of our city on your day trip! Old Sac is definitely touristy, but the museums there(especially the Railroad Museum) are worth it. At Downtown Commons (DoCo), you probably could have eaten at Yard House, or if you were going budget, local chain Jimboy's Tacos is not too bad. If you had more time, or if you could have taken one of the later trains (that don't go to Coliseum station but still connect to BART at Richmond before terminating at Jack London Square), you might have had time to squeeze in a couple other things, like the Sacramento History Museum (next to the Railroad Museum) or, a bit further afield, the Crocker Art Museum, the California State Capitol & Museum, the California Museum or Sutter's Fort.
I honestly was not expecting to love Sac, but I did! Had no idea about the later trains and connecting in Richmond when I made this video, but I'm really glad I do now.
I thoroughly enjoyed that video. In 1997 I did a day trip on Amtrak from the city to Sacramento to see a touring production of 'Hello, Dolly!' starring Carol Channing, correctly figuring it would be her last go 'round in that show. Loved the show, loved the trip. I had to chuckle, however, that you didn't know how hot Sacramento gets in the summer. BTW, there's a rumor that, after 61 years, Macy's Sacramento is going to be closed and torn down, so you may have seen it in its last days.
Years ago I was at work in Benicia and the old Daylight Special came steaming by. It was truly sight to see and I wished I was on it. But just seeing that steam engine rolling down the tracks in the age of diesel was definitely a once in a lifetime experience
Someone at the museum (who also happened to be named Adam) told me the last remaining "Big Boy" Steam locomotive still tours around the country. Biggest steam engine ever made!
The rail museum is sick! It took me forever to edit that part of this video because I have so many clips. There's so much that I wanted to put in this video that I had to cut out. There's a bunch of trains outside on the rails over by the waterfront as well. Worth checking out.
Next time I’d recommend Richmond Jack London or Emeryville because they have trains that leave Sac at 8:55pm giving you more time leeway. Richmond is probably best because it connects directly to BART and it’s a little cheaper if you do the cost differential of the cost of BART to Richmond vs the fare from Oakland.
bro i love all your videos, really makes me stop and appreciate the area i live and grew up in and not take the bay for granted, even though this is a video about sac lol. inspires me to go out and enjoy what’s around me
I’ve compared the capital corridor to European trains, the frequency isn’t as good, but the on-train experience is actually better. The seats are far more comfortable (Europe trains have airline size leg room), cars are larger, and the cafe car has seating and has better cheaper options. Europe has Amtrak beat in speed (sometimes) and frequency, but Amtrak has all of Europe beat on the train and experience (bonus, booking tickets on Amtrak is infinitely easier than anywhere in Europe) I’ve done this day trip before and it’s great, the train museum Is one of the best in the country, great video!
Europe has some faster trains (HSR), but their regional trains are actually often slower than Amtrak's daytime trains like the Capitol Corridor, San Joaquins, Wolverine, Surfliner. People keep dunking on Amtrak for no reason reflexively these days, but it's honestly actually pretty good! Yes, the overnight long-distance routes have 1980s trains and get delayed a ton. But the California state supported services in particular are generally very good (Pacific Surfliner, Capitol Corridor, and San Joaquins). And the San Joaquins is now upgrading to Railjet trains which are considered "premium class" trains in Europe!
@@qjtvaddict Lol, the Capitol Corridor runs about once an hour. that's regional rail frequency on a line that is ostensibly intercity rail. Dude, use your brain. the Capitol Corridor has orders of magnitude better frequencies than most commuter and regional rail in North America. What are you even talking about?
These videos are great man! You've earned a subscriber. Love the realistic but positive take you have on San Francisco and Northern California in general. Keep it up!
I am from California but have been living in Europe the last 10 years. Was in LA and took a day trip up to Santa Barbara to visit my grandma on the Pacific Surfliner which honestly was a sick experience. As good as any european train. The views were great, the cafe car had coffee and hot cheetos, the staff were nice and the seats were comfortable. The frequency isn't what you want but the quality of service when on it is totally fine. Also, having been on overcrowded german trains which are also often delayed, it nice to have space and comfort :) I think what would be a game changer for california is if there was a faster service up the pacific surfliner corridor which ran more frequently. I think you could sell tickets from SLO to San Jose. If there was a pacific surfliner type service from SLO to Emeryville I think that would work really well and could displace car traffic. I feel like an Oakland to LA service which ran every 2 hours in more modern trains would be awesome, and would be used for intermediate stops as well.
The views are absolutely one of the selling points for Amtrak. The line I took as a little kid goes along the Hudson River which is incredible as well. There's a lot of talk of more rail in the US. I hope it happens.
@@AdamDoesNotExist I hope so too. I am from SLO county and feel like CAHSR is sucking up all the air when increasing frequency on the coastal corridor could be awesome for people along that line. Surfliner was a really great innovation but something with similar frequency would be awesome running down the entire coast.
Thanks for visiting and showing my city! If you ever are going to come back for another video and need recommendations/ideas for places, I've lived here for most of my life and know it all pretty well! Keep up the great videos!
Your last train was at 5 because you booked a round trip to and from Coliseum station! There are additional trains from Sacramento later that still go to Oakland Jack London Square (which is also a much nicer station terminal than Coliseum with a lot more amenities!)
I also live in Oakland, went to Sac for the second time ever last weekend & had pretty much the same day you did. Railroad museum was awesome. Was surprisingly charmed by Sacramento!
Solid vid, very suspenseful. I live in the area and it was neat seeing someone explore my regular jaunts. You picked a very quiet scorching hot day to visit Old Sac. I hear they rent out the train museum for events.
Pro tip: save day trips to Sacramento for a week when a massive high-pressure front over most of the state isn't causing a heat wave! Not bad for an impromptu TripAdvisor-based plan. And given the number of challenges you packed into a tight itinerary, I understand why you didn't stray far out of Old Sac and Downtown Commons...but it came at the cost of missing out on cool places and spaces in Midtown, just on the other side of the State Capitol and its park/rose garden. In other words, you get a pass for choosing to eat, drink, and shop at places frequented by tourists and suburbanite Kings fans. 😂 And you're right about the State Railroad Museum...it's worth every minute one can spare; I've taken trains on 6 continents, and feel fortunate to have this gem in my backyard.
