🇺🇸3 DAYS on America's Most Scenic Sleeper Train (Chicago→San Francisco)

🇺🇸3 DAYS on America's Most Scenic Sleeper Train (Chicago→San Francisco) | Amtrak California Zephyr

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4 ай бұрын

◆Amtrak Superliner, California Zephyr (Chicago Union Station→San Francisco Emerville Station)
◆I'm a Japanese train enthusiast and stayed in the US🇺🇸 and Canada🇨🇦 for a month.
✔︎🇺🇸US and 🇨🇦Canada in 2023
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@kugastravel5180 4 ай бұрын

A belated Merry Christmas🎄🎅🎁 and A Happy New Year soon🎍🗻🌅!!! Wishing you all another great holiday season! May you have a wonderful year and hope see you soon!! 👍

@MayimHastings 4 ай бұрын

🥹 Right back at you, brother! 🥰🤗🙌 Thank you for enriching our lives, and being the caring, funny, awesome person you are! 💚🙏🕊

@CrazySquirrelProductions 4 ай бұрын

Same to you Mr. Kuga.

@Debbie.Smith-Cogan 4 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas to you too, dear Kuga. Your videos are wonderful, thank you for sharing your adventures with us.

@kaylyndunbar6414 4 ай бұрын

Belated Merry Christmas to you and yours. Here's to hoping your New Year is happy and safe!! Looking forward to more videos!!

@willforeverpubg4235 4 ай бұрын

Happy late Merry Christmas, And as proud Subscriber to your channel.

@kastandlee 4 ай бұрын

My wife and I have taken this trip many times. About the time you were having breakfast on the final morning of your trip (about 30 minutes before the stop at Reno, Nevada), you passed by my house that looks out over the tracks, and had you been looking to the left at just the right moment, you might have seen me standing on my front porch waving to the train. Thank you again for sharing these trips.

@madanitall6407 3 ай бұрын

Tu as de la chance

@DSchae2165 2 ай бұрын

as we all go back to look lol

@quagmire4412 Ай бұрын

Time stamp

@ilonamollema6467 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for taking me with you on your adventures trough Canada and the USA. Thanks to you I've seen places, I'll never see in my entire life. It was so much fun to travel with you. Guessing which food you would order and how your little bedroom in the train would look like. I know it was A LOT of money, and it took many hours to edit all these videos. But it's highly appreciated. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!❤ Can't wait to see your next adventure! Saying hi from the Netherlands. 🤗 🇳🇱

@lisawhite-pagano3455 4 ай бұрын

I’ve lived on the east coast all of my 62 years and I will probably never travel out west. Thank you for this!

@markeschen 4 ай бұрын

One suggestion for anyone taking this trip westbound: before you arrive in Denver, call or better yet order online from Snooze inside Denver's Union station. Amtrak will be servicing the train and change crews so you'll always have time to hop off the train and grab your to go order. There is also a decent place to get coffee in the station. It will almost certainly be the best breakfast or lunch you'll have while traveling the Zepher.

@ocshaljufrian6109 3 ай бұрын

Try it bro, you can ride the highest speed train for the first time in Southeast Asia. The highest speed is 350 kilometers per hour, the Indonesian fast train Jakarta - Bandung, the newest, most sophisticated in Southeast Asia, the first,.,the way to the beautiful and comfortable and beautiful and cool and cool city of Bandung, thank you sis and bro.,..,Try it bro, you can ride the highest speed train for the first time in Southeast Asia. The highest speed is 350 kilometers per hour, the Indonesian fast train Jakarta - Bandung, the newest, most sophisticated in Southeast Asia, the first,..the way to the beautiful and comfortable and beautiful and cool and cool city of Bandung, to lembang is Ciwidey ,thank you sis and bro,,.,..

@SagacityLost 4 ай бұрын

Is it strange that my favorite part of these is seeing what you pick to eat? 😂 What an amazing journey!!! Thank you for taking us along!!

