9:01 I can't believe the audacity of the woman resting her feet on the window. Unbelievable.

I LOVE the Southwest Chief very much! I have ridden on Amtrak long distance trains a number of times and I love it because sleeping on the train is fun, plus the beautiful scenery! One time, I actually observed a live birth take place on the train, I’m not joking. Back in late March 2019, I was riding the California Zephyr from Davis to Glenwood Springs and on the train, there was pregnant 19 year old girl from SFSU traveling from Emeryville to Denver with her boyfriend. They normally fly home from college for holidays/breaks but because their due date was close (due date was April 5th and they departed on March 29th), they had to use the train since airlines do not allow women to fly in the last 6 weeks of pregnancy. During the ride at 1 AM, the girl’s water broke and the attendant for our sleeping car (Justin Woods, a young guy in his early 20s based in Chicago) volunteered to deliver the baby since he had seen how it was done online before. The girl agreed and Justin did so in which he went into the first aid kit, got his gloves on, then squeezed himself into the roomette to have the girl push while he caught the baby when she was born. The baby ended up being born on the train - a healthy baby girl in a ROOMETTE!!! It was a fabulous story and the girl, her newborn and boyfriend were taken off the train by paramedics at the next railroad crossing. The train was in a remote location between Elko and Salt Lake City at the moment which required a helicopter to meet the train and have her airlifted to the nearest hospital which was more than an hour away (an ambulance can’t drive more than 30 minutes away from it’s base and SLC would take longer than that, so they used a helicopter). As it is, I observed the whole thing as I was holding the girl’s left leg as well as recording this with her boyfriend’s phone. I’ve wondered - if you are female, suppose this happened to you where you (or your wife/girlfriend) suddenly went into labor on an Amtrak train and the train was going across a remote location at the moment. Would you at all be able to tolerate giving birth unmediated, while crammed into a Roomette, on a bed that was not flexible (unlike in the hospital), on a train that speeding up to 90 MPH, the baby’s umbilical cord having to stay attached to you until you got to a hospital (no scissors/clamps on the train), and the person delivering your baby is an Amtrak conductor/attendant with no medical training or license of any kind??? Seriously, this girl was incredibly brave and was lucky that there were no complications, PLUS it only took 20 minutes for her to push the baby out (water broke at 1 AM, and the baby was born at 1:22 AM) What do you think of all this!!!???

Had the same room 13 on inbound and outbound Empire Builder to Seattle. It was great..I LOVE AMTRAK....Let’s all support this our national train service as new equipment and passenger options are put into play.

Was caught off guard with the crash, so very sad indeed..Safe travels to you..

I live in the UK and it is my dream to do a journey like this one day in the US.

I did that journey in the days when you could get a 30 day pass for $299. With unlimited stops and starts. Best month of travelling yet but I made sure I only ever did one night in a seat. I either got off and stayed in a hotel or got a sleeper.

I took the Southwest Chief from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Chicago and you're right, it's a real beaut if a trip!!

The architecture in these train stations are just stunning, love it.

Man--between Grand Central Station, DC's Union Station and Chicago's Union Station. What structures. Couldn't be duplicated today at any cost.

i really enjoy reading your commentary rather than listening to someone else. Can read at my own pace, etc. Nicely done. Thx for sharing your experience w us.

Very well done...no ruffling of packaged snax, no constant coughing, no slurping your drinks...quite professional. Just wished you could have the subtitles in a black background so as to better appreciate the words in lighter parts of the video, otherwise very nice virtual train ride, thank you.

Great video. I love watching these, because my dream is to ride a train all the way across the country in a sleeper car, as you did. by the way, I really like the fact that you use subtitles and you do not talk over the video. Very pleasant. Keep up the good work!

The meals are not complimentary (8:20). Your ticket price pays for them. Great video. Nice to see subtitles with no talking for a change.

I've travelling on Amtrak train even before Amtrak merged private Railroad Company for over 52 years. I hopped once or twice a year acrossing in any part of USA as I love it and no matter if the train is delays or on time because trains travel is a blast with a wonderful socially different people from all over the world and a beauty by looking a view passing to different areas too.

Dashed brilliant piece of train travelog...really enjoyed it. Amazed you have the time to film it so well and still enjoy the journey yourself, thanks for the trip Brother!

What an epic journey. Another one to add to the ever growing bucket list of things I’m never going to get chance to do! Another great video and keep up the good work. RIP to the victims of that tragic accident.

I have re-watched this several times as this is by far your best video.

Nicely put together; enjoyed the subtitles; a lot packed into 36 minutes!

