As a first time traveler to the east coast with my family, I wanted to get a sense of what the station was like. Just seeing it helped me out, thank you for this video.

This was actually very helpful. Thank you.

Thank you, this was helpful as a first time Amtrak user.

I just visited/went though Moynihan Train Hall for the first time, early Thursday morning (2am-ish) waiting for a 7:15am connecting train and I must say, Moynihan Train Hall is a definite improvement a million times over from the underground cesspool of Penn Station

I have never had an issue boarding at Moynihan. It’s very organized and they make announcements regularly. I prefer it over the old dump

Nice, video!

use the lirr concourse where there is no obstruction and puts you at the middle of the train

For your future reference - You CAN board an Amtrak train at either the Moynihan Terminal or Penn Station proper. The only thing is that where you choose to board will likely affect WHERE in the train you are (unless you're okay with walking long lengths on the platform). Sounds like your train was headed north, toward New England/Boston. So since you boarded at Moynihan and the train is facing eastward with the locomotive at the front, you were likely at the back of the train. The reverse would be true if you were going south towards Washington DC. Amtrak has stupidly not informed passengers that although Amtrak ticketing, baggage check, customer service, etc are all at the new Moynihan building, you CAN still board at the NY Penn Station proper. However, you'll just be at a different part of the train. That may or may not matter to you or any given passenger. Lastly, the Moynihan terminal, for all of its nicety and novelty, was a premature and badly thought out project. Not because the current Penn Station between 7th and 8th Avenues isn't a dismal crowded mess, but because NOTHING good will come of this train station as a whole until Madison Square Garden LEAVES and relocates elsewhere. The OLD Penn Station of past decades that was torn down worked and was beautiful. Every since its demolition and the sports arena took up residence there, the train station has seen nothing but strife and hardship.

Hi thank you for sharing this video. Can you please let me know if there is an elevator to go down to the platform? Or is it only the escalator present?

Very helpful. Is there any seat number or train bogie number mentioned in the train ticket ?

I noticed the guy in front of you had a fairly large baggage with him. Other than the overhead storage, are there storage compartments for large baggage on board?

watching this first person POV makes the lack of benches even more hilarious

I actually embraked on Amtrak last year to NYC and the Moynihan Train Hall side at least by my personal opinion is better compared to the clusterfucq that is MSG/Penn. again just my personal opinion but I do like the openness of Moynihan.

Is there any security checks before getting on train? My hometown station barely had 1 person working the Amtrak and people just got on with no problem. Wondering how early I need to arrive if I need to go through security and all

Is it like nj transit where you just sit wherever you want?

Not fond of the gap between the rail & platform

Is there elevator access to the platforms?

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Do you have to go through luggage or baggage check when entering or leaving the station to board the Amtrak?

do they have any baggage or metal detectors or x-rays?

or use the elevator

Did you need to show any passports or id's

Empire service continues on platform 5+6 under Penn Station, not Moynihan where one is required to walk all the way under 8th Ave. so simply go back to Penn Station. Moynihan is a waste of time and energy.

omg, the acoustics are horrible, i'll never understand what they're saying. i hope i don't miss my train.