Cozy Winter Ride on Amtrak SLEEPER TRAIN from Chicago to DC 

Check out our ride on the Lake Shore Limited train from NY to Chicago: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JddqYz2jo18.html

The Lakeshore Limited and Capitol Limited are controlled by different "profit centers" within Amtrak. It turns out that ticket rates and such are regulated by the states that each Amtrak train operates in, and so the two trains are operated by different Amtrak business units with different priorities. The result is that the Capitol Limited is among the worst of the Amtrak one-night "long distance" trips, while the Lakeshore Limited is among the best. The routes west of Chicago (Empire Builder, Zephyr, Southwest Chief, and Texas Eagle/Sunset Limited) are 2-night or 3-night trips and have traditional dining. Even the Texas Eagle/Sunset Limited (the longest Amtrak trip at 3 nights) offers only "Flexible Dining" during the first leg between Chicago and San Antonio. Three days a week, the Texas Eagle is joined to the Sunset Limited (which originates in New Orleans) in San Antonio. Your accommodation is unchanged, but a regular diner (and Sightseer Lounge) is in the Sunset Limited consist. So between San Antonio and LA, you have traditional dining and access to the Sightseer Lounge. The Capitol Limited has not has a Sightseer Lounge for years, I don't know why you were told otherwise onboard.

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Unfortunate to see that some of the trains still have flexible dining leftover from COVID, the traditional dining on the long distance routes from Chicago to the West Coast is much better. Hopefully you got to experience that. I’m glad you still enjoyed yourself though! Chicago and DC Union Stations have gorgeous architecture.

I'd suggest trying a similar trip in either the month of May or June when everything is green and growing. The view is much prettier when the Midwest is warm. 🌞☀

Amtrak is presently refurbishing the entire Superliner fleet. Unfortunately there is only one diner and sightseeing lounge car on a train's consist, unlike coaches and sleepers cars. Amtrak pulled from service during the pandemic when it got the funds to refurbish the Superliner fleet the diner and sightseeing lounge cars from the shared train sets of the Texas Eagle and Capitol Limited. Favoring to keep these cars in service with the west coast trains running through the more scenic Rockies. Since the sightseeing lounge car with the cafe is pulled from service, the cross country cafe car is being used presently as a diner and a cafe. This is why the lone cross country cafe car attendant is microwaving preprepared meals without a proper waiter of a diner. Amtrak''s ridership is growing since the pandemic. Like the rest of the travel and tourism industry business dropped off significantly. Amtrak furloughed its diner staff and resorted to flexible dining, microwaving preprepared food, instead of the traditional dining of short order cooks and waiters seen in a coffee shop/diner... Amtrak even reduced services from a daily service with the long distance trains as well and furloughed conductors and engineers too. Amtrak is having difficulty recruiting personnel that spend more than ten hours on a train, especially those in the diner as the crew's dormitory transitional sleepers are also being refurbished. The good news is the refurbishment program is expected to finish by the end of 2024, this year. Plus Amtrak will see 15 wrecked Superliner cars return to service releiving Amtrak's present shortfalls of Superliner cars. Keep in mind some of these Superliner cars have been around since the late 1970s, over 40 years in age, and long overdue for refurbishment. Amtrak sometime this year will place new orders for replacement of the Superliner fleet, which probably won't see service until 2030s... I do wish Amtrak employees would tell the truth, but to refurbish cars, cars have to be pulled from service and some trains have to go without...

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You guys look like you're having fun and it has been to watch along.. I hope you have already been to Chicago and DC beause only spending a few hours is much less than these cities deserve for a visit. If your budget allows will you try out one of the family roomettes in a future trip?

Glad you were able to grab some deep dish pizza from my fair city. I will let you know that REAL Chicago pizza is “tavern style”, which is thin crust cut into squares. Also, try out the western bound routes like the Zephyr for real food not served in containers. And much better views.

i loved your videos!

Good ride, nice arms.