43 Hours on Amtrak Sleeper Train from Chicago to Los Angeles 

Kiki was a gem, she deserves raise! The rest of them in Chicago couldn’t give a sh*t

What a lovely lady that Kiki working on that train, bundle of fun even while working so long and sleeping so little

That girl working the train was a sweetheart bless her!

Loved hearing the O.G Simon Wilson theme 10:09 seconds in! Really brought back some nostalgia.

2 simon wilson vids in 2 days?? I must be dreaming

It was an absolute pleasure to play cards with you on the train. Your videos are amazing, and I love your style. Keep it up!

No one: Simon: ‘Happy Days’

Hope you said bye to Kiki 😂

Wow Kiki is such a lovely girl. Hope her employers see this vlog and commend on her customer service skills. She was a gem 💎

Amtrak, give that lady a promotion. She is absolutely wonderful!

The woman attending the lounge in Chicago noticed your accent and said "crisps and biscuits" -- what a legend!

What a beautiful and helpful young lady. Makes the long journey that bit more palatable. Hello from Staffordshire by the way!

Kiki was great!

How nice is Kiki with that positive energy on 4 hours sleep!

Hearing the old theme tune was class! Also, 25:12 "What's up brother" 😂

Enjoy Amtrak! Always a fun time!

Simon seems like the nicest person on youtube. Would love to stumble across him during his travels. Would be such a story to tell. Lol.

Damn Simon might be the friendliest person ever. Such a positive vibes all the time. Happy days mate

Kiki is brilliant! Great customer service agent I've ever seen.

Kiki was amazing! She works how all employees should, give her a raise!!

You’ve saved the night thank you for your work mate

The HONEY banger made an appearance! What a tune. What a day.

A couple of years ago I took Amtrak from Los Angeles to Seattle, and back it was a fantastic experience! Everyone at Amtrak was amazing. From the minute I arrived at Union Station all the way up to Seattle, everyone I encountered from Amtrak were incredibly kind and helpful. Some of the best customer service I've ever had. They take pride in their work and it shows.

I’ve watched a few different RU-vidrs do this route over the years, but this was definitely one of the more entertaining videos. Hope you managed to say farewell to Kiambra before leaving the train. She seemed like an absolute bundle of fun!

So, this is my first Simon video, being a longtime subscriber of people like Jeb Brooks and Noel Philips (and a 30 year vet of the travel industry). I'm hooked! He is like a ray of sunshine on a dreary, overcast day! Amtrak exists for appearances sake, nowadays. Most of the delays experienced are due to the fact that freight trains have the right of way on the rails. Having to pull over and let other trains pass (some of which have *_dozens_* of cars) can wreak havoc on a schedule. I live on the old Pennsylvania Railroad line and I've seen trains with as many as 34 cars. I've learned to take Amtrak's arrival and departure times as a wish list, unless it's from a huge city (and even then...). Also, Kiki for CEO!

The train female worker was lovely so genuine,love from Llandudno

Honey.honey is back, I just love it.

Can't get over how nice Kiki on the train was. Service as good as it gets!

That’s a great trip, back in 2004 I did LA to NY via Chicago in the sleeper seat, spent 3 days with a friend In Manhattan and took the train straight back to San Fran, I think it was 3 or 4 nights each time. On the way there we missed our connection in Chicago so they bussed us 90 mins away to a motel. All the other customers were a bit angry at the delay, but after 48 hours without a shower or bed I was in heaven. I remember my 1 month Amtrak unlimited pass was less than $400, I spent at least 10 nights on the train, it was the best trip ever.

"I think I'll be healthy & have the salad" 2mins later - "chocolate cake please" 😅

The music is bacccckkkkk 👏👏👏😜😜😜

As someone who's ridden over 35,000 miles by Amtrak, my favorite part was always sharing a meal with a stranger. Got to hear so many stories and meet so many people!

Love an upload from this guy!!

I’m doing a 57 hour Amtrak from penn state to San Francisco, first time in America by myself (only 18) this has been a massive help mate really appreciate it !!!!

That was an amazing video. I'd have stuck to LA, but then I'm not much of a gambler. This world needs more Kiki/Keekee!

simon on a uploading spree!!! love it

Gotta love a late evening upload from Simon! And he brought back the Honey tune, happy days👌😁

Love it. My dad would never fly and every year we’d take the train to from Philly to Colorado together to see relatives. It’s such a different experience. For the first day, you’re very excited and it’s blast. The next day or two, the novelty wears off and you’re just ready to be there. Lol. But everybody should try a cross country trip on the train. You won’t regret it.

I absolutely LOVE these observation areas. Cool af with lots to enjoy

I did this trip, all the way to LA of course, in coach in march. had more than enough space and the best part was that the trip was completely free! probably my most memorable train journey yet and that's saying something since I've been on almost all of Amtrak's east coast routes. very bold of you to spontaneously get off in the middle of Arizona at 2:30am. I would never advise doing that but it sure makes an exciting adventure!

