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Amtrak—Lost In The Ride

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Former Amtrak train routes: The destinations America lost

Where did Amtrak USED to go? This is a detailed look at former Amtrak train routes that have disappeared over the years. This video covers defunct Amtrak services from 1971 until today. These services once took passengers to destinations that the current rail network doesn't go (*as of 2023).

In this video:
0:00 Intro
1:32 Cape Codder
2:23 West Virginian / Potomac Turbo / Potomac Special
2:58 Shenandoah
3:33 James Whitcomb Riley / Mountaineer / Hilltopper
4:36 Broadway Limited
5:11 National Limited
5:57 Floridian
7:17 Kentucky Cardinal
7:51 Gulf Breeze
8:26 Sunset Limited changes after Hurricane Katrina
9:16 Inter-American
10:02 Lone Star
10:37 River Cities
11:57 Newsletter & Patreon
12:05 Lake Cities
12:56 International
13:51 Black Hawk / Lake Country Limited
14:27 Arrowhead / North Star
15:26 North Coast Hiawatha
16:45 Pioneer
17:48 Desert Wind
19:01 Will Amtrak expand in the future?

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Amtrak California Zephyr - the most SCENIC ride in the USA

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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.

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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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Amtrak map USA: Understand America's train routes

Understand Amtrak routes and thruway connecting services across the USA. This video explains Amtrak's train routes, how to plan journeys and buy tickets, and where you can and can't go.

0:00 Amtrak maps overview/introduction
0:17 Amtrak map basics
1:24 Amtrak routes on the East Coast
2:26 NYC ⇆ Virginia Amtrak maps
2:45 NYC ⇆ North Carolina Amtrak maps
2:56 Amtrak's website and maps
3:13 Amtrak maps in the Northeast
3:52 Coast to coast on Amtrak (change in Chicago)
4:19 Gaps in the Amtrak route map
5:02 Amtrak's thruway connecting services
5:58 The joys of riding Amtrak
6:25 Amtrak website's various maps
6:57 Amtrak's Track-A-Train feature
7:31 Using Google Maps for Amtrak routes
8:07 Using Amtrak's website to plan thruway connections
8:34 Wrap-up

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So where exactly do Amtrak trains go in the United States? This video is an in-depth look at where Amtrak can take you, and how you can use Amtrak and its connecting services to get around America.

To get around America and travel between the cities on this map, sometimes it’s a single ride on one train and sometimes it isn’t. Most importantly, there’s no coast-to-coast service. So if you want to travel from, say, New York to Los Angeles, you’ll have to transfer. Most transfers between the east and the west part of the country are done in Chicago, which is a major Amtrak hub. You can also transfer in New Orleans.

The best way to figure out exactly how to get from place to place on Amtrak is to let them decide. When you buy tickets on the Amtrak website, you just put in your starting and ending points and it will give you whatever options there are. Often there aren’t really as many options as you’d think, assuming you want as few transfers as possible. For example, despite all the Amtrak lines in the northeast, there’s only one direct route between Boston and Chicago, and only two between New York and Chicago.

Speaking of the northeast, this is arguably the best-served area of the United States. Compared to other parts of the country, quite a few shorter and more specialized routes exist here. So you can take the Keystone Service between New York and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; or the Pennsylvanian between New York and Pittsburgh. The Downeaster goes between Boston and Brunswick, Maine. From New York, the Adirondack and Maple Leaf take you to Montreal and Toronto, respectively. So, if you’re traveling around the northeast on Amtrak, you’re fairly well covered.

What if you want to go from Washington DC to Denver? In this case you’ll need two trains, either the Cardinal or the Capitol Limited to Chicago, and then the California Zephyr to Denver.

Now, while there are a lot of major and some not-so-major cities on this map, and thus ways to travel between them on Amtrak, there are obviously some gaps. We already saw how Amtrak doesn’t even enter Wyoming or South Dakota at all, and other states like New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Delaware just barely. And what about major destinations Amtrak *does* go, like Atlanta? Only one route passes through Atlanta, the Crescent. That means there’s no easy way to get between Atlanta and… Chicago, or Florida, or Nashville. New Orleans and Washington DC, those are pretty much your only options from Atlanta. In fact Amtrak doesn’t go anywhere near Nashville. Nor does it go to Phoenix, or Las Vegas, or Boise or Twin Falls, or Augusta Maine. And on and on.