Another amazing video! I had a big smile on the reveal of the big boy hat at the end. I can’t believe the huge upgrade of amtrak is compared to Bart. Might need to try it out for a day since I never used Amtrak.
that was a lot of fun!!! More! More train adventures! But why not just go on an earlier train, lol? the earliest Capiol Corridor train from Oakland is like at 5:42am and they run about every hour. Also, duuuuuuude you have to do the San Joaquins train to Yosemite trip! It's an awesome experience. Just make sure that you get one of the new Siemens trains!
@@AdamDoesNotExist I would love to see that video! But given your past videos it has to be some kind of a challenge or a race. And I can't imagine what it could possibly be.
I like to take Cascades 503 from Portland ~11a to Oregon City, then return on 508 ~6:30p. OC is a great beer destination, you get a good several hours to enjoy it, and train tickets are less than $5 -- sometimes $2, or even $1.
I did the same and almost missed my train. It's a lot further from the train station than one would think. Especially sucks when you're running in the hot weather! Thankfully the food cafe car has a nice cold beverage waiting for me.
I can't recall if i ever took Amtrak growing up, but last summer, after visiting some friends in Seattle, I booked a last minute Amtrak train on the Cascade route from Seattle to Vancouver. It was an enjoyable trip up north and I had a good time overall. Just wish there were more than 2 trains out of King station in Seattle.
That's amongst the highest compliments anyone posting videos on the internet can receive. I'm certainly not at that level, but it's very flattering to her the comparison. Thank you!
I was expecting to see some SacRT rides in this video based on the emphasis of extra public transit modes at the start. Oldtown and the surrounding area has a good amount of stuff in close proximity, but there's plenty more around the Capitol Building and in nice repurposed industrial buildings along R-Street.
Next time you go to Sacramento, head up K Street. You'll find some good places to eat and drink. And if you want to see a less touristic side of Sac - keep heading up north to Midtown!
I added this day trip a few days ago! But happened on your video today. And loving all the other videos. I plan the Caltrain VTA then Bart trip you did. Maybe see you at muni heritage weekend
@AdamDoesNotExist i found out Caltrain is going to be free on Sat Sun. I have done the ferry before and it's a great ride. Also enjoy the ferry to Oakland
I remember when I went to Sacramento it was up near 100 degrees and very hot. Luckily everywhere we went they gave out water bottles, which definitely helped. This was pre-Covid, so that could be why they weren't doing that when you were there.
God I love Amtrak so much. I sometimes can't believe how enjoyable it actually is given how starved for resources the system is. I think a lot of younger people are finally catching on to just how good riding the train is
Pre-pandemic used to be able to take the train to Emeryville/SF bus take in a matinee at ACT and take the train back. Pre-purchase the ticket 3 days in advance for the discount - cheaper than gas, tolls, and parking. BTW check the weather and always take your water bottle.
As someone who lives in Sacramento and frequently takes the Capitol Corridor to the Bay Area for the weekend-trips I would NOT be making by car or bus-Amtrak is indispensable to me. As others have said, the CC is unreserved seating, so you can use your ticket at any time. They used to sell multi-ride tickets at a discount, but I don't know if they still do. Usually I don't even buy my ticket until I'm on board-it only takes a minute through the app. Occupancy is highly variable: I've seen plenty of runs that are less than half full, but I've also been on trips, especially eastbound, where every single seat was taken. (I think mostly by UC Davis kids.)
San Pablo Bay is a vibe of a view from Amtrak. Also, C&H is a personal must-show when on either San Joaquin or Capitol Corridor if I get the chance just for how easy it is to believe it's in the middle of nowhere.
Well here's another one for you - it's all true. That's mostly in there so when people inevitably nitpick all the details I can just say it's based on my experience...
Big fan of the channel! When was this recorded? These days the last Capitol Corridor train leaves Sac at 7:55pm on weekdays and 8:55pm on weekends so you could have enjoyed yourself a little while longer. Consider doing so when the weather cools down :^)
Thursday. I didn't realize this until yesterday, but if you book in and out of the coliseum station, that's the last train. But you can get that 7:55 if you just transfer to BART at Richmond instead of Coliseum.
@@AdamDoesNotExist ahhh right, I forgot most of the southbound trains terminate at Jack London, so that totally makes sense! I do recommend the Richmond BART connection. It's a much more pleasant transfer than the one at the Coliseum IMO (shorter too!)
The Coliseum station is not the best place to switch from BART to Amtrak in the Bay Area. Most trains on the Capitol Corridor originate at Oakland-Jack London so it’s better to head to Richmond BART for more available departures toward Sacramento. Another alternative is to use the Ferry Building to Jack London Square passenger ferry. Has great views. And then there is the dedicated Amtrak Thruway buses that leave from Salesforce Tower.
There used to be a night train from LA. You could board at LA Union Station and wake up in Emeryville. It had a bar car so you could have as many night caps as you wanted. Much better than flying, even for business because no part of the business day was lost to travel. I read somebody wants to revive the idea. Hoo-ray!!
@@BTinSF Yeah I was surprised by that too. I'm planning to (spoiler alert) take a train up to Truckee to ski this winter and it would be nice to have something other than the Zephyr.
Oh man, you almost made it to our town of Roseville. I would have been a bit chapped if you didn't reach out, but, how would you know we live in Roseville? Interesting, that you bought the Big Boy Steam locomotive hat, because that bad boy just made a trip to Roseville. The history of Roseville is steep in trains. I would love to do a round trip, day trip to the Bay on a train. Some day. Old Town Sacramento is fun, but, also the city has completely dropped the ball with the Rio City cafe on the waterfront. It's closed, and it was partly owned by the city.
Hi, Bay Area native here, enjoy the channel. I don’t get how you explained the hat thing. Why is getting the hat disqualifying it from being a trip advisor location? I don’t get it.
