2 Days on America’s $1000 Overnight Sleeper Train | New York - Chicago

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  • Today we are going to be riding Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited Sleeper train from New York to Chicago.
    Fee: 1,000USD/140,000JPY/80,000INR/1,300CAD/1,000EUR/850GBP/1,300,000KRW/60,000RUB
    Route: New York - Chicago (19 hours 31 minutes)
    Train: 49 Lake Shore Limited Express
    Room: Viewliner Bedroom
    Experience: RUMBLING
    0:00 introduction
    0:36 route and fees
    1:43 Train Lounge
    3:27 Room tour
    9:03 Train tour
    11:24 Coupling
    12:21 Dinner
    13:51 24 Day 2
    15:08 Breakfast
    17:00 Arrive at Chicago
    18:33 Chicago Pizza time
    19:40 THANKS FOR WATCHING

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  • @missOhdrey
    @missOhdrey ปีที่แล้ว +1270

    It's crazy how much cheaper and superior in every way the train trips are in Japan.

    • @SFGal9
      @SFGal9 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      When I see vids of capsule hotels / trains in Japan, I'm so embarrassed for the US. $1k for this ride here. Expensive. Gross/dirty/disgusting, emblematic of many things, customer service, morals, values, on and on...

    • @izzieluv
      @izzieluv ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I think part of it has to do with how commonly it is used as a method of travel in each country. I could be wrong, but it seems to be a more common way to travel in Japan for just everyday type travel where as in the US it is more of a novelty and you take a train specifically to travel by train. Now I will say considering that it is a bit weird that they haven't upgraded more to make things nicer and more luxurious, but I'm guessing that has to do with revenue.

    • @margaretstokely9016
      @margaretstokely9016 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      yes, we are being cheated here in the US.

    • @thinkbeforyouvote
      @thinkbeforyouvote ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SFGal9 You had me until the morals/values shite. Your soapbox agenda has nothing to do with this. It's corporate greed and the airlines crushing any hope of high speed rail in the united states.

    • @StarboardPitotTube
      @StarboardPitotTube ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@izzieluv Yeah about the upgrades on luxury multiple companies have tried that but they end up not being popular. You mentioned that people ride trains on a daily basis so the vast majority of riders are travelling for business, not for vacation. That being said a lot of Japanese transportation TH-cam channels don't feature many of the higher-end tourist oriented trains that run in the countryside of Japan. JR Kyushu's trains are especially impressive in this regard!

  • @StarchildMagic
    @StarchildMagic 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    I knew our trains in the US aren't great, but that was inexcusable, especially for $1000. I do love seeing your reactions to new things, like the school buses and the french toast. Thank you for taking us all along on your travels!

  • @larkmacgregor3143
    @larkmacgregor3143 ปีที่แล้ว +611

    Since you were paying the most expensive room rate, you should have asked to switch to the ViewlinerII. There's no excuse for that pounding door. I'm glad the trip overall wasn't a total disaster, though. There's a reason why most Americans don't travel by train (and we totally envy your system). You could have flown to Chicago for a lot less $$$ - like for $86.00 non-stop one way on Delta. The remaining $914 would have bought you an amazing hotel room. Thanks for taking us with you; it was very educational!

    • @sneedsfeed757
      @sneedsfeed757 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Going on trains on journeys which can be done in 3 hours by plane is dumb

    • @larkmacgregor3143
      @larkmacgregor3143 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@sneedsfeed757 It depends on WHY you are going by train. I probably could have walked from Flåm to Oslo faster than the train ride took (we lost electric power at literally the highest point of the journey and were delayed a few hours), but then I would have missed the most amazing rail-side scenery in the world, which is why I went by train in the first place. If the idea is simply to get from point to point, then yeah, go by plane. But if you are going to see the countryside, a plane isn't going to do that for you. It's a shame our trains suck so badly. The USA is a beautiful country.

    • @sneedsfeed757
      @sneedsfeed757 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@larkmacgregor3143 well there are counties 3x and 10x the size of your Nordic countries and people have work to attend too some people would much rather use the time they save with family rather than chugging along in days long rides

    • @irishnovember5900
      @irishnovember5900 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@sneedsfeed757 yeah and some people enjoy trains so each to their own.

    • @Nordstrom69
      @Nordstrom69 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@larkmacgregor3143 come India lol

  • @IslemTav
    @IslemTav ปีที่แล้ว +50

    While in the US, never fear asking for a refund, a change of room, or an upgrade in a situation like this one. 99% of the time, they will accommodate your request! They want to keep you as a customer and for them it’s nothing to make sure you are happy with the service.