@MayimHastings 4 ай бұрын

Same here! I'm on high dose Prednisone, so hunger becomes me 😂. I'm over here squinting to see the menu thinking "what are we going to eat? ...Get the shrimp!" 🤭 Happy, healthy, New Year, friend 🥂🎇🤍🙏🕊

@SagacityLost 4 ай бұрын

@@MayimHastings 🙏😁

@jeremyquiros5483 4 ай бұрын

I rode the California Zephyr at the end of November. It was significantly cheaper, likely because there is less daylight than summer. Even then, though, there were so many incredible views to take in. This planet is nothing short of breathtaking. Thank you for sharing this and letting me relive that trip!

@ocshaljufrian6109 3 ай бұрын

@paracog 4 ай бұрын

What a great way to finish your journeys in the U.S. So happy this was a pleasant trip for you, and thank you for honoring us with your videos, your interest, and all your cash, lol.

@ocshaljufrian6109 3 ай бұрын

@greggross8856 4 ай бұрын

I love seeing you on the same Amtrak trains I ride. But this time, you even got my same roomette, Room 3! When I went, spring was just starting to melt the snow in the Rockies. Even the Nevada deserts were covered with lakes and ponds. So glad you enjoyed the views. Thank you for bringing us all with you on your rail journeys.

@ocshaljufrian6109 3 ай бұрын

@Vinod-cz7sn 4 ай бұрын

Kuga, I've enjoyed all of your American and Canadian vlogs. I hope you don't stop, but keep on traveling, whenever possible, to other countries and continue to post your amazing videos!

@wizerdjuice9589 4 ай бұрын

Three meals a day on Amtrak is around $100 USD in the dinning car no adult drinks so the fare you paid is pretty good. Even the snack bar meals are expensive for junk food. Did the same trip from Denver a couple months ago final stop San Diego in coach. After that trip I want around the country with Amtraks 30 days 10 stops for $499 coach no upgrades allowed no meals included. Was fun jumping off at a station in the middle of nowhere when I saw a kid selling snacks in a wagon. Asked him if he had anything healthy and he said he used to but people didn’t buy them. LQQking forward to a Japan 21 day rail pass and stopping at every station I can get a beer and bento.

@lindahaydell5560 4 ай бұрын

I'm so happy to see your vids, i see throught your eyes all the beauty and wonder of this great planet we share! So many places in the US i could never visit on my own but I saw through your eyes on your travels. Again, thank you so much !

@billhunnicutt3883 4 ай бұрын

The scenery was stunning. I'm glad you git to see some of the desert southwest. Thanks!

@kugastravel5180 4 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!🤝

@ChristineHK 4 ай бұрын

Boardwalk is not America's favorite soap brand. Most of us have never heard of it and it's probably sold just to trains or hotels. It was a nice train ride though. Kodiak oatmeal is good. That's not rice in your dinner. It's Israeli couscous. A different type of grain. Israeli couscous is large grain but regular couscous is small. Maybe one day you can see Grand Canyon. Emeryville is on the other side of the bay from San Francisco. My granddaughter lives there.

@TheNuckinFoob 13 күн бұрын

18:40 My wife and I moved to Northern Colorado almost 10 years ago and, to this day, I still can't get enough of the mountain views.

@sallyslover1724 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your travels with the rest of us! You do such a great job of filming and descriptions...and I LOVE your sense of humor! Keep up the good work😊

@meeshaphrenic 4 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Kuga! I follow several Japanese bloggers that travel, but your commentary is what makes your channel so enjoyable.

@genericinternetperson 4 ай бұрын

I have wanted to take this trip for a while and honestly I was worried it would be unpleasant but it looks like I want to go more than ever now. Thanks for sharing your journeys!

@yapira3960 4 ай бұрын

Hi Kuga, thank you for the ride! Consider the movie “ Silver Streak” from 1976. The movie is 90% a train ride from LA to Chicago.

@thomassmall990 Ай бұрын

Hopefully I'll be taking this Trip in a few in a few years from now. Kuga's Video helped me make that decision. He shows the peacefulness of train Travel. A NICE Roomette , the Sights , and the Delicious food that Amtrak provides . Thank you Kuga .Nice Job😊

@piliredondo2661 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your hard work in 2023. I really enjoy your videos! May 2024 take you to new, wonderful places. And please, always take us with you! Safe travels Kuga!