I used the Capital Corridor from Oakland to Santa Clara. It was a commute run into Silicon Valley. But that was 20 years ago. Ha ha. Those are the same seats, tables, drapes. They were new .....20 years ago.
The cost comparison should include more than gas. There's a reason that the IRS has an average mileage reimbursement rate. This takes a new account the average of wear and tear for tires and engine, insurance, etc.
@@AdamDoesNotExistThe train from EMY to Los Angeles is called the Coast Starlight and is run by national Amtrak. The Pacific Surfliner does have a bus connection from San Jose to San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara which connect to trains heading to Los Angeles. Take the train the whole way, it’s prettiest.
Have you tried the SMART train in Marin - Sonoma? That would be a fun ride and video you could take the ferry to the train. Rent an e bike at a station or take the train to the Santa Rosa airport
@@AdamDoesNotExist When one factors in the other costs of owning and maintaining a private car (registration, insurance, maintenance, depreciation, etc.), it's probably a wash, or slightly less expensive, to take the train from Oakland to Sacramento and back at those prices. Cf. AAA's Your Driving Costs, on the AAA website. Their calculations of average cost of driving vary from 70 cents per mile to 76 cents per mile (depending on how many miles per year one drives the car). Important to keep that in mind!
And depending on your destination, a car can be expensive dead weight. I live in Florida, but I wasn't originally planning on moving here: I was just driving around Manhattan looking for a place to park.
Wow, the last train back from a city just 100 miles away leaves at 5pm? Where I live it's around 11pm. So I'm able to even dine 100 miles from home and then return by train. Glad to live in Switzerland.
I botched this a bit. There are other trains that go back later, but they don't stop at the Coliseum. I would have had to get off at the Richmond stop. But I wanted to start the video at the Coli!
Of course you can take a day trip by Amtrak. The question is, can you get back on the same day? HAHA. It is cool to let someone else drive sometimes. My first visit to Sacramento was way back in 1987 to visit my Mom and other family. My Mom's boyfriend wanted to "make points" with my Mom, so he took me to Old Sac. Being from Boston, I didn't feel like a history lesson....but I let him play tour guide, because he had the cash too. We were all over Old Town, but specifically avoided the Railroad museum. We visited that on Saturday, when my Mom could go. HAHA. Anyways, very familiar with the area you went to. Good call on the hat! Rules? We don't need no stinkin rules! As for the train? Familiar with that too. During one of my visits in the 1990's, my Aunt, who was living in Davis, asked if I wanted to have lunch in Jack London Square. Sure...so we hopped the Caltrain (Amtrak?) from Davis. I really enjoyed the trip and lunch was really good at Scott's Seafood. Anyways...as this is my fifth video I've watched of yours....I decided to make TH-cam happy and subscribe. BTW...Scott's Seafood isn't cheap....you should see if my Aunt wants to go again. She paid. LOL
I was really worried that you were going to skip the train museum. The pride of the city!
I should have gone there before getting a drink. It's such a cool place.
As someone who used to take the Capitol Corridor regularly from Sac…thank you for this video. Please visit again in late fall when Sac weather is much more bearable.
I'd love to go back!
Love a good California day trip via Amtrak. Just wish that there was higher frequency on all of the lines.
Me too. But especially on that morning train, there were so many empty seats. I'm not sure how they'd justify running more trains.
The main issue for me is not the frequency but that the trains don’t run late enough. If I want to head to the Sacramento area and come back later in the evening there’s no trains past late afternoon.
this is genuinely the best TH-cam channel of all time, I love the great storytelling, the top notch video quality and even the random personal stories always have a way to pull me in.
Wow, thanks! Best of all time feels like a stretch, but I'm glad it's resonating!
I once circumnavigated North America by train: San Francisco-->Seattle-->Vancouver BC-->Edmonton-->Toronto-->Niagara Falls-->New York City-->Orlando, FL-->New Orleans-->Los Angeles-->San Francisco. And yeah, I've been on some long distance European trains such as Munich-->Salzburg-->Ljubljana--Belgrade-->Thessaloniki--Athens (which back then was known as the Orient Express, the other branch of which went to Istanbul). On the European train I shared a compartment with 4 other people (3 Yugoslavs, which is what the country still was then, and an Albanian). On Amtrak (and Viarail, Canada's Amtrak) I got a roomette ( a lot more private and the bed, when converted, was my own). Surprisingly to many Amtrak haters, just about all legs of the Amtrak trip were on or near time and so was the European train.
By the way, beer and pizza in stationside bars and restaurants doesn't beat Slovovitz and sausages purchased through the open window (!!!) of a railcar.
That's incredible! I've thought of doing a video series on something similar. It is a big trip though!
@@AdamDoesNotExist Also, Hurricane Katrina wiped out the Orlando-->New Orleans segment, at least for now. They've been trying to get it going again, at least from NOLA to Mobile. But for now you'd have to backtrack to Washington, then catch a train there for NOLA or just drive a rental car across the gap from Jacksonville to Mobile (or NOLA). I did my trip in winter and I highly recommend that. The trains are less crowded and the transCanada line in January was just gorgeous. ViaRail was using refurbished old US stainless steel railcars including the domed ones and the last car with the wrap-around windows so you could sit in the dome with a suitable beverage and watch the snow blowing by--reminded me of a scene from Dr. Zhivago, the movie. Also, the train stopped in Jasper (heart of Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies) for several hours giving plenty of time to get off the train and wander around to see such things as the ice sculptures the town features in winter. Also in Edmonton the train stopped for quite a while but the station was a good ways from the city. I think it would have been possible to take a cab into town and wander around but I didn't because of fear of missing the train when it left. There were overnight connections on that trip in Seattle, Toronto, New York and Orlando allowing exploration of those cities. I'd been to Vancouver a few times so I wasn't too disappointed that the TransCanada train left just a few hours after my train from Seattle arrived, but someone wanting to explore that city could have made it an overnight or longer connection as well (Vancouver is a lot of fun).
Hello, Mexico is in North America!!
But congrats on your incomplete North America loop, it actually is really cool.
@@juanitacarrollyoung2979 Mexico doesn't have connecting east-west rail service. But congrats on your knowledge of geography.
