I want to travel with you all. By the time I would get to Chicago I would weigh 10 pounds more, but I would be happy😅👍😉🫶 BTW, I subscribed because I want to travel more with you all - beautiful family ☺️

The kids loved Amtrak because your parents made it so much fun. You were well prepared and you completed the assignment. So that is a memory that you created for your children that they will remember forever. Nice job parents.

I'm sitting here smiling from ear to ear!! May God bless you and keep your hearts full of Joy!!!

Train travel is one of life’s great pleasures.

This is one of the best coach-class Amtrak videos I've seen, and there are a LOT of them!. Great job, subscribed!

Your kids are wonderful and well behaved. You are wonderful parents! Making these menories with your kids is priceless!! Bless you all from Ohio!!

Great job on the video! This really shows how it looks to ride economy and it doesn’t look bad at all. Personally, I would be challenged with sitting so long but you did a great job demonstrating what the ride would be like. Thank you!

I really like your attitude about travel! It is all about excitement and wonder. Too many people complain so much, they miss the point. Thank you for taking us along on your journey.

This was a lovely video and you are a lovely family. You made your children’s trip a wonderful one. I love traveling by train too. So glad you are introducing a new generation to train travel. 😊

We did Washington, D.C. to Chicago a month ago in Coach. We brought sandwiches and froze bottles of water. They thawed and were nice and cold.

Your video made my husband and I confident we could do this journey in coach - thank you! We sleep all the time on overnight planes and this is so much better. Your kid's reaction to the journey ending was so cute.

LOVED the outtakes at the end. Thank you for sharing. Fun stuff!!!

Loved your review, and your excitement. I have been riding Amtrak since the 1980s and always excited to go. I love that you are enjoying the time with your family and taking time to relax and enjoy the ride.

An absolutely delightful family, the kind I love to meet up with whenever I am on Amtrak.

What a joy to watch! Loved your spirit and excitement! Thanks for the views and Amtrack experience!

I love Amtrak also. Thanks for taking us along.

Watching this Video made my Day. Thank you for sharing your Family with us! Subscribed.

I always travel coach because it fits my budget and I meet more people. Thank you for your lovely video. Most people who do videos are grumpy when they are in coach. You show that it is a matter of attitude. You chose to be happy and think it is a great trip.

I just love your video!! I love your excitement and appreciation of the train. You both seem like lovely people and your sons are sweet. I subscribed so that I can enjoy you all along the way! ❤

Eye masks and ear plugs are my go to so I don’t wake up at overnight stops. Loved the video!

This video was so awesome!! Amazing family and great video content! 😊 God bless you guys! 🙏

everything about this vlog was so cute!! thank you for sharing ❤❤

WOW! well done guys. Thoroughly enjoyed your video. The excitement was lot more visible on mom and dad getting ready for the 19h trip. May i suggest getting a mic to clearly hear the conversations. Over all, you captured the entire journey nicely with great detailed background information.

I am soon going to take the auto train Washington to Orlando and I will go and Coach also. So thank you for the helpful video and your excitement is fun 😊 to watch. And the mommy in this video is gorgeous!

Your family is sooo beautiful! Thanks for sharing your journey.

Me and my family are traveling from Toledo to New York at the end of March for my 50th birthday first train ride I am so excited🎉😊

Hello 👋 beautiful vlog, you made the train 🚆 ride seem so much fun. I'm definitely going to try Amtrak with my family. Your vlog was very informative, so thank you. I'm looking forward to more amazing vlogs! Happy and safe travels!❤😊

Really nice video. I share your sense of excitement about train travel. I am planning to take 3 economy class trips this summer, the longest about 15 hours and you captured perfectly what I will encounter. Thanks.

FYI, the person getting into the Locomotive is called the Engineer. The conductor is on board the passenger cars themselves. They are the ones that check tickets and run the train from the inside. Alongside the engineer who gets into the cab. Also, the locomotive number has nothing to do with the train number. Just a little few helpful temps for you guys. Great video.

beautiful family...keep up the good work on reviews.

