Hello from Fort Lauderdale, Florida! I really enjoy your videos and your comments about traveling on Amtrak. They inspire me to book a long-distance Amtrak trip across the USA. My husband is not a big fan of trains so I might have to travel by myself... hahahaha!
Hi and Thank you! 😊 well, we met a couple of friends that travel together and one of them leaves her husband at home while they do. They were on a train with us from Chicago to Seattle and then were going down to California. We also met solo travelers and I think a train is a perfect way to travel solo. Hopefully you get to experience it soon 😃
You must have had a bad experience with the toilet. In all the times I've had a Roomette on the ViewLiner I, I've never had a "toilet problem." Frankly I prefer the toilet in the room. Two toilets at the end of the hall...those can get "gamy" quickly.
Well, that toilet is nice for a senior citizen to pee in during the wee hours of the morning, but I pooped in the public restroom toilet down the corridor... Viewliner I roomettes have a quirk, a toilet not behind a private door...
Great video, I see and ride the crescent a lot. I see it in Bessemer AL, a small town near Birmingham. I will ride it to New Orleans from Birmingham for my birthday next month.
you guys got the Viewliner II roomette on this journey. They're brand new and pretty damn nice. Removing the toilet was a really good move, everyone thinks it's kind of weird nowadays without a doubt, I don't think people get much use out of it and I have a feeling that almost anyone would prefer to use a shared restroom at the end of the car like the Superliner roomettes have.
Except those of us in the older crowd who have to wake up in the middle of the night to pee. Nice to have a toilet in the room so you don’t have to get dressed, walk down the hall, and hope it will be empty/clean/unstinky. If I get a roomette without a toilet I will seriously consider using the sink as a urinal in the middle of the night.
They put the dining car back on the Crescent in June of 2024! They also told me in July that they expect the menu options to be different (when they start using the enhanced facilities) eventually as well.
Great video! both are adorables. I traveled from Montreal to NYC by Amtrak a long time ago in the old route through New Haven, leaving Montreal in the afternoon an having breakfast with the sun rising with NYC skyline in your window. Was a great experience, I didn't have to fight for the lower bed (I was alone! haha). Hi from Argentina
This may be the only time the scenery inside the Amtrak train was better than the scenery outside the train. These guys are adorable!😉Thanks for the advice on the bottom bunk v the top. I took the Crescent alone and just assumed the top would be better and I had the same sleepless night as Ari. (We also had a ton of delays)
Freight trains are king on America's freight railroads which own almost all of the tracks and employ the train dispatchers... The dispatchers know who puts butter on their bread, it isn't Amtrak...
Looks like fun. Are you aware you can book the ADA room that is the largest room ever on Amtrak as long its in the newer car Viewliner II cars. You can call 800 number and ask for ADA room as long its available 14 days before your trip. I always book that room because its the largest room. Way comfortable and it has private toliet/shower in it.... Glad you had fun and look forward to more your videos coming ahead. The bedroom you saw that has blue colors, these are older cars called VI, your are in the newer cars called VII. These VI cars will be phased out starting next year and they are trying to replace all VI cars into VII so every route will have VII cars only for eastern US routes. The west coast routes will be next in 2-3 years.
Amfleet I cars are being phased out with new Siemens Venture coaches, but the Amfleet II cars and all of the Viewliner cars, both I and II, are continuing in service as are the Superliner cars. However, the Amfleet Ii cars and Superliner cars entire fleet are being refurbished, long overdue... Amtrak though does wish to buy new cars to replace the Amfleet II cars and Superliner cars, but has yet to receive funding to do so... Amtrak does expect to refurbish the Viewliner I cars though soon...
@@ronclark9724 Few Amfleet I cars has been sold to Mexico for their new train service and theres picture somewhere on Reddit and the rest will be saved for backup for use only
I took the Lakeshore Limited and California Zephyr across the country back in 2017. It's a unique experience, seeing the country in a way you simply can't while flying over it. It's a shame you didn't get the full dining car experience; Amtrak's holding on to that COVID excuse for far too long. I got locked out of my roomette, too, on the Zephyr. I don't know if it's different for the new Viewliners, but the catch for the lock on the Superliners is supposed to be spring-loaded to prevent that from happening. It's hard not to feel like an idiot when you have to explain what happened to the room attendant.