The good news is that Amtrak partners with various transportation services, usually buses, around the country to provide access to many more destinations. This map, which is on the Amtrak website, shows these connecting routes in green. Amtrak calls them Thruway services. This is how you can fill in a lot of the gaps in Amtrak’s main train routes, and get to Las Vegas, or to Phoenix, or Montgomery Alabama, or Sarasota, or Nashville, or way up through Wisconsin and Michigan. This is how you explore more of Oregon and Colorado, and Kentucky and Ohio… and yes, how you can use Amtrak to move around the great state of Wyoming.

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We Took Amtrak From New York City To Orlando | Amtrak Silver Star Roomette | Fine Dining Is Back

We checked something off the list that we wanted to do for a long time on our recent trip to New York City. We traveled by train back home to Orlando on the Amtrak Silver Star and stayed in one of the newer updated roomette cars. After watching many videos of others taking this route, we were also pleased to see that fine dining has returned to this route, which included one of the best steaks that I've ever had. This is our experience and review.

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82hrs on Amtrak's MOST SCENIC TRAIN! - The California Zephyr

The California Zephyr is Amtrak’s most scenic train!
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0:00 - Amtrak California Zephyr
0:23 - Chicago Union Station
1:04 - Meeting with @WillEdmond
1:25 - Metropolitan Lounge
1:49 - Train delay
2:15 - Boarding the Amtrak California Zephyr
4:18 - Travel partners
4:35 - Riding the train through Illinois
7:50 - Iowa
12:40 - Nebraska
15:30 - Colorado
16:00 - Denver, Colorado
18:20 - Colorado Rocky Mountains
20:25 - Moffat Tunnel
20:57 - Fraser/Winter Park, Colorado
26:50 - Utah
30:50 - Nevada
35:15 - Deciding to get off the train...
37:10 - Reno, Nevada
39:58 - California
43:00 Arriving in San Francisco/Emeryville California

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Simple Amtrak Boarding Walkthrough -- To Help With Travel Anxiety!

Hey! If you are planning your first Amtrak trip and are nervous about boarding the train and what to expect, I have you covered! I have social anxiety and always like to know exactly what to expect beforehand so I know how you feel. To help you out, I have created a simple walkthrough of how to board an Amtrak train. Let me know if this helps you or if you have any questions! :)
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Amtrak Roomette Overnight on the Northeast Regional Train

In this video, we’ll share our experience taking the Amtrak Commuter train, the Northeast Regional, overnight from Washington, DC to Boston, Massachusetts for ten hours in an Amtrak Roomette.

We discovered how comfortable an Amtrak Viewliner Roomette is for two people!

In this video, you’ll see exactly what it’s like to board this Amtrak Commuter Train at Washington’s Union Station and travel through eight states over 458 miles inside an Amtrak Roomette, Amtrak’s smallest private room.

Amtrak Commuter Train service through the northeast corridor is Amtrak’s most popular and they’ve recently added an Amtrak Viewliner with Sleepers.

This experience onboard an Amtrak Commuter Train in a Roomette proved challenging. We didn’t sleep as well as we thought we would and paid a price for it. Learn from our mistakes by watching this video about this Amtrak Commuter Train from Washington to Boston on the Northeast Regional Train in an Amtrak Roomette!

0:00 Introduction
3:47 Boarding Amtrak’s Northeast Regional Commuter Train
4:50 Amtrak Viewliner Roomette Tour
6:26 Departing Washington’s Union Station
7:47 Amtrak Viewliner Roomette Bed Turndown
9:06 Waking up in the Amtrak Viewliner Roomette
13:58 Arriving into Boston’s South Station
15:48 Bloopers

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The Long Walk – Jamie Norwood
Summer Vibe – Tomas Skyldeberg
Milky Way Express – Lupus Nocte
The Role of Pain – Martin Klem
In Heaven – A Month of Sleep

2 DAYS on Amtrak Coast Starlight Train from LA to Seattle

Watch this video to see what it’s like to travel on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight train along the West Coast of the United States from Los Angeles all the way to Seattle!

This video will highlight the famous Amtrak Coast Starlight and all the views of the California coastline, Oregon’s beautiful mountains, and even the stunning landscapes of Washington State!

The Coast Starlight travels from Los Angeles to Seattle, for 34 hours along nearly 1,400 miles of stunning scenery. This video highlights it all!

We’ll even show you around an Amtrak Bedroom so you know what it’s like to travel on the Coast Starlight in Amtrak’s “First Class.” This video even highlights Amtrak Traditional Dining in the Dining Car, which is the best they provide on Amtrak Trains!

