Amtrak Sunset Limited: History/trivia for every single station

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Take a virtual train trip! Plenty of interesting facts, historical tales, and things to see and do along Amtrak's Sunset Limited route. Sunset Limited stops at 20 stations between Los Angeles and New Orleans, taking you by hugely different landscapes across the southern United States. Some stops are in big cities, some in tiny towns. In this video you'll learn what makes each one special... and worth visiting.
00:00 Sunset Limited overview
01:00 Los Angeles, California
01:18 Pomona, California
02:41 Ontario, California
03:55 Palm Springs, California
05:21 Yuma, Arizona
07:11 Maricopa, Arizona
08:02 Tucson, Arizona
10:03 Benson, Arizona
11:01 Lordsburg, New Mexico
12:03 Deming, New Mexico
13:01 El Paso, Texas
14:22 Alpine, Texas
15:15 Sanderson, Texas
16:39 Del Rio, Texas
17:34 San Antonio, Texas
19:12 Houston, Texas
20:11 Beaumont, Texas
21:13 Lake Charles, Louisiana
22:19 Lafayette, Louisiana
23:17 New Iberia, Louisiana
24:06 Schriever, Louisiana
24:46 New Orleans, Louisiana
25:54 Sunset Limited inspiration/outro
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@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

*Which station on the Sunset Limited route would you most like to stop at?* Amtrak Empire Builder all 46 stops: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qbacZsKru93apXk.html

@DoubleOld7 3 жыл бұрын

I love both New Orleans & Tuscon, but for new locations would enjoy visiting San Antonio & Palm Springs.

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

@@DoubleOld7 Good choices

@SheltonWalden 3 жыл бұрын

Tucson - but would also like San Antonio and Palm Springs

@robertcroft8241 3 жыл бұрын

@@DoubleOld7 I am from England and love San Antonio. The River Walk is Magical . Travelling Amtrak in a Roomette is my idea of Heaven, I have now covered most of USA , now by train , when I was young by bus.

@bunnyfish714 2 жыл бұрын

Have you done a video on The Zephr yet ?

@himbourbanist 9 ай бұрын

Sunset Limited is an underrated route without a doubt. Fingers Crossed that Amtrak restores the full length of the route, from what I understand real progress has been made in recent years

@T1DWanderer 9 ай бұрын

I'm not sure, but I believe they are pretty close to re-opening the part to Jacksonville...?

@jessewatts1875 3 жыл бұрын

Made the trip to LA and back on the Sunser Limited. It was awesome. Will do it again.

@robertcroft8241 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Jesse. I am English but every year I fly to US to travel on Amtrak and the Sunset is on my list. . I know NO and LA well but not much between the two. Did you stop at San Antonio ? I loved the River Walk.

@davidwilliams4865 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Taking one week Amtrak tour this coming October 2021, Tucson to San Antonio, then to New Orleans, then back to Tucson.

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Have fun!

@divox9pqr 7 ай бұрын

Great video. I’ve ridden the Sunset Ltd east and west several times. But now I am anticipating the return of the full route, at least to Jacksonville.

@T1DWanderer 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. I hope it returns soon

@martinscruggs7736 3 жыл бұрын

They need to complete the track work to Orlando.

@JadenGGvam 2 жыл бұрын

It’s already completed they just don’t wanna pay for it.

@AbelG8781 Жыл бұрын

@@JadenGGvam yup. I believe CSX reopened it soon after the damage

@normcochran9414 2 жыл бұрын

Way back to 2017 we left L A and reached Nawlins 45 hours later then hitched a ride to Pascaghoula.

@ClearTrackSpeed 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, i'd love to see more Amtrak routes in the style; thank you for sharing

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I do plan on making more videos like this about the other routes so stay tuned :)

@dvferyance 2 жыл бұрын

He did do ones for the Empire Builder and the Southwest Chief.

@randybutler4772 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing.

@JAHarrell61 3 жыл бұрын

In El Paso, there are almost always people selling homemade tamales and/or burritos on the platform.

@rvmush3883 Жыл бұрын

Nice job!

@GregSmith803 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video, informative and entertaining!

@ytdavidkwei 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I really love your video. Such informative and rich knowledge. Nice. I will be taking this ride in June.

