28-Hours on Amtrak Cardinal: Chicago to NYC Epic Journey!
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Hello and Welcome to Chicago’s Union Station! Today we’re heading to New York City, but this time we’re taking the scenic route. Amtrak’s Cardinal will be our ride for the next 28 hours, taking us over 1,100 miles through the Appalachian mountains and up the Northeast Corridor.
_Trip Information_
Train: Amtrak Cardinal 50
Locomotive: GE Genesis P42DC Number 5
Consist: 2 Amfleet 2 Coaches, 1 Amfleet 2 Cafe, 1 Viewliner 2 Sleeper, 1 Viewliner 2 Bag/Dorm
Departure Time: 5:55 pm
Arrival Time: 11:23 pm (1 Hour Late)
Journey Time: 28 hr 28 min
Ticket Price: $
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_Coach Class:_
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_Chapters:_
0:00 Hello and Welcome to Chicago Union Station!
0:50 Holiday Decorations at Union Station
1:42 Chicago Metropolitan Lounge
2:33 Boarding the Cardinal
3:22 The Capitol Limited: A Faster but Less Scenic Alternative
3:41 Our Route through the Appalachian Mountains
4:29 Departing Chicago
4:50 Thank You to Miles Jajich for the Spot!
5:46 Dinner Time!
7:42 Into Indiana
8:14 Indianapolis Fresh Air Stop and Train Split
9:37 Viewliner 2 Showers
10:45 Roomette Bed Layout
11:17 Time for Bed
11:29 Awake Before Sunrise
11:46 Huntington Smoke Stop
13:22 Breakfast on the Cardinal
13:50 Today’s Sponsor: Magic Spoon!
14:59 Complimentary Drinks
15:22 Bag/Dorm Car Tour
16:31 Viewliner 2 Roomette Tour
23:51 Subscribe! And THANK YOU to my Patrons and Members!
24:11 Rivers and the Appalachian Mountains
24:51 New River Gorge National Park
25:41 The New River Gorge Bridge
26:24 Serious White Water Rapids
27:17 Thurmond, WV, a Town of only FIVE People
27:55 New River Views
28:31 Ascent into the Mountains
29:14 Bonus Smoke Stop in Clifton Forge
29:55 Lunch Time!
30:44 Viewliner 2 Bathrooms
31:28 Staunton, VA and the Virginia Scenic Railway
31:43 Another Bonus Smoke Stop
32:37 Amfleet 2 Cafe Car
33:23 The Fog Sets In
33:38 Recharging After a Late Night and Early Morning
33:51 The Sun Is Long Gone by Culpeper
34:07 One Last Meal: Dinner!
34:47 Slow Approach to DC
35:21 Engine Change! Diesel to Electric
36:06 ALC-42s and ACS-64s in DC
36:39 Locomotive 5 Pulls Away from the Cardinal
37:19 No Locomotive? No Bathrooms...
37:33 Two ACS-64s Back In
38:04 615 Couples onto the Cardinal
38:36 Departing DC
28:59 Our High Speed Hotel!
39:14 Quick Stops Heading North
39:38 Arrival in New York City
40:19 THANK YOU if you made it this far!
40:30 Next Week: VIA’s Renaissance Coaches from Quebec to Montreal
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41:17 Thanks for Watching!
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