Amtrak's 'Cardinal', #50, Riding from Chicago to Indianapolis! 

We rode the Cardinal from DC to Chicago back in the summer of 1991, it was all heritage sleepers, diners and lounges then, with heritage and metroliner coaches, we had a Slumbercoach on that trip.

We took the Hoosier State from Chicago to Indianapolis, spent the night and then took the Cardinal from Indianapolis to Culpepper. Great trip

I like these 1st person filming videos. Feels like the viewer is there.

When I rode the Cardinal last, it was using heritage sleepers, including slumbercoaches. We had a Slumbercoach from DC to Chicago, this was in the summer of 1991.

I miss jointed rail - the noisyer the better. The last time a rode the Cardinal (14yrs ago) they were using Superliner consists. This is progress?

Correction at 12:22. You are leaving the GTW at Manyard and entering the former Monon Route. The PRR Bernice Cutoff ended to the northeast in Bernice, where the train entered the PRR Panhandle, and took that to Airline Junction, where it entered the Monon.

Thanks. I noticed on the video that the train went thru Monon but wasnt sure if the tracks were ex-monon since I recall reading that much ofthe line had been abandoned

The old Monon line to Michigan City has been abandoned from an industry that CSX serves north of Monon (at the town of Medaryville). The main line to the Chicago area is abandoned north of Maynard Jct (where it joins CN's Grand Trunk Western line) in Munster, Indiana. From there it went through Hammond to State Line, where it joined the C&WI passenger line into Chicago. South of Lafayette, most of the line is still there to Louisville, but track from there to Indianapolis is totally gone.

This is an interesting video! Thank you for the pleasure!

Great video! As someone who takes the Cardinal/Hoosier State between Indy and Chicago frequently, I would really like to see operations moved back into the original head house (hopefully with IndyConnect someday). The current station is filthy and unimpressive.

Great video. Does the train take the old monon thru n. indiana?

Nice video. A few corrections: at 13:30 the NS crossing in St. John, IN is former NYC, not NKP. At 14:04 you are crossing the NS in Shelby, not Schneider (the ex-Monon doesn't go through Schneider).

The wooden benches are removed and now have plastic ones.

Which train stops in Connersville Indiana?

Yes indeed it does. And it goes through the -town- of Monon, Indiana!

AMTRAK has done a wonderful job of structuring the AMTRAK SYSTEM all across the country,,, and provides the public with a variety of travel arrangements

I really enjoyed the video thanks

That Conductor you had was Pam, I had her on 51 a couple weeks ago

I've been riding Amtrak for 10 years now. Recently took the Cardinal from Philadelphia to Chicago. Out of all the trains I've taken on Amtrak this was the worst. I had a sleeper car and the attendant introduced himself and I never saw him for the rest of the trip. What kind of service is this? The shower had no water pressure either, that too was a joke. I know Amtrak is operating in the red but come on, a liitle better service.

What are those horizon cars on the end for?

Hey, wrote this song; "too much time on my hands"

Cardinal: 1 day 4 hours 9 mins towards NYC Cardinal: 1 day 3 hours 20 mins towards Chicago Lake Shore Limited: 21 hours 5 mins towards NYC Lake Shore Limited: 18 hours towards Chicago Capitol Limited/Acela Express 2166: 21 hours50 mins towards NYC Acela Express 2159/Capitol Limited: 19 hours 50 mins towards Chicago So yeah your right the Cardinal travels the long distance and it does increases the travel time

Does the Cardinal continue on to Cincinnati?

10405 is not a dining car. It's a private Amtrak executive car.

I do not know if this train reaches St Louis and from there goes East to New York.

I saw the lights on in my old apartment at Lafayette!

i wish that some one had a cab ride video of this line so some one could see what monon engeneers saw when they ran this line back in the day. Some one said that amtrak was going to cancel indianapolis service on this line

riding the cardinal in feb does it have dining car menus for breakfast lunch and dinner???

Can anyone tell me how often can the Cardinal can be behind schedule?

Oh and I just noticed I didn't realize track at Schneider was one from Kankakee. That line originates in Streator for most part.

If i'm not mistaken they do, although i like them better than the Amfleets.

The only reason, i can think of, that you would have kept running that MICROPHONE over a sheet of sandpaper was to be DELIBERATELY annoying. The senary was terrible and i wanted to see what kind of options of entertainment, amenities I might get if i took that trip. I had to fast forward because of the intentional noise. No one should have to tell you this stuff.

I noticed the cars are only 1 story unlike the Empire Builder Capitol Limited ect.

i was focused on the converstaions

@Muscle9teen Yeah I know, it drove me nuts!

@CSXKid5016 Ah, thanks for the correction.

I took a ride on the Cardinal from Chicago to NYC (too much money) but worth it though 1,147 miles wow so long

I'm in your video.

I like train videos generally but two things bothered me about this one. Worse than the people talking over each other was the constant "crunching" sound of the camera being manipulated by the photographer. Camera 'crunching' is about as pleasant to listen to as grinding teeth.

That would be Coincidental

I really hate Chicago's station, D.C. is so much nicer, and has a lot more amenities.

It would be ironic if you had P42DC 50!!!!

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