Surviving 46 Hours on Amtrak's Empire Builder 

been on this trip many times, my only advice is get a roomette, makes the trip a little better.

The Empire Builder actually never entered glacier national Park. It only skirts the southern border. And you missed another major airport along the Empire Builder route. Minneapolis St. Paul is a major airport. I’ve stayed at the Izaak Walton Inn twice. It’s a great place with a lot of railroad Memorabilia. The only downside right now with that property is about a year ago. It was sold from a private owner to the corporation. So they closed it down last summer and are remodeling the whole thing. We have no idea exactly what it’s going to be like under a corporation ownership. How much it’s going to change from the nostalgia of the place to a modern hotel Other than that good video. I’ve taken the trip many times in both directions. Love the Empire builder.

I took both directions and slept in a sleeper car; if you are taking this train, this is the way to go.

Nice job! It was always my goal to take a long haul trip on Amtrak, but I never made it. Glad to have experienced it through your video. And you're right ... nobody EVER films this from west to east. I don't know why,

Good information and well-researched video. And impressive that you did the trip in coach like a real traveler! But don't call coach class "economy," please. This is not an airline.

I liked that you did this in coach, very different perspective.

Nice video. Most are asleep during the train merge and don’t film it. I want to do the Empire Builder, probably with a stop over at East Glacier

Wipes and sanitizing spray are essential for coach passengers. I did Chicago to Salt Lake City last summer, 32 hours plus 2 hour delay, which was nothing compared to the 10 hour delay getting to Chicago (but I had the family bedroom to myself on the way out).

Nice video. I did ride this train a while ago, round trip. Once the train was assembled in Spokane, it was a 14 car train. A much different experience back then, June 1967.

I love Empire Builder! I took the train from NY (lake shore limited) to Portland, Oregon (Empire Builder). I got my food and music, I’m in heaven lol

wwo looks great rode in coach its ok but dont like sitting next to others. t for sharing ur journey with us loved the views

I really appreciate all the information you give along the way. That's one of the things I love about really well done travel videos, when people give you information about the area you're traveling through.Great job!

Very well-done and well-researched video! You are a travel warrior doing that trip in coach! So tired of the endless sleeper car reviews. But I wished you had documented your onboard experience a bit more. More about the food, more about how you managed to sleep on the journey, more about your time interacting with people in the lounge car. Well, maybe next video!

I need to take a cross country trip- on the empire builder as well as the California zephyr

We are going from Chicago to Spokane and back, to see my aunt for Thanksgiving. Pretty excited but im guessing since its winter it will be dark a lot. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

I've ridden the EB from Spokane, WA to Wisconsin Dells, WI in coach. Highly recommend getting a room for that length.

Great video. This makes me want to stay over in Portland to get a good look at their station lol. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing

Empire Builder is my favorite route of the 3 Amtrak routes I took (SW Chief, Coast Starlight) but I took it westbound. What's what all these damn ads??? 😂😂😂😂

I took this train last year from Everett to Chicago another train from Chicago to New York from New York to Boston Maine take a bus to Portland Maine we went coach cuz I could not afford Sleeper Car do you give people Vice how about my sheet my blanket my two pillow my throw pillow my nightgown my stuff to change my clothes my medicine my small ice chest my dry food only thing I did was buy my coffee and my milk for that many days ate at the dining car the four-course meal a three-course meal with $ 37.00 20.00 for breakfast 25.00 for lunch they do have a car that has a toilet two sinks and a and a couch to sit in to change your clothes I even washed my hair in the sink because I had my hair short and people thought I was weird because when I got on it Everett Washington I put my sheet down on my coach seat put my tooth throw pillow on each side of me and my pillow behind me and my small pillow and my blanket my DVD player cuz the internet you don't get very much and my earphones so I can watch my DVD player nightgown and got ready for bed weird when I started to make my bed but that was comfortable for me it's like sitting in a lazy boy chair with your feet propped up but please do not overpack food like I did but it was a fun trip unless you got up to walk around and I wore my house slipper when I got my flannel pajamas on it got cozy in bed I'm thinking about going back and Coach this year in 2024 in June to Portland Maine again to see my sister because she had a stroke and I want to go visit her and see some of Maine and Salem Maine for a week it's a fun trip to go if you do coach if you coach is cheaper and you can eat at the restaurant if you want to spend the money are you can pack I pack dry cereal peanut butter bread oranges bananas tuna fish can opener package of mayonnaise cucumbers muffin pop orange juice cranberry juice

My favorite part of the video is when you took a picture with that Sasquatch in Washington. I hear the red ones are a lot meaner than the regular ones.

I was on The Empire in June. Went from Mattoon, Illinois then Chicago and then to Vancouver, WA. So, I recognize the scenery.

I think after this you should do a review of one of the Columbia River cruises.

I have never risen the Empire Builder. You have reignited my desire to try it also.

i was on thempire builer. was 20 plus hours late in may.

hi! i was wondering what were some issues you've dealt with on coach (the people, did you sleep well, etc). i plan on traveling from maryland to oregon on coach... i just wanted to know what i'll be getting myself into lol!

I did this trip from Seattle back in August last year! Taking the train back just to Havre next week, it looked interesting to me.

If you do the Empire Builder from or to Portland, you don’t go through the seven-mile Cascade tunnel. I rode the Empire Builder in 2005 with my dad, sister and brother-in-law for my dad’s 65th high school reunion in Austin.

New to your channel..love the info..thanks

Really enjoyed this video, on you did it in coach and it looks like you enjoyed it. Great video.

Can you tell us what month and what day of the week you traveled just as a marker for the low amt of passengers

you wnt right by my house.

How was no shower for that long, also how many hours did you sleep in coach. Thanks.

You cut out a lot of video of the country side. We saw a lot of you instead. Not interested.

No way! Can't wait that long without shower!

I have taken this train twice once from St. Paul to Seattle and back to St. Paul. I got a roomette and throughly enjoyed the trip. It did take a bit getting use to to sleep on the train but I found it a fun trip and definitely recommend it.

I’m considering an east to west run. Thanks for the video and info