Amtrak California Zephyr - the most SCENIC ride in the USA

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Howdy folks,
Here's the review of the Amtrak California Zephyr. The most stunning route of the Amtrak network.
Also it is my longest video ever made on Simply Railway.
Enjoy :)
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RECORDED IN JUNE 2021
Railroad company: Amtrak
Train type : P42s and Superliner
From : Chicago, IL to Emeryville, CA (San Francisco)
Time : 52hours
Price : $1100 - 928€ (for two passengers)
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00:00 : Chicago Union Station
3:24 : Leaving Chicago
4:50 : Roomette Review
7:27 : Day 1 in the Great Plains
12:30 : Waking up in Colorado
13:25 : Denver
16:57 : Ascenscion of the Rockies
23:26 : Colorado Canyons
32:08 : Bookcliffs of Utah
35:00 : Great Salt Lake area
36:00 : Day 3 in Nevada
37:35 : Walkthrough of the train
42:08 : Climbing of the Sierras
45:18 : Donner Pass
47:18 : Sacramento Valley
50:29 : Bay Area

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@rrcarman0266 2 жыл бұрын

As a Amtrak employee. Thanks for taking everybody along for a ride through your lens. Its one of the safest way to see America. Is by rails and I’m bless and grateful to be employed by one. Once again thanks

@natalialabun4066 2 жыл бұрын

Are you really an Amtrak employee?

@rrcarman0266 2 жыл бұрын

@@natalialabun4066 Yes, I am a mechanical personnel. I enjoy and love what I do here.

@20PINKluvr Жыл бұрын

@@rrcarman0266 they treat you right correct?

@scotttild Жыл бұрын

After two major cargo rail derailments this year. 😂

@joewood1335 Жыл бұрын

currently trying had an interview last yr for a CT at rensselear NY hiring event (Conductor trainee) applied in boston , albany and DC, from NYs capital region but wouldnt mind heading a lil south , enjoyed NS but didnt feel comfortable marking up after their shotty training and OJT period , for right now i just watch from the lumber yard til i get the email of doom or move to the next step in hiring

@carpediem7013 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the 'no talk' descriptions. I can watch and read, or I can sleep to the rolling train sounds.

@AndrewTubbiolo 3 жыл бұрын

One hour of real time for every minute of video time. You've sped up the trip by a factor of 60.

@olasola1013 3 жыл бұрын

You know he doesn't get on the train at exactly 0:23, right?

@AndrewTubbiolo 3 жыл бұрын

@@olasola1013 Ha! True. :) But the idea holds.

@ferseal4 3 жыл бұрын

That's not a vídeo. That's whole documentary. Good job!!

@SternenruferinPatchouli1 3 жыл бұрын

indeed!

@CeZiciBaUaie 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, a documentary that talks by himself

@muthuvelk6336 2 жыл бұрын

@@CeZiciBaUaie :

@pleteriu 7 ай бұрын

From Romania I won't get on this train easily, but now I'm much closer to the beauty of America and this fabulous train. Thank you!

@stephenpowstinger733 2 жыл бұрын

I know the excitement @2:30 when you get down to the train and heard the engine idling. I made the trip in 1960, Pullman car with Vistadome observation cars. So long ago.

@hbruins85 3 жыл бұрын

You just took me on the ride of a lifetime, right from home. I love the way you blend the scenery, human interaction, information, and food/beverages in a natural way. And thanks for the reminder to tip the car attendant - we Japanese are not used to tipping!

@lilliansmithwhyte8498 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏💘☕☕💘✌

@e020443 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched several KZfaq videos documenting a Zephyr journey, and yours is among the best -- excellent photography! I grew up in Grand Junction and still go up to Winter Park every summer for a week, so the scenery is familiar, but still spectacular. I even rode the Zephyr back in '56 when I was a kid and the train was run by the D&RGW. Thanks for posting.

@flashrocket9158 3 жыл бұрын

Well, Yes, but it was a collaboration between the CB&Q (Chicago-Denver), The D&RG (Denver-Salt Lake City), and the WP (Salt Lake City-Oakland).

@joshschneider9766 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Chicago and for three years lived in salida Colorado, a town built and operated by the Denver and rio Grande for decades before becoming a normal incorporated town. Small world after all.