The west coast of the United States offers stunning scenery and there’s no better way to see it than from Amtrak’s coast starlight. From LA all the way to Seattle, we’ll see stunning coastlines and marvelous mountains, from the comfort of an Amtrak Bedroom as we decide whether the west coast really is the best coast.

0:00 Introduction
3:42 Coast Starlight Departing LA
6:46 Coast Starlight Coastal Views
11:11 Amtrak Bedroom Tour
16:32 Coast Starlight Day 2
23:49 Portland, Oregon
26:09 Bloopers

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Jumping Out the Gym! – DJ Denz The Rooster
Riding the Wave We Call Life - DJ Denz The Rooster
Extra Fries – The Fly Guy Five
El Baile del Gordito – Don Bacilon
Late Nights – Daxten
Calm Down – Christian Andersen
Back in California – Donell Mase
Lunatics – Donell Mase
Monsters of Surf – Elliot Holmes
Noted – Real Heroes
Surf & Turf – Toby Tranter
Let’s Run Away – Rain Jewels
Let It Be (Indie Pop Version) – Andreas Ericson
Eternal Sunshine – Rymdklang Soundracks
Better Shared – View Points
Pacific Northwest – Roy Edwin Williams
Where I Belong – Oman,
Oregon Skies – Isobelle Walton

Amtrak Auto Train: A brutally honest look at my ride from VA to FL

This is my unique, mostly enjoyable, occasionally frustrating experience riding overnight on the Amtrak Auto Train from Lorton, VA to Sanford, FL. The 855-mile train got a late start, dinner was after midnight, and we rolled into Sanford several hours after the scheduled time. But, I was in a bedroom, the highest-class accommodation that had its own private bathroom and shower. The sleep was good, the company was pleasant, and the food, when available, was superb. Plus, my car made it safe and sound.

Ignore the hype – this is what the Amtrak Auto Train experience is *really* like.

• Trip cost: $1,060 (two people in a bedroom, plus the car; meals included)

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Crossing the Canadian Border Aboard Amtrak

Amtrak train routes cover most of the continental United States, but we also service stops across the Canadian border, including Montreal via the Adirondack, Toronto via the Maple Leaf and Vancouver via Cascades.

In this video, we'll cover security and requirements for entry into Canada or the United States as well as offer helpful tips for those planning to travel across the border and process through customs.

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Amtrak EMPIRE BUILDER Sleeper Train (Seattle to Chicago)

Watch this video in order to experience the Amtrak Empire Builder train as it crosses some of the most dramatic land in the United States, passing through Washington State, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois

Thanks to a delay, we saw more than most passengers would expect, including some of the most stunning scenery we’ve ever encountered in Northern Idaho.

The entire Amtrak Empire Builder route is scheduled to take 46 hours, but our trip ended up taking a lot longer. We were supposed to leave Seattle at 4:55 in the afternoon, but didn’t get going until nearly 8:00 at night.

The Amtrak Empire Builder is certainly one of Amtrak’s most iconic routes, passing through the very heart of Glacier National Park. My first experience onboard an Amtrak overnight sleeper train was this route, but Westbound back in 2020. It felt incredible to be back onboard!

In this video, you’ll see the unmatched scenery and spectacular sights along the route, get a tour of Amtrak’s Bedroom, learn the history of this route, and we’ll even answer some of the most frequently asked questions we get asked about Amtrak Train Travel.

We’ll also showcase Amtrak’s Traditional Dining, which has (finally) returned to their long-haul western routes like the Empire Builder!

The Amtrak Empire Builder route traces its heritage back to 1929 when it was the flagship route of the vaunted “Great Northern Railway.” In the early part of the 20th century, railroad companies were the airlines of their time. Perhaps none were as storied as the Great Northern Railway.

The Amtrak Empire Builder is the latest incarnation of a route The Great Northern Railway operated. This is the northernmost transcontinental railway in the country and was also the only privately funded transcontinental railroad in the nation’s history. Unlike every other one, it was built without any federal funding.

Today, Amtrak is the only passenger operator the Empire Builder route and, as with nearly all of Amtrak’s operations, we competed with freight traffic, which always takes priority because the freight lines own the track on this route. Amtrak is just borrowing it for the Empire Builder, which means delays are very possible. But, it turns out, our delay was the best thing that could have happened on this journey…

Watch this video to see one of the most luxurious experiences available on the rails in the United States: Amtrak’s Empire Builder in an Amtrak Bedroom!

