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When Business Class is Worth It - Amtrak's Lincoln Service
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When Business Class is Worth It – Amtrak’s Lincoln Service



Hello and welcome to Joliet, Illinois! Today we are going to be riding in business class backup to Chicago on Amtrak’s Lincoln Service.

_Trip Information_
Train Number: Amtrak Lincoln Service 302
Locomotive: Siemens SC-44 Charger – 4601
Consist: 3 Horizon Coaches, 1 Amfleet 2 Coach, and 1 Business/Cafe Car
Departure Time: 11:04am
Arrival Time: 12:05pm
Journey Time: 1 hr 1 min
Ticket Price: $21.50 ($7.50 Ticket, $14.00 Business Upgrade)

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_First Class:_
Jonas Jonson
Caleb
Joshua Bedel
_Business Class:_
James Schock
_Coach Class:_
Marlo Fairhurst
Arthur Sievers
Stephen Keever
Sam Jennings

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– Chapters –
0:00 Hello and Welcome to Joliet, IL!
0:40 Taking a look around the station
1:20 Union Depot Tower: A Piece of Railroading History
2:15 Our Route Back to Chicago
2:58 Our Train Arrives Out of Nowhere!
3:22 Coach Seats on Amtrak’s Horizon Coaches
4:40 Venture Coaches are Coming
5:03 Waiting for Freight and Departure
5:46 Turns Out We Have Business Class?
6:09 The Fantastic Business Class Seats
8:23 Business Class Perks… Or Lack Thereof
8:46 Free Drinks for Business Class Passengers
8:59 A Price Premium, But Is It Worth It?
9:23 Well, It Depends…
9:44 Stats for Nerds!
10:53 CSX’s Blue Island Sub
11:03 Chicago on the Horizon
11:20 Metra and Amtrak’s Chicago Yards
11:36 Arrival in Chicago
11:54 An Amfleet 2 Coach?!
12:20 Some Train Appreciation
12:46 Next Week: A Snowy Ride on Amtrak’s Hartford Line
13:03 Subscribe! And Check Out the Patreon!
13:24 Thanks for Watching!

Equipment:
Camera: iPhone 12 Pro Max
Gimbal: DJI OM5
Camera: GoPro Hero 9 Black
Camera: Sony AX-43
Mic: Rode Videomic Pro+
Tripod: Coman DF06 + Manfrotto 502 Head

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24 Comments

  1. John Chambers

    I have ridden this route to St.Louis several times but at that time they were usually all Amfleet cars. I never tried business class but those seats do look comfortable. It is also nice to be close to the cafe portion of the car for meals and those free beverages. Depending on how much the extra fare is it may be worth it particularly if you are riding over most of the route.

  4. Tim Bacchus

    I pray that sometime in my lifetime Amtrak has as many routes in my west as it does in the east.

  6. Stephen Keever

    Good pacing on this video! I laughed when you made the comment about ticking off the freight train delay box.😀

  8. Juan Crespo

    If you take business class out of Chicago, you also have access to the lounge (unlike NEC where you need to be in Acela first class). That would make the $14 upgrade worth it if you're going to be in the station well ahead of departure. Not sure if you would have access on arrival.

    When I was in grad school, I took a few writing trips on the Wolverine to Chicago and upgraded to business class (with points lol) on the way back and used the lounge to get some writing done and load up on snacks.

  11. Bob

    The trip isn't that long, so paying triple for the more comfortable seat and a coke wouldn't be worth it to me. For those that have deeper pockets, maybe they'd go for it.

  12. Mata Hari

    North East Coach class quiet car is as pleasant as well. I always travel on quiet car and have no issues. So for a short skinny person the coach class is as comfortable as the most expensive Business class. Sodas are not good for your health :'}

  13. Marc Samuelson

    Are you sure the Joliet Transportation Center serves Amtrak's Missouri River Runner? I thought that train just ran between St. Louis and Kansas City?

  18. Mikeymutual

    Look, the traveling Muppet is back again! Anyway, these business class coaches are dumpy, and not worth it for such a short journey. The only reason to upgrade is to get lounge access in Chicago or St. Louis, so you can sit apart from the riff-raff.

  23. Mark David

    Amtrak trains outside the NEC always look they are "poking along"…not even close to the79mph max.🤔

  24. Craz Oatmeal

    Interesting about the long distance coach. I wonder if it's a semi permanent feature on that route, like how the Surfliners usually have a Superliner coach thrown in.

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