After leaving Atlanta traveling to wdc. I had bruises on both shoulder from the rocking in top bed Wife had bruises around eye from rocking on lower bed. SC & NC rails are rough. Arrived in wdc three hours late
Я сам з України, але мені дуже сподобалось ваше відео! Ви чудові! Як це прекрасно і приємно подорожувати з другом! Бажаю вам всього найкращого!!! I'm from Ukraine myself, but I really liked your video! You are wonderful! How wonderful and pleasant it is to travel with a friend! I wish you all the best!!!🏳🌈
Riding Amtrak is a great way to see America, not fly over it. There is much more to this country than Times Square, Hollywood, and Disneyland. I recommend tourists to have a day's layover somewhere on their long journeys in a small town's B&B within walking distance of the train depot. There are hundreds to choose from, pick one. EXPERIENCE America, not just see it... I have the same recommendations for a tourist visiting Europe, spend a day at any of the small towns to fully EXPERIENCE Europe, frankly the world... For example, Rimini in Italy or Whitby in the UK... There is more to the UK than London and likewise with Italy than Rome...
Your trip looked like it was fun despite some of the sacrifices in riding Amtrak. A lot of people like the view from that upper window. Were you able to use it without feeling you might fall?
You could have booked New Orleans - Washington DC [Crescent] and then Washington DC - Chicago [Capitol or Cardinal] No need to go all the way to NYC to board the Capitol or Cardinal
Amtrak: Please restore Dining Car service on all overnight trains East of the Mississippi and train your Cafe-Car attendants how to prepare a proper Cocktail. I don't enjoy paying $20 to have the ingredients thrown into a cardboard box then shoved at me by the attendant... Very tacky!
Hello, I just came across your video as I am approximately 5 minutes in and I must correct something that has become a BIG MYTH with visitors. FIrst, I want to mention that I am a local... born and breed in New Orleans so I know a fact versus not when I come across one. You mentioned in this point in your video that you were told by an Uber driver (who definitely is/was not from New Orleans as you would have not be told this if he/she were) that all burial grave sites are ABOVE GROUND!! THIS IS NOT TRUE!!! I am not going to go into the actual numbers, percentages and/or reasons why some cemeteries have above, below ground or both burial options, but they are quite a few burial sites in New Orleans in which the method is below ground... including everyone that has passed in my immediate family. I hate when people are told this especially when it is NOT THE TRUTH! With everything in life, I believe that if you do not know the truth about any fact or situation, you should not make up a story! With that, I will continue to enjoy your video as I do not believe that I will come across any other myths pertaining to my city. In this point in the video, you are in New Orleans East parallel to Lake Pontchartrain which you are about to cross. (I hope you did not tip your Uber driver, lol)
@@JhonandAri You're very welcome. I took my first Amtrak ride a couple of weeks ago myself. I am a frequent flyer, but I have always had an interest in trains; I just have never taken one (in the U.S.). take care.
Deserves many more views !!! Brilliant!!!!
That’s very nice of you to say! 😀
Hello from Fort Lauderdale, Florida! I really enjoy your videos and your comments about traveling on Amtrak. They inspire me to book a long-distance Amtrak trip across the USA. My husband is not a big fan of trains so I might have to travel by myself... hahahaha!
Hi and Thank you! 😊 well, we met a couple of friends that travel together and one of them leaves her husband at home while they do. They were on a train with us from Chicago to Seattle and then were going down to California. We also met solo travelers and I think a train is a perfect way to travel solo. Hopefully you get to experience it soon 😃
You’re lucky you got a room in the bag-dorm. I was in one of the older VL1 roommettes with the dreaded toilet.
Hate the toilet! 😝
You must have had a bad experience with the toilet. In all the times I've had a Roomette on the ViewLiner I, I've never had a "toilet problem." Frankly I prefer the toilet in the room. Two toilets at the end of the hall...those can get "gamy" quickly.
Well, that toilet is nice for a senior citizen to pee in during the wee hours of the morning, but I pooped in the public restroom toilet down the corridor... Viewliner I roomettes have a quirk, a toilet not behind a private door...