This is one of the best Amtrak “review videos” I’ve watched. Instead of going through the nitty gritty of what the train offers, you actually interacted with the staff and other passengers. Thanks! This is going to be a bucket list for me to take the train cross country.

Now we need a video of the trip from Kingman AZ to Las Vegas

If everyone had joy in life, and could easily befriend everyone they meet, like Simon, the world would be a better place.

KIki is a shining star! Looked like such a fun trip.

Lovely video Simon! You are always so down to earth with everything you do, keep it up!

I Love the friendlyness and attitude of the peeps it was so nice

Simon finally made it to my city. Chicago that is. Brings a tear to my eye. Safe travels mate.

I was just searching to see if you had done this trip before and now you upload it . Perfect timing

"You think or you know? You gotta know!" Well you piss off too then, sir.

Yussss... The og songs back.. Smashing vid seamen.. 🍺🤣

Simon spoiling us with so many videos in a week 😁😁

Simon you’re a legend 🐐

Exciting journey! Loved the insight into train life. Now, Vegas awaits!

Loved the re-introduction of "Honey" .... yay 😊😊😊

Great watching Simon as always.

love seing the videos, you should take the train from Vancouver BC to Toronto Ontario across Canada, its by far way the best train ride you will ever take

I hope Kiki watches this video and see the good comments about her. Truly a wonderful person

Fantastic thanks Simon

Can't wait to see what else you have up your sleeve!

When I'm travelling I hope I bump into simon 😂😂

You will forever be my favorite RU-vidr. I stumbled across one of your videos and it opened my eyes to everything RU-vid had to offer. Prior to watching your videos I only used RU-vid for music. Cheers Simon.

Excellent video thanks Simon 😊

Looking forward to the vegas vid, interested to see how you are going to get there from where you are at that time of the morning

Jesus everyone sounded so negative and in a bad mood in Chicago 🤦 Simon is always a good sport about it as always

KIKI IS AMAZING. PLEASE GIVE HER A RAISE

Kiki, what a lovely positive and helpful lady!!

Kiki had so much energy for someone pulling a 48hour shift on 4 hours sleep! 😂

Man I hope you come back to Chicago. We get a bad rep. It's honestly a beautiful city.

Bucket list trip for me. Thank you so much Simon

We travelled from New Delhi to Bangalore on a sleeper train for 42 hours. Economy Class! This train's economy class seems like business class compared to the train we travelled in. One thing is you need an open mind in meeting different people on these long journeys.

Literally got this notification while i was going back and watching your no money challenges, looking forward to watching this! 😁

Is crazy how bad is the USA connected with their trains

Makes me soo happy seeing you in the US!!! I love traveling and this makes me wanna try the train for the first time!!

Perfect, thank you so much for the video.

Here for the consistencyyy

You never know what you are going to get with Simon Wilson. Let the fate decide where you are going 😁

It just goes to show when you actually show interest and connect with other people in a positive way you get that back. The confidence solo travelling gives you is life changing, you have to go out of your way to connect with others when solo travelling, many people havnt developed to social skills and confidence that Simon Wilson has.

That lady is 🤌 absolutely beautiful customer service she needs to be praised by her employer

A bit better than the train in Pakistan, wasn't it Simon?

Bro that woman in the station was literally NO help... 'it could be 20 mins it could be an hour...'

Love these vids .... 0:09

I really enjoyed this. You are quite outgoing and people really respond to you. Very nice!

YESSSSSSSS Si keep them coming I hate it when we have to wait weeks/month🤣 & where is The New Merch ❓ Stay Safe Though Mate

Everyone else to the rude employees: 😡 ***! Simon: These employees are intense 😂😂

Loved every minute of this video. Just a class act you are Simon. Love the sporadic last minute decision to hit Vegas.

Thank you Simon!! Two videos, you are spoiling us

Fair play

Bet kiki is wondering where simon went

I like this Amtrac video. Your interaction with the staff was very enjoyable.

The legend is back! Please more videos from now on Simon 😃

Amtrac will always be delayed because they use the freight tracks. So the freight trains have the priority.

That woman doesn't like her job anyway 😂

Really good video, more of an OG style just what I needed

i never thought i’d be as happy to see an upload absolutely unbelievable scenes

Was about to sleep. Sound, thanks Simon!

Simon, this is Ricky, your Uber driver from Los Angeles. When will you arrive in LA?

Love from connahs quay in North wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Kiambra is a top class employee! .. very kind and informative! 10/10

The lady for monsters inc really didn’t want to help

3:03 I hope that was sarcasm? She was the rudest woman ever 😂😂