@@juanitacarrollyoung2979Long ago Mexico had intercity rail service, but that is long gone. Including a north to south line that ran north, up to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico(across the border from Laredo, Texas). Amtrak also used to have north to south rail service between San Antonio and Laredo, TX, but service south of San Antonio was eliminated many years ago. Hope such passenger rail service(between San Antonio to Laredo, and also passenger rail service in Mexico) is brought back, one day.
Lets GOOOOOOO!!!!!! Another *AWESOME* Adam Amtrak Adventure 😀👍💯🚆
That was so much fun! One of the most enjoyable videos made so far!
Glad you enjoyed it! So great to hear that from someone who's been watching since the start!
Neat video! Am familiar with Amtrak travel and could relate to your travel style. The Sacramento heat is wicked for sure. Hard to describe Amtrak travel other than to say you’ll eventually get to your destination and for the most part the less of a hurry you’re in the more fun you’re likely to have. Oh yes, and prepare for unexpected delays. I enjoy riding Amtrak. Prefer it to flying because you can get up and walk around and of course there’s more to see. Thanks for taking us with you! By the way, I liked your San Francisco to Los Angeles vid too!
I'm a new viewer. Thanks for these videos! I'm right across the Bay from you, so as someone who appreciates rail travel, I'm really enjoying your travels and I like the style of your videos, thanks!
Sadly, Amtrak got gutted early in Ronald Reagan's first administration. Routes got cut and to survive at all, Amtrak had to cut service frequency on the remaining lines - especially the lines in the South, the Midwest and the West - to survive. They also substituted bus service on some of the remaining lines that were too frequently used to be cut entirely.
Public transportation in the U.S. absolutely sucks, we need trains everywhere. Thank you for posting this.
its cool seeing Sac from the perspective of someone from outside the city! If you ever do another day tip like this, theres tons of really cool small business restaurants nearby. You just gotta walk the opposite way from Old Sac, and onto K st!
Some of my fav places within easy walking distance:
Kodaiko (my personal fav ramen spot)
Downtown Roller Rink (all outdoors too!)
Tipsy putt (very expensive drinks, but cute mini golf spot)
Temple Coffee Roasters (one of the top coffees in sac, but I think Camelia coffee makes a better brew)
And some spots if you take a scooter around:
Mattie Groves Bewery (i believe one of the closest local breweries to the train statin, even tho its a bit of a trek and one of my favorites)
Pizza Supreme Being (Sacs top pizza spot by many)
Capitol Park, of course (wide variety of california plant life, all condensed into a 4x2 block park conveniently next to the capitol)
Kupros (for food, drinks, and it being in a vey big victorian style home)
Osaka-Ya (for some of the best japanese bean filled pastries ever)
I could definitely go on. There's a lot of really cool things in Sac and I'm glad to see this video come up to show a sweet little piece of it!
Than you for the recs! In general, I hate tourist areas. So I was surprised that I had a good time in sac. Will definitely take a look at some of your suggestions next time I'm in town!
Great list thank you!
In the future, your ticket is open space. If you missed the 5pm train, you can still use your ticket on the 5:55 or 7:55 to Richmond or Jack London Square and take bart/bus the rest of the way to the colosseum.
Good to know!
Ha ha, well done! I ride the Cap Corridor periodically. When you said it's an eight minute walk from the rail museum I got a little anxious because I know that walk under I-5 can be confusing, and it's a hike from the station to the platform. For a future trip, maybe consider the state capitol area, which is about a 20 minute walk from the station. And definitely consider visiting when it's not summer
Yeah there's a lot in SAC that I would like to check out. That walk is so interesting because you can see the station and trains basically the whole time, but I couldn't find a way in other than the front door.
Sacramento here. Glad you made the trip. I've been making Amtrak day trips to the East Bay and SF every few months for years. What a nice way to go!
Born and raised Sacramentan; glad to see you enjoyed your trip here. The #2 bus from downtown to Vics runs every 15 minutes, so I think you would have been safe getting ice cream (it’s only about a 10 minute ride from Old Sac). Hope you can get your ice cream on your next visit!
BTW: it’s currently October 3rd and today’s projected high temp is 102. Cheers!
Hottest October fr!
Wow, you have a real knack for making things interesting. I live in Sac, so wasn't expecting much, but you made it fun. Train museum is amazing. So glad you got the hat. You made me laugh, not easy to do these days, thanks. Keep traveling, stay safe.
California rail systems are severely underrated. With the exception of the north south connection the rest of the state is pretty well connected by rail and Amtrak maintains a higher standard there compared to the rest of the US(except for the NEC) from what I have seen. Maybe cause freight doesn’t get in the way too often? I’m not sure.
And the electrified Caltrain is finally a reality (want to buy a slightly used diesel engine?). Now they are getting serious about building a tunnel from 4th & Townsend to the TransBay Terminal in San Francisco--I believe they've approved a contract to manage the project.
@@BTinSF yeah the feds gave them money to start the downtown portal
And this is not by accident at all! California changed its mind on car dependency in the 90s and we voted for a ton of public transit bonds. One of the good things that came out of those bond measures is Amtrak California. It's a join venture between Amtrak and Caltrans, effectively a separate entity from Federal Amtrak. It gets a lot more funding from the state and maintains a much higher standard for the rail services within the state.
It's like premium Amtrak - better and newer trains, more frequency, more staff (that is also better paid), better food, more aggressive work with the freight railroads to prevent delays.
I’m glad you got your hat and made it to the train.👍
Me too!
I just discovered your channel and love it! I'm a fellow Oakland-er so nice to see you using familiar stations. I worked in the East Bay for the state of California and we used the Capitol Corridor to get to meetings in Sacramento. Really comfortable and you can get a lot of work done on the train. Looking forward to more videos!
Thanks for watching!
Content I didn't know I needed. Probably earliest I have caught/commented on your videos👍. Having you on while I eat or exercise is one of the best compliments I can say
Welcome back! That means a lot!
