Washington to Chicago onboard the Amtrak CAPITOL LIMITED
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Date: 2024-01-09
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-russellgxy2905
Well damn, I did not know the Viewliners are technically a Budd design. Even if they only made the prototype, it brings a slightly new perspective to the most of the Eastern Long Distance trains and longer Corridor routes. Viewliners and the legendary Amfleets. Also you had 304 on your train? Damn, that alone tells me you filmed this nearly a year ago, when the ALC's were still being sent west after break-ins in Phase VI. Also, excellent job getting the ALC-42 in the same shot as the older SC-44! I believe on these trips, the ALC's run -dead-in-tow, - so 304 was off.
Honestly, Bewteen 15 (the P42DC) pulling the train alone, and the holdup in Cumberland, I'm amazed you made up time. The Capitol is notorious for its delays, being one of the few Eastern routes not to use any or the Corridors (Northeast, Keystone, or Empire, so Amtrak doesn't have any control over the right of way. The ROW itself is split between the two eastern Class I railroads, which are equally notorious for delays and derailments.
I recall the last time I took the Capitol, we were held up for several hours due to a CSX train ahead of us not only getting stuck, but also shifting the track. Not only were we held up, but the rest of the evening rush of MARC Brunswick Line trains was stuck too! In the end, they had to back all the trains to a crossover and continue on the other track. We were the last ones to actually move forward again
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Well damn, I did not know the Viewliners are technically a Budd design. Even if they only made the prototype, it brings a slightly new perspective to the most of the Eastern Long Distance trains and longer Corridor routes. Viewliners and the legendary Amfleets. Also you had 304 on your train? Damn, that alone tells me you filmed this nearly a year ago, when the ALC's were still being sent west after break-ins in Phase VI. Also, excellent job getting the ALC-42 in the same shot as the older SC-44! I believe on these trips, the ALC's run -dead-in-tow, - so 304 was off.
Honestly, Bewteen 15 (the P42DC) pulling the train alone, and the holdup in Cumberland, I'm amazed you made up time. The Capitol is notorious for its delays, being one of the few Eastern routes not to use any or the Corridors (Northeast, Keystone, or Empire, so Amtrak doesn't have any control over the right of way. The ROW itself is split between the two eastern Class I railroads, which are equally notorious for delays and derailments.
I recall the last time I took the Capitol, we were held up for several hours due to a CSX train ahead of us not only getting stuck, but also shifting the track. Not only were we held up, but the rest of the evening rush of MARC Brunswick Line trains was stuck too! In the end, they had to back all the trains to a crossover and continue on the other track. We were the last ones to actually move forward again
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-Bob_Betker
My teenage daughter and I made the same run about 5 years ago. Unfortunately, our trip wasn't as uneventful as yours. The seats in the cars were narrower and closer together than the ones we had experienced on the Northeast Regional; the ones on your video seemed to be similar to the spacing on the Northeast Regional. The train also didn't have Wi-Fi, my teenage daughter almost went into withdrawal without an internet connection. We had gotten spoiled on the Northeast Regional. There was a problem with the heating system on our car and it got extremely cold in the car and there were no blankets available; not very comfortable. The train got sidelined a number of times, we sat outside Elkhart Indiana for about 2 1/2 hours waiting for freight trains to clear out and ended up being almost 4 hours late into Chicago. I was getting frantic since we planned on taking the Texas Eagle to St. Louis but thankfully we arrived about 30 minutes before its departure (I had thought a 4-5 hour layover would be sufficient.
Even with these issues, I still prefer taking the train over flying any day. I do wish there were more options for train travel across the country.
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My teenage daughter and I made the same run about 5 years ago. Unfortunately, our trip wasn't as uneventful as yours. The seats in the cars were narrower and closer together than the ones we had experienced on the Northeast Regional; the ones on your video seemed to be similar to the spacing on the Northeast Regional. The train also didn't have Wi-Fi, my teenage daughter almost went into withdrawal without an internet connection. We had gotten spoiled on the Northeast Regional. There was a problem with the heating system on our car and it got extremely cold in the car and there were no blankets available; not very comfortable. The train got sidelined a number of times, we sat outside Elkhart Indiana for about 2 1/2 hours waiting for freight trains to clear out and ended up being almost 4 hours late into Chicago. I was getting frantic since we planned on taking the Texas Eagle to St. Louis but thankfully we arrived about 30 minutes before its departure (I had thought a 4-5 hour layover would be sufficient.
