Amtrak Piedmont service - Across North Carolina with Amtrak's most unique train

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Howdy folks,
Today we are travelling between Raleigh to Charlotte in the state of North Carolina and Amtrak and their Piedmont service. What an unique Intercity train...
What are your thoughts on this train ?
Enjoy :)
- TRIP INFORMATION -
RECORDED IN MARS 2021
Railroad company: Amtrak and NCDOT
Train type : F59PH and ex-UP/KCS coaches
From : Raleigh to Charlotte, NC
Time : 3h10
Price : 27$ - 25€
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00:00 : Introduction
00:56 : Raleigh Union Station
02:41 : The Piedmont
04:32 : Boarding the train
04:58: Departure from Raleigh
05:21 : Seat check
07:10 : Silver Star
07:23 : Railfanning in Cary, NC
08:51 : Life in the train...
10:19 : Walkthrough of the train
15:03 : Toilets Time
15:49 : Cruising through NC
16:10 : Norfolk Southern mess with us ....
17:11 : ... Not anymore
18:24 : Arriving in Charlotte
19:17 : Conclusion and outro

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23 июл 2024

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@timnewman1172 2 года назад

This is the kind of service the USA should be focusing to expand rail passenger traffic. These medium distance trains can be the most profitable if they are focused on reliability and ON-TIME performance!

@AutumnBosco 2 года назад

the quality of life improvement provided by a strong rail network matters more than profitability since it is tax payer funded, but yeah

@samuelitooooo 2 года назад

Also suburban trains

@packr72 2 года назад

These trains can be successful but they need at minimum 7 round trips a day. Expanding routes like the Capital Corridor and Hiawatha saw the ridership explode.

@qjtvaddict 2 года назад

And frequency

@atrifle8364 2 года назад

I live near this line and have seriously considered taking it. Both train stations are not in the best part of town, transport options are poor at both ends, and frankly it's faster to drive. Part of this push for trains needs to include what people want, rather than what they should want.

@PantherGeek7 2 года назад

In college, before I had a car, I regularly rode the train between Raleigh and High Point. At the time, there was only one Piedmont train each day - departing from Raleigh in the morning and arriving in Raleigh in the evening. If I needed to leave Raleigh in the evening, then I took the Carolinian. I was never a big fan of the Carolinian, which is why I only rode it twice. The Carolinian used standard Amtrak rolling stock, which I thought was dark and dingy compared to the bright and clean interior of the Piedmont train. The Carolinian was also more crowded, and both times I rode it, it was late. You can hardly tell that the Piedmont cars were originally built in the 1950s and 1960s because they are refurbished so well. The old Raleigh station was a complete dump, and it only had one side platform, so if a train was stuck at the station for any reason (happened to me once), then everyone got delayed. The new Raleigh station is LONG overdue. The High Point station is a very nice station that is over 100 years old and was refurbished in the early 2000s. I hope that Amtrak and NCDOT continues to invest in rail, especially as the existing roads like I-40 and I-85 become more and more congested. I would also like to see more cities serviced by rail, including Winston-Salem, Wilmington, Asheville, and Greenville, which are the 5th, 8th, 11th, and 12th largest municipalities in North Carolina, respectively.

@IzzyBone10000 2 года назад

You crossed the 8 foot 11 bridge!!!

@acegh0st 2 года назад

Sadly, many delivery trucks have not!

@JackGirard1 2 года назад

Wish other state DOTs would follow North Carolinas lead as state supported services expand. Those coaches look way nicer than the horizons across much of the midwest.

@SimplyRailway 2 года назад

Lol agreed...

@johnnorris8567 2 года назад

Would be great if South Carolina would put in a rail system that ties into NCDOT rail at Charlotte. Both states would profit.

@breenseaturtlegaming9990 2 года назад

@@johnnorris8567 true

@samuelitooooo 2 года назад

Midwest is supposed to get Siemens Ventures. I kinda don't want the same for Piedmont. 😅

@micmac99 2 года назад

I think this is eventually going to extend to serve South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia in the future.

@storm2k 2 года назад

It would be good if they get the new Charlotte station built. The current station is in a mostly inconvenient area north of downtown. There are not good mass transit connections to it, as the light rail is on the other side of the rail yard and not connected to the station. Hopefully this new downtown station will let passengers get to their destinations more easily and be better connected to the rest of the city's mass transit network, which is expanding.