I had the toilet one way and the bag dorm the other. Toilet not stinky but I did not use it in daylight!
Great video, I see and ride the crescent a lot. I see it in Bessemer AL, a small town near Birmingham. I will ride it to New Orleans from Birmingham for my birthday next month.
We hope you had a happy birthday onboard the Crescent 😊
Now I want to go from St Paul to New Orleans to New York and finally back to St Paul.
Looks like a wonderful journey
It really was! Our favorite route was on the Empire Builder though which we'll publish later on 😀
@@JhonandAri Would love to do a long train trip across the USA one day
Great vid, keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! Your kind words will serve as inspiration :D
you guys got the Viewliner II roomette on this journey. They're brand new and pretty damn nice. Removing the toilet was a really good move, everyone thinks it's kind of weird nowadays without a doubt, I don't think people get much use out of it and I have a feeling that almost anyone would prefer to use a shared restroom at the end of the car like the Superliner roomettes have.
Good to know! Thanks 🙂 it’s nice to learn bit by bit about this new world of trains for us.
Except those of us in the older crowd who have to wake up in the middle of the night to pee. Nice to have a toilet in the room so you don’t have to get dressed, walk down the hall, and hope it will be empty/clean/unstinky. If I get a roomette without a toilet I will seriously consider using the sink as a urinal in the middle of the night.
They put the dining car back on the Crescent in June of 2024! They also told me in July that they expect the menu options to be different (when they start using the enhanced facilities) eventually as well.
That's awesome news!
Great video! both are adorables. I traveled from Montreal to NYC by Amtrak a long time ago in the old route through New Haven, leaving Montreal in the afternoon an having breakfast with the sun rising with NYC skyline in your window. Was a great experience, I didn't have to fight for the lower bed (I was alone! haha). Hi from Argentina
😊 Oh wow, your description of your trip from Montreal to NYC paints an amazing picture
This may be the only time the scenery inside the Amtrak train was better than the scenery outside the train. These guys are adorable!😉Thanks for the advice on the bottom bunk v the top. I took the Crescent alone and just assumed the top would be better and I had the same sleepless night as Ari. (We also had a ton of delays)
Hahahahaha well that’s an ego boost! 😅
Freight trains are king on America's freight railroads which own almost all of the tracks and employ the train dispatchers... The dispatchers know who puts butter on their bread, it isn't Amtrak...
Thank you for the video. Your travels are nice to watch. I hope you enjoyed Seattle.
Thanks for watching! We certainly enjoyed Seattle and can't wait to go back with more time 😀
Looks like fun. Are you aware you can book the ADA room that is the largest room ever on Amtrak as long its in the newer car Viewliner II cars. You can call 800 number and ask for ADA room as long its available 14 days before your trip. I always book that room because its the largest room. Way comfortable and it has private toliet/shower in it.... Glad you had fun and look forward to more your videos coming ahead. The bedroom you saw that has blue colors, these are older cars called VI, your are in the newer cars called VII. These VI cars will be phased out starting next year and they are trying to replace all VI cars into VII so every route will have VII cars only for eastern US routes. The west coast routes will be next in 2-3 years.
It amazes me how MUCH some of you guys know about these trains! Thank you for your comment, we learned a lot from it :D
Amfleet I cars are being phased out with new Siemens Venture coaches, but the Amfleet II cars and all of the Viewliner cars, both I and II, are continuing in service as are the Superliner cars. However, the Amfleet Ii cars and Superliner cars entire fleet are being refurbished, long overdue... Amtrak though does wish to buy new cars to replace the Amfleet II cars and Superliner cars, but has yet to receive funding to do so... Amtrak does expect to refurbish the Viewliner I cars though soon...
@@ronclark9724 Few Amfleet I cars has been sold to Mexico for their new train service and theres picture somewhere on Reddit and the rest will be saved for backup for use only
I took the Lakeshore Limited and California Zephyr across the country back in 2017. It's a unique experience, seeing the country in a way you simply can't while flying over it. It's a shame you didn't get the full dining car experience; Amtrak's holding on to that COVID excuse for far too long. I got locked out of my roomette, too, on the Zephyr. I don't know if it's different for the new Viewliners, but the catch for the lock on the Superliners is supposed to be spring-loaded to prevent that from happening. It's hard not to feel like an idiot when you have to explain what happened to the room attendant.