    • @shamelesshussy
      @shamelesshussy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Or… they could just provide a good service to begin with.

    • @nonexistent2335
      @nonexistent2335 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@shamelesshussy fr

    • @yccaikai5838
      @yccaikai5838 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@shamelesshussy exactly!

  • @youraftermyrobotbee
    @youraftermyrobotbee ปีที่แล้ว +458

    Solo-san is very brave to come back and do this again

    • @ludwigemil619
      @ludwigemil619 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He didn't learn his lesson.

  • @cherylsoergel9561
    @cherylsoergel9561 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    Nothing wrong in you letting the attendant know about the door. They needed to move you and give you a different and better room.

    • @computer_toucher
      @computer_toucher ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah not like they were all occupied anyways. Bad form, this. One of the more crappy rooms I've seen, looks like sleeper cars in Norway ca 1985 but they were less grimy

    • @robinlillian9471
      @robinlillian9471 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amtrak trains shake constantly. No point in it.

  • @youseeit916
    @youseeit916 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "This is our $1000 room"
    *shows a penitentiary cell from 1973*

  • @TheConfusername
    @TheConfusername ปีที่แล้ว +345

    Your astonishment and delight at the school bus sightings made me smile. Having ridden them all my school years, I never considered they might be an exciting novelty to someone else.

    • @elund408
      @elund408 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      and yet he ignored the man walking with his cross down the middle of the road. 🙂

    • @thebansheess
      @thebansheess ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I'm Brazilian, that is, I'm also part of the American continent, and yet much of the United States is still mythological to other countries. In that bus scene I felt like I was witnessing a painting by Evgeny Lushpin or Linden Frederick.
      This countryside neighborhood aura is very beautiful, there is also a lot of that in Brazil, but in its own way. And our school buses are different haha

    • @EdinMike
      @EdinMike ปีที่แล้ว +12

      To be fair being Scottish and moving to the states for a year or two I was kinda giddy when I saw one for the first time !

    • @methridge
      @methridge ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Kinda like the famous red Solo cup.

    • @triton2397
      @triton2397 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ngl mate, when I went to America for the first time I thought those school buses were only in movies and kids stuff; I had no idea they were like an actual mode of transport real people used imao

  • @trinitywright7122
    @trinitywright7122 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    A THOUSAND DOLLARS!!
    This is why people don't vacation on Amtrak in America. Because it's ridiculous.
    I love your videos I watch you all the time.
    Now if that door had been rumbling and I had it been on that train I would have pushed that attendant button about 22 times until they got there and that better have been fixed and I would have wanted to know why there was a towel stuck in the other door.
    But that's me and you are very gentle person.
    😁
    Thank you for showing us the Amtrak train in New York City. I'm glad to have seen it because I will now not include that my list of things going to do.
    Your videos always make me happy and smile and I love to see the different foods and everything.
    Thank you

    • @trinitywright7122
      @trinitywright7122 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I would have complained to they gave me the other room. And or gave me the price of my ticket back.

    • @trinitywright7122
      @trinitywright7122 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That pizza was probably the best deal in New York City. 😁

    • @Default78334
      @Default78334 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Sleeper accommodations on Amtrak are priced for double occupancy (the room is a fixed cost and you pay a coach fare for each occupant). They also sell out pretty quickly.

    • @N0Xa880iUL
      @N0Xa880iUL ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah I too was thinking he should've complained and asked for the better room.
      What do you think, would he have got it?

    • @johnp139
      @johnp139 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The roomette would have been much less and perfect for a single traveler.

  • @otakufeebs6783
    @otakufeebs6783 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    Honestly, I feel you need a refund for that door. I'd have demanded to be moved. Thank you for always making such great content 💜

    • @bepowerification
      @bepowerification ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I would have put some towel in the gap to make it stop.

    • @Time4Technology
      @Time4Technology ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@bepowerification I guess the towel in the toilet door was there for exact that reason as well.

    • @bepowerification
      @bepowerification ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Time4Technology yes.

    • @FrozenRose816
      @FrozenRose816 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Seriously, if any of those newer rooms weren't booked at all he should have asked if he could be moved. I would have.

    • @lilbatz
      @lilbatz ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@FrozenRose816 you aren't kidding. There is no way I'm paying $1000 to listen to that all night.

