35hrs on Amtrak Pacific Sleeper Train from LA to Seattle *The Coast Starlight* 

Try The Canadian, its a spectacular sleeper train with awesome scenery

Go classic, Orient Express, love to see that

freight train companies own the lines, passenger trains have to yield to them

When the country is open again, you could give the Izumo Sunrise Express in Japan a go 🎌 Or, of course, one of the MANY overnight ferries.

@@enginerum428 amazing!

I always enjoy comments like this that just give you some cool information you didn't know you needed

I have a trip tmmrw from NYC to MIAMI and I was wondering are you allowed to bring vape onto the train and would I be allowed to have my vape inside my private room I booked a room for myself

I wondered if that ever happened. I stick to the train like glue. I'm terrified of being left behind! lol

There is NO SMOKING anywhere on the train. You will be put off the train if you are caught. That includes sleeping accommodations.

@@Aleksandr68351 You can gladly bring it but it's illegal to smoke on trains and that includes vaping. It doesn't matter what so ever if you have a private room or not, you will be thrown off the train for doing it.

I wouldnt say more. They need to make it faster. Taking 35 hours from LA to seattle is too slow

Do the California Zephyr from San Francisco to Chicago. In 56 hours you see the desert, the Colorado River, the Rocky Mountains, and so much more. And the employees are so warm-hearted you can hear it in this video. I loved that friendly voice so much I left the camera running

@@James-yz4cc Unfortunately the freight railroads have NO desire to spend billions upgrading their tracks to high speed rail. They are quite happy running their freight trains at 45 to 75 mph. If you want to go faster, like the USPS, UPS, and FedEx, fly...

@@ronclark9724 most mails use ground transportation

It's quite expensive to do day trips on trains in America I've been looking at prices and it's just cheaper and faster to fly most of the time

I love how two separate Amtrak employees give exactly opposite answers.

@@smhdpt12 Because both are part right. Amtrak brought the right for priority when they leased the tracks but they don't assert that authority because they want to continue to use the tracks. So they don't insist on priority and give way to the freight. They are both technically right and technically wrong.

Amtrak isn’t profitable and that’s less the point. It’s perfectly useful.

Trains were invented in the 1700s. They’ve been replaced by better/ faster technology called airplanes. This guy spent over $1000. A flight LA to Seattle is only $100 and just two hours

China has built more miles of high‐​speed rail than any other country and has gone more into debt doing it… $800 billion, and most of its lines aren’t covering their operating costs. As a result, China is shifting to building more roads. France’s state‐​owned railroad has piled up debts of more than $70 billion and has been repeatedly bailed out by the government. SPAIN has built its high‐​speed rail system with a public‐​private partnership. Officially, the private partner has gone into debt by $90 billion. The state‐​owned Japanese National Railways has a debt of $550 billion. Today Japan has the world’s highest Debt to GDP ratio of 270%

Public transportation isn’t to make a profit.

@@ethanl440 Great point. You can go from Paris to Lyon for about $30 and 2 hours. With security, parking, and checking bags a flight would be 3-4 hours. High-speed rail works great, helps make society more mobile, and is better for the environment. I am pretty sure we don't make a profit on building roads so why do we need to make good public transportation profitable.

This is amazing to read - and sorry to have missed you. Hope to cross paths once again and to chat next time :)

Are you sure you’re not Chris Broad of ‘Abroad in Japan’?

@@Eurobazz no I’m not, but I do watch him :)

You look like Chris’ twin.

TLDR == he saw the youtuber on the train

Just stay off of the roads. People can't drive for s**t xD

me too I love watching his videos

whats it like getting citizenship or a green card depending on what you have, is it a tricky process? Would love to make the move but am unsure how easy it is

@rymetymeuk ahh nice! I've heard that getting married is one of the better ways to get a green card and later citizenship (I think you only have to wait 3 years to apply if you're married to an american citizen). Must be one of if not the least stressful and time consuming ways!

At least you have the tutorial for enjoying a tamale

Have to agree!! I'm addicted to TrekTrendy now, and can easily spend an hour or more watching these cool videos!! Great job, Will!! 👍👍👍❤️❤️

Well lucky you they’re phasing these out for a newer version so hopefully embarrassing tap noises and rattling and squeaking doors will be a thing of the past.

Amtrak has really taken great care of their older rolling stock. Doesn't hurt that Budd made some seriously reliable equipment while they were around, too

Not to mention the train dispatchers work for the freight railroads which own most of the tracks. They know who puts butter on their bread, and keep this in mind, it isn't Amtrak...