@bryanmumin3307 2 жыл бұрын

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@michaelsansom6 2 жыл бұрын

This is superb! I am 82 so would find the trip too exhausting but, thanks to you, I can enjoy it from my armchair. MANY THANKS!I

@mwilliamshs 2 жыл бұрын

Train travel isn't tiring. You're just a passenger on a smooth moving carpet. I often see people nap intermittently from lack of activity, not exhaustion.

@cyber4052 2 жыл бұрын

I rode the train across the country when I was 27. I thought it was exhausting. It’s not a smooth ride: the train rocks up and back. We had scrambled eggs for breakfast and steak for dinner.

@pbc76 6 ай бұрын

No. You wouldn't. Nothing to do but eat, sleep, and look out of the window. Do. Not. Ride. Coach. You must get a roomette. You'll be well rested and happy to have experienced it. Nothing tiring involved. Just. Do. It. 😊

@Love2Cruise 3 жыл бұрын

9:53 GF is like: Your YT career is blocking my access to my dinner.

@dixieboy5689 9 ай бұрын

No sleeping through Nebraska, it's one of the most exciting parts of the trip. >>>. 10 :45 .... here comes Tiny !! >>>. 20:35 : Con trails. Great video.

@tspenceriii 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the day (1960’s:70’s) passengers were able to retire to their compartment, turn on the exhaust fan, and some weed! My three favorite trips were on the Super Chief, from Chicago to LA, the California Zephyr, and the Hiawatha between Chicago and Seattle. The Montrealer between DC and Montreal via New Haven and Burlington was pretty special too.

@easytoremember246 2 жыл бұрын

Taking the Zephyr when I was just out of college to go to California for the first time will forever be one of my favorite memories. I did coach the whole way, and it was still awesome. A random guy went through my stuff in Chicago because he thought I was sketchy, then he wound up my seat mate! Pulled out of Chicago in one of its worst blizzards to date and our pilot got bent so bad they had to weld part of it off in the middle of nowhere! Magic experience on the whole and got me addicted to the long haul ride...roomettes still preferred when I can afford it.

@jimchristensen276 2 жыл бұрын

My wife and I took the Zephyr from Omaha to Chicago and back. Was my first time on a train, I’ll never forget it! Was the most enjoyable trip of my life!

@wandrinyew 2 жыл бұрын

I love the screeching sound the wheels make when going around a long curve.

@Whatamidoinghere262 2 жыл бұрын

I took my then 6 year old on this trip to Davis 3 years ago. We are so itching to do it again. Thanks for helping relive my memories!!

@sheriffbullock 3 жыл бұрын

I'm westbound on the CA Zephyr next month, and this video made me even more excited. Thank you for filming this. I especially appreciate your lack of voice over narration so that I could absorb the ambient noises of the train.

@jimpern 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that. You were smart to do this in June, when the long daylight makes the most of the great scenery. (The trip would be less impressive in, say, September.) We'll all be glad once real dining-car service has returned. If you go back to Sacramento, the California Railway Museum is adjacent to the station and is fabulous.

@flarrfan 3 жыл бұрын

I planned a circle trip (Empire Bldr to Portland, Starlight to Sacramento and the Zephyr back to Chicago) for last year in June specifically for the extra daylight. Reserved before Covid and debated whether to go or not...Sure glad I did, roomette makes for great isolation. Third time on the Zephyr thru the Rockies but first time over Donner. Clearly the best of Amtrak if not in all of North America.

@cyber4052 2 жыл бұрын

I rode the Zepher to Chicago. I thought the gently rolling hills in Iowa were beautiful.

@dominichetherington2287 2 жыл бұрын

My late partner and i did this in sept 2013 eastbound unfortunately due to the storms &flooding our party had to alight at grand junction and take a road coach to denver! so me being a railfan missed the best part!... i absolutely adored your video which showed me what we missed having said that denver to Chicago was great having rejoined the zephyr which because of the track damage was running between denver&Chicago your video i might add was a pleasure to watch thank you for posting regards from England

@NBZW 3 жыл бұрын

Rode the Zephyr to Chicago from Sacramento in 1953, had a stateroom, $250.00. Changed to NYC, Twentieth Century Limited for New York City, all in same fair. Family member who had traveling experience says “Tip the porter $20.00 when you get on you won’t regret it.” How true, how true. One Of life’s fondest memories.