@coast_to_coast_photos 2 года назад

Yes! This is my home passenger service as I’m from Greensboro right along the route. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve ridden one of their trains but the cleanliness, comfort and NCDOT’s overall dedication to rail travel always amazes me.

@kma9627 2 года назад

Fun fact: NC ferries are named after schools in the university system. I love that the state names its transit after itself!

@johndornoff 2 года назад

It will be nice to see the new Charlotte station finally built. I lived in Charlotte in the early '90s and they were discussing a new station back then.

@maylenehemingway5692 8 месяцев назад

Been 2 years and we still haven’t seen a new station

@slypear 2 года назад

Hats off to NCDOT! Those refurbished carriages are incredibly nice. Thank you for the video!

@winweswright 2 года назад

I live in Raleigh and my family uses this regularly to go to and from Charlotte for day trips. It’s fast and easy and usually coming home we can nap. The train is much faster than driving to Raleigh even with all the stops. I can’t wait for gateway station to open in Charlotte!

@atrifle8364 2 года назад

It's not faster depending on which parts of the cities you are going to and what you are going to do when you get there. I am a bit underwhelmed with both downtowns, but in fairness I am not a huge fan of cities.

@EmpireStateExpress01 2 года назад

Same here

@ianhomerpura8937 Год назад

@@atrifle8364 why are Americans so obsessed with speed? Comfort and having time to nap is also one thing to consider to be honest.

@maestromecanico597 2 года назад

Very nice. The new station in Raleigh was repurposed from a ball-bearing factory. The lounge cars were built by St Louis Car in 1953 for the US Army as hospital cars. The State of North Carolina has suspended further refurbishment of old rolling stock and has offered unrebuilt equipment for sale in anticipation of everything being replaced by new Venture trainsets. (You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.)

@sal3060 2 года назад

Mich of the station was part of Dillon Supply, an industrial steel and metals distributor. In the 40+ years I've lived in Raleigh it's not been a factory, only a warehouse.

@maestromecanico597 2 года назад

@@sal3060 You are completely correct. Cannot remember where the ball bearing story came from.

@Neville60001 2 года назад

Good, it's time to upgrade the system by having these old trains (which should be in a museum or be used by a private railway company) be replaced by the newer ones from Siemens; it's more than high time for railways in the United States be upgraded to current (First) world standards.

@abfutrell 2 года назад

NCRR owns the ROW, Norfolk Southern has a lease to use and maintain. Something quite unique.

@IndustrialParrot2816 2 года назад

yeah they bought up tracks from Norfolk Southern so they couldn't interfere with passenger operations

@daniellewis1789 2 года назад

@@IndustrialParrot2816 NCRR goes back to the early 1800s and leased to NS, though some other ROWs have been added to the NCRR as other operators sell off. This includes the S-Line north of Raleigh which NCRR is trying to aquire (and a short abandoned section to tie it to the VA S-Line that's being rebuilt) that should see this or a sister service extend regional rail north of Raleigh.

@AVeryRandomPerson 2 года назад

Actually, some of the Cafe Cars date from 1949, making them the oldest active passenger cars in North America

@timnewman1172 2 года назад

Pullman-Standard built some of the finest passenger cars in North America, there is a reason so many survived...

@marka5478 2 года назад

Delaware Car Co. in Wilmington has performed all of the car rebuild work for NCDOT. A private company performs the day to day maintenance work.

@A_Canadian_In_Poland 2 года назад

You must have forgotten north of the border. At the moment, Via Rail still has a few railcars from 1947 and 1948 on the roster (to be retired in the next year or two).

@lburton874 2 года назад

Via Canada’s oldest operating rail cars are from 1946! The oldest in the fleet is from 1939 but is in Storage. Many of the old workhouses are on the Quebec City-Windsor route and will be replaced by new rail cars. These cars will then move on to other via routes. Via also 1947 era cars run on the Toronto to Vancouver and other long distance trips.

@nmcheese 2 года назад

Good to see you made it to Raleigh for NC's regional service - the new station is great and we're looking forward to the re-activation of the old higher speed Seaboard S-line up to DC. Too bad about the weather during your visit - it's rather pleasant most other days of the year here!

