Amtrak Across America: California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Pacific Surfliner and Empire Builder
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We rode a total of seven Amtrak trains. If you added them all up, the total travel time would be 134 hours.
The California Zephyr is touted as one of the most scenic routes in the Amtrak network or in the world. Um, and it really does live up to that reputation.
So would we ride this train again? Uh, absolutely. I think it was uh one of the most pictures trains that we've ever ridden.
It's not the cheapest, it's not the most comfortable, it's not the most efficient, but it is the most fun.
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This is our megavlog of all 4 routes combined where we take you from Chicago across America East to West and South to North before returning to Chicago. We ride all 4 routes as well as the Rocky Mountaineer and put them all together so you can see how much of America you can see on Amtrak. California Zephyr - Part 1 https://youtu.be/xdHpvBgf8Rk?si=ZIhE4ZUi-54Yp8wM Rocky Mountaineer - Part 1A https://youtu.be/dbNtLSI73v4 Pacific Surfliner - Part 2 https://youtu.be/DuCCLYHwZ60 Coast Starlight - Part 3 https://youtu.be/Zb-QyyCAAvQ Empire Builder Part 4 https://youtu.be/GnMPAewhPWU Amtrak Top Tips - Part 5 https://youtu.be/UW9VaNFqyPo Amtrak Across America the 4 Journeys - Part 6 https://youtu.be/2sUaV8yknDg Inflatable camping pillow Sea to Summit: https://amzn.to/3Ei6lDY Packable backpack Patagonia: https://amzn.to/3QmQM0B Travel extension: https://amzn.to/3PZzuWW Anker Portable Charger: https://amzn.to/4hH6wXC Anker power brick: https://amzn.to/4goCkzI Airalo: https://ref.airalo.com/Qsw8 Amtrak : https://www.amtrak.com/home.html #amtrak #empirebuilder #coaststarlight #californiazephyr #pacificsurfliner #glaciernationalpark #manyglacierhotel #beltonchalet #trainwindowview #travel #globalnomadtravel #worldtraveller #worldtravel #slowtravel #digitalnomad # digitalnomadlife #retireearly #retireearlyandtravel #financialindependenceretireearly Video Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:02 California Zephyr 04:19 Boarding the California Zephyr 05:32 Chicago to Denver 06:27 Our first night aboard 07:30 The Route 08:38 Rocky Mountaineer 10:12 Green River to Salt Lake City 11:08 Salt Lake City to Emeryville 11:19 The Observation Car or Sightseer Lounge 14:47 Summary of the California Zephyr 15:28 Pacific Surfliner 15:53 The Santa Fe Depot San Diego 16:58 The Seat - From San Diego sit on the left 18:38 Law and Order - Amtrak PD 22:12 Coast Starlight 23:26 The Metropolitan Lounge at Los Angeles 24:19 The Red Caps 25:38 Leaving Los Angeles Union Station 26:33 Roomette Review 34:07 Dining on Amtrak 35:40 Which side do you sit on? 39:08 Arriving into Seattle 39:40 Empire Builder 40:25 The 3 Classes of travel on Amtrak 42:22 Earplugs and an Eye Mask 43:06 Seattle's King St Station 44:58 Leaving Seattle 46:39 Why did we get off at Whitefish instead of Glacier 47:33 The Belton Chalet and Many Glacier Hotel 48:54 Leaving Whitefish and we are running late 50:31 The scenery in Glacier National Park and traveling West to East 51:35 Amtrak Wifi and keeping yourself entertained 54:06 Would we do it again 56:08 Thanks for watching https://www.facebook.com/GlobalNomads93/ https://www.instagram.com/globalnomads93?igsh=emg1ZzkybnJyOXZv Email: globalnomads93@gmail.com