I could actually smell the interior of the train as you walked through - nicely done!! Thank you for this! (Btw, the smell of an Amtrak Superliner interior is a scent I'll never grow tired of)

Good video. I just re-lived part of my 5 long distance AMTRAK trips west of St. Louis to ride all the long distance trains in the West. I took this train three times on trips. My favorites are the Zephyr and Coast Starlight. This is a good trip through the southwest red rock look of the U.S.. Great way to see the West in comfort.

Thank you. I'm planning to take this trip in December 2022. I've watched multiple videos about it and yours is the best one.

I'm hooked on your productions ...I love the focus on the land..Photo perfect shots seemingly not real, so perfect. Beautiful...

Great vid! Ive watched it twice now, what I like about your vids is that quietness, the subtitle are great and last a good amount of time to be able to read them! Ive watched others vids of amtraks cross country where they are talking toooo much. yours are perfect! Oh and the landscapes are great and informative , perfect again! Thanks!

Love the captions. They make even better these videos. Really enjoyed

Kudos to your filming of the scenery on this particular video!! Utterly spectacular! So very sad about the fatal accident! Am now binge watching all your trips that I can find . Thank you for your insightful tips. And safe travels!!!

I love your reviews! So detailed and informative. Very entertaining thank you very much!

I simply love watching this video. Bring back memories, and want to take another trip.

That was amazing. Beats driving across the country and dealing with crazy drivers and not seeing the scenery! Thanks.

I love these videos!! I’ve always wanted to travel long distance on Amtrak. You see so much more of the country you wouldn’t normally see on the highway or while flying.

Thanks for posting these videos, I love riding the train and now you have inspired me to do the 3 leg trip from New York > Chicago > Los Angeles > Seattle.

Thanks for posting this! I I enjoyed watching it!

I have not been at Chicago Union station in years..Beautiful!

Thanks for taking us along. Great train ride.

Thanks for these. I'm planning a trip and these videos have been super helpful.

Did this trip in early 1992. Amazing run and on that occasion actually arrived in LA early! Lots to see en route even though you miss a lot during darkness hours. Travelled coach which was perfectly ok. Interesting and different company at mealtimes. You could not choose where to sit, that decision was made for you.

We took this train back in 2012. We went from Chicago to LA. I simply ADORE train travel. We had the cute little roomette.

...And forgot to mention the editing makes it even more fantastic!

Great video. Love the way you documented the trip. Another item to add to my bucket list.

entered this train at Topeka, KS, station a few decades back - not much of a station but rather a platform next to the tracks. Getting on the train in the dark, early in the morning, is not exactly comforting but one gets into the travel mood after sunrise. Loved the whole thing, had to leave at Flagstaff, Az, a zillion hours later. It happened to be Christmas‘ Eve in Flagstaff and the train was a few hours late: no sweat as people could entertain themselves in a dancing car, really!

This was a real pleasure to watch.

That was fun! Great video, thanks for taking us along.

Nice vid. I did the same journey in mid October 2019. I was travelling coach but broke the journey by spending 2 nights in Albuquerque. A cool experience and some epic sunsets and sunrises.

Thank you Dylan in posting your LD trips with Amtrak. Particular note which I'm sure you are well aware of is that the LA. to Chicago was the famous Santa Fe Super Chief and El Capitan. Truly the royal rails of the west back then. In fact, the lead into Union Station was always through San Bernardino, Pasadena with the San Gabriel Mtns and charm of the east side. For us old-timers it was the way to go in class and adventure.

This was great! You're much better than I am. I couldn't manage to stay awake once I ate dinner and the sun went down. I missed all of Nebraska on the Zephyr lol. I can agree that nothing is more beautiful than sunrise on a moving train. That was the best part of the trip for me.

Very nice! I enjoyed my virtual trip. Great scenery.

Wow, this did not feel like 36 minutes at all. You, sir, are a wonderful storyteller. Keep it up!

My mom and I are planning to take this train this summer! We will first take a train from NY to Chicago (which you also did an excellent video on) and then will take this train from Chicago to Arizona to see the Grand Canyon. Thank you for these excellent videos. I can’t wait to see so much of this country. I’ve lived here my whole life and only seen a few states.

Nice video, the shots of the country really made it feel you were looking out the railcar! So good

Thanks for sharing this most awesome trip, that station in New Mexico looked like a fun place and an SC-44 Charger right at the end there in LA

You did a great job with that video--lots of information for people who have never been on Amtrak on that route. And thank you for appreciating the good things about Amtrak, and not just finding fault with it. I have actually traveled that route (Southwest Chief) several times. I've gone the distance to California (I live on the east coast), but I usually get off at Lamy in New Mexico--which is the nearest station stop for Santa Fe. Yes, New Mexico is beautiful. And wow, I've never seen the station at Lamy so lively! I'll have to look for some of your other videos.

I did this trip with my girl scouts when I was 8 years old and I still remember it

Awesome experience !!! Thank you for sharing that with us.