@monkeybusinessasusuall5467 9 ай бұрын

What was it like then

@NBZW 9 ай бұрын

@@monkeybusinessasusuall5467 A number of perks, shoes were shined and waiting every morning, never had to wait to be seated for dinner might have been my imagination but it looked like my steak was thicker and had more sides than others, going thru dry state the bar was closed but a porter let me in, that’s where I met a very nice school teacher from Connecticut. Breakfast was always special, scenery was enjoyable. Last night out I put another twenty in my shoe, there was a note of thanks singed by the crew.

@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890 2 жыл бұрын

3:52 gives you a good scale of how MASSIVE those trains are

@Toast0808 2 жыл бұрын

The California Zephyr used to leave Chicago with the Pioneer and Desert Wind Trains attached to them. The Pioneer would separate from the Zephyr in Denver and the Desert Wind would separate from the Zephyr in Salt Lake City. The Pioneer went to Portland, Oregon, via Ogden, Utah, and the Desert Wind went to Los Angeles via Las Vegas. Also, the Texas Eagle used to have a Houston section that separated from the Eagle in Dallas.

@ronclark9724 6 ай бұрын

The train I missed the most if the former Burlington Texas Zephyr that ran from Denver to Houston through Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Raton, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Fort Worth, Dallas, to Houston... I recall the days when Burlington ran a SKI TRAIN from Houston and Dallas to Denver during for the Christmas/New Year's holiday... I also recall the Burlington T-bone steak with a loaded baked potato for dinner...

@valbard6596 Жыл бұрын

Don’t know how I missed your video. I’ve been watching as many videos on the Zephyr as possible to get ready for a Yellowstone trip next year. Have ridden Empire to Glacier and loved it! Safe travels and thanks for taking us along.

@nsateacher 9 ай бұрын

Good film! Thank you for letting the ride speak for itself and not mugging the camera for self-satisfied selfies.

@JimAllen-Persona 3 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed that you got someone to be at the Amtrak station at 5:00 AM to grab a video,

@doublediamondrailroad5949 3 жыл бұрын

But the Sun was already up and Bright! 🤠

@JimAllen-Persona 3 жыл бұрын

@@doublediamondrailroad5949 You are way too much of an optimist. God bless people like you. 😀

@lanesands5066 3 жыл бұрын

Miken Jensen records amtrak everyday and another perrson does the eastboumd every day in Ft Morgan

@thehistorylover8353 2 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing video. I am so impressed by Amtrak now and all the care and details for the accommodations. Thank you for posting.

@lindavainomae3489 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us so much of the beautiful scenery of this trip. Great job! Looks like they time the departure to go through the most scenic portions during daylight hours.

@curtisdaniel9294 Жыл бұрын

I have taken this train! Roomette like yours. Love this trip. Denver used to be a through station for north/south trains. Cheyenne, WY to Colorado Springs and Pueblo. But when the Rock Island passenger service died in the early '60s, that stopped. Now only freight/coal trains do the run from WY south to NM and TX. Although, since Union Pacific refurbished its steam engines, the 844 and the Big Boy 4014, they will run an occasional special excursion train down through Colorado Springs to Pueblo. Quite a sight to see those engines working! Thanks for this video. ❤🎉

@bruce_adams 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting such a great video - tons of detail, and up to date for COVID conditions. The diagram of the train's consist showing what car you were in was extra cool!

@chrish7694 2 жыл бұрын

Hello from Zephyr Cove, Nevada on Lake Tahoe. Yes the old tunnels on Donner Pass are interesting to hike through. If you're really old like me then you remember going over the top in the snow and sometimes waiting for the plows to clear the tracks. Enjoyed your comments on Amtrak service, as it seems the people in Washington want to kill off rail service in the West.

@appygirl913 3 жыл бұрын

That was awesome! I'm glad you had a good time and enjoyed seeing more of our country. Excellent video!