  • @jonnj9701
    @jonnj9701 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Solo, I think maybe that was why someone had a weird towel shoved into the wall by the bathroom door, it used to be in that gap to keep the big door from rattling. But that and the general dirtiness of the room you got was super embarrassing :(

    • @melissas7589
      @melissas7589 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ya it was dirty looking I would have been grossed out, and I agree. the washcloth in the door was to stop the rattle I was hoping he would figure it out and have a better trip. The food was even depressing looking. bleh. Ive never taken a train here and that does not encourage me to.

    • @ludwigemil619
      @ludwigemil619 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ^^this. That's why they provide all these towels. For you to stop everything from rattling.

  • @megsmagoo7231
    @megsmagoo7231 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Wow that banging door would’ve sent me actually insane- especially knowing how much you had paid and there were even better quality rooms that you weren’t offered. Shame this experience wasn’t as nice as it could have been for you!

  • @AzureKite619
    @AzureKite619 ปีที่แล้ว +577

    Madlad actually came back to ride Amtrak a second time. Gotta wonder why when Japan's trains have ours beat in every way.

    • @trinitywright7122
      @trinitywright7122 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Because Japan cares .
      America doesn't

    • @christy76840
      @christy76840 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@trinitywright7122 could've have said it better myself. And it keeps getting worse in every way.

    • @connormccloy9399
      @connormccloy9399 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Maybe he just wanted to see some different sights?

    • @SolBadguy777
      @SolBadguy777 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I appreciate it. It's still a different experience and it's not the worst idea if you want to tour America as a train/traveling enthusiast. He has mentioned that he really missed how many sleeper trains there are in America compared to Japan. Also at least the citys are different in America.

    • @Natalietati
      @Natalietati ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Japanese trains are the best.

  • @LeRoyShow47
    @LeRoyShow47 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I find it interesting in that every review of this room I've seen from an American youtuber, they always have their head by the table and feet towards the door. However with the way you set up the bed, you could enjoy the view while laying down, and it seems so much of a better set up.

  • @justinwong1072
    @justinwong1072 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Your Japan videos show a more pleasant experience, but this video is no less informative. Thank you for the warning about trains in my own country. You are very brave.

  • @virgo_m
    @virgo_m ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Сочувствую, Соло-сан. Купе Вам досталось старое, уставшее, одна дверь чего стоит...1000 баксов за такое - это очень дорого, на мой взгляд. Вы, наверное, японские поезда вспоминали и плакали ))))) Спасибо за видео, хорошо провести время в Чикаго. (Небоскребы, небоскребы, а я маленький такой (с))

    • @Rivethead2012
      @Rivethead2012 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Согласен,цена уж очень высока

    • @elenadoronina6585
      @elenadoronina6585 ปีที่แล้ว

      Не дай боже провести ночь в Шикаго.....самоубица шо ли?!

    • @abenm613
      @abenm613 ปีที่แล้ว

      Позвольте-ка а разве в японских поездах имеются спальные вагоны? В скоростных наверняка нет. Слышал я что у них там есть и обычные поезда, в том числе со спальными вагонами. Однако об этом мало информации в сети, да и не факт что всё что блестит - непременно золото (а всё что японское - непременно отменного качества). Что же касается купе, то хотелось бы знать сколько может стоить билет от Москвы до, скажем, Волгограда в персональное двухместное купе (которое не нужно делить с кем-либо посторонним) с туалетом-душевой внутри, и так чтобы проводник подходил по нажатию кнопки. Даже если такая услуга на РЖД существует и стоит номинально ниже $1000, подозреваю что с зарплатой среднего россиянина это не особо по карману.

    • @natashazima_ya
      @natashazima_ya ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@abenm613 на этом канале показаны японские поезда со спальными вагонами. Что касается ржд, посмотрите сами, условный маршрут Москва-Кисловодск 14-20 тыс руб, это св полностью(если купить билет заранее), вы можете там ехать один и да проводник будет приходить по нажатию кнопки)) и фирменные поезда у нас выглядят в разы лучше и чище👍🏼

    • @abenm613
      @abenm613 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@natashazima_ya, я не спорю что остальному миру есть чему поучиться у России в плане качества пассажирских поездов, причём именно традиционных а не всяких там скоростных как в Японии (кстати спасибо за ссылку на информацию о тамошних спальных поездах). Но это не означает в США поезда действительно настолько низкого качества как некоторые пишут. Я вполне себе доволен американскими поездами (в том числе и широкими сидячими креслами, в которых вполне комфортно ехать ночью по доступной цене), хоть, разумеется, хотелось бы чтобы они были ещё лучше, а главное - чтобы их было больше (а то ведь на такую огромную страну здесь их как-то маловато, мягко выражаясь). Однако, безусловно, ничто не может сравниться с поездами России и Беларуси (да и, наверное, Украины тоже), с купейными и плацкартными вагонами, со стаканами в подстаканниках и т.д. Этому, согласен, по-настоящему равных нет. А цены? 14-20 тыс.р. - это нынче приблизительно 200-300 USD. Неужели за такую цену можно полностью занять целое купе? Здорово если так. Другое дело - для многих ли россиян (особенно вне Москвы и Питера) это так уж дёшево?