@earthcitty Год назад

Hello! Glad to have had you in North Carolina, and you are always welcome to come back. North Carolina's train system was what "awoke" the Rip Van Winkle State up in the mid-1800s right before the Civil War. Gov. Morehead (whose home was in Greensboro NC, and is now a museum Blandwood) is the Father of the North Carolina Railroad system. He pushed the train systems forward, realizing that the trains would help boost the North Carolina sleepy economy into overdrive. From that point forward NC has had a massive gain in our economy as opposed to how we were originally in the 13 colonies. North Carolina historically owes a great deal to the train systems.

@scottyerkes1867 2 года назад

The NCDOT supports this service. The entire area benefits. Thank you Thibault for sharing with us.👍👍💚💚😄😄

@johnhawks5035 Год назад

Really interesting the way you detail your location on the train. Very unique and informative. I think I will subscribe and see more. Thanks.

@squeaksvids5886 2 года назад

That station is a lot bigger and better than the station in Rayleigh, Essex, UK.

@pega17pl 2 года назад

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@russellgxy2905 2 года назад

THAT'S why they look so distinguished, they're actually pre-Amtrak cars! Absolutely amazing NCDOT chose these Also using the train's Wi-Fi to read up _about_ the train, very nice. I did the same thing when I took the Capitol Limited to Chicago

@davidsp5936 2 года назад

The tracks are owned by the North Carolina Railroad, which has been owned by the state government since they chartered it in 1849. It was leased to Norfolk Southern (and it's predecessors) from 1871 to 1999. Since then, Norfolk Southern has operated and maintained the line on behalf of the state in exchange for trackage rights. It being single-tracked with passing siddings, you have to stop to let others pass.

@ronclark9724 2 года назад

And since it is so much easier to stop a short passenger train compared to stopping a very long freight train, dispatchers know who butters their bread. It isn't Amtrak...

@daniellewis1789 2 года назад

Substantial portions of that line have been returned to double track, and efforts continue to improve throughput. The S-Line reactivation and conversion to passenger service should see regional and interstate rail north of Raleigh to Richmond substantially improve, including several through-running Amtrak services that'll save over an hour - even before that line gets upgraded with near-total grade separation and curves for over 85mph operation.

@CP59FIT Год назад

In the text he said "legally passenger trains have priority" I don't believe that is accurate. I know it depends on who owns the rail. My understanding in the US was top priority to Military trains, 2nd to Freight trains, 3rd Passenger and 4th Excursion. I would assume the freight was stopped for another reason than to just let the Piedmont by.

@victoriaegan6476 2 года назад

I love everything this train has to offer. Best I have seen so far on your journeys across America. Even the long haul trains aren't this nice. Would love to travel on this route some time soon.

@rapidthrash1964 2 года назад

This is a train I would take a lot when I was attending the university in Charlotte and heading home to Greensboro actually. In fact there was a ticket discount for all the college students who lived on campus. Just like you, there were a lot good features that I benefited from as a student. I am very happy to hear that you enjoyed this convenient service I my state. Something to mention is that the rail yard in Greensboro you pointed out is actually for the rail maintenance equipment storage. The actual Greensboro rail yard was further down the line after that. You should also check out the Greensboro station, it’s interior is much bigger than the Charlotte or Raleigh stations. If I had known that you were going to review this route, I would’ve been happy to record your train passing by. Anyway, thanks for this great content.

@AA_8184_1 2 года назад

Great video! Love this train service! Beautiful station and very nice rolling stock!

@rjspain56 2 года назад

This is my home state. I've had this train on my bucket list for ever. Now I'm going to ride!

@ebpondel 2 года назад

9:31 Heading into Mebane, NC. Brief shot of Oakwood Cemetery and ending at Buffaloe Lanes Bowling alley. I typically see this train a couple of times a day when I'm heading into or out of Durham.

@MaryrosePurple1 2 года назад

I live close to Charlotte and see the Piedmont go by all the time 🙋🏻‍♀️ I can't wait for the Gateway Station to open so I can take the train all the way into Uptown to shop & hang out, especially when there are festivals and special events. It was nice to see the trip from Raleigh to here and a very nice review of those great retro cars! Thank you!

@atrifle8364 2 года назад

Yeah, that you watch it go by is kinda the point.

@PeterT1981 2 года назад

Another high quality video. Your work is very good.

@Sailorgirl222 2 года назад

I live in Raleigh, but I haven't been to the new station yet. I will have to check it out!

@jonhartley 2 года назад

Wow - what a great service! Excellent report and great editing too, can't wait for nest week!

