Flying through the Heartlands on Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer! FTW to OKC in Coach

Flying through the Heartlands on Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer! FTW to OKC in Coach | Amtrak

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2 жыл бұрын

Hello and welcome to Fort Worth Central Station, on the east side of downtown Fort Worth! Today we are going to be riding on Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer from here up to Oklahoma City.
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--- Train Information ---
Train Number: Amtrak Heartland Flyer #822
Train Consist: 3 Superliner Cars (2 Coach, 1 Coach/Cafe)
Locomotives: GE Genesis P42DC #72 (Leading) and #207 (Trailing)
Departure Time: 5:25pm
Scheduled Arrival Time: 9:27pm
Actual Arrival Time: 10:45pm
Est. Journey Time: 4hr 2min
Top Speed: 80 mph
Ticket Price: $31.00
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@robertknutson491 Жыл бұрын

I just love how at 3:21 he says the conductor opened the doors and we can board even tho he literally slammed the door on all the other passengers XD

@dfwrproductions Жыл бұрын

10:58 that guy is the same cafe attendant on the train i rode. Best trip ever. He gave me a shoutout because i loved his announcements lol

@andreabenz8456 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video I love in Oklahoma and wanted to take the heartland flyer to Texas for a weekend away. Very well inform and will done.

@StudioSA15 2 жыл бұрын

POV: Lonestar trip reports in 9090. today were going to be hijacking a BNSF freight train and let's see how smooth the ride is. So we have a coal hopper here installed with 9990991 cafe and 91 passenger cars 62 sleeper cars and 122 baggage cars and we also have 10010 toilet cars :/ and that's all for today

@LonestarTrips 2 жыл бұрын

😂 I love it! Although don’t tell BNSF about my plans… 🤫

@StudioSA15 2 жыл бұрын

@@LonestarTrips ikr

@michaausleipzig Жыл бұрын

Omg that café car announcement sounds so creepy and unprofessional! Had I thought about visiting the café before that, this would have discouraged me instantly!

@johnchambers8528 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video and trip report. It looks like it serves the area well. I was glad to see it had a cafe car as Amtrak does not always have cafe cars on some shorter distance trains. I did notice as usual you were delayed by freight traffic on the trip. Too bad BNSF could not do a better job keeping this train on time.

@LonestarTrips 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed! I too was worried that there would not be a cafe onboard, especially considering that from the outside, there is no indication that the center car has one. I also wish that we would have had an on time arrival into OKC, but such is life when you ride with Amtrak.

@ronclark9724 6 ай бұрын

@@LonestarTrips The freight railroad dispatchers know who puts butter on their bread. It isn't Amtrak...

@Texasrailfan89 2 жыл бұрын

I was on that train 2 weeks ago

@LonestarTrips 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I hope you had a great time!

@XOkie 5 ай бұрын

Once again the hooks on the top of the seat table latch are for the aisle passengers charging cable.

@LewisZwarteLeeuwUS Жыл бұрын

I'm going to be riding on the Amtrak this Memorial day weekend!!

@LonestarTrips Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Enjoy the ride, and safe travels!

@LewisZwarteLeeuwUS Жыл бұрын

@Lonestar Trip Reports Back at cha, man.

@thiagoknows3504 Жыл бұрын

my favorite snickers chocolate on 11:51

@chrisdobrowolski2783 Жыл бұрын

I also got the playing cards on my last short ride on Amtrak, they are cool.

@johnburke1317 Жыл бұрын

Nice video

@coryphillips8526 3 ай бұрын

Hello. I've noticed that you did not mention Greyhound buses are also at Fort Worth Central Station. Only reason why I know is because in September 2021 I was en route to San Antonio, but due to trackwork at the time I had to get off in Fort Worth. While in the station, I noticed a Greyhound ticket & information window. At the time, I assumed that Amtrak had Greyhound buses set for continuation to San Antonio. That wasn't the case. There had buses from a private company for us.

@raritanbayrailfan2558 2 жыл бұрын

Just got the Phoenix on my plane today, had a nice but a tad boring time on the plane. Got hit by turbulence on the way on too

@LonestarTrips 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! I flew through Phoenix a couple months ago, and I too had a boring flight. I filmed it in preparation for a video, but it just wasn’t very interesting, so I’ve shelved it for now. I might put it up in the future, but it’s very low priority.