  • @poopsie117
    @poopsie117 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I genuinely wonder what designer at Amtrak thought “public NYC subway washroom-chic” was the go-to look for their $1000 sleeper cabin 🤔

    • @dreaueda1312
      @dreaueda1312 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yea I was screaming "don't use mattress!!!" Like it was a horror film. Japanese trains make Amtrak look like Oregon trail. I'm surprised he didn't get dysentary.

    • @poopsie117
      @poopsie117 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@dreaueda1312 fr bro, like that room screams “every surface looks unhygienic” like WHY IS EVERY CABIN DESIGNED LIKE A PRISON CELL??

    • @charlessale409
      @charlessale409 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@poopsie117 that phone holder… ☠️

    • @poopsie117
      @poopsie117 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@charlessale409 frfr, actually insane ... think about the amount of dust and crumbs n shit that would never get cleaned out of it.

    • @Sogeking995
      @Sogeking995 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No one is funding long-distance Amtrak trains in a country 26 times the size of Japan. I’m not sure why they even bother selling these tickets. Air travel is king in the US.

  • @KevwaAust
    @KevwaAust ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Just dropping a note to say I enjoy your channel and your trip reports - please keep doing them exactly as you are doing them - they are very informative and also entertaining at the same time.

  • @jackiejenkins4078
    @jackiejenkins4078 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I was crying with you! 😭If you come again, maybe your experience will be better. America could use some Japanese train engineers to get us up to speed.

  • @vwo825
    @vwo825 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    OMG really Amtrak sorry you had to endure that noise for that price but thanks for sharing and stay safe my friend 😷

  • @liezlponado5951
    @liezlponado5951 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Congratulations 🎉 you survived in the noisy, bumpy, expensive sleeper train 😁👍

  • @edching908
    @edching908 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    After watching many travel vlogs on the Shinkansen, suddenly this so-called American "pleasure ride" is anything but luxurious to my eyes, and its features looking quite ordinary. And a pain to one's pocket too. All hail to Japanese kaizen! They never stopped improving.

    • @abenm613
      @abenm613 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Does any Japanese Shinkansen have sleeping accommodations? What? Shinkansens are too fast to need them? Well, America has an ever faster transit, it’s called an airliner.

  • @Waywren
    @Waywren ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I guess we see why that one door had a towel stuck in it. Maybe another towel could've saved us? At least it was sort of nice. I once took a similar sleeper train from Pittsburgh to Chicago, and then another sleeper from Chicago to Dallas. It was the cheapest way to move cross-country, since i can't drive. I had a roomette, though it didn't have a sink or toilet, which in retrospect i'm kind of grateful.
    And it's great to see you actually experience Chicago pizza! This one looks pretty darn good, though I've never had this particular restaurant's.

  • @strredwolf
    @strredwolf ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Awesome video. Yeah, the Viewliner I's are a bit old and getting replaced by the Viewliner II's here in the US, which... well, the build quality on the older ones is showing. Some folks have had success wedging a towel up against the connecting doors to quiet them during travel. The meals are the "Flex Dining" type.
    If you're taking a two-day sleeper from Chicago, you'll get a full kitchen experience on the Superliners.

    • @computer_toucher
      @computer_toucher ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But the PRICE! It's INSANE

    • @strredwolf
      @strredwolf ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@computer_toucher CNBC covered that price issue.

    • @realityground.4714
      @realityground.4714 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      poor railway service in usa.

  • @chriskrebill1842
    @chriskrebill1842 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Omg! Viewliners bedroom! And yes Amtrak has jacked up their prices lately... While reducing service quality... It's tough... Omg! And you're in one of the old viewliner 1s! The new viewliners are very similar but have updated light set ups and red fabric on the seats.

  • @blombastique
    @blombastique ปีที่แล้ว +4

    BTW, next time you have a door like that:
    Fold up a piece of paper and shove it up into the space at the top of the door and the door frame. That'll stop it dead

  • @okayfine6342
    @okayfine6342 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    it brings me so much joy to see you sit in america and comment on all of the things that are normal to me :)

  • @RetroRyanne
    @RetroRyanne ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You poking that towel at 5:48 was so funny. The rattling door would have given me a headache. Amtrack has really gone downhill.