@joannecarpenter8725 2 года назад

Absolutely loved this train ride! It has been added to my bucket list 👌 Many thanks!

@moone27 Год назад

This video is extremely well done. I have taken the Piedmont from Salisbury to Raleigh several times, and your information is 100% correct. It's a wonderful route and a great experience. Nice job!

@SimplyRailway Год назад

Thanks Andy!

@centredoorplugsthornton4112 2 года назад

Besides coaches from UP and KCS, there are baggage lounge cars rebuilt from US Army medical services cars. The Kansas City Southern cars previously belonged to Chicago & North Western, then NJ Transit. The F59 units were from GO Transit in Toronto. NCDOT bought additional cars from Ringling Bros Circus plus it's parts inventory. However, NCDOT may be slated to get some of Amtrak's new Siemens cars. The Circus cars were never rebuilt and were listed for auction sale by the state late last year, no takers. CORRECTION: the Kansas City Southern cars were built by Pullman Standard in 1965, the last ever railroad intercity cars in the US. The UP cars were built by St Louis Car Co just before.

@jamieswafford977 2 года назад

Really cool to see my state featured in a travel video!

@OnkelPHMagee 2 года назад

We of North Carolina thank you for your praise. I remember the day of your trip very clearly.

@atrifle8364 2 года назад

I am glad he liked it but not all of us care about the praise.

@VetGamer718 2 года назад

I have been waiting for you to do this video for quite a while. I'll. It's a very unique train service and I used to live in North Carolina so it makes stops in a town I used to live and I have taken it to Charlotte plenty of times. Very comfortable mostly on time and has pretty good ridership

@williammerry4746 2 года назад

Very interesting train from the past. Another great tour. Thanks Mr. T.

@user-ml7gg4ho9f 2 года назад

In Japan, the distance would cost about $70, so I envy you for being able to travel so cheaply.

@eptometha2043 2 года назад

You mean Shinkansen right?

@user-ml7gg4ho9f 2 года назад

@@eptometha2043 No, it's the fare for express trains on conventional lines. The bullet train costs about $80.

@quanbrooklynkid7776 2 года назад

I thought everyone praise Japan train system because they are up to date plus never really late

@jromzz 2 года назад

@@quanbrooklynkid7776 we do but compared to other countries its expensive, but its really reliable so no one complains

@divyasrailshorts8661 2 года назад

Come to India you would get to your destination very cheaply around 5$ - 10$

@jonfelty2658 2 года назад

Great video review...Thanks for talking to us at start and end...makes a better quality video!

@parker6227 2 года назад

No way! I caught your train on video passing a crossing! I wish I could send it to you! Loved the video

@iemv8900 2 года назад

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS HE DID NC TRAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@bwolper 2 года назад

That was a charming trip. Very nicely done!

@SCLModeler 2 года назад

I dispatch this train between Raleigh and Cary 5 days a week. Glad you enjoyed your trip! 👍🏼👍🏼

@CP59FIT Год назад

Was he correct in stating Passenger trains legally have priority? I didn't think that was accurate, but know it can vary by who owns the track.

@vmaxlegends549 2 года назад

Great vid Thibault

@richardc488 2 года назад

Thank you for your service!

@leerosenblum2029 2 года назад

By the looks of the exterior, I think I'd agree that the Emerald coach is one of the formerly UP 44 seat coaches. Very comfortable ride as I recall from early Amtrak experiences. Keep up the great work. Love the videos.

@theobrattinga500 2 года назад

Great video !!

@redlinedreamin 2 года назад

These videos always bring a smile to my face!

@bharaninathkomandur6330 2 года назад

Watching your videos is so relaxing, especially the day trips. Looking at the peaceful countryside and enjoying coffee and snacks, is so relaxing. Great job buddy.

@johanfalk2875 2 года назад

Whoa, that was really unique! The rolling stock is peculiar but in a nice way. I really don’t know NC so I had no idea they had this service, and $27 for a 170 mile ride is pretty good.

@atrifle8364 2 года назад

It's the cost of a tank of gas currently, except I can transport several people, instead of just one. And I can get back on the same tank.

@ianhomerpura8937 Год назад

@@atrifle8364 that's because your gas prices are subsidized by the Feds. If it weren't, you'd rather take the train.