@chicagonorthwesternrailfan5043 3 жыл бұрын

Yay thank you for doin the California Zephyr

@loulasalle5480 2 жыл бұрын

I last travelled on the CZ in 1999, it’s 50th Anniversary. The dining service was great, linen table cloths and silverware, and meals cooked on board. The scenery, well what can you say, stunning. This coming Spring we will ride the Empire Builder to Glacier Park, then on to Seattle. Thanks for your videos.

@AJTLfilms 3 жыл бұрын

I did the westbound Zephyr 6 days before you did! I was also on the same train since I had P42DC #7 and #19. I also had the same sleeper as you and I was in room 4. My friend and I booked the trip 9 months in advance and it was just as exiting as we thought. Getting to Chicago, we took the Capitol Limited from Washington DC.

@jeanniemarkech351 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVED this! Thank you, so much! I have never been on a long train trip; it's one of my "bucket list" desires.

@stevensather5911 2 жыл бұрын

My wife and I will making this trip in November for our anniversary. This will be our first time on Amtrak. I hoped to get a lot of tips. I’m so happy and relieved that I found this video. Thank you for making it!

@timnewman1172 3 жыл бұрын

So many things... first of all THANK YOU for your "travelogue" of the CZ, it is an amazing route! This is the closest Amtrak route to where I live, and it has always been on my "bucket list" too! The D&RGW portion is some of the most amazing scenery you will see anywhere. I have been to so many of those places in CO over the years, still have several relatives there...

@Tbpker22 3 жыл бұрын

Marvelous video of a marvelous ride! So glad, Thibault, that you were able to fulfill your dream ride in America.

@bbear753 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for such an amazing video. Many of us who claim to be Americans have never seen the beauty of our country this way.

@cadicorniche 2 жыл бұрын

Watching was so much fun. A transcontinental rail trip is definitely on my bucket list. Thank you for this preview.

@PH2LB 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Brings back a lot of good memories from the ride I made with my father in 1997 (totally we traveled 11500 Km in 1 month by train through the USA : from NewYork to San Fransisco to LA to Texas back to New York with various stops in between)

@suthius85 2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking at your logo and I love it. I love how you incorporate colors of the different flags of the countries around the world. Railway travel really is universal on this planet.

@MrEhmk 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see it back. I did the Desert Wind from Denver to Salt Lake City in 1995. Still in love with this amazing trip.

@VictoriaHannahStudio 2 жыл бұрын

I have watched hundreds of American train journeys, especially the South West Chief and Zephyr routes and your videos are definitely the BEST!! I could never decide between the SWC and the Z but now after watching this, it is definitely the Zephyr. Thank you so much for the fabulous info and now to save for this journey! Also I love that you keep your script onscreen long enough to read!👍

@trainlagged 3 жыл бұрын

This looked absolutely incredible! I enjoyed every minute, I cannot wait to ride this train myself, one day. Great video as always :)

@johannleuckx1625 3 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful trip report! It gives a splendid impression of your journey. Well done! Many greetings from Belgium!

@donnaauten6888 2 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best train video review I have ever seen (and I have seen a lot) Thank you so much for it

@benblumenstein7656 3 жыл бұрын

I have taken this route with other KZfaqrs that were a lot longer but You did a Great job and were very informative!!! Looks like You had a Great time!!!!! Thank You!!!!

@marstondavis 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see so many young people taking the train. It's a great way to see our beautiful country. I traveled by train with my grand ma and we both loved the trips. That was back in the early '60's. Sweet memories. Thanks grand ma, you were a kick!

@bondu3791 3 жыл бұрын

i was in winter park a few weeks ago. its an amazing experience, especially the biking tournament and the gondola, which I got a perfect view of the California zephyr going towards Chicago!

@LesterMoore 2 жыл бұрын

Throughly enjoyed this trip with you and you mate. Being a coffee hound knowing coffe is always available charms my heart. Thank you again.

@doublediamondrailroad5949 3 жыл бұрын

I too, love the history of the TransCon. The Railroad That Built America! Glad you got to make the Trip. So Cool the Route still Runs!

@ozgirl45 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing surprise to see this today! It’s your best video yet and definitely the best I have seen of this route. Great job!