@jorgebriscoe404 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@robertamie4895 2 жыл бұрын

Great history

@connecticutmultimodaltrans8226 3 жыл бұрын

This was awesome! I'd love to see more route videos!

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. There are more coming :)

@frankortolano5886 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video,

@vincentgz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you For your update and sharing，

@SheltonWalden 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!!! Rode the Sunset Limited back in November 1985 - part of my Amtrak tour of America

@acgillespie 3 жыл бұрын

I did about 20,000 Miles on the rails in 85 myself..

@timmiddlekauff9742 3 жыл бұрын

really liked this. Thinking of getting an Amtrak pass which allows you to hop off and on. Nice to see which cities would be fun to explore. I hope you do more of these.

@davidbartlett7344 3 жыл бұрын

very very informative video. I like all the history that was documented to each station!!! Wish there were more trivia routes like this one. I hope someday to travel at least 1 way on the Sunset.

@raynanielsen8156 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting all this great info into one video. My Mom and I will be taking the Sunset Limited eastbound next week.

@harryborsalino1276 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice video, lots of info! I've been reluctant to take the Sunset Limited out to the West Coast because people posting or commenting on videos about it said the route was boring; I may have to change my mind now. I've ridden the Texas Eagle down from Chicago to San Antonio and the Sunset Limited back east to New Orleans. Due to an accident involving our train, on top of mechanical trouble that had delayed its arrival at San Antonio, we were several hours late and went through much of the bayou country in morning twilight, which was very cool, and crossed the Huey P. Long Bridge in daylight, also cool. Thanks for posting!

@MariaHernandez-jd2bi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very informative.

@migjing23OCMCHS 8 ай бұрын

I greatly enjoy the in depth detailed route tours you do with the SSL, CSL, EPB, and California rail routes. It convinced me and my family to visit places you mentioned along the way. Can t wait for additional routes reviews.

@T1DWanderer 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. These videos are fun to do but require a lot of work. And yes I hope to do other routes' videos!

@MontanaCabanalivn 3 жыл бұрын

great video

@cyndyjohannsen1856 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks or the history of the route. Besides the vistas, the history is so important.

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cyndy. And most passengers don't know this history, I'd bet. I certainly didn't, before researching each place.

@cyndyjohannsen1856 3 жыл бұрын

I have a book called USA by Rail by John Pitt that gives snippets of background on each stop on all of Amtrak's routes. Very informative and gives you hints of things to watch for on your journey.

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

@@cyndyjohannsen1856 Sounds like a great book!

@barroningram7286 3 жыл бұрын

the most informative video I've seen about this train 👍

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad it was helpful

@kingcotton667 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man for doing this video. I needed that bus information for Maricopa.

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Glad it helped.

@petethetraveler Жыл бұрын

I love this video. As someone who has been to more then half of these stops, and going to many more, this is a wonderful video. You, and your videos are loved from Arizona T1D Wanderer!

@T1DWanderer Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Pete! Enjoy the rest of the stops you're going to

@DoubleOld7 3 жыл бұрын

That's a lot of research you did and some very useful info... good job! I can catch the Southern Crescent to overnite in New Orleans (I'm sure I can find "something" to do) and I've always wanted to do the full trip out West. I'll book a roomette like you did on the Empire Builder. That will be a good trip after I retire and have my Covid vaccinations.

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick! Glad you liked the research. Yeah I'm sure you'll be able to find something happening in NO ;) A roomette on Sunset Limited sounds great doesn't it.

@ncplantdoctor 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice video.

@hrodriguez561 2 жыл бұрын

Hey you updated the thumbnail nice

@rvs2nd 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video a great deal. I would love to see such videos for all Amtrak long distance train stops. Just an idea. Thank you.

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. I do plan on more videos like this for other routes!

@johnkeyes6434 3 жыл бұрын

Great video that had a ton of info. I waas disappointed that you don't have more indepth info of the East bound from New Orleans to Jacksonville...

@kamanama3671 3 жыл бұрын

Yay!

@renae0007 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved your video and share it with all of my friends. I am planning on purchasing the new rail pass for $499.00 and doing a 30 trip - 10 segment trip. This really helped. I found one more detailed video from you- Amtrak Empire Builder info about every single stop. Do you have any other detailed train route videos. I would love to watch them if you have any links. Thanks so much for making these two videos.