  • @thumbelinasgrace
    @thumbelinasgrace ปีที่แล้ว +41

    YT recommended you. Love your channel. I'm so sorry! If we had been on the train, we would have respectfully requested a new room for you, on behalf of all Americans!

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican ปีที่แล้ว +16

    5:25 That's the George Washington Bridge (famous for...the wrong reasons thanks to a certain former NJ governor causing traffic)! Connects Manhattan to New Jersey. And the cliffs by it are called the Palisades. Fall is the best time to see them because of the exceptional foliage. I lived in Westchester for the first eight years of my life, and we used to take the Metro North's Hudson Line along this route to the beautiful Grand Central Terminal often.
    Glad Moynihan Train Hall exists. Huge upgrade compared to being stuck in a stinky basement (or as one guy put it, "One entered the city like a god; one scuttles in now like a rat"). While we may never get the original Penn Station back, this Post Office building was designed by the same architect behind the old Penn Station, so it's close enough. Moynihan Train Hall is a perfect balance of the old and the new

  • @helenazalom4301
    @helenazalom4301 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. I love videos like these. So interesting to get to experience second hand what it’s like and decide if it something to actually do!

  • @bettercallsamuel7541
    @bettercallsamuel7541 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you very much for the video!

    • @bettercallsamuel7541
      @bettercallsamuel7541 ปีที่แล้ว

      After seeing a couple Amtrak videos and then the trains in Japan. Oh yikes for USA 😅😰😬

  • @SPIN_89
    @SPIN_89 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Your shock at our American school bus’s is my favorite part 😆

  • @mohsengouda9013
    @mohsengouda9013 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice, I enjoyed so much with this Video,Thanks & Good Luck.

  • @hansdampf42
    @hansdampf42 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What glory times I live in. Laying in bed in germany, watching a japanese dude riding ridiculously overpriced sleepers in USA. I should sleep now.

  • @Talb01836
    @Talb01836 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    6:34 Solo-san is the most relatable travel vlogger in the world

  • @andrewgrant6516
    @andrewgrant6516 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I could travel from London to Chicago for less than half that. And the food being tasty doesn't really excuse them bringing you the wrong meal.

  • @theodorehsu5023
    @theodorehsu5023 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a great video you did from New York to Chicago. I hope you enjoy your time in our great country :)

  • @graced8502
    @graced8502 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So glad you started your day with Chicago's deep dish pizza it looked delicious.

  • @7passionstar
    @7passionstar ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's why there was a towel in that other door! 😜
    Thank you for the fun video! 💜

  • @MiyanagiDeswira
    @MiyanagiDeswira ปีที่แล้ว +11

    13:52 "Ohayo from Ohio" LOL

  • @toddmawyer9923
    @toddmawyer9923 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video...thanks for sharing 👍

  • @agirlwithmoustache
    @agirlwithmoustache ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really love how you put a little of humor here and there in the video, it's funny and make the video really interesting 😂

  • @swampfuel20
    @swampfuel20 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Well Done!
    Amtrak has always been step child since airlines took command. Too bad.
    They could be so much nicer if run privately.
    Love the vids.
    Cheers!

  • @gurveendang3664
    @gurveendang3664 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I usually don’t comment, but wanted to say this- I love your videos mainly because you let us experience the travel. As compared to those videos where one person is excessively talking just nonsense. Thank you for that. And also you introduced me to Japan. I think trains and everything there is so much cheaper than Canada/USA. So much nicer, cleaner and cheaper. I’ve a new found love for the country. ❤ It makes me want to go to Japan just for the travels. To experience trains and ferry there. Okay, bye bye❤

  • @redcloud4741
    @redcloud4741 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love sitting down after a hard day of work and watching your cosy videos :)

  • @pittroadsixzeroseven
    @pittroadsixzeroseven ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing your trips in America. I am from the South, Louisiana actually, and have never been on Amtrak.

  • @WC6
    @WC6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I took the Lake Shore Limited in the other direction, Chicago to Boston. I wasn't able to sleep not because of the train noise, but because of the freight train barreling past my window at 2am leaning on its horn. Fun times!
    EDIT: Solo, once you're back in Tokyo, look up DevilCraft - they do Chicago-style deep dish pizza and are quite authentic.