0:00 Introduction
2:04 Boarding the Amtrak Empire Builder
3:28 Wake Up Day Two
7:14 Getting Ready on Amtrak
11:44 Amtrak Bedroom Tour
16:28 Amtrak Dinner
19:37 Amtrak FAQ's
28:44 Bloopers

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I Will Be Gone (Instrumental Version) - Vicki Vox
First Glimpse of You - Victor Lundberg
A Sweet Dream - Victor Lundberg
A Dance in the Sun - Erik Fernholm
The Sun Will Shine (Instrumental Version) - The Eastern Plain
Free Mind - Wildflowers
Summer Love (Instrumental Version) - Kylie Dailey
Calming Rain - Candelion
Swaying - Candelion
I Wish (Instrumental Version) - Mindme
If I Wrote You a Song (Instrumental Version) - Melanie Bell
Songs for a Mockingbird (Instrumental Version) - Gabriel Kelley
This Poor Love Song (Instrumental Version) - Sture Zetterberg
On and On (Instrumental Version) - Lars Eriksson

We got robbed on the Grand Canyon Railway

Olivia and Nathan here! Here's our experience on the Grand Canyon Railway. Prior to coming to Williams, Arizona we had no idea there was a train we could take to the Grand Canyon National Park! We booked seats on the 1923 Pullman class car to keep it as authentic as it was back in the day! Is this the best way to get to the Grand Canyon? By train?

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Three nights, 66 hours! Chicago – Texas – Los Angeles

Amtrak’s TEXAS EAGLE will test your endurance. It’s Amtrak’s longest train trip over four days, three nights, and seven states!

In this video, you’ll see the highlights of this 2,728 mile (4,390 km) journey from Chicago to Los Angeles through Texas.

On Day One, we’ll stop in St. Louis, Missouri. On Day two and three, in Texas, we’ll check out Texarkana, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and El Paso in Texas. We’ll see the hidden corners of New Mexico and highlights of Arizona before slipping into Los Angeles, California on the fourth and final day!

From the Amtrak Meals to the Amtrak Stations and accommodations, it’s all here. I stayed in an Amtrak Bedroom, which is the absolute lap of luxury offered on Amtrak Trains. If you’d like to learn more about the other room types, check out this video:


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0:00 Introduction
5:00 Boarding the Texas Eagle
13:01 Day 2 of the Texas Eagle
23:28 Day 3 of the Texas Eagle
35:31 Day 4 of the Texas Eagle

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Setting The Table – Isobelle Walton
Sun Through the Leaves – View Points
It’s Only Us – Codey Randall
We’ll Make It Through – Colton Walls
Let It all out on Me (Instrumental Version) – Houses On The Hill
Faster Car (Instrumental Version) – Loving Caliber
The Beauty Within – Sleeping Vines
Fall Into You (Instrumental Version) – Houses On The Hill
It’s All For You (Instrumental Version) – Volcan Peaks
Nothing Makes Sense Anymore (Instrumental Version) – Daniel Gunnarsson
A Traveling Spirit (Instrumental Version) – Daniel Kadawatha
Texas River – Brett Gregory
Morning Hike – Lindsey Abraham
Acoustic Snowflake 03 – Stefan Mothander
Love the Way – Codey Randall
I Bet You’re Cold (Instrumental Version) – Gamma Skies
How To Go On (Instrumental Version) – Mike Parr
Skip the Small Talk (Instrumental Version) – Gamma Skies
Give Me Your Attention (Instrumental Version) – Candelion
The Street Performer (Sting) – Martin Gauffin

Southwest Chief: Surviving two days and nights in coach (and loving it)

Two nights on Amtrak's Southwest Chief train, from Los Angeles to Chicago. I got a coach seat for the (scheduled) 43-hour journey across America's Southwest and Midwest. In this video is all the spectacular scenery, on-board life, smoke stops, and friendly cafe food I experienced along one of the world's great train rides.

I kept an eye on the time, since the train was often late arriving at stations along the way. I hoped we'd be on time to the final stop, Chicago. By the end, we'd gone over 2,200 miles through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois.

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The Lake Shore Limited: Chicago to NYC on a Viewliner 2! Amtrak's NEWEST Sleeper

Hello and Welcome to Chicago’s Union Station! Today we’re heading to New York City on Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited in the comfort of a viewliner 2: amtrak’s newest sleeper car.