I actually went on this train from Albuquerque to Los angles in August of 2019, brings back memories 😥

Hey thanks for this video, really great work, I really got a sense of what the trip felt like, well done !

Went from Buffalo ny to Sacramento California. That station was my longest layover where I switched trains. They have a very nice first class waiting room

Took this train in 2008 on my way to LA for my grandmother's memorial. Really enjoyed the train ride and scenery. We were in coach and ate meals in the diner. Got a change to meet others along the way. Next trip will be in a sleeper.

Superb footage and commentary of a journey I've certainly not made. Thank you for leaving the film to speak for itself; the on-screen captions are just enough. The cameo views of small towns in, eg, NM were brilliant. Although Europe does not lack open space, what strikes the European viewer is the vastness of the terrain on both sides of the train (and this is only a relatively small part of the USA). I'd love to make this trip at some point.

Nobody loves to see anyone or any place come up for the better like me❤️! Lamy, NM, I saw your train station on another video and on that video you looked sleepy and boring, but on this video you looked lively, festive and FUN! That’s the way the world should see Lamy, NM. 😀❤️

From Chicago to Seattle is beautiful, however I love the trip to California and the stops along the way. I am always in a sleeper. I love the quiet and privacy. I sleep so well with the rocking motion.

Very nice and professional video. I really enjoyed the towns, the rivers,and the name of the towns. Good 👍job

Thank you so much! I thoroughly enjoyed the trip! I love trains and I love your channel. I’m new to your channel 😊🙋🏼‍♀️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

While I do miss the menus and foods, I appreciate that the train was very full and you didn't want to intrude on others. I'll take your word for it that the food was good!

VERY good tour of the Amtrak. Great video!

thank you so much to make us travel and see these beautiful landscapes. I'm a new subscriber.

Really enjoyed your video. The scenery & sunsets in New Mexico were spectacular.

I really enjoyed your video. I’ve wondered what would happen if the train hit something. I couldn’t find your link about the accident. Thought it might describe the train as well. I took my 91 yr old mom on the C Zephyr from Denver to Union Station then returned 2 days later. Was a magnificent trip and she still talks about it. (Finally woke up to the down pointing arrow. Found the links!)

I live in Ireland have never visited the US, but I won't have lived if I don't. These videos are fantastic, thank you. They are superb in keeping my dream alive. My dream would definitely be to travel Chicago to La on Amtrak just as you have. Best wishes John...

Thank you for the video. I hope you enjoyed your train trip across our country. The scenery and environment is a lot different than your typical rides between London, Edinburgh, and Inverness.

Thanks for sharing. This was very enjoyable for me considering I don't travel as much as I used to. 😊thanks again.

St Louis Missouri hi Dylan your friend from St Louis Missouri I hope you're doing well I just love this video there is just so much history on this Railroad I just enjoy watching it it's a very relaxing video thank you again stay safe and God bless

9:02 lady, get your damn feet off the window. Try to act as if you have been in public before.

Hace muy poco encontré tu canal de viajes en tren en los Estados Unidos, me parece fantástico la verdad una maravilla, me han encando los viajes súper largos como este Chicago a Los Ángeles y muchos mas de los que has realizado...he conocido mucho de los increíbles paisajes gracias a tus videos nada mas que felicitarte por tu gran trabajo!! 💪💪 Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱

11:55 - yes! This is small town america. Where I live in Minnesota, most of our county bldgs, post office, dept stores were built after ww2. Before that they were all farm towns where the train stopped to pick up corn, etc. I like living in the country. It's slow, peaceful, quiet .... Everyone knows everyone else.

I took the southwest chief from Albuquerque to LA, about 6 years ago. Left Albuquerque about 1:00 and hit Arizona about Sunset. San Bernadino at sunrise it a truly a beautiful site. Seeing all the graffiti in the LA river was a disappointment. Taking the commuter to San Diego was spectacular, seeing the ocean. I had a sleeper, and I must say the meals were pretty good. Thanks for the video

So very cool to see Bent County Correctional Facility featured in your vlog. Didn’t know there was a Bent County in Colorado. My husband’s ancestors settled in La Junta, CO and built Bent’s Old Fort. Wasn’t aware that there was a county named after William Bent until I saw it in your video and then searched online. William Bent is my husband’s great great great great grandfather.

Hearing Dylan's Huddersfield accent at 2:58 threw me off! Strange to think that my dad originally would've sounded something similar to that! (He's from Mancs originally but living in and having his family in London has softened his accent a lot)

A most interesting video. Thank you for posting it.

Excellent train journey. Thanks for sharing. The desert areas remind me a bit of Central Australia.