Even with these issues, I still prefer taking the train over flying any day. I do wish there were more options for train travel across the country.
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-frankrueter5218
Worst -adventure- on Amtrak occurred in 2015 on a trip between LAX and CHI. We left LAX an hour late due to mechanical problems, things were fine until reaching San Antonio. We were awakened at 5: 30AM and had to board busses in the pouring rain, destination was Fort Worth to board the turn around west bound Eagle. Somewhere around Waco the bus blew a tire and we needed to be rescued by a road service to change the tire. Meanwhile we had had neither breakfast nor lunch. Finally reaching Fort Worth we were boarded and on our way. Actually, we arrived on time in Chicago. Had the best breakfast the next morning I had ever had on Amtrak, still had full diner service back then. It was a combination Cafe / Diner combination. Normally travel from CLE to CHI & CHI to LAX yearly, have friends in the Los Angeles area, use the Capital and Southwest Chief after the mis adventure.
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Worst -adventure- on Amtrak occurred in 2015 on a trip between LAX and CHI. We left LAX an hour late due to mechanical problems, things were fine until reaching San Antonio. We were awakened at 5: 30AM and had to board busses in the pouring rain, destination was Fort Worth to board the turn around west bound Eagle. Somewhere around Waco the bus blew a tire and we needed to be rescued by a road service to change the tire. Meanwhile we had had neither breakfast nor lunch. Finally reaching Fort Worth we were boarded and on our way. Actually, we arrived on time in Chicago. Had the best breakfast the next morning I had ever had on Amtrak, still had full diner service back then. It was a combination Cafe / Diner combination. Normally travel from CLE to CHI & CHI to LAX yearly, have friends in the Los Angeles area, use the Capital and Southwest Chief after the mis adventure.
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-johndornoff
As you said, Coach travel can be either great or it can be bad, and a lot depends on who else you are riding with, which you have no control over. Today the Coach-Baggage cars have the same seating upstairs (62 passengers) as do the regular coaches, but when they were first delivered, they had a much denser layout with 78 seats, and those were not fun to travel on overnight, which I had to do a couple of times before Amtrak reconfigured them. My worse experience in coach was from Portland to Spokane in a reconfigured Coach Baggage car, and we had to deal with a woman who had some issues and would be very loud and obnoxious. Fortunately, we were only going to Spokane, but she was heading to Chicago; that would have been a very long trip with her.
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As you said, Coach travel can be either great or it can be bad, and a lot depends on who else you are riding with, which you have no control over. Today the Coach-Baggage cars have the same seating upstairs (62 passengers) as do the regular coaches, but when they were first delivered, they had a much denser layout with 78 seats, and those were not fun to travel on overnight, which I had to do a couple of times before Amtrak reconfigured them. My worse experience in coach was from Portland to Spokane in a reconfigured Coach Baggage car, and we had to deal with a woman who had some issues and would be very loud and obnoxious. Fortunately, we were only going to Spokane, but she was heading to Chicago; that would have been a very long trip with her.
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-jimpern
On my September odyssey, I rode the Capitol Limited from Chicago to Pittsburgh. Since I would be leaving the train about 5 AM to transfer to the Pennsylvanian, I decided to go in Coach and had a reasonably pleasant trip. We arrived about 30 minutes late, so my connection was OK. The only meal I had on the trip was dinner, so I made my way to the cafe, where I got the excellent turkey and cheese sandwich on an oat roll, which is always good, but ask for extra mayo! A tip for anyone traveling overnight in Coach: get a good set of wireless noise-cancelling headphones! And always take an aisle seat. The headphones will ensure a quiet night, and during the day you can use them to listen to music on your portable device.