@@AdamDoesNotExist Ofc, part of my routine as I have enjoyed binging your videos. One day, I would love to see a speed run baseball sort of thing at a stadium. Would be so cool, or if you ever did it back East or another ballpark. Love the content as always👏
@@matttoy617 What do you mean by that? Visit as many stadiums as possible in as short a time as possible?
@@AdamDoesNotExist That's actually a good idea! I didn't think about that😅. Maybe getting to a stadium by public transit back and forth and timing that? Or a scavenger hunt/checklist and meeting criteria like in this video. I just love the baseball content. But I do love the trains, speed runs, and travel videos. Especially cause most of my friends in Cali drive. And I mainly use public transportation cause of cost and accessibility, i.e, Fenway Park. I bet Yankee Stadium is the same. Much easier by public transit
Respect for you starting at Oakland Coliseum Amtrak station. Not as nice as Jack London but way more convenient.
You can get there from BART! Plus I'm a big fan of the Coliseum in general.
@@AdamDoesNotExist Richmond BART also has a Capitol Corridor transfer, but you get a ton more CC trains there! Most Capitol Corridor trains start/terminate in Oakland rather than in San Jose. So if you transfer at Richmond (or board in/north of Oakland) you get a lot more Sac-bound CC trains to choose from!
Wow was not expecting a video so soon. Absolutely adore the channel. I’ve been binge watching every episode for weeks. The transition ride where you went around Bay by way of Petaluma, my home town ❤️🙌🏻 is my favorite 😍 really hope the channel takes off, you definitely deserve it ❤️
Thank you! That means a lot! Trying to release one every Sunday, but I think that schedule may catch up to me soon. I love Petaluma! It's one of the first places I went in the North Bay. I've taken my parents there. I went there for my birthday one year. So lovely.
@@AdamDoesNotExist I moved here from Chicago 12 years ago. I left for work in San Diego and just had to move back to the bay. It’s no exaggeration to say it’s my favorite place in the world 🗺️
If you haven’t taken the California Zephyr up to Tahoe/Truckee you definitely should! It has to be Amtraks most stunning route! Right over the Sierras! I would recommend going in winter so you can ride through the snow! It’s magical!
Hey Adam, you will most likely never see this comment but here is what I want to say: I have video recommendation that I want you to do in the future: “Visiting every Bay Area mall”. Basically you visit every mall and rate it in 3 different categories( For example, Safety, How nice it is, and how busy it is. You can change these categories if needed) To mitigate the hassle of visiting every Bay Area mall in one day, you should make this a series of videos visiting every mall in the Bay Area. I hope you can do something like this in the future only if you want or interested in this type of thing.
Love this idea!
Hey! I was actually thinking about doing this when I made that first mall video. But spending the entire day in a mall was sooooo boring. So I never did another one. But you may have a point! Might be time to resurrect the series!
@@AdamDoesNotExist Great! I’d love to see a series like that in the future. To keep things more interesting, maybe instead of spending an entire day at each mall, you could just walk around for 20-30 minutes to get a feel for what each one has to offer, and then move on. That way, it might help avoid any boredom and make the process a bit less time-consuming. To add on, I think it would be fun to add a list from 1-10 for example and put them each on a list based on the categories mentioned in my previous comment.
If you love trains, I highly recommend making that trip to Chicago. Its a long journey but I'm so glad I did it.
Some day! I want to figure out a way to make a video about it that hasn't already been done on youtube 100 times before. It's shockingly popular on here.
@@AdamDoesNotExistbecause Chicago is the main hub for all trains. It connects to basically all pathways available which is why they conveniently go for the Chicago route.
@AdamDoesNotExist Here's a crazy idea that isn't just a trip report:
Learn something that you can do unobtrusively in the Sightseer car, that might draw other passengers into a conversation. Get their permission, and roll the audio of your conversation over the scenery rolling past outside.
Love these public transportation videos keep them up !!!
Will do!
Definitely my favorite TH-camr. Love the cuts, the background music, b-roll, commentary and everything else. Keep up the amazing work!
Comments like yours keep me going. Thank you so much!
I grew up going to the California State Railroad Museum as a kid! Great stop for a day trip. All of old sac is really.
Can't wait for the California Zephyr video
Fun video. Since I saw you on BART, the 7:55 p.m. westbound train would connect with Richmond BART at 9:22 p.m.
Yeah, Richmond is just quite a bit further for me, but I know it does have a lot of options!
As a longtime Sacramentan (also originally from the East Coast), thanks for showcasing a little part of our city on your day trip! Old Sac is definitely touristy, but the museums there(especially the Railroad Museum) are worth it. At Downtown Commons (DoCo), you probably could have eaten at Yard House, or if you were going budget, local chain Jimboy's Tacos is not too bad.
If you had more time, or if you could have taken one of the later trains (that don't go to Coliseum station but still connect to BART at Richmond before terminating at Jack London Square), you might have had time to squeeze in a couple other things, like the Sacramento History Museum (next to the Railroad Museum) or, a bit further afield, the Crocker Art Museum, the California State Capitol & Museum, the California Museum or Sutter's Fort.
I honestly was not expecting to love Sac, but I did! Had no idea about the later trains and connecting in Richmond when I made this video, but I'm really glad I do now.
I thoroughly enjoyed that video. In 1997 I did a day trip on Amtrak from the city to Sacramento to see a touring production of 'Hello, Dolly!' starring Carol Channing, correctly figuring it would be her last go 'round in that show. Loved the show, loved the trip. I had to chuckle, however, that you didn't know how hot Sacramento gets in the summer.
BTW, there's a rumor that, after 61 years, Macy's Sacramento is going to be closed and torn down, so you may have seen it in its last days.
Very cool! I think I just chose to believe I wouldn't be bothered by the heat... but my goodness!
Years ago I was at work in Benicia and the old Daylight Special came steaming by. It was truly sight to see and I wished I was on it. But just seeing that steam engine rolling down the tracks in the age of diesel was definitely a once in a lifetime experience
Someone at the museum (who also happened to be named Adam) told me the last remaining "Big Boy" Steam locomotive still tours around the country. Biggest steam engine ever made!