@kevincaldwell4707 4 ай бұрын

Another enjoyable travel video, Kuga I think we can all say you make good ones! You never judge those around you and your video skills are second to none! I hope, as a Canadian, you enjoyed your travels here in NA.

@themechanic9226 4 ай бұрын

Kuga, I’ve been following you since you only had a couple of thousand subscribers. Amazing to see how far you have come! Thanks for the great content!

@kathleenwharton2139 4 ай бұрын

You are my Absolute Favorite Travelog Video! Thank You 🙏 Thank You 🙏

@Bearsgypsy1 4 ай бұрын

☘️🇮🇪❤️ I’ve loved your channel since I found it over a year ago. You travel in calm peaceful quiet immersion of your surroundings. Solitude can be & is a glorious thing when you are at peace with yourself or do not feel comfortable around strangers. Trains give folks like us that place to “ bubble “ comfortably to see the truth of ALL sorts of people & travel closely inside a place others wouldn’t or couldn’t go. Blessings young warrior

@darkwing3713 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. I always wanted to ride the California Zephyr, so its nice that at least I can experience it vicariously.

@JamesSymmonds 4 ай бұрын

The Bow and Arrow is a sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and his wife Coosje von Bruggen. Well known for doing out of scale sculptures of everyday objects. Here in KC, we have the Shuttle Cocks. In Denver they have an oversized dust pan and brush. In Minneapolis they have the cherry on spoon. Might be worth a trip to do various cities visited via public transport to see famous works of art.

@pamelagordon869 4 ай бұрын

Looking fantastic as always kuga ❤❤❤

@sincerelydeerly 4 ай бұрын

I’m a writer, and started watching your channel as research for different trains around the world. I have become a huge fan since watching my first video, so to see the town I live in on your map is so cool! Thank you for sharing your journeys. Your video editing style is a joy. I will surely end up watching all of your videos!

@cara9648 4 ай бұрын

Seeing you in my state is kinda cool. Glad you enjoyed the scenery in the West.

@gregorysims3697 4 ай бұрын

Always enjoy your videos. They are very well done. I have lived in Albuquerque and now in Chicago, so am very familiar with the dramatic change in scenery and climate you noticed. I love the mountains and deserts of the west, and the green scenery and the snow of the north. Nice to see it through another person's eyes and travels.

@andrea6421 4 ай бұрын

I hope you come back soon, there is so much more to see here. Thank you for all your awesome content 😊

@MilwaukeeRoadFan1993 4 ай бұрын

Great video! I made the mistake of choosing economy class seats for that same journey… never again! I got very little sleep and would find myself dozing off in the lounge car the entire time I was there, which was at least the majority of the trip, waking up not knowing how long I was asleep for haha 😂

@bobhepburn2307 4 ай бұрын

Just when I think your captions can't get funnier, you come up with "edible straws." Thank you for another fun video

@robertcostea 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing! I watched all your vlogs, and I was quite sure that the California Zephyr will be the last leg. That's a trip that you will remember forever. Well done, and please continue to do this!

@kenterdman7969 4 ай бұрын

Love your videos from Arizona! You are a artist & awesome person! Tanx😊

@cinemagirl4907 4 ай бұрын

I love your sense of humor! I also loved taking the California Zephyr. Such a beautiful trip

@drosera88 2 ай бұрын

One of the most relaxing channels on youtube

@user-xi6sg7jo9o 4 ай бұрын

Love the black shirt you always wear! great videos!

@rickyzhang 4 ай бұрын

Amazing Rocky mountain view! I love your sarcasm.

@matthewharty6531 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Kuga for the wonderful journeys and the delightful commentary

@cherylsemrau7100 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking us on your trips. You always seem to want to be by yourself. Do you get out of your room to talk with your fellow passengers? Drink a lot of caffeine so you won't fall asleep so much. Come back to Canada. The second largest country in the world. Lots to see and do.

