Traveling by Train from Washington D.C. to Chicago on Amtrak’s “Capitol Limited“

In June of 2020 Billie and I embarked on a cross-country train journey on Amtrak from Washington D.C. to Seattle. From D.C. to Chicago we road the “Capitol Limited“ , and from Chicago to Seattle the “Empire Builder“. The main purpose of our trip was to help out my parents during the Covid-19 Pandemic, and so in order to remain as safe as possible we booked Superliner Bedrooms for both legs. This video is the first half of that Journey. We left Durham, NC on June 6th at 9 am and drove to D.C.’s Union Station, catching the Capitol Limited at 4 p.m. The train traveled overnight, making stops in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, as well as very short stops at a number of other places. We arrived in an eerily deserted Chicago at 9 am on June 7th, and had about 5 hours to explore the city before boarding the Empire Builder for a 3 day journey westward to Seattle. We hope you enjoy our video! Like our video? You can buy us a coffee!