Hello and Welcome to Chicago’s Union Station! Today we’re heading to New York City on Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited in the comfort of a viewliner 2: amtrak’s newest sleeper car.
_Trip Information_
Train: Amtrak Lake Shore Limited 48
Locomotives: P42DCs 92 and 85 (CHI-ALB), P32AC-DM 715 (ALB--NYP)
Consist: 3 Amfleet 2 Coaches, 1 Viewliner 2 Diner, 2 V1 Sleepers, 1 V2 Sleeper, 1 V2 Baggage Car
Departure Time: 9:30pm
Arrival Time: 6:42pm +1 Day (11:25pm with Delays)
Journey Time: 20 hr 12 min (24hr 55min with Delays)
Ticket Price: $654.00 ($175.00 credit received after travel for delayed arrival)
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_First Class:_
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Caleb
Joshua Bedel
Eli Taubman
Devin Clancy
Arlington Public Transit
Cameron Buongiorno
Sol Miranda Weiner
Wayno Guerrini
Zukesers
_Business Class:_
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Lucas
_Coach Class:_
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Arthur Sievers
Stephen Keever
Sam Jennings
Michael Cronin
Claudio Bickle
MattySlav
Michelle Gruben
Jesse Becker
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_Chapters_
0:00 Hello and Welcome to Chicago's Union Station!
0:14 Chicago Union Station
0:39 The Stunning Great Hall
1:30 Chicago's Metropolitan Lounge
2:29 Boarding Begins for Train 48: The Lake Shore Limited
3:10 A First Look at Our Viewliner 2
4:09 The LSL's Route to NYC
5:01 Departure from Chicago
5:41 Shower Time!
7:39 Roomette Sleeping Arrangement
8:37 Lights Out.
8:52 Waking Up on Day 2
9:11 Oh god no why are we still in Ohio. Anywhere but Ohio.
9:23 Multiple Switch Failures means we're 4 hours late (I see why it's called the "Late Shore Limited")
9:48 Breakfast Time and the Viewliner 2 Dining Car
10:44 A Broken Bridge Means More Delays
11:16 Viewliner 2 Roomette Tour
18:40 The Nicest Roomette You Can Find
18:59 Subscribe! And Consider Becoming a Patron or Member!
19:25 Cleveland, OH, Our First Smoke Stop
20:15 A Daytime Stop? Cool!
20:31 A Look at Train 48 (And 448)
21:06 Amtrak's Viewliner 2 Order
22:01 Coffee and the Beverage Station
22:22 Viewliner 2 Bathrooms
23:12 Erie, PA, now 5 Hours Late
23:24 Lunch: The Kofta Kebabs (Not Good)
24:23 Finally in New York
24:33 Buffalo Central Terminal: A Once Grand Terminus
25:06 Picking Up Speed and More Delays
25:33 A Smoke Stop in Syracuse
25:59 Sunset on the Erie Canal
26:19 Dinner Problems: Reservation or Not?
26:58 The Chicken Enchiladas: A Surprisingly Good Choice
27:44 Schenectady and Arrival in Albany
28:04 The Great Albany Split: New York and Boston
28:29 Train 448 Pulls off of Train 48
28:57 Inspection Issues
29:32 Locos 92 and 85 are Swapped for 96
30:27 Train 448 Heads Off Towards Boston
31:09 Diesel or Electric: Why Not Both? The P32AC-DM
31:47 P32AC-DM 715 Connects to Train 48
32:09 Locked Out of Our Car
32:50 Power Returns and We Depart
33:09 Amtrak's Viewliner 1 Roomette Tour for Comparison
34:35 Viewliner 1 Shower: A Similar Story
34:59 Bedroom Tour on the Viewliner 2
38:30 The Accessible Bedroom: A Brief Look
40:01 Croton-Harmon, Our Penultimate Stop
40:21 Night in the Corridors
40:36 Finally Arriving at New York Penn Station
40:58 Closing Thoughts on the Viewliner 2
41:18 Oh, You're Still Here? Thanks!
41:25 Next Week: VIA Rail's Budd Coaches from the 1950s!
41:35 Subscribe! And a HUGE Thank You to My Patrons and Members!
41:59 Thanks for Watching!
Equipment:
Camera: iPhone 12 Pro Max
Gimbal: DJI OM5
Camera: GoPro Hero 9 Black
Camera: Sony AX-43
Mic: Rode Videomic Pro+
Tripod: Coman DF06 + Manfrotto 502 Head
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