@haufe012 3 жыл бұрын

This was the perfect breakfest video for this morning. And even it is ther longest video on your channel, in my opinion, it is the most relaxing video that you guys ever made :). Such a stunning and beautiful route on the roots on the transcontinental Railway-Connection of the US. Greetings from Germany and keep it up ;)

@amywilliams6637 3 жыл бұрын

Just simply a stunning chronicle of a journey. And the music at times was eclectic. Superb video!!!!

@pezazul2917 2 жыл бұрын

Bells and horns of amtrak trains are simply the best 😀 🔔

@DelightingalePlays 3 жыл бұрын

We’re going to need to ship you a whole crate of blondies in France for this, thank you!

@ChristopherDazey 3 жыл бұрын

It’s safe to say that this is your best video yet…which is really saying something, considering how addicted to watching these videos I’ve become. Well done! Magnifique!

@bos2pdx2yvr 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, what an incredible trip! It’s on my Bucket List for sure. Another awesome video, merci!

@charlesbaran1106 3 жыл бұрын

Loved seeing the scenery I missed when our train was 12 hours late arriving at Denver. Massive flooding of the Mississippi and other rivers caused slow detours around impassable tracks. The climb of the Rockies was in darkness, but at least the Great Salt Lake was seen in daylight. The sleeper attendant and dining car staff were wonderful, considering the extra work and meals.

@harryborsalino1276 3 жыл бұрын

Starting again at my favorite Amtrak station (so far), Union Station in Chicago! I always look to see what's on the snack buffet; my first ever train trip, I sat at the table right by the entrance to the main lounge area, looking at the TV and the buffet, and I got to watch the changes in selection, from small pastries to fresh fruit and yogurt to cheese and veggies. I hope they still do that and don't offer only packaged snacks...although they certainly would be handy to take along! Also happy to hear that old-school dining is back on these westbound routes. The Zephyr is also one of my bucket list trips; I had it scheduled a couple of years ago but had to cancel for a combination of reasons, and then, of course, last year was the pandemic. Interesting to see places I've visited (Omaha, Denver, Fraser/Winter Park, etc.) from a different perspective, and NOT in the middle of winter! Thanks fir another great video!

@166Bertje 2 жыл бұрын

I've never done this trip myself but it looks great, maybe next time. I always fly from Amsterdam to New York and after a short stay with friends there I take the train to Miami. Did that six times now and I love it. Amtrak is great, I book a ticket here in the Netherlands by phone and when I arrive in the beautiful Central station in NY my adventure starts again. Can't wait to get back into America, that stupid covid19 virus, miss my friends in NY and Miami. Thanks for your video.

@blessingjohnchelliah4317 Жыл бұрын

What is the cost of a trip like this?

@damcoentertainment3956 5 ай бұрын

@@blessingjohnchelliah4317 About $1300 in a roomette if you book early.

@hazriabdullah4268 2 жыл бұрын

It's very interesting and the most beautiful journey through this railway line. It will always be my dream to experience it in a future. Thanks for sharing the video.

@sammy7068 3 жыл бұрын

hi! took this train twice in 1992 and 2012 in coach was great loved it ty for taking me down memory lane!!

@wolfbyte3171 3 жыл бұрын

28:47 as a fun fact, the oldest rock found on Earth was found in Canada, aged at around 3.8 billion years old. The oldest rock from Earth was found.... on the Moon! Apollo 14 found a sample inside a meteorite that was 4 billion years old. The oldest mountain range on Earth is in South Africa, the Barberton Greenstone Belt, at 3.8 billion years old.

@annwilliams6438 2 жыл бұрын

And Barberton is a lovely area to visit. It is near the Kruger National Park. And with the excellent exchange rate folks from Europe and North America can get fantastic holidays in South Africa cheaply.

@kavishkankakanala4097 2 жыл бұрын

dang you must know alot about rocks

@Charles53412 2 жыл бұрын

That's if you believe in evolution !

@johnhead1643 2 жыл бұрын

@@Charles53412 Those that don't just blind themselves to reality and instead believe in myths and fairytales.

@Carmen-st1uc 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnhead1643 ?????

@michaelneff5293 3 жыл бұрын

I did this trip in June from Emeryville to Omaha. Some of the most gorgeous scenery.

@jeepjeep1208 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely views.. thank you So much for taking us along.