Your joy at riding Amtrak makes me so happy! I just booked a trip because I've missed it so much!

I loved ur video, I also enjoy Amtrak, it’s been almost 30 yrs since I went from Chicago to Denver w my two young sons ❤ they still talk about that trip today. I hope you enjoyed my hometown Chicago.

Writing from Australia and having done this journey as part of a trans-Amtrak across America holiday, it was so gratifying to see newbie Amtrak travellers who had such a positive experience. Yes, compared to airline seats, Amtrak coach is almost as good as Business class. Happy and customer focused train staff also make for a positive journey experience. Wait till you eventually travel in the Amtrak SuperLiner cars.

Nice video, I went on this same trip a few months ago and totally enjoyed the experience but didn't get any sleep at all. There was one guy sitting behind me snored all the from Rochester to Chicago . . . no one got a wink of sleep !!

Wow, thank you for the video that brought back so much good memories. I took Amtrak from Oakland, California to Boston Massachusetts. Definitely long ride coach all the way so I know what you’re talking about. It has been a while since I’ve done that but it was an amazing experience thanks for the video.

This was so much fun to watch! I love your family. When you went through Goshen Indiana, you passed about 5-6 miles from our house. 😀 Good luck on your future adventures!

I enjoyed your trip, loved it❤ I loved my train ride with my parents when I was a little boy 😊good video 👍

What an excellent tour! Thanks!!!!

Thank you for showing your trip. I'm going on a train, and I hope I love it the way you guys love it

Thanks y'all for changing !!🙏

I'm glad you didn't experience any hiccups with this trip. That has sometimes been the case with people making the crosscountry Amtrak trips where the train is stuck or delayed due to random issues with the train or no conductor. I can understand doing this trip at $70/person, but I just find that with the limited amt of time I have on vacations to speak, it's hard to justify losing a day or so in travel time. With that said, I think the sleeper car is too prohibitively expensive, as I've noticed in other videos on here. Plus you'd need to reserve 2 cabins and isn't all too comfortable. If you want to explore Amtrak, I suggest two routes: a) Amtrak Cascades: Vancouver to Seattle. Pay a little more for first/business class and enjoy the views + food. b) Amtrak Pacific Surfliner: Double decker train with pretty nice views of Southern California.

This was great. I watch a lot of Amtrac videos. This was the first one I have seen with kids in tow 👍👍👍👍👍

Thank you for sharing.You provided very interesting and valuable commentary. You have a very beautiful family.The boys were very well behaved. May you have many more safe travels!!

GUYZ, the trolley @25:36 which takes pax & luggage - Whats it called in states ? And is it chargeable, if yes what is approx cost. Thx

Very nice family! Everyone had a great attitude and it was shining through. The only difficult amenity would be the restroom, not sure I could handle that for a trip much longer than 19 hours. You and your family would be great to have as traveling companions. Thanks for video.

Great Blessed happy smiling Family and equally enjoyable Amtrak Journey Blogger Mr Dad ❤😊🎉

This is one of the nicest travel videos I have watched!

What a wonderful travelogue and your excitement for train travel was so heartening to watch. You were all like wondrous kids discovering something special for the first time! I just completed a trip from Seattle to Los Angeles then to Santa Fe to Chicago and New York (with stops in between-all by coach.) I share your enthusiasm for train travel, as it's a way to travel that invites you to savor moments on the journey. Who knows? Maybe I'll be sitting across from you on some trip some day.

I love how much fun you are having! Just wait until you get a bedroom car it is so much better you'll really trip out! Glad you had a good trip

You guys simply Awesome I have learned a lot through your vlogs Thank 💕 Take care By the end of June Will come to the USA (Indiana) Then travel to New York.

A beautiful family of four. Mom always smiles.

Great video as always 👍🏽.

Love it. I feel the same way when I'm on amtrack. I did NY Tampa in a roommette because of my points. I'm thinking of doing ny to Chicago

sending my support by watching your entire video. Informative , Efucational

Good O'l Union Station .... doesn't grow old on Ya. Wish if they had dedicated carts for large breed dogs. We'd love to plan a round trip from Chitown to Big Apple.