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On my September odyssey, I rode the Capitol Limited from Chicago to Pittsburgh. Since I would be leaving the train about 5 AM to transfer to the Pennsylvanian, I decided to go in Coach and had a reasonably pleasant trip. We arrived about 30 minutes late, so my connection was OK. The only meal I had on the trip was dinner, so I made my way to the cafe, where I got the excellent turkey and cheese sandwich on an oat roll, which is always good, but ask for extra mayo! A tip for anyone traveling overnight in Coach: get a good set of wireless noise-cancelling headphones! And always take an aisle seat. The headphones will ensure a quiet night, and during the day you can use them to listen to music on your portable device.
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-jimpern
My worst Coach experience fortunately wasn't too bad. I was in a Superliner coach on the Empire Builder going from Portland to Spokane, which is not overnight. The car was nearly empty but there was a woman nearby with a baby that would simply not stop crying. It was extremely annoying. I had seen several families with small children at the other end of the car, so after a while I asked her, as gently as possible, to please move to the other end of the car. She was understanding and rather flustered but she did what I requested. Then the crying baby was barely audible and the rest of the trip was peaceful enough. People with babies like that either shouldn't travel in Coach or not take the train at all.
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My worst Coach experience fortunately wasn't too bad. I was in a Superliner coach on the Empire Builder going from Portland to Spokane, which is not overnight. The car was nearly empty but there was a woman nearby with a baby that would simply not stop crying. It was extremely annoying. I had seen several families with small children at the other end of the car, so after a while I asked her, as gently as possible, to please move to the other end of the car. She was understanding and rather flustered but she did what I requested. Then the crying baby was barely audible and the rest of the trip was peaceful enough. People with babies like that either shouldn't travel in Coach or not take the train at all.
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-Retired88M
It-s been 40 years since my wife and I took the Crescent from Philly to N- in the old Heritage coach and even then there was plenty of leg room and comfortable seats. Back then it had both a cafe lounge where smoking was allowed and a full size dining car where even coach passengers could eat. And the food was pretty good served on real China with silverware. And the neat thing of being seated with another couple. Back then our trip went from Philly to N-Orleans to D. C. to Newport News to D. C. to Philly round trip for $175. 00 each excluding meals and drinks.
A funny thing though was the toilets were the old style flush to the tracks type
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It-s been 40 years since my wife and I took the Crescent from Philly to N- in the old Heritage coach and even then there was plenty of leg room and comfortable seats. Back then it had both a cafe lounge where smoking was allowed and a full size dining car where even coach passengers could eat. And the food was pretty good served on real China with silverware. And the neat thing of being seated with another couple. Back then our trip went from Philly to N-Orleans to D. C. to Newport News to D. C. to Philly round trip for $175. 00 each excluding meals and drinks.
A funny thing though was the toilets were the old style flush to the tracks type
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Hello I'm glad you took the Capital Limited and you saw that it's a really nice route, but as I said in your Cardinal video you really see less going westbound especially when the clocks get turned back, from my experience you can really see more of this route going eastbound the mountains, rivers, tunnels, farms, and little towns that time forget also like I said before people mostly make videos riding the Limited going westbound and really don't see as much which is why I believe this route is a little underrated, now if people make videos riding the Limited going eastbound and able to see more then they can really see what a nice route it is
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Hello I'm glad you took the Capital Limited and you saw that it's a really nice route, but as I said in your Cardinal video you really see less going westbound especially when the clocks get turned back, from my experience you can really see more of this route going eastbound the mountains, rivers, tunnels, farms, and little towns that time forget also like I said before people mostly make videos riding the Limited going westbound and really don't see as much which is why I believe this route is a little underrated, now if people make videos riding the Limited going eastbound and able to see more then they can really see what a nice route it is
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-RichardinNC1
The Capital Limited is on my Amtrak list to do. My grandfather worked on the B&O, the forerunner of the route (which grew into CSX. It also passes some interesting places, some near where I used to live. Sand Patch, one of the steepest mainline grades in the east is just past Cumberland, then it passes near Falling Water, a famous Frank LLoyd Wright designed home, then overnight it passes near 3 different places I-ve lived (in PA & OH, along with the now infamous East Palestine OH. It-s a shame Pittsburgh is at night, its a unique city with the 3 rivers.
