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52 hrs on Amtrak Sleeper Train - Chicago to San Francisco
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52 hrs on Amtrak Sleeper Train – Chicago to San Francisco



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Join me on the California Zephyr sleeper train for 52 hours across America. Starting in Chicago and travelling over 2,500 miles and various states to San Francisco. This has to be one of the world’s most epic train journeys, and I’ll show you every detail of the experience. From a tour of the three classes of travel… Coach, Roomettes ( Business Class ) all the way to Amtrak Bedrooms which come with ensuite bathrooms ( First Class ). Oh and what’s more there’s even showers onboard!
I’ll try the various food options available in the dining car.. hint, they have my favourite… steak!

I’ll get the chance to briefly get off the train at some of the stations along the way such as in Denver’s Union Station, Grand Junction and Sacramento California.

My aim is to give you an insight into this experience, what it’s really like to spend three days on a sleeper train. You’ll see pretty soon why Amtraks California Zephyr is named the most scenic route in the USA and also why the railroad itself is such an engineering achievement.

Hope you enjoy the video, it took many days to edit after going through hours upon hours of footage.

0:00 – Intro to the California Zephyr
2:42 – Starting our Journey
3:24 – Roomette Tour
7:29 – Bedroom Tour
9:05 – Dinner on Amtrak
11:21 – Day 2 Denver
14:40 – Rocky Mountains
20:37 – Utah
22:04 – Day 3 Nevada
24:12 – Sierra Nevada
25:25 – Coach Tour
26:00 – Welcome to California

29 Comments

  8. Stache Gaming

    Amtrak has upgraded all the cars! If you can, retake a trip in the USA with the new cars. Should be much better!

  11. GOTSM

    Yes mate it's very cheap to ride coach and if you have a bed then you should visit the site seeing car at night because the coach passagers with most likely being discussing thier plans to take over the world.

  15. Lisa R

    As an American, I have to confess I am embarrassed at the lack of any sort of aesthetic effort whatsoever. I mean, yeah, Amtrak is struggling to survive so the decor may be run down, but is it really too much to present the food in a way that is even the SLIGHTLEST bit appealing? Is it really too much to take the towels out of that tattered plastic bag? Is it so hard to dust that vent in the ceiling and wipe out the locker in the roomette so that people feel comfortable in the tiny amount of space they do have?!

    Glad to see the observation cars are a lot nicer. At least they look clean! But hey, I notice you haven't visited a lounge or bar-car to socialize a bit. Do those not exist on Amtrak anymore?

  17. Matthew White

    Love the video. Im from Colorado and these are my daily views. Its absolutely magical. Btw, that was an Elk not a Moose lol

  18. G W Grote

    I'm new to your channel and am quite impressed. It's funny how you mentioned Jeb B. b/c I do watch his videos and it is his vids that led me to you. I like your style and there is plenty of room in the world of YT for people who do what you do. Thank you for traveling to places that some of us will not ever get the chance to visit and/or go by train. I'm a solo traveler, so I appreciate you more. Thanks for the great work! 😎🛤

  27. Mike Hare

    I love this video. In two weeks I am taking the same trip and I am really excited about it. Thank you so much for sharing your experience on it.

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