@chrisbean 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, man! My whole life i was in love with train trips and this is just what i needed to watch on a chilly February Saturday night. It's so relaxing and i feel like i was there😁. 👏👏👏👏👏

@juliancantu8394 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great video! Since we lost almost all of our passenger trains in Mexico, I’m seriously thinking about doing a rail trip within the US :) Thanks for sharing this 🙏🏻

@buttercuppy269034 Жыл бұрын

I do hope you reported the rude train attendants!

@Cal90208 3 жыл бұрын

6:00 Pro tip: bring a power strip. Life safer 16:05 according to the RPA and many reports from OBS traditional dining is coming back within a year to all trains. What’s delaying them is the rehiring and training off staff. The menu is expected to be smaller than the current western one 36:39 As per usual, Amtrak staff wanting to set their own rules Great video

@ae86hatch14 3 жыл бұрын

Amtrak has brought back traditional dining

@Cal90208 3 жыл бұрын

@@ae86hatch14 Only to Western trains minus the Texas Eagle.

@jeffdur1330 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly the Cafe food is better than the dining car

@Cal90208 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffdur1330 Not anymore.

@jeffdur1330 3 жыл бұрын

@@Cal90208 what's changed?

@scottyerkes1867 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Thibault for sharing your dream trip. Awesome report 👍👍😄😄💚💚

@dynasty0019 3 жыл бұрын

No tablecloth? Oh no, Thibault is loosing his Frenchness, he's fully American now.

@yanminho9686 3 жыл бұрын

lmao i agree

@deloracebowman2595 3 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too.😅

@timlilijinsheng4070 3 жыл бұрын

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

@pega17pl 3 жыл бұрын

(38:40) The sudden appearance of the girl reminds me movie "Shining". - Have a good night, Heinz

@user-gf7zf9sx7w 10 ай бұрын

Very well done video. Excellent camera work and highlighting trip features.

@judithhayes4236 2 жыл бұрын

This my first time watching the video. It was truly amazing and beautiful. I especially enjoyed having the closed caption . You are definitely the best !! We took the California Zepher from Sacramento to Provo Utah , then another train a couple of days later to Flagstall Arizona . From there we took a bus trip to the Grand Canyon. Coming from a small town in Illinois , it was hard to believe what I was actually seeing in person . Thank you so much for this wonderful video of your journey on The California Zephyr.

@whophd 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this. I accidentally chose this as my first Amtrak trip 21 years ago, but I did it in the wrong direction AND I sat at the wrong end of the car so I never heard the volunteers describing the Rockies 😐

@whophd 3 жыл бұрын

I also slept the whole way in an economy seat, then even further to Boston, but I was totally young enough to get away with it and ruin my sleep. Once I got a full time job, I tried it on the Brisbane-Sydney XPT and promised myself “never again”.

@jg-7780 3 жыл бұрын

It’s worth noting that proper dining has only returned on the western long distance routes (plus maybe the auto train?) and only for sleeper passengers. Coach passengers will be able to purchase proper meals at some point in the future, but Amtrak hasn’t confirmed how long it will take for them to work that out.

@wisdomisw 2 жыл бұрын

I think this was the best because other you tubers would just ramble on about random facts about trains buts this video straight to the point and it is not that long so I am focused on the video. Not only that this was really interesting traveling across the world. I am planning on doing this from new haven to Chicago and Washington

@mathuringarcier 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best reviews on the channel, thumbs up Thibault! Makes me want to move to the US just for the epic American Scenery! The TGV has some competition!

@philipwalton4877 3 жыл бұрын

Best trip and video you have done mate. Absolutely brilliant. More like a documentary.. Also.. if there’s a British couple about you’ll always have some new friends.. we’re quite a friendly bunch

@Crosshead1 3 жыл бұрын

Just wait until you meet some Aussies on Amtrak. Lol!

@FuzzyMonstA75 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Burlington Iowa, the Amtrak depot has been like that for years. The yard does some switching at night but it's mostly railcar storage. Ever sense we had the major flood years ago and the entire yard was flooded up too the station itself it's kinda just been unmaintained on the outside.

@paracog 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the exemplary sharing of this trip. So well shot and edited!

@jackjill8317 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your wonderful description of the entire amazing trip. Being an indian i never been to USA but you showed the wild west which is really breathtaking views.