@bluehorizon76lca 4 ай бұрын

Nice finish bro 🎉

@patriciahammerschmidt9663 4 ай бұрын

merci de nous montrer vos voyages et bonne année pour 2024

@MayimHastings 4 ай бұрын

Aw, what a lovely video! So glad it was smooth sailing for you and you arrived safe and sound. And your footage was incredible (especially at the end in San Francisco). Please come back soon! Hope you have a nice rest and the happiest New Year 💚🙏🕊🎉

@thomassmall990 3 ай бұрын

Kuga , Thank for your Wonderful Videos of 2023. Happy New Year and please continue to present us with a Plethora of Exciting Videos 😊

@cheetahjab 4 ай бұрын

Thanks as always for having us along for the ride!

@nnbg8000 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Kuga san. All the very best to you, your subscribers & your viewers.

@celticthunderfan16 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your awesome, beautiful, and humorous video. My husband and I are considering doing the California Zephyr this summer. You made me really want to go!

@spaceshiplewis 4 ай бұрын

Happy New Year. Thank you for sharing your journey! Hope for many more this year and safe travels always!

@liverpoolfanintoront 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your journey of USA and Canada.

@nursejanainholland1978 4 ай бұрын

I was smiling looking at the views of the prairie states and Colorado! I am from Denver and its Union Station is beautiful! I have been on this train also but just for day trips to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. I live in The Netherlands now and while I love it here, I can't help but love to see my home state at such a beautiful time of year. Sorry our trains are sadly dirty and expensive compared to Japan's immaculate and affordable trains. I love your videos!

@annlyon.2040 4 ай бұрын

I live in Sacramento and didn’t know I could catch a train to Frisco !! Lol.

@PrismApplied 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your travels. Very enjoyable and informative. And, you have a great sense of humor. 🙏

@Daydreaming173 4 ай бұрын

Hi Kuga, first time I write but always a follower. Thanks for the pleasure of your company in this ride as well as others. Wishing you and your love ones a very happy year and healthy new year all year long

@user-yu8il6bn2v 3 ай бұрын

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@asan1050 4 ай бұрын

Kuga Thanks Much!

@StevenJiaWeiXU 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking us to travel around the world with you, Kuga!

@valbrown4515 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your journeys.

@betheurich7790 4 ай бұрын

I love watching your travels and cannot wait to see what is ahead ❤

@Carloso6547 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your video. Always so beautiful made!

@emeksb4823 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking us with you.

@tomburns7544 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the enjoyable videos you have made for us! THANK YOU!!! 👍

@jhendog11 4 ай бұрын

What a great city to finish in! Welcome to San Francisco. I've lived here for 14 years and I still think it's the most beautiful city in the US. Thanks for the video. I've been thinking about doing the same trip.

@scottkessler9881 4 ай бұрын

Love these videos! I really enjoy your channel!

@heyokasd 4 ай бұрын

I've ridden in one of those economy seats for a two-night interstate trip and yes, it was exactly as uncomfortable as you imagine! (We couldn't afford a sleeper room) And the observation lounge was also very, ah, festive on that trip, as I recall. 😅 Thank you for sharing your travels!

@debramccann8822 3 ай бұрын

Always enjoy your videos great quality and interesting content

@CrazySquirrelProductions 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. I think US trains are kind of dirty. The only worse trains I have been on are in Paris.😂😂😂

@Matt.Khiangte 3 ай бұрын

I Really enjoy your videos. Feels like I'm experiencing the travels myself👏👏👏🎉🎉👍👍👍👍👍

@Niteskate1 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Kuga for another fine video, just amazing scenery, I look forward to your future videos. A very Merry Christmas to you and your family.

@MatthewStar29 4 ай бұрын

Yay! Glad you finished the trip safely! Happy Christmas and happy new year!! ❤

@Trebuchet48 4 ай бұрын

I went back near the beginning to see the menu; so I could figured out what the "rice" was with the salmon. "Ancient Grains"!! What the heck is that? Looked like couscous. Maybe quinoa?

@thecrow3380 4 ай бұрын

Now that's the way to do commentary! Very enjoyable. Thank you.

@deco983 4 ай бұрын

Kuga-san! Amazing journey! thank you for the videos!