  • @KR-ng3us
    @KR-ng3us ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Es enorme la diferencia entre trenes de América con los de Japón. Que pena que haya sido un fiasco tu camarote, la verdad 1,000 dólares es demasiado por lo que obtuviste. Saludos desde México

    • @abenm613
      @abenm613 ปีที่แล้ว

      How about the trains in Mexico? For what I know, there are none. So, instead of bashing American trains in comparison to Japanese, how about bashing your own government for killing passenger trains two decades ago?

    • @KR-ng3us
      @KR-ng3us ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@abenm613 Si hay uno... No, de hecho, no solo uno, sino que hay 3.
      El principal es uno llamado el Chepe que va desde Chihuahua hasta Sonora y es toda una experiencia.
      Los otros 2, están en el estado de Jalisco pero solo recorren los campos de Agave de ciertas empresas de Tequila.
      Ahora bien, hace un par de décadas había uno llamado el Regiomontano que iba desde Nuevo León hasta el antes llamado Distrito Federal (ahora Cuidad de México), tuve el gran privilegio de abordarlo, y hoy por hoy el mejor medio de transporte que he tenido en viajes largos. Lamentablemente este tren ya no existe.
      Actualmente se está construyendo el Tren Maya, para carga y pasajeros, que aparenta ser atrativo como turista, pero lastimosamente esta dañando el ecosistema de la Península de Yucatán.
      También se tenia proyectado un tren que vendría de unos de los estados del centro del País y pasaría por Nuevo León y llegaría hasta territorio de Texas (carga y pasajeros) pero desgraciadamente solo quedo en el tintero.
      Bueno esto es para que sepas más y no quede en un "tengo entendido" por parte tuya.
      Que más quisiera yo que el sistema ferroviario de pasajeros existiera de manera eficiente en mi País, pero no y no depende de mí.
      Que lastima que las opiniones ajenas te las tomes tan personal y te afecte a tu fragil suceptibilidad, pero ese ya es problema tuyo y te recuerdo que la libertad de expresión es permitida en tu nación como en la mia, y tan libre y valorada es que hasta es protegida por la Primera Enmienda de los Estados Unidos de América, que por lo que noto es donde radicas.
      ¡¡Sé feliz!!

  • @mandyb
    @mandyb 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm sorry that $1,000 couldn't get you a much better and cleaner sleeper room. And I am so sorry that door wouldn't shut up. Thank you for showing your experience!

  • @robertrio632
    @robertrio632 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great episode, I enjoyed it very much.

  • @tolilix
    @tolilix ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Muy buenos videos. 👍😊🙋‍♀️🇪🇦

  • @user-ye2jl8tx8e
    @user-ye2jl8tx8e ปีที่แล้ว +4

    魅力的な鉄道旅ですね。
    日本では衰退している寝台列車、絶滅した食堂車と機関車牽引列車(臨時、観光除く)。
    あのビートBOX、日本でならクレーム案件ですねww
    もしかしてビートBOX黙らす為のタオル?
    最初聞いたとき地震かと思ったww
    いつか乗りに行くぞ!

  • @thenewpatticakes4214
    @thenewpatticakes4214 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm from Rochester, NY and have taken the LSL a few times, both to Chicago and Boston's South Station. Compared to the Empire Service trains, the Lake Shore is much more prone to delays. Not the best long-distance Amtrak train by any means but the scenery alone makes it worth while!

  • @valeriegoode9762
    @valeriegoode9762 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing your trip. It doesn’t look like a very pleasant trip.

  • @etms
    @etms ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Penn Station finally looks (again) like a modern and clean train station 🤘🏻

    • @dantemanelli1150
      @dantemanelli1150 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thats actually the new Moynihan train hall which is now a part of the existing Penn Station across the street. They are currently renovating the old Penn Station section as well which houses the commuter trains for Long Island and New Jersey. Hopefully it will be improved from the old dingy station it had become.

  • @r2dezki
    @r2dezki ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Come to Europe next for non-awful rail transportation :D
    Love your vids!

    • @Sakura_Matou
      @Sakura_Matou ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I'm Japanese and dating a Swede. when I went to Sweden and took the rail it wasn't much better then USA's, neitther was UK's XD

    • @r2dezki
      @r2dezki ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Sakura_Matou Fair enough! But I always hear that AMTRAK is especially deplorable. Also, who can afford $1000 for a train ticket usually?

    • @davidmcgill1000
      @davidmcgill1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would be nice to have a comparison. Used to seeing the gold standard Japanese trains on here.