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The Capital Limited is on my Amtrak list to do. My grandfather worked on the B&O, the forerunner of the route (which grew into CSX. It also passes some interesting places, some near where I used to live. Sand Patch, one of the steepest mainline grades in the east is just past Cumberland, then it passes near Falling Water, a famous Frank LLoyd Wright designed home, then overnight it passes near 3 different places I-ve lived (in PA & OH, along with the now infamous East Palestine OH. It-s a shame Pittsburgh is at night, its a unique city with the 3 rivers.
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Plus the Cardinal only runs 3 times per week and Capitol Ltd is a daily. I do want to be able to fit the Cardinal into my schedule - someday.
My worst coach experience was also the Capitol Ltd - I was too near the bathroom and during the night, everytime it was used - the light from inside would flash in my eyes. Now that I'm older and less able-bodied - I always get a sleeper for overnight trains. Capitol Ltd and the Silver Meteor/Star are my most frequent rides [Meteor north of Florida and the Star - in Florida - I'm a Florida resident].
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Plus the Cardinal only runs 3 times per week and Capitol Ltd is a daily. I do want to be able to fit the Cardinal into my schedule - someday.
My worst coach experience was also the Capitol Ltd - I was too near the bathroom and during the night, everytime it was used - the light from inside would flash in my eyes. Now that I'm older and less able-bodied - I always get a sleeper for overnight trains. Capitol Ltd and the Silver Meteor/Star are my most frequent rides [Meteor north of Florida and the Star - in Florida - I'm a Florida resident].
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-samtrak1204
Cross Country cafe sucks! That crap might work on European overnight trains but not in USA where long distance trains are slower and travel time longer. Dining car service has been seriously downgraded since I worked the -Capitol Limited- in the 80's. Blame it on Amtrak Board of Misdirection, but I'm thrilled experimental traditional dining is currently being tested on Amtrak's -Silver Star- between New York and Florida. I hope the experiment is successful and that dining car meals are once again offered to coach passengers.
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Cross Country cafe sucks! That crap might work on European overnight trains but not in USA where long distance trains are slower and travel time longer. Dining car service has been seriously downgraded since I worked the -Capitol Limited- in the 80's. Blame it on Amtrak Board of Misdirection, but I'm thrilled experimental traditional dining is currently being tested on Amtrak's -Silver Star- between New York and Florida. I hope the experiment is successful and that dining car meals are once again offered to coach passengers.
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-cesarnyc
I think overall, traveling experiences in coach on Amtrak have been positive. Only one time, riding on the Crescent in coach from New Orleans to NYC I had bad experience. There was one guy who kept talking non-stop on his cell phone after lights were out. I discreetly walked out to see a conductor who told me just to go back to my seat and that he would take care of it. A few minutes later the conductor came and resolved the situation. I've traveled extensively on Amtrak and have found that the crew is top notch.
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I think overall, traveling experiences in coach on Amtrak have been positive. Only one time, riding on the Crescent in coach from New Orleans to NYC I had bad experience. There was one guy who kept talking non-stop on his cell phone after lights were out. I discreetly walked out to see a conductor who told me just to go back to my seat and that he would take care of it. A few minutes later the conductor came and resolved the situation. I've traveled extensively on Amtrak and have found that the crew is top notch.
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-txrazorback6357
I have seen a lot of the new Chargers pass through Elkhart, IN via the Capitol Limited #30, when Amtrak first receives them. I saw #304 when it came through on #30. A couple of days later I saw it come back West on your train, #29, on its way to be put into service. #304 has been working mostly on the Empire Builder since then. So far, all of the Chargers have made their first trip to Amtrak HQ before going into service. Most recently, #s 321 and 325 came through.
