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Genre: Travel & Events
Date of upload: Oct 22, 2023 ^^
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Did this in May as the 1st leg of a 7500 mile Amtrak trip, all in coach. Used the $499 Railpass. Here was my itinerary:
SURFLINER SAN-FUL.
SW Chief FUL-CHI
Capital Ltd CHI-HFY (Harper’s Ferry)
Capital Ltd HFY-CHI
Empire Builder CHI-PDX
Coast Starlight PDX-Oxnard
Surfliner Oxnard-SAN
I had just turned 80 and did it as my 80th birthday present to myself. Why Harper’s Ferry? I have a sister who lives there.
Every American should take at least one cross country train trip in their lifetime!
Thanks for the video. Brought back great memories.
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You are a travel warrior! Unlike all of the prissy travel vloggers on YouTube who are about traveling in the top class just to look awesome, you traveled like how actual people travel and conveyed those very real experiences to us. I have traveled across country in coach (but broke up the trip somewhat), and it is indeed a grueling experience. But it is also a very rewarding one (while being much more economical), and so I hope you enjoyed your well-earned treat at the end of it. I also hope that you celebrated with a deep dish pizza or an Italian Beef sandwich at your destination! Well done!
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So far, I've only watched sleeper-car Amtrak videos but I've often wondered about your alternative. Wailing babies would drive me nuts and I'm not sure how I could cope with the sleep challenge, being a rather older goddess these days. It might be fun to spread the trip out so one could spend a day or two in certain towns. My inner wanderlust is pumped, ether way. Another great one, Jeremy!
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Great video ! I appreciate your comprehensive and ( very ) honest review of travelling in coach on Amtrak. I understand why you did it, but I still give you A LOT of credit travelling in coach for multiple nights because I doubt I could do it. I took my first trip on Amtrak last month aboard the " Empire Builder", "City of New Orleans" and the "Crescent" in a sleeper car and it was a lot of fun so I'm looking forward to doing it again. Thanks again for another great video- keep 'em coming Jeremy !.
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@ronclark9724
5 months ago
Instead of going non stop on a long distance Amtrak train, stop and spend a day/night at any of the stops on the route. Doesn't matter whether the town is small or if the city is large, there is always something to do if only to spend the day at the local fishing hole... I have been riding the Texas Eagle from LA to Chicago every year and spending a day/night at either one or two different spots each year. Believe it or not spending a day/night in San Antonio or Springfield or Alpine isn't boring. Not only see America riding Amtrak, but also EXPERIENCE America... I am sure with the Southwest Chief doing likewise would be just as wonderful at any stop...
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