    • @allentoyokawa9068
      @allentoyokawa9068 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      yeah because Europe is ONE big country and all their trains are the same standard right???? Ignorance

    • @Piggelin1
      @Piggelin1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sakura_Matou I understand what you mean.
      I'm Swedish and I get jealous when I see how nice trains they have in Japan.😅

  • @MkidSark
    @MkidSark 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    so happy to know that I've watched this video enough times that I immediately recognized this train when Safiya Nygaard did a video about it on a different route

  • @andradejurk
    @andradejurk ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this town! Amazing travel! Regards from Brazil.

  • @anthea73
    @anthea73 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You make awesome videos! You put yourself through torture (noisy door) to show us what not to book!!!! LOL. You are awesome 👏

  • @NandaaPerang
    @NandaaPerang ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Sorry solo-san but I laughed a lot at the noise of the door and what I said: "The end is near for my ears". 😂😂😂
    You are awesome....Thanks for always making such great content. God bless you. 😽💙😻

  • @bp8652
    @bp8652 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love to see you do a whole tour of some of the cities you travel to. I'd watch a whole day of you traveling around Chicago or New York or any small town between.
    Also, your reaction to the yellow school bus was great

  • @angelenroute
    @angelenroute ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish I knew you were going to visit New York. I'd love to meet you and show you around. Your videos always make me laugh and smile! 😊

  • @gravellegb
    @gravellegb ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The towel in the door was probably put there to stop a rattle.

  • @philipwalton4877
    @philipwalton4877 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ‘I booked a room with a beatboxing door’ 😂😂😂

  • @annemasci5000
    @annemasci5000 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello ! Thank you very much for pictures beautiful's !!!

  • @KDENtrax
    @KDENtrax ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I hope you enjoyed Chicago, Solo-san! It's where I grew up and I miss the food very much!

  • @pipepipelin7215
    @pipepipelin7215 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lo que me encanta de tus videos es el sarcasmo que le das a las cosas que me hace reir ajaja.

  • @wrinkledm
    @wrinkledm ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm kinda surprised the reclining bed actually worked.

  • @donnadwarika6370
    @donnadwarika6370 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always fun n amazing to watch

  • @elperegrino4221
    @elperegrino4221 ปีที่แล้ว

    me encantan tus videos, los disfruto mucho, gracias por compartirlos con nosotros

  • @illusiveamy
    @illusiveamy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm sorry but that door had me cracking up lol. I really hope you got some money back!

  • @MEOWOJ
    @MEOWOJ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bardzo dobry film, pozdrawiam z Polski.🇵🇱🇺🇸

  • @GrandMoffJames
    @GrandMoffJames ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m so glad you came to Chicago and enjoyed our pizza!

  • @michaelv13
    @michaelv13 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved the ending shot of your reflection.

  • @Ms.HarmonyJ
    @Ms.HarmonyJ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow I didn't know you travel to the USA your stuff in Japan is much better then here anyway I love your videos keep up the great work

  • @rbaudo
    @rbaudo ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Welcome to Chicago! Feel bad that you had to deal with that door all night. The US doesn't have a good passenger train system

  • @asheofhearts
    @asheofhearts ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the passive aggressive commentary 😂😂😂 I'm so sorry you paid so much for this kind of experience 🥲 Japan really has the best experiences compared to the US

  • @soykatwobadger2963
    @soykatwobadger2963 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Дякую вам! Так швидко закінчилась поїздка, але для, вас ті стукаючи двері - краще швидше вийти☺😍😍😍

  • @dcrom
    @dcrom ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice work Solo Solo! Bummer about the door, and the food looked a tad questionable... But what a beautiful shirt! High neck, good quality. I cannot find such a good one in the US nor in France. But fries with pizza? Heart-stopping! Hope you survived that... Thanks again for another wonderful Video.

  • @melinda_coffee_nerd
    @melinda_coffee_nerd ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh that door! I’ve always said the train system in Japan should be the example we use in the United States. I loved living and riding trains in Japan. The trains here are just sad.😢

    • @realityground.4714
      @realityground.4714 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very bad railway service in highly developed country like US. Why?

    • @melinda_coffee_nerd
      @melinda_coffee_nerd ปีที่แล้ว

      @@realityground.4714 Railways in the US are primarily for freight instead of passengers. It’s unfortunate. I’m sure the expense to improve rail travel is a costly one. Especially considering the size of the USA.

    • @realityground.4714
      @realityground.4714 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@melinda_coffee_nerd U r saying correct.

  • @markclayton626
    @markclayton626 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That was an interesting trip, just one question, was it not possible to move to a less noisy cabin?