@elijahweber8786 Жыл бұрын

How full was the train? We have a trip planned but we will get on at the Norman station and I assume most people get on at OKC. We have 4 people and I want to be sure we can all sit in the same area.

@LonestarTrips Жыл бұрын

I don't remember exactly how busy the train was, but it wasn't too bad. I'd bet you won't have too much trouble finding a group of seats together, especially considering you're getting on at the second stop.

@broyofroyo1207 2 жыл бұрын

When will the amazing future videos come and when will you do northeast corridor BTW Nice Video do a full tour of the whole entire super liner train

@LonestarTrips 2 жыл бұрын

I’m headed up to the northeast this week to get a TON of footage for the channel. Plus I have 13 videos coming from the Netherlands, including a German ICE, Thalys TGV, and NS International service, all in first class!

@broyofroyo1207 2 жыл бұрын

Okay=)

@lil5713 2 ай бұрын

207! The last p42 made for Amtrak

@dvferyance 7 ай бұрын

There are plans in the works to extend the line to Wichita. No timetable is planned as to when.

@NickP16 10 ай бұрын

There was only two coaches when I took the Heartland Flyer in November 2021.

@ronclark9724 6 ай бұрын

As you would have noticed if you watched the Texas Eagle video he did before boarding this Heartland Flyer, Amtrak is in the process of refurbishing all of the Superliner fleet of rolling stock. The good news is Amtrak is expected to finish this refurbishing process by the end of 2024. In this process Amtrak will be RETURNING to service 12 wrecked Superliner cars...

@darciegordon9691 Жыл бұрын

Are stairs accessible for larger people?

@LonestarTrips Жыл бұрын

They're certainly tight, but they should be wide enough to accommodate larger individuals.

@dennisyoung4631 Жыл бұрын

I had my share of trouble maneuvering my clothing and medical bags, but just “me” was OK.

@dimanimatedtakes 2 жыл бұрын

Just saw both parts of the Texas Eagle journey to come back to this video - I actually was wondering, is there any sort of penalty if you get off on an earlier stop then you're booked for? Or do you just have to tell the conductor/attendant/whoever that you're gonna get off somewhere else instead and everything's fine?

@LonestarTrips 2 жыл бұрын

Ya know, I have no idea. I just figured that I had paid for my ticket from San Antonio to Dallas, and that if I got off earlier, choosing not to use the service I paid for, then so be it. That being said, it does NOT work from the start of a journey. For instance, you cannot board at a later station then you paid for, as Amtrak will cancel your reservation if the ticket isn’t scanned when it should have been.

@utahrailfan1946 Жыл бұрын

I have traveled on the California Zephyr with a ticket to Emeryville many times. I usually end up getting off at Richmond.

@stephenkeever6029 2 жыл бұрын

Will you be taking any long distance train trips on Amtrak in the future?

@LonestarTrips 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed I will! I'm already in the beginning phases of planning my next round of travel around the US for sometime next year, which will include travel on multiple Amtrak long distance routes, including the Sunset Limited, Coast Starlight, and Silver Meteor to name a few.

@ronclark9724 6 ай бұрын

I am a bit disappointed at the end you didn't notice the beautiful art deco former Santa Fe station in downtown Oklahoma City.... Apparently you were in a rush to get to a hotel....

@jessicaburdell7779 5 ай бұрын

10:42 And that's why I usually let one of my coworkers make the announcements over the PA whenever I'm working excursion service over on my road. Can't stand hearing the sound of my own voice, quite honestly. Lol

@marciaharder1647 11 ай бұрын

When did you film this ?

@LonestarTrips 11 ай бұрын

This was filmed in late May of 2022.

@notarotomwithhair5637 Жыл бұрын

Why do they need 2 P42DCs? It’s 2-3 superliners

@LonestarTrips Жыл бұрын

It's got nothing to do with train weight and everything to do with train direction. It's not particularly easy for the Heartland Flyer to turn a locomotive around in OKC, so Amtrak operates two P42DCs, one on either end, to allow for trains to run in both directions.

@notarotomwithhair5637 Жыл бұрын

Fair point, I didn’t think of that

@ronclark9724 6 ай бұрын

@@LonestarTrips Amtrak has in the past used a cabbage F-40 locomotive... I guess its been retired...