@raleighsheffield841 2 года назад

excellent coverage of a well run niche service

@larichard 2 года назад

Thank you for showing the older train coaches and rural North Carolina. 👍😀

@guillaumedarbin2433 2 года назад

Wow, this train looks cool

@jodydorsett8726 2 года назад

My wife and I took this train a few times. Bring a blanket for naps. Great train.w

@TMcConnaughhay 2 года назад

I just discovered your channel. I live in Arizona. Between 2009 and 2013 I lived in Germany and loved taking the trains around Europe. Many wonderful memories of the trains and train stations. Went to Paris by car but I wish we had taken the train as Paris traffic was terrible :-). I really like your video's so I subscribed. I've watched 3 tonight. Bon Chance!

@ronclark9724 2 года назад

Note that in most American cities parking is easily available. Note that in most European cities parking is NOT easily available...

@acegh0st 2 года назад

My state! Cool trip! Unfortunately, that corridor between Raleigh and Charlotte along I40/I85 is probably on of the least aesthetically pleasing areas of this beautiful state, but you can’t have everything!

@souvikrc4499 2 года назад

Yes, thank you for visiting my home state!

@vektheartist 2 года назад

Damn...you were in my city, Raleigh-that’s dope!😂

@robertbauers2210 2 года назад

I like the color and the print of the seats. When I worked for Amtrak, I didn’t travel (on vacation) by train much other than through the Northeast Corridor

@michaelwalker2740 2 года назад

Did a great job on this one

@RobertKrebill 2 года назад

Awesome video! 😸

@jjjcmo 2 года назад

I really like seeing those old smooth side coaches. Most cars of that type and vintage have rusted away. I’m surprised to see them.

@robertbauers2210 2 года назад

I’m glad to see your comment regarding the coffee. When I worked Onboard Services on The AutoTrain, (October 1995-March 1997) they started replacing the brewed coffee with coffee machines in this video. I wasn’t crazy about it either. I’m not sure if they went back to brewed coffee

@mpm1204 2 года назад

Glad that you rode the Piedmont. In North Carolina, we’re hoping for expanded service to Asheville and Wilmington, and perhaps, newer rolling stock.

@daniellewis1789 2 года назад

If what's there isn't having prohibitive maintenance or operational challenges, I'd rather see new rolling stock expand service first rather than replacing old but functional equipment.

@Delta-pantages 2 года назад

Surely, one of the best operators in the USA!

@CreatorPolar 2 года назад

This is operated by Amtrak though

@peter59fg 2 года назад

J'aime bien vos vidéos !

@josephberny7771 Год назад

Congradulation to you,so you did a great job.Best presentation my friend NC one of my favorite Area It's a quite place & calm.I already travelled to :Raleigh,Greens Boro,Greens Vil and the down town of Greens Boro

@stevesteffen7001 Год назад

good trip report

@SimplyRailway Год назад

Thank you :-)

@lindavainomae3489 2 года назад

A lovely video - thanks. The re-purposed factory that is now Raleigh station is fantastic. The train service is obviously run by a company that really cares about its services - the great refurbushment of the passenger cars and their individual naming are just 2 indicators of this.

@daniellewis1789 2 года назад

NCDOT and Amtrak do a really good job with this train, and I agree that individually named equipment is a great touch.

@claudiodavidperez1906 2 года назад

Amo tus vídeos felicitaciones!!!!! desde Bs As Argentina

@pakroomitrains 2 года назад

Wow awesome 👍👍👍 very nice ❤️❤️❤️

@haiwankelb 2 года назад

Niceee! Intresting route

@TheZpilot55 2 года назад

Great vídeo, as usual. Ok about US coffee traste, It happens in Mexico too, argh. Keep doing nice vídeos. Merci, mon ami.

@georgetilley9529 Год назад

This was excellent. I am taking this NC RR to Charlotte in 2 weeks to visit my husband who is working there. I am traveling from Wilmington, NC, to Cary as transportation here sucks. I would drive to Charlotte, but The Collective in Charlotte has no visitors parking. My husband lives there which I thought would be a great place. Not for visitors. Anyway, I will go to Cary and take the train. This video gave me an idea of what to expect. Thanks for doing this.

@MrPedroramos8911 2 года назад

Sweet ride

@joshweinstein5345 2 года назад

What a great train, living history! (I'd have gotten the Potato Skins, tho!🤷🏻‍♂️BTW, I noticed a can of Cheerwine soda in the vending machine - that's a delicious soda that's made in North Carolina.) Thanks, as always, for another great video and another great route I must try!