OMG, I could just spend all day at the State Railroad Museum😍🚂. That place is certainly being added to my travel itinerary for California in March
The rail museum is sick! It took me forever to edit that part of this video because I have so many clips. There's so much that I wanted to put in this video that I had to cut out. There's a bunch of trains outside on the rails over by the waterfront as well. Worth checking out.
Next time I’d recommend Richmond Jack London or Emeryville because they have trains that leave Sac at 8:55pm giving you more time leeway. Richmond is probably best because it connects directly to BART and it’s a little cheaper if you do the cost differential of the cost of BART to Richmond vs the fare from Oakland.
That sure makes sense
Your channel is growing so much man. Congrats!
Thank you! It's still pretty far from sustainable, but I think we're going the right direction.
bro i love all your videos, really makes me stop and appreciate the area i live and grew up in and not take the bay for granted, even though this is a video about sac lol. inspires me to go out and enjoy what’s around me
I appreciate that!
I’ve compared the capital corridor to European trains, the frequency isn’t as good, but the on-train experience is actually better. The seats are far more comfortable (Europe trains have airline size leg room), cars are larger, and the cafe car has seating and has better cheaper options. Europe has Amtrak beat in speed (sometimes) and frequency, but Amtrak has all of Europe beat on the train and experience (bonus, booking tickets on Amtrak is infinitely easier than anywhere in Europe)
I’ve done this day trip before and it’s great, the train museum
Is one of the best in the country, great video!
Europe has some faster trains (HSR), but their regional trains are actually often slower than Amtrak's daytime trains like the Capitol Corridor, San Joaquins, Wolverine, Surfliner.
People keep dunking on Amtrak for no reason reflexively these days, but it's honestly actually pretty good! Yes, the overnight long-distance routes have 1980s trains and get delayed a ton. But the California state supported services in particular are generally very good (Pacific Surfliner, Capitol Corridor, and San Joaquins). And the San Joaquins is now upgrading to Railjet trains which are considered "premium class" trains in Europe!
It really is a different train system serving a different place. And yes, what a museum!
Run proper service no more excuses
@@TohaBgood2if frequency is crap it’s moot
@@qjtvaddict Lol, the Capitol Corridor runs about once an hour. that's regional rail frequency on a line that is ostensibly intercity rail.
Dude, use your brain. the Capitol Corridor has orders of magnitude better frequencies than most commuter and regional rail in North America.
What are you even talking about?
These videos are great man! You've earned a subscriber. Love the realistic but positive take you have on San Francisco and Northern California in general. Keep it up!
Thank you! That's exactly what I'm going for. Glad to have you here.
5:11 pants and a corduroy hat, pants and a corduroy hat, pants and a corduroy hat man I can't stop singing this shit haha
You are an inspiration! Love watching your videos!
Thank you!
I am from California but have been living in Europe the last 10 years. Was in LA and took a day trip up to Santa Barbara to visit my grandma on the Pacific Surfliner which honestly was a sick experience. As good as any european train. The views were great, the cafe car had coffee and hot cheetos, the staff were nice and the seats were comfortable. The frequency isn't what you want but the quality of service when on it is totally fine. Also, having been on overcrowded german trains which are also often delayed, it nice to have space and comfort :)
I think what would be a game changer for california is if there was a faster service up the pacific surfliner corridor which ran more frequently. I think you could sell tickets from SLO to San Jose. If there was a pacific surfliner type service from SLO to Emeryville I think that would work really well and could displace car traffic. I feel like an Oakland to LA service which ran every 2 hours in more modern trains would be awesome, and would be used for intermediate stops as well.
The views are absolutely one of the selling points for Amtrak. The line I took as a little kid goes along the Hudson River which is incredible as well. There's a lot of talk of more rail in the US. I hope it happens.
@@AdamDoesNotExist I hope so too. I am from SLO county and feel like CAHSR is sucking up all the air when increasing frequency on the coastal corridor could be awesome for people along that line. Surfliner was a really great innovation but something with similar frequency would be awesome running down the entire coast.
Thanks for visiting and showing my city! If you ever are going to come back for another video and need recommendations/ideas for places, I've lived here for most of my life and know it all pretty well! Keep up the great videos!
Thank you! That's super generous. And glad you liked the video.
Loving your videos Adam !
Love your channel and content man!
Thank you!
Your last train was at 5 because you booked a round trip to and from Coliseum station! There are additional trains from Sacramento later that still go to Oakland Jack London Square (which is also a much nicer station terminal than Coliseum with a lot more amenities!)
Yup. Sounds like the real move is to just book in and out of Richmond which also has a bart transfer.
I also live in Oakland, went to Sac for the second time ever last weekend & had pretty much the same day you did. Railroad museum was awesome. Was surprisingly charmed by Sacramento!
Me too. Despite the heat, I had a good time, and wouldn't hesitate to go back!
Solid vid, very suspenseful. I live in the area and it was neat seeing someone explore my regular jaunts. You picked a very quiet scorching hot day to visit Old Sac. I hear they rent out the train museum for events.
Actually there was an event there that night. People were coming in as I was leaving to set it up. Very cool!
Pro tip: save day trips to Sacramento for a week when a massive high-pressure front over most of the state isn't causing a heat wave!
Not bad for an impromptu TripAdvisor-based plan. And given the number of challenges you packed into a tight itinerary, I understand why you didn't stray far out of Old Sac and Downtown Commons...but it came at the cost of missing out on cool places and spaces in Midtown, just on the other side of the State Capitol and its park/rose garden. In other words, you get a pass for choosing to eat, drink, and shop at places frequented by tourists and suburbanite Kings fans. 😂
And you're right about the State Railroad Museum...it's worth every minute one can spare; I've taken trains on 6 continents, and feel fortunate to have this gem in my backyard.
I was planning to get out of the city center, but my goodness, it was so hot. I'll be back though!
Another amazing video! I had a big smile on the reveal of the big boy hat at the end. I can’t believe the huge upgrade of amtrak is compared to Bart. Might need to try it out for a day since I never used Amtrak.
Thank you! Amtrak is really nice! You don't take it for the cost or the speed, but the views and just not having to drive is great.