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I have seen a lot of the new Chargers pass through Elkhart, IN via the Capitol Limited #30, when Amtrak first receives them. I saw #304 when it came through on #30. A couple of days later I saw it come back West on your train, #29, on its way to be put into service. #304 has been working mostly on the Empire Builder since then. So far, all of the Chargers have made their first trip to Amtrak HQ before going into service. Most recently, #s 321 and 325 came through.
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-samtrak1204
Flexible dining is deplorable and train passengers in the USA hate it. Experimental traditional dining is currently being tested on Amtrak's -Silver Star- between New York and Florida. We hope the experiment is successful and that the dining car will once again serve coach passengers. It s a damn shame how the -Capitol Punishment- has been severely downgraded since I worked this premier train in the 80's. Blame it on Amtrak Board of Misdirection.
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Flexible dining is deplorable and train passengers in the USA hate it. Experimental traditional dining is currently being tested on Amtrak's -Silver Star- between New York and Florida. We hope the experiment is successful and that the dining car will once again serve coach passengers. It s a damn shame how the -Capitol Punishment- has been severely downgraded since I worked this premier train in the 80's. Blame it on Amtrak Board of Misdirection.
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-timlider
Worst Amtrak trip was from Los Angeles to Seattle. This is when one of the bridges were damaged near Mt. Shasta. I did not mind the Bussing between Sacremento and Klamath Falls. THhe worst was there was no Dining Car or Cafe Car access from Klammath Falls to Seattle.
The best trip was from Seattle to San Luis Obispo. Great service and thr train ran early on almost all the stastion stops. THe food was great and the car atdtendent was awesome!
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Worst Amtrak trip was from Los Angeles to Seattle. This is when one of the bridges were damaged near Mt. Shasta. I did not mind the Bussing between Sacremento and Klamath Falls. THhe worst was there was no Dining Car or Cafe Car access from Klammath Falls to Seattle.
The best trip was from Seattle to San Luis Obispo. Great service and thr train ran early on almost all the stastion stops. THe food was great and the car atdtendent was awesome!
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-Unmannedperson
Best coach experience: One time I took Coast Starlight from SLO to Sacramento (8 hrs. Since I wasn't staying overnight, I was relegated to sitting on the lower level of the Superliner, which is a kind of weird cozy corner of the train compared to the upper level which acts as one long hallway. In this corner were a bunch of older ladies having a knitting circle. They inducted me (male, 20s) into said circle for my relatively brief ride.
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Best coach experience: One time I took Coast Starlight from SLO to Sacramento (8 hrs. Since I wasn't staying overnight, I was relegated to sitting on the lower level of the Superliner, which is a kind of weird cozy corner of the train compared to the upper level which acts as one long hallway. In this corner were a bunch of older ladies having a knitting circle. They inducted me (male, 20s) into said circle for my relatively brief ride.
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Great video of the Capital Limited Route. I rode on Amtrak 71 times since my very first Amtrak ride on the Silver Meteror from Richmond, VA to Wilmington, DEcon 1/31/1974. I travel long distance on Amtrak as well as on the Pacific Surfliners between San Diego, Los Angeles & Oxnard, CA. It beats driving and flying domestically is a hassle and a drudgery. My most favorite route is the Pacific Surfliner/Coast Starlight route.
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Great video of the Capital Limited Route. I rode on Amtrak 71 times since my very first Amtrak ride on the Silver Meteror from Richmond, VA to Wilmington, DEcon 1/31/1974. I travel long distance on Amtrak as well as on the Pacific Surfliners between San Diego, Los Angeles & Oxnard, CA. It beats driving and flying domestically is a hassle and a drudgery. My most favorite route is the Pacific Surfliner/Coast Starlight route.
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-johnadams6535
Coach horror story: I will never ride coach again. Years ago, I got on the train in Jacksonville and was sitting next to a woman. I noticed a small child sitting behind us and said to her something like, -Oh no, a kid. - Turns out it was her kid, who she assured me was well-behaved. I was so embarrassed that I spent the night in the cafe car. Never again.