@T1DWanderer 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Yvonne, glad you found them helpful. I do plan on other videos for the other routes -- looking to have free time around August or September for that!

@ronaldhall2489 2 ай бұрын

Waiting on it in Mobile

@janetmarletto6667 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the appreciated commentary. One disappointment: Marfa,Tx accessed from Alpine. I was looking forward to that. Otherwise..superb!

@kendufresne 2 жыл бұрын

On that route, I wouldn't mind visiting Palm Springs, Yuma, Tucson, San Antonio, Houston, Lake Charles and New Orleans. I've been to Los Angeles before. I would also think about stopping in El Paso. Thank you for sharing this vidéo.

@hrodriguez561 2 жыл бұрын

Stop in Deming you'll love it here

@AbelG8781 2 жыл бұрын

For $15 one way, I went from Houston to Beaumont on a coach car that was EMPTY. It was so much fun for me. I went to sight see and of course get up close to Amtrak locomotives at the station.

@rubynelson1164 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Beaumont. I hope you had a chance to visit some of our historical sites.

@AbelG8781 2 жыл бұрын

@@rubynelson1164 unfortunately not that time. I will plan on a trip soon once I return to Houston. I know Beaumont has several historic buildings and locations I'd like to see!

@ahrenb3393 2 жыл бұрын

This train is always Effie late...mine was over 6hrs late even the employees will tell you...beware of doing this route

@denisebrewer1350 3 жыл бұрын

You have to be retired to do this trip, to many stops looking to go right into LA, I ONLY HAVE A WEEK VACATION AND I REFUSE TO RIDE THE PLANE

@aricrbell 3 жыл бұрын

Please do Southwest Chief Route.

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

I am planning on doing it soon

@aricrbell 3 жыл бұрын

@@T1DWanderer thank you. Excellent video I am subscribing!

@ronaldfeltenstein8410 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE AMTRAK BUT NOW THEY HAVE PRICE ME OUT OF RIDING. WISH AMTRAK WOULD HAVE A TRAIN TRIP WHERE YOU PICK 3-4 STATION, AT A PRICE WE WHO ARE RETIRED COULD RIDE IT. MY DREAM

@lynnbailey2385 2 жыл бұрын

Have you checked into a rail pass? 30 days, up to 10 stops for 1 price in coach. Currently $499. My mom and I are planning a cross country trip this way for late September.

@ryanridder4576 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure Biden could make the Sunset Limited service between New Orleans and Florida return, he is the Amtrak guy!

@MontanaCabanalivn 3 жыл бұрын

do more train routes please

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I will be doing more of these!

@lmenestrina 3 жыл бұрын

How do you calculate a tip for your sleeping car porter?

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

I don't personally 'calculate' it so much as just try to give maybe $10-$15 for a decent-length ride

@robertcroft8241 3 жыл бұрын

I am English and we don't usually tip as people here get well paid , but in the USA I tip $10 a night in hotel and Amtrak and on meals just double the sales tax .

@happysweety123 3 жыл бұрын

Houston and New Orleans.

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

You're a big city type ;)

@FatCatAnna 3 жыл бұрын

Oh how I would love to be able to enter the USA. I'm just a 10 minute walk from the border ... but ... Covid19 ... means no shipping valuable care pkgs to diabetics I've been helping all these years, but with a trip like this, I could hand out much needed supplies at every stop along the way. Ohhhh dreaming away of having the ability to leave my section of Canada while following stay at home orders while the 3rd wave creeps up on us. Now back to dreaming about the other warmer Ontario (I live in the Canadian version of this name).

@T1DWanderer 3 жыл бұрын

Anna, I hope one day you can travel from Ontario to Ontario! Keep dreaming, it will happen soon(ish).

@abramquinn7726 3 жыл бұрын

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA!!!

@jre617 Жыл бұрын

Ha, a lot of boring and trivial nonsense on this route. One thing you didn't mention: Sunset Magazine was started by the Southern Pacific RR and was named after this route. I hope the train eventually makes its way back to FL but as of now, they are struggling just to extend it (or local trains) to Mobile. "Houston has everything you could want!" Except a historical downtown. There's really no city center. I don't like it. Anyway, thanks.

@T1DWanderer Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. "Avoid Houston": Noted!