For Kings fans who live in the Bay, The Amtrak is the only way to get to the games. Great video.
Thank you!
that was a lot of fun!!! More! More train adventures! But why not just go on an earlier train, lol? the earliest Capiol Corridor train from Oakland is like at 5:42am and they run about every hour.
Also, duuuuuuude you have to do the San Joaquins train to Yosemite trip! It's an awesome experience. Just make sure that you get one of the new Siemens trains!
I would like to make that Yosemite trip!
@@AdamDoesNotExist I would love to see that video!
But given your past videos it has to be some kind of a challenge or a race. And I can't imagine what it could possibly be.
I like to take Cascades 503 from Portland ~11a to Oregon City, then return on 508 ~6:30p. OC is a great beer destination, you get a good several hours to enjoy it, and train tickets are less than $5 -- sometimes $2, or even $1.
Adam! what a great trip~
Thank you!
I did the same and almost missed my train. It's a lot further from the train station than one would think. Especially sucks when you're running in the hot weather! Thankfully the food cafe car has a nice cold beverage waiting for me.
It is a little tricky getting over there!
Loved the hat reveal at the end! Great vid.
the sacramento experience, hot as balls and nobody outside lol can't blame us for hiding from the heat
I can't recall if i ever took Amtrak growing up, but last summer, after visiting some friends in Seattle, I booked a last minute Amtrak train on the Cascade route from Seattle to Vancouver. It was an enjoyable trip up north and I had a good time overall. Just wish there were more than 2 trains out of King station in Seattle.
? Aren't there at least 3? The Coast Starlight to LA, the Cascades to Vancouver or Portland and the Empire Builder to Chicago?
I know there was talk of Amtrak expansion, but I haven't heard much in a while. I'd love to see more routes as well.
I would call it Task Failed Successfully. You succeeded in an unexpected way. Call it a win for the challenge
I like that!
Keep it coming!
Will do!
These are great videos keep up the good work
You might not be a big TH-camr today but you sure are on your way, dude. I love watching your videos!
NYC has Casey Neistat.
San Francisco has you
That's amongst the highest compliments anyone posting videos on the internet can receive. I'm certainly not at that level, but it's very flattering to her the comparison. Thank you!
I was expecting to see some SacRT rides in this video based on the emphasis of extra public transit modes at the start. Oldtown and the surrounding area has a good amount of stuff in close proximity, but there's plenty more around the Capitol Building and in nice repurposed industrial buildings along R-Street.
So was I. That heat really got me!
Next time you go to Sacramento, head up K Street. You'll find some good places to eat and drink. And if you want to see a less touristic side of Sac - keep heading up north to Midtown!
Good to know there's good stuff nearby! I had some grand plans of walking at taking the bus, but the heat really got me.
I added this day trip a few days ago! But happened on your video today. And loving all the other videos. I plan the Caltrain VTA then Bart trip you did. Maybe see you at muni heritage weekend
Cool! If you do that trip I might suggest skipping the northern portion and working in a ferry!
@AdamDoesNotExist i found out Caltrain is going to be free on Sat Sun. I have done the ferry before and it's a great ride. Also enjoy the ferry to Oakland
subscribed The Big Boy is a real train btw!
Glad to have you here! Someone at the museum who was also named Adam told me about how the last remaining Big Boy tours the country. So cool!
I remember when I went to Sacramento it was up near 100 degrees and very hot. Luckily everywhere we went they gave out water bottles, which definitely helped. This was pre-Covid, so that could be why they weren't doing that when you were there.
God I love Amtrak so much. I sometimes can't believe how enjoyable it actually is given how starved for resources the system is. I think a lot of younger people are finally catching on to just how good riding the train is
They punch so far above their funding levels. Such a pleasant way to travel.
Pre-pandemic used to be able to take the train to Emeryville/SF bus take in a matinee at ACT and take the train back. Pre-purchase the ticket 3 days in advance for the discount - cheaper than gas, tolls, and parking.
BTW check the weather and always take your water bottle.
As someone who lives in Sacramento and frequently takes the Capitol Corridor to the Bay Area for the weekend-trips I would NOT be making by car or bus-Amtrak is indispensable to me. As others have said, the CC is unreserved seating, so you can use your ticket at any time. They used to sell multi-ride tickets at a discount, but I don't know if they still do. Usually I don't even buy my ticket until I'm on board-it only takes a minute through the app. Occupancy is highly variable: I've seen plenty of runs that are less than half full, but I've also been on trips, especially eastbound, where every single seat was taken. (I think mostly by UC Davis kids.)
Trains are always cool
It doesn’t matter where you are ..
100%!
You do videos about baseball, and trains! That's awesome! And yay! You got the hat.
Thank you! Baseball, Trains, The Bay Area... Whatever sounds like fun and would also be something you might want to watch!
San Pablo Bay is a vibe of a view from Amtrak. Also, C&H is a personal must-show when on either San Joaquin or Capitol Corridor if I get the chance just for how easy it is to believe it's in the middle of nowhere.
It is kind of surreal to come across that building!
The "Based on a true story" caught me off guard haha
Well here's another one for you - it's all true. That's mostly in there so when people inevitably nitpick all the details I can just say it's based on my experience...
Big fan of the channel! When was this recorded? These days the last Capitol Corridor train leaves Sac at 7:55pm on weekdays and 8:55pm on weekends so you could have enjoyed yourself a little while longer. Consider doing so when the weather cools down :^)
Thursday. I didn't realize this until yesterday, but if you book in and out of the coliseum station, that's the last train. But you can get that 7:55 if you just transfer to BART at Richmond instead of Coliseum.
@@AdamDoesNotExist ahhh right, I forgot most of the southbound trains terminate at Jack London, so that totally makes sense! I do recommend the Richmond BART connection. It's a much more pleasant transfer than the one at the Coliseum IMO (shorter too!)
The Coliseum station is not the best place to switch from BART to Amtrak in the Bay Area. Most trains on the Capitol Corridor originate at Oakland-Jack London so it’s better to head to Richmond BART for more available departures toward Sacramento.