Song playing in the background around 2:00 is “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” by John Denver. It’s used by the Baltimore Orioles during the 7th inning stretch during every home game, and is strongly associated with the team by the fans. Funny to be hearing it play outside of that context

I really enjoy your videos. Without all the talking more information is actually passed along with the captions. I also like that you pass along info on the trains and the cars they are pulling. When they were manufactured etc. Very interesting.

Another Great Amtrak vdo!

You Guys are Lucky to have taken such a beautiful scenic route. Last time I rode Amtrak was from Chicago to Austin Tx. The only "Scenery" I had was through every junk yard and scrap heap the rails could produce

From 24:18 to about 24:30 you can see a lovely, restored railroad hotel called La Castaneda. Its sister hotel, restored by the same couple, is called La Posada in Winslow, AZ, and was a station stop passed while sleeping between Albuquerque and Needles. Both are worth checking out!

Chicago Union Station has gone through some changes over the years, as recorded in films including "The Silver Streak" that showed the station before it was restored to its former glory, as seen in "The Untouchables" that was set in 1930, nearly 60 years before the restoration, with key parts of the station featured in several scenes. I was delayed twice on the Southwest Chief, both times just outside of Lamy, NM. On the #4 leaving Albuquerque, we hit some boulders on the track that severed a compressed air line, and limped into Lamy where we waited for a replacement locomotive. On the #3 coming into Lamy, we hit some livestock on the track, and had to stop to remove the remains of the animals from the rolling stock. Both were routine, and though power was shut off , the worst inconvenience was having no cellular data service in Lamy. (AMTRAK had been testing free Wi-Fi hotspots, but the execution was poor, nothing but Verizon Mi-Fi hotspots similar to one that I carried with me were in the attendant's room, with no concern for coverage.) It's a bit more grim knowing that human lives were lost. I've seen those old Pullman cars parked in Albuquerque several times, and once they were hooked up to a locomotive as we waited. I doubt that they're for personal use, more likely a business that rents them out.

Thank you I really enjoyed it I can only imagine how much fun it would be to actually do it, one day

Another great review! Love your content. Next time you're back in North America I recommend trying out the California Zephyr. It too starts at beautiful Chicago Union Station and terminates in the SF Bay Area via the Rockies. Also, the Pacific Surfliner (the blue trains visible as you arrive in Los Angeles) to San Diego is a great route. Terrific ocean views. VIA Rail up in Canada is also supposed to have great scenery.

Well done Dylan!

This is a dream journey for me...it's awesome

nicely done. I like your pacing of the journey.

I'm doing the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago, and then the Southwest Chief a couple days later after that, starting in July. Thanks very much for the preview of what I can look forward to! (Hopefully no crashes on this one....big bummer on that..) Amtrak has said they're going back to dining car service after the middle of May, so I'm hopeful =D The roomette looked very pleasant, and I can't wait to try it out. Thanks again!

Great video. Can’t wait for my next train ride. Haven’t made up my mind were I’m going

When you mentioned the Chicago suburbs, you were in Berwyn, Illinois (home of Svengoolie, Jim Peterik (Eye of the Tiger singer) grew up there as well, etc...)

Great video! Really enjoyed it.nicely done. But...you slept through all of Arizona.!!!! Keep posting.

At the 30 minute mark I was seeing the houses on the side of the road and thought that looks familiar, it looks like the roads going to Fort Irwin training center to the rail head where we unloaded our military vehicles for training. And than you stopped in Barstow lol. Knew they looked familiar

We did this trip Los Angeles to Chicago in December. Good video.

I'm, literally, what..6 blocks away here on Canal and Roosevelt. I travel from here all the time..I love it

I went with Amtrak once from Tampa to Chicago and it was great! Tons of head and legroom. I slept in my chair. No problems whatsoever. And they even had TVs installed up top so you could watch if you wanted to. Of course, it took a lot longer than a plane but it was traveling in style and luxury compared to air travel. Conversely, I took a Greyhound bus once on a longer trip and it was a Nightmare. They stop every fifteen minutes to drop off and pickup people. And it’s crowded and unpleasant. I felt like a Sardine and was exhausted when I finally arrived, due to lack of sleep! Never again! But Amtrak was great and so smooth and luxurious! I really enjoyed it! Train Travel is the best but because people are in such a rush everyone flies. People have no patience anymore. Their loss!

Great video and great way to travel, i'll def have to try the rooms vs coach/business class.

I've traveled Amtrak for years, and never seen them hit anything bigger than a feral hog in Texas (which we did stop for). Sad to hear about the car's occupants. Great video. Thanks for posting. If you haven't ridden it, you should try the Texas Eagle (which merges with the Sunset Ltd.) to LA. It's a bit longer, but a spectacular ride through TX, NM and AZ along the border. It's our favorite route.

I traveled from San Diego to south Carolina it was awesome, changed trains in new Orleans