Yes, your trip as I recalled as I've travelling on Amtrak train even before Amtrak became nationwide (formerly individual railroad passengers companies became no longer confused with many transfers) for over 55 years. I hopped once or twice a year acrossing any part of USA as I love it and no matter if the train is delays or on time because train travellings are blasting with wonderful socially different people from all over the places and a beauty by looking views passing different areas too. And I'm using mostly sleeper car that is including no extra cost eating in dining car is the best! And their real foods are great! Able to walk entire each cars or standing out of train car on platform if stop for 10 or more minutes (don't wonder away from platform then the train will left by catch up on schedule or be on-time a minute or two before). While monitoring the completely refueling in locomotives, done by exchanging suitcases in baggage car, finishing filling up water each car and less passengers hopping in or hopping out will be leaving early as a schedule. I used took Southern Pacific (SP) Peninsula Commuter trains for years. SP ran between San Francisco and San Jose, now called Caltrain extended to Gilroy (south of San Jose). For you guys are taking a short trip on any long distance Amtrak to see if you like the train before taking longer trip. Also, check train status (keeping repeating if a train is catch up) for the arrival to save yourself waiting. Enjoy!

I love Amtrak too! What a great adventure!

I still remember Amtrak as a kid I loved it . That rice looked absolutely delicious!!

Loved your content... Been taking Amtrak since I was 9 by myself from South Carolina to Georgia in my late 40ties now. Amtrak is a good ride and next time get one of them to clean that bathroom. Chicago is a major station as the the train can go straight to New Orleans. Also from NY to DC is a great trip with kids because all the museums are free, but just pay for your hotel. Lastly can I get a cooking video on the mint sauce and chicken. New Subbie

you go right past my town on that train so neat to see from a train perspective

Beautiful family and experience!

As someone who rides Amtrak alot, as a tip I usually pack snacks and cold foods, like chicken wraps, sandwiches, etc. They do have a microwave in the diner cart. Great video though, I subbed. I also uploaded my own mini Amtrak video. Also as another tip, be very careful leaving train side. I've seen people get left behind. When Amtrak leave, they leave. They may be late to places, but they leave on time.

I enjoyed this so much.

Just Arrived In Rocky Mt. N.C. 18+ Hours. What A Ride On Coach.

It was so much fun watching you with your kids on the way to chicago. They are so cute

Thanks for this video. Hello from Poland...

Nice video, making memories. 👋 South TX

Can't wait to see you're long distance train ride from Chicago to Emeryville, going through the Rockies and Sierras, or to Seattle going through the Rockies and Cascades.

My next tour. Thank you.

Some observations about this video. Allyia (forgive misspelling) and the family beautiful. It’s nice to see you excited about the train ride. I took same train but opted for sleeping car on return trip.

Wow new to your channel. I book to go NY once but cancel due to 24 hours travel. But now your video makes me want to go. Thanks for sharing. How much is the sleeper?

Enjoying you enjoying your ride. Isn't the Hudson River beautiful? I met my husband on that train!

Nice video, cute/adorable kids!!🙂 How many hours were you all able to sleep? Maybe the train is warmer in the summer? I took a train to NYC as the sun was setting on the Hudson (much shorter trip though). Highly recommend, beautiful scenery!

Wow. I live in Poughkeepsie. You are a beautiful family.

Such well behaved boys, so wonderful to see 😊

🖐🏿🖐🏿🖐🏿 FROM CLEVELAND OHIO I JUST RAN ACROSS YOUR VIDEO ON APRIL 29TH 2024 MONDAY EVENING

Hint for moynihan, due to the track layout only tracks 5-9 can access the empire tunnel used by all Albany bound trains. Gives an idea where to position oneself for the late for sure limited. Great little greasy spoon with great burgers in an old firehouse building across street from station in Albany. Great to grab dinner from for coach passengers as plenty of dwell time in Albany while Boston section connected.