@airfreak75 2 года назад

I live in Cary myself. I used the service 2 years ago to go to the Lexington BBQ festival. They open a station in Lexington which is between the High Point and Salisbury stations on that 1 day. Speaking of Salisbury that is where Cheerwine was first produced. Thats why you saw it in the vending machines.

@amiranore1707 Год назад

What a beautiful train station in Raleigh

@kimmillard9445 2 года назад

I thought the Piedmont rolling stock ride like a dream when I rode it a few years ago. Better than the Amfleet coach I ride in on the Carolinian a few days before.

@stevenmontoya9950 2 года назад

Very interesting addition of snack and drink vending machines on the Piedmont. Very Renfe if i may say so

@RussianSevereWeatherVideos 2 года назад

I do love those old cars and large windows. Smol windows on a train never made any sense to me. Love that weather as well.

@fishnhusker 2 года назад

I would’ve gone with the tater skins over the Doritos but that’s just me. Great video once again!

@piyushkumardas2015 2 года назад

Wow! This is what I expect from USA. This level of comfort even better than British or Chinese trains for a short distance trip and very affordable too. Best wishes to the American People. Now please support these endeavors so that more can come as it becomes a profitable mode for transport.

@CarolgTX 2 года назад

I really liked this review! I am heading to NC in a few months and will definitely give it a go...but I will pack a lunch! It is too bad they don't have a vending machine with pre-made meals.

@brettbarbour9184 2 года назад

Used to live two blocks away from the new station in Raleigh miss it there!

@nitro911 2 года назад

You should check out the NC Transport Museum in Spencer (near Salisbury). Lots of history!

@marvwatkins7029 2 года назад

Actually snack machines on American trains aren't unique or new. Amtrak had them once between Chicago and Grand Rapids and the Southern Pacific also operated them in the 1960's. While they certainly save on labor and food costs, they do often break down.

@Robbi496 2 года назад

Not a big fan of vending machine coaches, but a nice trip nonetheless. BTW, if I am not mistaken the Stae of North Carolina owns the tracks that are used by these trains and the NS freights?

@daniellewis1789 2 года назад

NCRR owned by the state has owned those tracks since they were built at the dawn of American railroading.

@johnnorris8567 2 года назад

Thank you for reviewing the Carolinian. I hope you are enjoying/enjoyed your stay in Charlotte, my home town. Did you ride the light rail Blue Line and Gold Line?

@etbadaboum 2 года назад

I love the stainless steel look of many US trainsets!

@ronclark9724 2 года назад

Me too... Avoids graffiti that are on most freight cars... Taggers be damned!

@nicksorrento9901 2 года назад

Yaaaay it’s Raleigh

@ROLLMEAWAY 2 года назад

Hi: Thank you for this trip report! I grew up near Charlotte and worked in Raleigh area but retired and started traveling and never saw the new union station in Raleigh. It was just a dream when I left town. I have traveled on the Piedmont to Charlotte and back and took my kids on a trip from Raleigh to Durham so they could experience a real train..... NOT THOMAS! PS: think about bumping your text up a bit. I have to pause the video, Close the ad which blocks the text and read and restart the video...Just a suggestion for the end user experience.

@deetjay1 2 года назад

A Frenchman in N Carolina...Just awesome!

@jeffreysmith85 2 года назад

Those car looked well kept

@janrochester3000 2 года назад

I think NC did a good job of buying older rolling stock. This is the charm of rail travel to me.

@janrochester3000 2 года назад

And a lounge car......simply wow!

@arafat464 2 года назад

Can't wait for the new charlotte gateway station to be built. It's supposed to be really nice. It will be in the center of a newly developed "gateway district" within the city.

@alandealcantara104 2 года назад

the intro sound is really nice to hear

@rezaalan3991 2 года назад

Great trip, even though you got delayed, but the train still running on slow speed

@ronclark9724 2 года назад

Old mid nineteenth century railroads tracks with signals for no more than 79 mph means no high speed rail of 187+ mph...

@daniellewis1789 2 года назад

@@ronclark9724 And the locomotives might not be geared for nor the passenger stock designed for much over 100 mph anyway. The effort has been on restoring double track along the route, removing slow orders and super sharp turns - sort of a triage of upgrades. They got easily 30+ minutes out of the Raleigh to Charlotte trip in the 2000s.