China has built more miles of high‐​speed rail than any other country and has gone more into debt doing it… $800 billion, and most of its lines aren’t covering their operating costs. As a result, China is shifting to building more roads. France’s state‐​owned railroad has piled up debts of more than $70 billion and has been repeatedly bailed out by the government. SPAIN has built its high‐​speed rail system with a public‐​private partnership. Officially, the private partner has gone into debt by $90 billion. The state‐​owned Japanese National Railways has a debt of $550 billion. Today Japan has the world’s highest Debt to GDP ratio of 270%

@@electrictroy2010 While I appreciate the point and I'll go on record saying that (especially at the date I'm posting this) I'm not the biggest fan of what's happening in China, I believe you're missing the point of why China and other countries are building high speed rail systems. The HSR systems are not in and of themselves profitable, I doubt they were intended to be, but they're put in place to facilitate profit in enterprises that benefit from them. It's similar to how the US road networks do the same. People who are priced out of living in larger cities can now commute large distances quickly without traffic or vehicle ownership. That stimulates growth across the board. Goods and services can be transported over great distances fast and cheaply without concerns for traffic, vehicle overhead or fuel costs. Even with the advent of electric cars and self driving subscription vehicles being less that a decade away, where efficiency is concerned, HSR wins. Capitalism does a lot of things right but I'm a firm believer that "for profit" does not solve every high level societal problem, nor should it. It's a shame we're so polar in todays world where even if there is a balance we fail to see, support or acknowledge it. The measure of greatness is not always how much money it makes, but how much good it does.

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation has been unfolding since Jesus died. The Popes have claimed to be equal to God and set themselves in Jesus' place (antichrist(s)). Vatican City (Which is its own nation BTW) have risen up to fulfill the role of the false prophet Regarding the man of lawlessness or antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” The restrainer that the Apostle Paul was referring to in 2 Thessalonians was the Western Roman Emperor, who held back the Popes from taking power. Once the last Western Roman Emperor was removed from power in 476 AD, the Pope was given civil and ecclesiastic authority over Rome; healing the deadly head wound of the beast in Revelation 13, as they took the Emperors title of Pontifex Maximus, leader of the church and state. “We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Gregory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.) Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.) Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” (Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894) The antichrist sea beast of Revelation points to the office of the papacy, the Popes of Rome, who controlled the Roman beast for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. Daniel 7:25 says “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The Popes of Rome spoke against Elohim and proclaimed to be God. They reigned for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. during which they caused tens of millions of saints to be killed. The Pope’s title is Vicar of Christ, which in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, and equates numerically to the number 666

Legally speaking, Passenger trains have priority over freight, so a railroad cannot force a passenger train to a sidding and have a freight pass them. Amtrak can per federal law sue railroads for making them wait.

here in Nebraska ANTRAK has priority. I know conductors from McCook who will get set down in a yard track and wait for Amtrak for hours as they go from Lincoln to Denver. can't speak for other places. except Albuquerque Amtrak has priority there as well.

Yep, came on here to say just that! I've done the east coast trip several times (I live in GA), and you can tell once you get back to the south. Lots more delays once you get below Washington, DC!

Former rail road conductor here, Amtrak has priority. We would wait hours for Amtrak.

That may be true, but I took the Zephyr from Emeryville to Chicago in October and we were 20 minutes early!

so expensive... I d only travel on train, if I could...

@@bstr-ey6wl expensive? It's one of the cheapest methods of transport

It's only underrated if you live in North America.

This videographer spent over a $100. An airplane from LAX to Seattle costs a little over $100 and only takes two hours. Plus no horn keeping you awake .

Well with a private room and 3 meals a day, it makes it a bit easier than the average Joe would do.

@@cindland I' d like to see trips that us hoi polloi are accustomed to taking. The sort which isn't a private room and meals aren't served with a cloth napkin and knife and fork laid out neatly.

....so there's a sleeper train that goes frm NY to LA? literally on my bucket list and gotta try it

This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13 over the course of 1260+ years. Revelation 17 confirms that the beast is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!

Did you not get fed up of being on the trains for so long?

@@freepadz6241 Plan on layovers, a day here and a day there adds spice to any long train journey. Think of Amtrak aa a land cruise on steel rails. Just about every city or town is worthy of a single day's visit, if only to spend a day at the local fishing hole... A long Amtrak journey can be much more than a train ride...

I’ll use a plane. I did the California to Chicago to Philadelphia trip twice, and it’s too expensive & too slow. Trains were invented in the 1700s. Time to replace them with newer technology (self-driving cars & long distance planes)

@@electrictroy2010 - Trains are not always looked at for getting to a place fast. It's an adventure. Airports are not a great place to be right now.

I always really want to do it after seeing videos like this - and then I see the price. I only want to do it $600-$800 worth…

@@kathrynstemler6331 yeah its not bad considering a plane ticket is $300 - $400 for Coach. Sure the Train takes longer, but its an experience. Its not there to get you A to B as quickly as possible. The Train is the Adventure. Plus you get a place to sleep and a Hotel is $150 a night and the food is easily $60 value per day.

Great question⁉️ I would bring ear plugs just in case!! Lol 😂 #davesandersstepdaughter

I’d find the horn relaxing. You’re on a train. The rattle and horn for me becomes a white noise.

@@xr6lad Agree,i find the horn relaxing and it has a haunting quality about it.

@@xr6lad I don't, and I appreciate it on routes where sleeping cars are placed at the end of the train rather than the front. I wish Amtrak would put them in back on every route.

I was once in the car closest to the engine and the irregularity of the horn bothered me quite a bit. I won't be forgetting ear plugs again! Farther back in the train, it didn't bother me really and I'm a light sleeper.