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Coach horror story: I will never ride coach again. Years ago, I got on the train in Jacksonville and was sitting next to a woman. I noticed a small child sitting behind us and said to her something like, -Oh no, a kid. - Turns out it was her kid, who she assured me was well-behaved. I was so embarrassed that I spent the night in the cafe car. Never again.
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-thercbeast678
Simply Railway, I was looking for a little insight from an experienced traveler. I-m from the state of Washington and I-m looking to ride Amtrak for the scenic experience, excluding time and convenience for the most part, would you recommend the California Zephyr from Sacramento to Denver or the Empire Builder from Portland to East Glacier?
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Simply Railway, I was looking for a little insight from an experienced traveler. I-m from the state of Washington and I-m looking to ride Amtrak for the scenic experience, excluding time and convenience for the most part, would you recommend the California Zephyr from Sacramento to Denver or the Empire Builder from Portland to East Glacier?
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-gdrriley420
the ALC42 here should be providing HEP if not traction power as well. Amtraks got enough equipment they just need to get enough mechanical staff hired and kept to increase how many cars they've got in service.
Strange to not see a transition dorm up front given its the car amtrak has the most sitting in long term storage.
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the ALC42 here should be providing HEP if not traction power as well. Amtraks got enough equipment they just need to get enough mechanical staff hired and kept to increase how many cars they've got in service.
Strange to not see a transition dorm up front given its the car amtrak has the most sitting in long term storage.
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My worst experience was Coach on a Spokane to Seattle trip. My seat was next to an Oil Worker from North Dakota. He musta jumped from the wells to the Train. It was a nasty night. However, the return trip was great. Guess it just depends. I am gonna do the Spokane to Chicago in the future, love to see the videos before I go.
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My worst experience was Coach on a Spokane to Seattle trip. My seat was next to an Oil Worker from North Dakota. He musta jumped from the wells to the Train. It was a nasty night. However, the return trip was great. Guess it just depends. I am gonna do the Spokane to Chicago in the future, love to see the videos before I go.
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The food service on a major overnight train like Capitol Lmt seems terrible. Long lines, no dining car and subquality food. Just basically snacks. Also no observation car. I will think twice before I utilize long distance passenger trains east of the Mississippi. I was not impressed with the Cardinal or the Capitol.
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The food service on a major overnight train like Capitol Lmt seems terrible. Long lines, no dining car and subquality food. Just basically snacks. Also no observation car. I will think twice before I utilize long distance passenger trains east of the Mississippi. I was not impressed with the Cardinal or the Capitol.
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-andrealauer4493
I took the Empire Builder last summer with one old P42, plus the lovely new ALC42 #304. I stepped off in Minneapolis to check it out up close in the daytime, and even when running it is NOTICEABLY quieter than the old P42 so that may be why it was difficult for you to tell if it was running on your trip
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I took the Empire Builder last summer with one old P42, plus the lovely new ALC42 #304. I stepped off in Minneapolis to check it out up close in the daytime, and even when running it is NOTICEABLY quieter than the old P42 so that may be why it was difficult for you to tell if it was running on your trip
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-robertshelton9881
I've taken the Capitol Limited in Chicago several times to connect to the Pennsylvanian in Pittsburgh. One time there was a -trespasser- incident in Cleveland that delayed us so much the Pennsylvanian left without us. Amtrak chartered a bus to replace it. It was maybe even more scenic than the train.
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I've taken the Capitol Limited in Chicago several times to connect to the Pennsylvanian in Pittsburgh. One time there was a -trespasser- incident in Cleveland that delayed us so much the Pennsylvanian left without us. Amtrak chartered a bus to replace it. It was maybe even more scenic than the train.
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-GlaciaGalaxy
I NORMALLY have a good experience in coach. I have to ride accessible because i have a mobility scooter, but one time someone had to sit beside me because full train and when she lifted her seat it wedged my leg against my scooter and she would not put it down, luckily she was only on for a few stops.
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I NORMALLY have a good experience in coach. I have to ride accessible because i have a mobility scooter, but one time someone had to sit beside me because full train and when she lifted her seat it wedged my leg against my scooter and she would not put it down, luckily she was only on for a few stops.