I've eaten in the Amtrak diner car. It's ok but your dinner looks amazing! Next trip, I'm bringing my own food too.

What a great family

Eesa very beautiful 😍 which means Khiz is Da Man 😎 Next time you guys should try a "Family Bedroom" (can't put links on here but it's on Amtrak's web site). At least on the Coast Starlight, if you're in a sleeper car (they are all considered "First Class") you get traditional dining, cooked in a kitchen and served in a dining room. :-) Only time I took Amtrak for long distance was as a ride home from the Navy in 2003, on the Coast Starlight, Seattle to San Jose....the Navy paid for a bedroom on the train that would normally cost like 400 USD. Took 24 hours so obviously not a replacement for flying, but still a good ride. 🙂 Trains will never be as fast as an aircraft at 800 miles from NYC to Chicago, but I admit if you're taking a family this is probably cheaper. I'm terminally (and unfortunately) single at 46 and never had kids (again unfortunately, but it is what it is), so I wouldn't think twice about flying if starting from NYC and wanting to go to Chicago. 🙂

Enjoy traveling with the family ❤❤❤🇱🇷💞

Why I watched this video is a bit of a mystery. However, the last stop before Butler,IN is Bryan,OH where I live. I want to complement you on a very nice video.

It's interesting that the the sleeping cars right next to the commuter cars on your train. The trains I've been on had the dining and observation cars between them serving as a common area as well as a way to keep the two separate.

Great video!

You now know what a lot of us riders of Amtrak know. How it feels to ride Amtrak. Simply wonderful. Now try Sleeper rooms next.

Just did Boston to Chicago in coach for $49. I am tall (6’8) and it was very comfortable. Also did the California Zephyr,57 hrs each way, with my Wife in a roomette, tight but doable. My new favorite way to travel since airline seats are so small and expensive and great views of the countryside.

I so want to travel but I have an aversion to public restrooms. Lol. Unless it’s someplace that I’m familiar with and knows it’s sanitized. It’s a pain, even in hotels I’m spraying disinfectants. 😂

As far as I know, having been an Amtrak rider, you can go to the Dining car if you wish. If you are in coach, you will pay for meals-sleeping cars are meal inclusive. Nice video 🚄

Awesome content thanks

As a train fan I traveled with AMTRAK in 1987, 89 an 91 more than 100 000 miles. I enjoyed the coach class. Sleeping for a train fan (From Germany) was not possible because I want to see everything on the outside. I wondered that the dining car was closes for coach car customers. This was 30 years ago not usual. May be I understood something wrong. I hope to travel with Amtrak one last time again.

I done from Denver to Washington state 49 hours train,with 2 break,amazing,beautiful scenic route,cost me 168 dollars coach class,very comfortable

I really enjoyed your video,

Amtrak should pay you parents and children for your advertising. Because you made it look fun.

Lovely family ❤

I took an Amtrak Train from Cincinnati, OH, to Philadelphia, PA. The Amtrak line that I took from Cincinnati to Philadelphia was the Cardinal Only runs 3 times per week. That also goes between Chicago IL and New York City, NY via West Virginia, Virginia, and the Northeast Corridor. The Amtrak train line that yall on was the Lake Shore Limited ( 4:47 Past through the The Hudson River) Between Chicago, IL, and New York City, NY or Boston, MA via Albany, NY

Loved your video! Your food looks delicious - any chance you'd share your chicken biryani recipe? ❤

Nice video great way to enjoy home cooked food

I did Norfork va, to Detroit Mi, the bathrooms freaked me out! Yikes! Seats not too bad, the staff made the trip tolerable. Again, the bathrooms made me cringe.. On another note, she is just so pleasant. Loved her smile!

I actually rode trains out of Union Station the western terminus of this line as I didn't ride Amtrak much as it was mainly Metra for me

Nice video like always. So with kids you can go to the head of the line? May I borrow Khiz or Eesa for 10 minutes next month when I´ll go on my Amtrak-ride??🤣😆