_Trip Information_
Train: Amtrak Lake Shore Limited 48
Locomotives: P42DCs 92 and 85 (CHI-ALB), P32AC-DM 715 (ALB--NYP)
Consist: 3 Amfleet 2 Coaches, 1 Viewliner 2 Diner, 2 V1 Sleepers, 1 V2 Sleeper, 1 V2 Baggage Car
Departure Time: 9:30pm
Arrival Time: 6:42pm +1 Day (11:25pm with Delays)
Journey Time: 20 hr 12 min (24hr 55min with Delays)
Ticket Price: $654.00 ($175.00 credit received after travel for delayed arrival)

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0:00 Hello and Welcome to Chicago's Union Station!
0:14 Chicago Union Station
0:39 The Stunning Great Hall
1:30 Chicago's Metropolitan Lounge
2:29 Boarding Begins for Train 48: The Lake Shore Limited
3:10 A First Look at Our Viewliner 2
4:09 The LSL's Route to NYC
5:01 Departure from Chicago
5:41 Shower Time!
7:39 Roomette Sleeping Arrangement
8:37 Lights Out.
8:52 Waking Up on Day 2
9:11 Oh god no why are we still in Ohio. Anywhere but Ohio.
9:23 Multiple Switch Failures means we're 4 hours late (I see why it's called the Late Shore Limited)
9:48 Breakfast Time and the Viewliner 2 Dining Car
10:44 A Broken Bridge Means More Delays
11:16 Viewliner 2 Roomette Tour
18:40 The Nicest Roomette You Can Find
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19:25 Cleveland, OH, Our First Smoke Stop
20:15 A Daytime Stop? Cool!
20:31 A Look at Train 48 (And 448)
21:06 Amtrak's Viewliner 2 Order
22:01 Coffee and the Beverage Station
22:22 Viewliner 2 Bathrooms
23:12 Erie, PA, now 5 Hours Late
23:24 Lunch: The Kofta Kebabs (Not Good)
24:23 Finally in New York
24:33 Buffalo Central Terminal: A Once Grand Terminus
25:06 Picking Up Speed and More Delays
25:33 A Smoke Stop in Syracuse
25:59 Sunset on the Erie Canal
26:19 Dinner Problems: Reservation or Not?
26:58 The Chicken Enchiladas: A Surprisingly Good Choice
27:44 Schenectady and Arrival in Albany
28:04 The Great Albany Split: New York and Boston
28:29 Train 448 Pulls off of Train 48
28:57 Inspection Issues
29:32 Locos 92 and 85 are Swapped for 96
30:27 Train 448 Heads Off Towards Boston
31:09 Diesel or Electric: Why Not Both? The P32AC-DM
31:47 P32AC-DM 715 Connects to Train 48
32:09 Locked Out of Our Car
32:50 Power Returns and We Depart
33:09 Amtrak's Viewliner 1 Roomette Tour for Comparison
34:35 Viewliner 1 Shower: A Similar Story
34:59 Bedroom Tour on the Viewliner 2
38:30 The Accessible Bedroom: A Brief Look
40:01 Croton-Harmon, Our Penultimate Stop
40:21 Night in the Corridors
40:36 Finally Arriving at New York Penn Station
40:58 Closing Thoughts on the Viewliner 2
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Get Lost on Amtrak! Hotel Palomar in Chicago

Kelley started off her Amtrak cross country journey in the snowy Chicago. She picked the well rated Hotel Palomar as her homebase and the hotel did not disappoint. From the great location, comfortable rooms and 5pm happy hour, Kelley was pleasantly with all facets of the hotel and would give it 7 out 10 stars!

Should You Leave Your Bags Unattended In Amtrak Coach Seats? - Travel Q&A

What should you do with your bags on an Amtrak train when you're sitting in coach but want to go to the observation car? Do you take them with you or leave them unattended at your seat? This is a worry for a lot of passengers on Amtrak, so here's what we did.

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How Many Bags Can You Take On Amtrak Trains?

A very quick look at Amtrak's baggage policy... Can you check bags? How much does it cost? Are there restrictions? If you'd like us to do a more in-depth video about Amtrak's luggage policy, tell us in the comments.

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Episode 1 of Get Lost on Amtrak series: What to Pack & Know Before You Go

I had never slept overnight on a train before and here I was ready to go on a 45 hour journey across the Fifty Nifty--from Chicago all the way down to Los Angeles. I had no idea what to expect but after careful research and thought, I figured out the best way to pack for different climates as well as my stay on the train. This video should prepare you & give you good tips for your next train journey!


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