I took the Coast Starlight in the late 1990s and remember the parlor car as well. It was for sleeper car passengers only and it felt very posh and exclusive. I'm surprised Will didn't just take his bag with him on the train after missing baggage check-in. IIRC, the sleeper cars have a small luggage area on the lower level.

@@SarahRenz59 Those baggage areas are usually safe.

It depends what route you take. This is one of Amtrak’s long distance routes which isn’t really meant for transportation like the others, most people ride it for the experience. Amtrak and other operators have a lot of shorter utilitarian services around the country.

I also find train people very chatty. That can make it hard to sleep if you don't have a roomette or bedroom. There are no showers for coach class passengers so after a few days, some people stink.

The train dispatchers know who puts butter on their bread, and keep this in mind, it isn't Amtrak...

Me as well!

Amtrak only takes you Seattle to San Diego to New Orleans, but you’d have to drive, bus, or fly the rest of the way to Miami. (From there you can get back on the train.)

This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13 over the course of 1260+ years. Revelation 17 confirms that the beast is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!

Even a roomette... While the fares are expensive, factor in every night on a train is one less night at a hotel...

Question: how far back do the coach seats recline back ?

Wait... Tell me more about this derailed train in the Cascades. I've never noticed it

@@b4Sed1593 not much... Kinda like an airplane maybe

@@cowsinberkeley it was just there off the side of the cliff. I'm not from West coast originally so I don't know much about it. The crash wasn't far down the mountain though but you do gotta look for it. Someone once told me happened in early 90s but I haven't done any research to confirm

How funny, I pretty much had the same exact experience a couple years ago going from Emeryville to Portland. I ended up sleeping on my back and basically snored the train awake haha. I, too, randomly woke up and caught a backlit view of Mt. Shasta right before dawn in mid-July- one of the most beautiful sunrises I've ever seen. Take that, Grand Canyon!

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation has been unfolding since Jesus died. The Popes have claimed to be equal to God and set themselves in Jesus' place (antichrist(s)). Vatican City (Which is its own nation BTW) have risen up to fulfill the role of the false prophet Regarding the man of lawlessness or antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” The restrainer that the Apostle Paul was referring to in 2 Thessalonians was the Western Roman Emperor, who held back the Popes from taking power. Once the last Western Roman Emperor was removed from power in 476 AD, the Pope was given civil and ecclesiastic authority over Rome; healing the deadly head wound of the beast in Revelation 13, as they took the Emperors title of Pontifex Maximus, leader of the church and state. “We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Gregory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.) Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.) Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” (Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894) The antichrist sea beast of Revelation points to the office of the papacy, the Popes of Rome, who controlled the Roman beast for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. Daniel 7:25 says “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The Popes of Rome spoke against Elohim and proclaimed to be God. They reigned for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. during which they caused tens of millions of saints to be killed. The Pope’s title is Vicar of Christ, which in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, and equates numerically to the number 666

@ 7:02 I noticed the vegan chili comes with optional bacon topping, lol.

Same. I want this guys job, but I couldn't do it as well as him

You’re right. You don’t argue with a one mile long freight train.

Among the two, which route is more scenic?

@@vibhakv4374 Interesting question. Chicago-Seattle is more varied, though what Glacier Park will look like will depend on the time of year. Some of it is quite dull though. Seattle-LA is a gorgeous ride, much of it spent on the coastline - it's also only 1 night. So I would recommend the latter to most. Though I like Chicago a lot more than LA lol.

@@crrntvntsnthnlnftnsscmmnty The Empire Builder's better westbound in the summer, and eastbound in the winter. In the winter, you're guaranteed to be crossing Marias Pass during daylight hours going east, while that only happens for the westbound trip in the summer.

I had the opposite experience from you. Every seat booked! No wiggle room.

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation has been unfolding since Jesus died. The Popes have claimed to be equal to God and set themselves in Jesus' place (antichrist(s)). Vatican City (Which is its own nation BTW) have risen up to fulfill the role of the false prophet Regarding the man of lawlessness or antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” The restrainer that the Apostle Paul was referring to in 2 Thessalonians was the Western Roman Emperor, who held back the Popes from taking power. Once the last Western Roman Emperor was removed from power in 476 AD, the Pope was given civil and ecclesiastic authority over Rome; healing the deadly head wound of the beast in Revelation 13, as they took the Emperors title of Pontifex Maximus, leader of the church and state. “We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Gregory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.) Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.) Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” (Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894) The antichrist sea beast of Revelation points to the office of the papacy, the Popes of Rome, who controlled the Roman beast for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. Daniel 7:25 says “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The Popes of Rome spoke against Elohim and proclaimed to be God. They reigned for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. during which they caused tens of millions of saints to be killed. The Pope’s title is Vicar of Christ, which in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, and equates numerically to the number 666

I used to take this train make sure you don't go coach it's a hell ride..I never got to do a sleeper but I would imagine it would make all the difference

The train horn isn't going away, so if it bothers you so much you can't sleep, please buy and use some ear plugs....

This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13 over the course of 1260+ years. Revelation 17 confirms that the beast is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God. Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!