This week, we travel across America with Amtrak!
Train 1
Date of Travel: March 2022
Class of Travel: Viewliner Roomette (First Class)
Rolling Stock: PE42DC with Viewliner I & II and Amfleet I & II
Type of Service: Long Distance Train
Operator: Amtrak
Train Number: 49 Lake Shore Limited
Origin: Pennsylvania Station, New York City, NY, United States of America
Destination: Chicago Union Station, IL, United States of America
Train 2
Date of Travel: March 2022
Class of Travel: Roomette
Rolling Stock: P42DC with Superliner I and II and VIewliner Baggage Car
Operator: Amtrak
Service type: Long Distance Train
Train Number: 5 California Zephyr
Origin: Chicago Union Station, Illinois, United States of America
Destination: Emeryville, California, United States of America
Total cost: $1,219 (£1,040, €1,200) for 2 people.
Lake Shore Limited Menu: https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/menus/routes/Flexible-Dining-Menu-1022.pdf
California Zephyr Menu: https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/menus/routes/Long-Distance-Dining-Car-Menu-0822.pdf
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39 Comments
Thanks for sharing. G'Day from Australia.
I’ve ridden the Zephyr from east to west twice. Spectacular.
I think you need to get back to Europe, these journeys are all the same dreadful trains and food etc.
Where was the actual cabin you stayed in, presumably? Could we actually see it , please? Review the food, even if you don`t care, with a word or two.
what a great video really did enjoyed I'm thinking of doing it in the summer of 2024. I'll be doing a video from Penzance UK to Katowice in Poland for next year in October
excellent. thank you
Think Ill do the zephyr too, but only between Denver and Emeryville – the portion of the trip seems kind of boring.
I must have been extremely lucky to not have any delays from charlotte NC, all the way to San Francisco using amtrak.
Thank you for showing the views from the windows. So many other video want to show only the inside of the train. In fact one video shows the guy walking up and down the stairs at least four time. Again thank you for showing the real reason to travel by train. There is so much to see outside of the cities by train.
Great video Dylan!!!!!
Great trip. Finally you are back.
I think this is one of your best. Thank you.
Great, I just heard someone sneeze in this video 😬🙁
Stunning scenery! Would love to take the train across the country!
It’s too bad you couldn’t layover in Sacramento because in old Sacramento is the California State Railroad Museum where one of the highlights is a real Southern Pacific cab forward steam locomotive that you can get up close and personal and sit in the engineer’s seat
Also you could have taken the BART commuter train into S F from there
How can I establish which trains are "flexible dining" and which are normal dining?
the lounge is Beautiful!, service VERY! friendly!
The lounge sublime, really sublime is a word you use to discribe the lounge is it? You set a really low bar don’t you.
A sort of "grand tour" is one item on my bucket list.
Assuming they ever bring back the Silver Meteor (I'm near Tampa Bay), it would go:
Silver Meteor, Orlando to NYC
Crescent, NYC to New Orleans
City of New Orleans, New Orleans to Chicago
Empire Builder, Chicago to Seattle
Coast Starlight, Seattle to LAX
Southwest Chief, LAX to Chicago
California Zephyr, Chicago to Emeryville
Pacific Surfliner, Emeryville to LAX
Texas Eagle, LAX to Chicago
Lake Shore Limited, Chicago to Boston
Acela First, Boston to DC
Capitol Limited, DC to Chicago
Cardinal, Chicago to NYP
Silver Star, NYP to Tampa
The only long route that's missing, is the Sunset Limited. So I'd miss the stretch between San Antonio and New Orleans. But I'd see just about everything else.
Like I said, bucket list.
Did you know that helper Utah is a town that only exists because of the railroad?
At 1:26… does the extra plus sized girl actually have a sock with rabbit ears covering her phone?
Some serious issues there. LOL
I was on one of those stankin dumpster fires for two days…NEVER AGAIN!!!!
Took the same route in 2019. Went from SF to BUFFALO. Then flew to NYC.
You should take the southwestern Chief
Nice video
If you want to get to San Francisco completely by rail, hop off the Zephyr in Richmond and take BART into the city
Wow thats gr8
More like Oakland to New York
Good job! I love Amtrak. But Roumlette is 2nd class, Bedroom is 1st 🙂
From Grand Jct to Denver in the fall when the colors change on the mountain, is an amazing trip. Glenwood Canyon, Gore Pass, Winter Park. Never get tired of that 8 he trip. The food is good, and the beer is cold.
Geez. Look at what’s in the opposite chair you’d need a strong engine to pull that…..
I took this trip in April 2022! communal dining was back! I cant wait to do this again next April!
When I took the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago back in March of 2022, communal meals were allowed and it was fun to talk with different passengers at each meal.
I’m so thankful for this video. I’m currently in NYC and will be returning to SF at the end of the year. I assumed I would fly back but now I think I’ll take these trains! You inspire! Btw….how cold were the cabins/train during winter?
A wonderful trip this is indeed. I took a trip from Worcester, MA. – San Francisco and thoroughly enjoyed it. Unfortunately I wasn't able to see much in the Sierra Nevada's due to a major snowstorm, I did atleast get to see them plowing the tracks 🙂
I've taken the train from NYC to San Francisco (Emeryville), with stopovers in Pittsburg and Chicago. I had a blast!
I just got home from taking the lake shore limited thats the one I take all the time to go back home..I live in Boston and go back home its 2 hours on the train
In my college years I used to take the Amtrak from NY to New Brunswick, NJ .
Little by little secrets revealed, for example your faithful travel companion and fiancée is named Eli…later, the lady's phone, is it model S21 or 22?, is covered in white fur, love it.