Another alternative is to use the Ferry Building to Jack London Square passenger ferry. Has great views. And then there is the dedicated Amtrak Thruway buses that leave from Salesforce Tower.
There used to be a night train from LA. You could board at LA Union Station and wake up in Emeryville. It had a bar car so you could have as many night caps as you wanted. Much better than flying, even for business because no part of the business day was lost to travel. I read somebody wants to revive the idea. Hoo-ray!!
Apparently there was a similar train from Emeryville to Tahoe back in the day. So you could arrive at the slopes drunk, or rested!
@@AdamDoesNotExist Yeah, I actually thought they still ran that one all the way to Reno, at least in ski season. Guess not.
@@BTinSF Yeah I was surprised by that too. I'm planning to (spoiler alert) take a train up to Truckee to ski this winter and it would be nice to have something other than the Zephyr.
Oh man, you almost made it to our town of Roseville. I would have been a bit chapped if you didn't reach out, but, how would you know we live in Roseville? Interesting, that you bought the Big Boy Steam locomotive hat, because that bad boy just made a trip to Roseville. The history of Roseville is steep in trains. I would love to do a round trip, day trip to the Bay on a train. Some day. Old Town Sacramento is fun, but, also the city has completely dropped the ball with the Rio City cafe on the waterfront. It's closed, and it was partly owned by the city.
More content please
Glad you like it!
I'd imagine some of those getaway day games for the A's in Sacramento are going to be hell.
So happy you got that cool hat. 🙂
Good thing you were not in Sac during July as the average was 101F with a few days above 110F.
110 oh my goodness. I can't even imagine what that would feel like.
@@AdamDoesNotExist Got up to 116 this summer
@@singemfrc yikes!
Hi, Bay Area native here, enjoy the channel. I don’t get how you explained the hat thing. Why is getting the hat disqualifying it from being a trip advisor location? I don’t get it.
Yeah I was confused. Thought it would mean getting a souvenir there cancels out the tripadvisor location because of the one thing per place rule
I used the Capital Corridor from Oakland to Santa Clara. It was a commute run into Silicon Valley. But that was 20 years ago.
Ha ha. Those are the same seats, tables, drapes. They were new .....20 years ago.
20 years wow! I wonder what the average age of an Amtrak train is
The cost comparison should include more than gas. There's a reason that the IRS has an average mileage reimbursement rate. This takes a new account the average of wear and tear for tires and engine, insurance, etc.
They do their best
They do a great job with what they have!
The weather is hands down the worst part of Sacramento. Otherwise it’s a great area. Hopefully they’ll be able to expand their light rail.
I'd love to see you take the surfliner between Emeryville and LA, I took it last year, amazing experience, even in coach! 🎉
I'd love to! I believe it's a transfer now, but still that some coastal track!
@@AdamDoesNotExistThe train from EMY to Los Angeles is called the Coast Starlight and is run by national Amtrak. The Pacific Surfliner does have a bus connection from San Jose to San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara which connect to trains heading to Los Angeles. Take the train the whole way, it’s prettiest.
Amtrak to sacramento limits you to that direct area (old sacramento and downtown). upstream of American river is where people like to go on a hot day
Have you tried the SMART train in Marin - Sonoma? That would be a fun ride and video you could take the ferry to the train. Rent an e bike at a station or take the train to the Santa Rosa airport
Yeah $58 a ticket feels bad as one person, even worse for two people that have a car haha. No driving though!
It's sooo nice to not have to stare into the sun on 80 and drive in traffic. But from a cost and time perspective, it's a tough sell.
Capitol Corridor is running a promo where up to 5 companions can ride for 50% off with one full-fare ticket.
@@AdamDoesNotExist When one factors in the other costs of owning and maintaining a private car (registration, insurance, maintenance, depreciation, etc.), it's probably a wash, or slightly less expensive, to take the train from Oakland to Sacramento and back at those prices. Cf. AAA's Your Driving Costs, on the AAA website. Their calculations of average cost of driving vary from 70 cents per mile to 76 cents per mile (depending on how many miles per year one drives the car). Important to keep that in mind!
And depending on your destination, a car can be expensive dead weight.
I live in Florida, but I wasn't originally planning on moving here: I was just driving around Manhattan looking for a place to park.
As a local, seeing you in Sacramento is somewhat surreal.
I had a great time in your town!
Wow, the last train back from a city just 100 miles away leaves at 5pm? Where I live it's around 11pm. So I'm able to even dine 100 miles from home and then return by train. Glad to live in Switzerland.
I botched this a bit. There are other trains that go back later, but they don't stop at the Coliseum. I would have had to get off at the Richmond stop. But I wanted to start the video at the Coli!
i recently did amtrak from emeryville to chicago! i'd love to see your video if you did it :)
Some day! I want to make sure that it's unique and different that what everyone else does!
Dang, that is a slice.
So much pepperoni!
Gotta check out the costume mansion in old sac for Halloween
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Of course you can take a day trip by Amtrak. The question is, can you get back on the same day? HAHA. It is cool to let someone else drive sometimes.
My first visit to Sacramento was way back in 1987 to visit my Mom and other family. My Mom's boyfriend wanted to "make points" with my Mom, so he took me to Old Sac. Being from Boston, I didn't feel like a history lesson....but I let him play tour guide, because he had the cash too. We were all over Old Town, but specifically avoided the Railroad museum. We visited that on Saturday, when my Mom could go. HAHA. Anyways, very familiar with the area you went to. Good call on the hat! Rules? We don't need no stinkin rules!
As for the train? Familiar with that too. During one of my visits in the 1990's, my Aunt, who was living in Davis, asked if I wanted to have lunch in Jack London Square. Sure...so we hopped the Caltrain (Amtrak?) from Davis. I really enjoyed the trip and lunch was really good at Scott's Seafood. Anyways...as this is my fifth video I've watched of yours....I decided to make TH-cam happy and subscribe. BTW...Scott's Seafood isn't cheap....you should see if my Aunt wants to go again. She paid. LOL
💯👍 After what your day has been, cheers‼️🍺😁😉👋
I'm not a party animal, but I do like animal parties.
I was at the Patty Barrels game!
What a game!