Hahahaha, "feel like an idiot" is an accurate description 😝
After leaving Atlanta traveling to wdc.
I had bruises on both shoulder from the rocking in top bed
Wife had bruises around eye from rocking on lower bed.
SC & NC rails are rough.
Arrived in wdc three hours late
Oh wow!
Я сам з України, але мені дуже сподобалось ваше відео! Ви чудові! Як це прекрасно і приємно подорожувати з другом! Бажаю вам всього найкращого!!! I'm from Ukraine myself, but I really liked your video! You are wonderful! How wonderful and pleasant it is to travel with a friend! I wish you all the best!!!🏳🌈
Thank you! We're glad you liked it 😊
Riding Amtrak is a great way to see America, not fly over it. There is much more to this country than Times Square, Hollywood, and Disneyland. I recommend tourists to have a day's layover somewhere on their long journeys in a small town's B&B within walking distance of the train depot. There are hundreds to choose from, pick one. EXPERIENCE America, not just see it... I have the same recommendations for a tourist visiting Europe, spend a day at any of the small towns to fully EXPERIENCE Europe, frankly the world... For example, Rimini in Italy or Whitby in the UK... There is more to the UK than London and likewise with Italy than Rome...
Awesome advice! we'll take you up on your word to visit one of the small towns along the train routes
Your trip looked like it was fun despite some of the sacrifices in riding Amtrak. A lot of people like the view from that upper window. Were you able to use it without feeling you might fall?
We loved it! 😃 I can’t say I felt I was going to fall down the window…
-Ari
You could have booked New Orleans - Washington DC [Crescent] and then Washington DC - Chicago [Capitol or Cardinal]
No need to go all the way to NYC to board the Capitol or Cardinal
Great tip! We wanted to visit NYC though 🙂 Jhon’s sister lives there and we visited her.
@@JhonandAri Oh! Makes sense. That's nice ☺
I slept good on top but then again I'm a Marine and we can sleep anywhere. lol...
A marine?! I never stood a chance 😛
I have notice that you used a code to get into the lounge, how many times can you use that code.
I would imagine they change it daily but we were able to get in and out using the code without a limit.
@@JhonandAri that’s was thinking but wasn’t sure.
Way too long, I fly!!
We fly too but the experience is totally worth it! 😊
If you are not a person that value the journey more than the destination. Then train travel is not for you.
100%!
Amtrak: Please restore Dining Car service on all overnight trains East of the Mississippi and train your Cafe-Car attendants how to prepare a proper Cocktail. I don't enjoy paying $20 to have the ingredients thrown into a cardboard box then shoved at me by the attendant... Very tacky!
Would love to have the dining car service on all trains! :)
Hello, I just came across your video as I am approximately 5 minutes in and I must correct something that has become a BIG MYTH with visitors. FIrst, I want to mention that I am a local... born and breed in New Orleans so I know a fact versus not when I come across one. You mentioned in this point in your video that you were told by an Uber driver (who definitely is/was not from New Orleans as you would have not be told this if he/she were) that all burial grave sites are ABOVE GROUND!! THIS IS NOT TRUE!!! I am not going to go into the actual numbers, percentages and/or reasons why some cemeteries have above, below ground or both burial options, but they are quite a few burial sites in New Orleans in which the method is below ground... including everyone that has passed in my immediate family. I hate when people are told this especially when it is NOT THE TRUTH! With everything in life, I believe that if you do not know the truth about any fact or situation, you should not make up a story! With that, I will continue to enjoy your video as I do not believe that I will come across any other myths pertaining to my city. In this point in the video, you are in New Orleans East parallel to Lake Pontchartrain which you are about to cross. (I hope you did not tip your Uber driver, lol)
Well thank you for correcting this belief as we would not have found out otherwise! 🙂
-Ari
@@JhonandAri You're very welcome. I took my first Amtrak ride a couple of weeks ago myself. I am a frequent flyer, but I have always had an interest in trains; I just have never taken one (in the U.S.).
take care.