  • @ryoinz
    @ryoinz ปีที่แล้ว

    As always I enjoyed your video Solo-solo san!

  • @jelsjo
    @jelsjo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Меня чуть не стошнило от такого поезда. Только что смотрела видео о 7-звездочном японском поезде. Цена конечно запредельная, но...такой шик!

  • @gizmogal89
    @gizmogal89 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh no I feel awful that the door was so noisy for you! At least it was just a one night trip 😭 Enjoy another visit to America!
    Someday, I recommend the Amtrak "Downeaster" route. It goes along the upper east coast, the views are beautiful in autumn. 💕

  • @FrozenRose816
    @FrozenRose816 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm late to watching this video, but I am amused because I live right by the route this train goes, and less than a minute down the road from my house is an overpass on which this train passes every night. I was 60 seconds away and didn't get to say hi 😆 Also, if you search on TH-cam for the railcam on the Virtual Railfan channel from Fairport, NY, you can see the 49 pass by between 11-11:30 pm EST/EDT (if it is on time, anyway). I have always wondered what this train was like to ride, so I really enjoyed this video. I would love to take it to New York City as I live on the opposite side of the state in the Western New York region. Maybe someday. At least I know to book a Viewliner II room if I ever do!

  • @lilblinchik2500
    @lilblinchik2500 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hope you enjoy Chicago! (especially before the weather became super cold because yikes its freezing here now!!)

  • @Ale-hs3gz
    @Ale-hs3gz ปีที่แล้ว

    I love so much your style!

  • @victormc6451
    @victormc6451 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Los trenes de estas tierras no van contigo, es una pena gastar tanto por una habitación que tiene una puerta fallada, se deja ver la falta de profesionalismo. A pesar de ello, lo bueno es que conoces otros lugares y me imagino que disfrutaste mucho. Gracias por su trabajo señor, eres muy bueno.
    Ver tus vídeos es muy gratificante.

  • @MiyanagiDeswira
    @MiyanagiDeswira ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Here we go again, the American Train

  • @brinlyang4331
    @brinlyang4331 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice! You ended up in my neck of the woods :) hope you enjoy the US while here!

  • @lucass3933
    @lucass3933 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Chicago is my home city! I hope you enjoyed your time there!

  • @kevinshumaker3753
    @kevinshumaker3753 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I wish to apologize for the value of your trip, cost for quality vs Japan's trains, ours suck. I lived just east of South Bend, IN (Elkhart) about 20 years ago and loved it there. South Bend is the home of The Fighting Irish Notre Dame University. We spent a lot of weekends riding the South Shore Railroad over to Chicago to visit all the museums (Museum of Science and Industry is a 2-3 day visit (not necessarily consecutive) and worth the time. Welcome back to the US, and I hope your visit is a bit more pleasant than it was so far...

    • @janeoverby2151
      @janeoverby2151 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GO ND! I am from Mishawaka/South Bend area myself.

    • @kevinshumaker3753
      @kevinshumaker3753 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@janeoverby2151 Gotta love the Lake Effect Snow line between Mishawaka and Elkhart!

    • @janeoverby2151
      @janeoverby2151 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kevinshumaker3753 actually miss it kinda, no snow past the Mason Dixon line lol

    • @kevinshumaker3753
      @kevinshumaker3753 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@janeoverby2151 I am at the other end of the state now, and we get enough snow to be irritating to me, but they can't drive to save their lives...

  • @eeleinniw
    @eeleinniw ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Omg looks so old and dirty for $1000. You're a brave one!

  • @sandrapikisius4143
    @sandrapikisius4143 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Me levou para mais uma bela viagem!! Seu toque de humor me diverte muito! O barulho da porta foi algo muito incômodo, ainda mais pagando por este valor alto! Numa próxima pergunte se pode trocar de lugar! E eu vi você acenando refletido no Cloud Gate Abraço do Brasil🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @osnat057
    @osnat057 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. And it's good to see that despite the most expensive price, there are also problems like the annoying noise of the door...😅😅😅😅

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    May God bless you for giving us content. Keep up the good work.

  • @Geforcion
    @Geforcion ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The door issue could've been fixed easily with folder paper pushed in between door and the frame to prevent wobbling, temporary solution but would work for the ride :)

  • @user-kx4vo1nf2o
    @user-kx4vo1nf2o ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Как хорошо проехали на поезде спасибо 🥰🥰🥰👍👍👍

  • @alexandervalaris72
    @alexandervalaris72 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so happy you got to ride on American trains! I know how badly you wanted to during covid 19