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-AndrewTubbiolo
Harper's Ferry was the scene of one of those events that shines a true yet disturbing light on the United States. Beautiful town. The South Shore line with CTA is a very effective mass transit option from Indiana to downtown Chicago and Union Station, O'Hare and Midway airports.
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Harper's Ferry was the scene of one of those events that shines a true yet disturbing light on the United States. Beautiful town. The South Shore line with CTA is a very effective mass transit option from Indiana to downtown Chicago and Union Station, O'Hare and Midway airports.
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-williamkesler2373
Dang it no April fools video this year I guess: (
I know it doesn-t line up with your release schedule this year, but last years was amazing. That-s the most work I-ve ever seen go into a joke video and I was hoping for something even better this year-
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Dang it no April fools video this year I guess: (
I know it doesn-t line up with your release schedule this year, but last years was amazing. That-s the most work I-ve ever seen go into a joke video and I was hoping for something even better this year-
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-fackafacka
HEY -simplyrailway, a waiting line can't be -extensive-, it can be just long or short. Great video! i did 24 hs on coach and had zero issues. Usually your seat partner will be a bunch of old black ladies that treat you like you are their grandkids: )
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HEY -simplyrailway, a waiting line can't be -extensive-, it can be just long or short. Great video! i did 24 hs on coach and had zero issues. Usually your seat partner will be a bunch of old black ladies that treat you like you are their grandkids: )
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-MrRobburdette
I live in Maryland. And it's Silver Spring, MD. It's very common for out of town folks to get that confused though: ) The Harpers Ferry area is wonderful. It worth exploring the history of the town if you ever get a chance
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I live in Maryland. And it's Silver Spring, MD. It's very common for out of town folks to get that confused though: ) The Harpers Ferry area is wonderful. It worth exploring the history of the town if you ever get a chance
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-KU84dh37
Why do you do -train tours? I watch your videos and the train videos of -A Train Odyssey- for what I see out of the window as I imagine most viewers do. Not washing valuable video footage on tours that I do not care about. JMS
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Why do you do -train tours? I watch your videos and the train videos of -A Train Odyssey- for what I see out of the window as I imagine most viewers do. Not washing valuable video footage on tours that I do not care about. JMS
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-dasbooterror
Ah yes, the Capitol Limited arriving in Pittsburgh in the middle of the night / incredibly early morning.
Always a shame, but you do get to see the rather beautiful skyline around Pittsburgh on the way through.
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Ah yes, the Capitol Limited arriving in Pittsburgh in the middle of the night / incredibly early morning.
Always a shame, but you do get to see the rather beautiful skyline around Pittsburgh on the way through.
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-andyinsdca
Don't know if this counts as -worst- coach Amtrak story, but our train had to stop for a few hours after a passenger had a heart attack. We waited for an air ambulance to come and take away the patient!
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Don't know if this counts as -worst- coach Amtrak story, but our train had to stop for a few hours after a passenger had a heart attack. We waited for an air ambulance to come and take away the patient!
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-SebisRandomTech
Small world! I saw this exact train as it was heading into Pittsburgh! 304 trailing and the inspection car on the back gave it away. Unfortunately it appears you were asleep at that point.
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Small world! I saw this exact train as it was heading into Pittsburgh! 304 trailing and the inspection car on the back gave it away. Unfortunately it appears you were asleep at that point.
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-ck4426
Thank you for this trip video! I-ve done DC to Chicago already and will be doing Chicago to DC this summer and I hope I-m only 35 min late! Ya never know with Amtrak! --
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Thank you for this trip video! I-ve done DC to Chicago already and will be doing Chicago to DC this summer and I hope I-m only 35 min late! Ya never know with Amtrak! --
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-stacydelgado3285
Took the Crescent from NOL to ALX last weekend in a roomette. Planning in April to do the Capital Limited from CHI to WAS in a Bedroom. Thanks for the preview!
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Took the Crescent from NOL to ALX last weekend in a roomette. Planning in April to do the Capital Limited from CHI to WAS in a Bedroom. Thanks for the preview!
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