@Adam_Gray 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations on your fantastic voyage of North America. No better way to capture its beauty than by rail. Cheers my friend!

@Ramthadererste Ай бұрын

die Züge und die Sauberkeit der Züge, gefallen mir in Japan sehr viel besser. Danke ❤❤

@dcrom 4 ай бұрын

Well Kuga it was just great; and this finally leg looked really pretty nice, but I am desolate....no Boulder? No Camp 7? How could you disappoint me so? I have Googled it and asked around, but I am still in the dark. All I know is they make a very cool shirt!... Much love to you

@jacquelynjones6364 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Kuga for your wonderful videos!

@WaiferThyme 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful,videos sharing your adventures!

@josuenonatocountertenor9854 3 ай бұрын

This is the first time I watch your videos. You do a great job. Congratulations from Aruja, Brazil.

@Floortile 4 ай бұрын

Better food on this trip than some of your recent excursions - you certainly deserved it!

@rezaalan3991 4 ай бұрын

Great trip. Finally the king of the North America Journey Train.

@garryferrington811 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome. I've enjoyed your videos. By the way, it was nice to see you. 🙂

@chinaman1 3 ай бұрын

brave of you to visit Chicago AND San Francisco.

@sandraoettle1476 3 ай бұрын

The utilitarian service and aesthetic of Amtrak aside, this route is one I would like to do someday.

@kaylyndunbar6414 4 ай бұрын

I so enjoy watching your videos, especially your Japan videos. Even though I have been to many different places in my lifetime (military family), Japan was one place we never got to go to. We were supposed to, but that trip had to be cancelled. I have been to other Asian countries though and have very fond memories of that particular trip (this was back in the mid 70's). I have also lived on both the US coasts as well as the mid-west. Hopefully if you ever come back to the US, you can travel on the southern Amtrack rails. Thank you for the very entertaining videos!!

@saskiapanter 4 ай бұрын

Now this was a enjoyable traintrip. Very beautiful scenery. Utah us sooo beautiful, and in California, the Redwood forests, stunning. I was in Cali last May and June. Also in San Francisco, also rode the cable car. That was pretty exciting tbh. 😊

@kristaaustova9743 4 ай бұрын

Super, už se těším 😊

@858493 4 ай бұрын

Kuga, thank-you so much for bringing the world to my house here in Australia, its doubtful l will ever visit all the places you take us and I'm very very grateful for the time and effort you put into each and every episode. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your fellow subscribers stay safe and be merry regards Doc from Down Under in Australia...

@bobmetcalfe9640 4 ай бұрын

First time missing a meal? You're slipping.😁

@kenterdman7969 4 ай бұрын

You" re the King of Blueberry muffins! Ha ha!

@tutazgamd 3 ай бұрын

Glad to see that you ate some meals in the dining car after you found out you could take food to the room!

@jacqudace 4 ай бұрын

It's too bad that you didn't have the chance to ride the old California Zephyr. Of course that was a long time ago. In 1970 when I was a girl my family and I took the last trip that went up through the Feather River Canyon. Spectacular scenery! It's just freight traffic now. Thanks and Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉

@robpinon309 4 ай бұрын

The Western Pacific route through the Feather River Canyon and the dome cars themselves, where you could see 360 degrees, and the service and cleanliness, made the old Cal Zephyr a better experience, as well as being a couple of hours quicker. Glad you remember it.

@Drachselhuberjoschi_1 3 ай бұрын

Congratulation! 👍 nice Trip.

@jeffreyhall5307 3 ай бұрын

We leftt on the Empire Builder that Saturday after unknowingly watching the opening of the first day of the airshow from the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower. Started in Jeff City. Got a selfie by the tag the conductor put above my seat. Got a selfie by the Union Station's "Welcome to the Great Hall."

@Whatamidoinghere262 4 ай бұрын

My son and I are doing this trip in July. Can’t wait!!

@Retired88M 3 ай бұрын

The small lake you passed at altitude after leaving Nevada and climbing thru the Sierras is Donner Lake. I stayed in an air b n b there in late June of 23 . There was still snow piles in the shadows even then