@aidenwhite2838 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: this train brought the very first ALC-42 back to Chicago and it used the same locos pulling the train

@rahill-95 3 жыл бұрын

I bet this video is going to be entertaining and will be filled with picturesque sceneries.

@whatweather 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you and Jed Brooks for doing a video about this train and through my state of Colorado. Thanks for showing our Union Station. In Glenwood, you might have mentioned the world’s largest hot springs. Junction is more than just a pass through, though. Very cool. I also took part of this trip from Denver to Junction in early June. My train was packed and they enforced a limit in the viewing car. That crew also didn’t give out near as much information. That’s how I know it wasn’t the same day. I wonder how much we missed each other by.

@KU84dh37 Жыл бұрын

All, in all, 'Simply Railway' you did a very good job on this video of showing scenery, thanks much! JMS

@utahrailfan1946 3 жыл бұрын

I see that my blue backpack made it into the video while I was still sleeping.

@softforwinxp 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Russia! Thanks for your review, it was soo fascinating seeing all these picturesque landscapes. For a moment it was even such a pity for me that i'm not an american xd How about visiting Russia someday and taking a 7-day-long ride over a Trans-Siberian Railway?

@andrewauto6082 2 жыл бұрын

I took this trip in the summer and it was absolutely breathtaking for beauty! but also sad seeing old Siberian towns in disarray after the fall of the ussr :(

@JB19504 Жыл бұрын

Won't be visiting Russia ever. Slava Ukraine. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.

@iaingraham1539 3 жыл бұрын

Super video. Love the views you got from the train. Hope you enjoyed the journey.

@dennisforner6090 3 жыл бұрын

G'day from Australia. Keep up the great work - much apppreciated. As always great video - this train has been on my 'bucket list ' for some time. I have done the Maple Leaf from NY to Toronto and the City of New Orleans from Chicago to NO. 10 years ago I did the South West Chief, Chicago to LA - all 3 great trains with very different views. I hope to get back to USA and do this and a number of other train trips ASAP.

@robgraham5697 3 жыл бұрын

You'll have to try the Canadian cross country train someday. It's scenery is amazing.

@RandomAmtrakInterests 3 жыл бұрын

Amtrak reclaty put its Midwest Sc44 chagers locomotives on the California Zephyr

@chrisylink 3 жыл бұрын

They're long distance charger locomotives. Not the same

@katpyss 3 жыл бұрын

That was so cool to watch the climb into the Rockies. Those windbreaker cars are really cool as well.

@reaperx2657 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't think I'd watch the whole video in one sitting, but I did. Fantastic job! Amazing!

@randomthunk 3 жыл бұрын

So surreal seeing Naperville and Aurora, since that's where I live and just think of trains as the local Metra treks. 😅

@harrisonofcolorado8886 3 жыл бұрын

7:20 Well, Amtrak has announced upgrades for the superliner fleet and the upgrades are well underway. Also Amtrak revived the traditional Dining for sleeper passengers on Western Long Distance trains after your visit.

@brianweber4154 3 жыл бұрын

Real close, timewise like a week or so right. On real food!

@monizdm 2 жыл бұрын

I have only just discovered your channel, and it is quite good. I just did this journey in June 2021. Partial dining room service was restored, but not yet back to the full service pre-COVID. Nevertheless, if you only get one long haul Amtrak train, this is the one to do. You have captured the beauty of this route.

@cherylcarnes3893 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I just started watching your videos. Amazing! Thank you!

@ronclark9724 3 жыл бұрын

The Superliners are beginning to show their age as they approach their end of life. Most are approaching 50 years in age. Considering their age Amtrak has done a wonderful job of keeping the Superliners running as well as they do. The California Zephyr has 6 train sets on this route with daily services eastbound and westbound...

@AVeryRandomPerson 3 жыл бұрын

Most have just turned 40

@ronclark9724 6 ай бұрын

@@AVeryRandomPerson Never-the-less they are not less than ten years in age, or brand new rolling stock. The Budd built ex-Canadian Pacific Via rolling stock of The Canadian are approaching SEVENTY years in age. Not a hint of rust with the stainless steel carriages rolling stock, but there is rust on the twenty to thirty year old locomotives made with steel, not stainless steel...