Amtrak's BRAND NEW Interiors: Overnight on the California Zephyr!

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I too have had the pleasure of travelling in Car 532, in summer last year with Mary as my attendant. You didn't overdo the praise, she really is fantastic at her job and I'm so glad to see someone letting everyone know. At the time I was on my first long Amtrak sleeper and I thought I had the best ever attendant, but now I know for sure! Big fan of you work, too.

Ha! We were on the Zephyr that left two days before you. When we rolled through eastern Utah, on day two, heavy clouds were building up on the mountains behind us. The next day there was light snow falling on the Donner Pass, but the tracks cut through huge piles of the white stuff. In California we transferred to the Coast Starlight, and when our journey was completed we found out that our train was the only “on time” Zephyr all week. We were very lucky.

Amtrak sleeper cars still need: * an electric outlet for each passenger in the roomette * a door that passengers can lock from the outside as well as the inside * a PA speaker inside the room, so passengers don't have to scramble to hear train-wide announcements

I have high anticipation to experiencing Amtrak’s new interiors. The dining cars in my opinion are especially attractive with this new upholstery. I also am excited to seeing further advancements to pre-Covid service from last year. Amtrak is restoring dining cars on the Crescent in July and restoring Sightseer Lounges on the Texas Eagle in October (but not the Capitol Limited sadly). Amtrak management has hinted about making coach passenger access to the dining car systemwide again. There will also be more cars available to allow Amtrak operate a number of long haul trains with longer consists this summer than last!! As always an entertaining and thorough report. I’ll be ready for the next one!!

Took the zephyr about 12 years ago Chicago to Sacramento. One of the best trips I’ve ever taken and I need to do it again with the refurbished cars

Wow. My wife and I experienced the great Mary on our ride eastbound two weeks ago. We concur!!

Mary for Amtrak President!

I love Union Station in Chicago, it’s legendary and famous!

It is good to see the Ottumwa station platform being rebuilt. The station platform had platform sheds with open roofs more than likely removed decades ago. Glad to see work on the station.

I rode the Zephyr last week (early May) SF/Oakland (okay, Emeryville) - Chicago, roomette. Much nicer with no snow. Glenwood Canyon and Donner Pass are pretty, but Nevada is interesting too. The Superliner cars may have been refurbished, but they are generally still old and getting rough around the edges. Downstairs bathrooms, chipped and scratched. To stop rattles in the roomette, I put the hangers on the floor and stuffed tissues in between the door and door pocket. When making sleeper car reservations check the floorplan of the cars. Middle rooms are always better than end rooms. You'd rather not ride over the wheels. After riding the Southwest Chief, the Sunset Limited and then the Zephyr (in 3 years), I'd say the food was best on the Chief. But VIA Rail's Canadian offers food that's a step up from Amtrak. Overall, I love riding that rail no matter what.

On the edge of my seat to see that 2nd part of the journey! The trip from Denver to Emeryville is truly the most breathtaking part of the California Zephyr.

You may have been disappointed, but writing from Australia I was not. Having travelled on the Zephyr previously it was interesting to see the scenery different to what it is in September, not to mention snowy Denver when I normally visit the US. Viewers probably won't have noticed, however the complete, 100% absence of the abomination of advertising hoardings, so familiar to travellers along interstates' was a joy to experience.

Can’t wait for your part two of this trip! Love your voice it soothing

A great video, that new upholstery looks really good, and I must say seeing the great hall at Union Station never gets old. I live near Vancouver BC Canada and am planning to travel to Dallas Texas on Amtrak. Do you have any suggestions about which routes would make the most sense? I know I have to take the Cascades to Seattle, but beyond that I am pretty flexible.

If I ever did the Zephyr again I would fly into Denver and take the train west from there.

Hi this is Isaiah wiley from myrtle Beach south Carolina saying hello and great amtrak video and I am glad and very proud of people like you making amtrak travel videos for YouTube right now because they are the only thing that can make me feel extremely happy of how I miss traveling on amtrak with my dad because I was born in August 2002 and I rode amtrak from 2003-2019 and I have been stuck in the house right when covid 19 hit the united states and in that time I have been angry 😠 and upset 😡 but anyways keep up the great amtrak video making your the best and good luck 👍 😊.

It has been a while since I traveled on a Superliner sleeper. It was nice to see what the redo looked like. I guess this will have to do till they get the new cars planned in the next few years. It would be nice if the new cars feature multiple outlets but charging ports may not be the best idea since the technology keeps changing. It is best just to carry your 110 volt charging system for your electronic item and plug that in.

I’ll be riding this in July from Chicago to Davis, CA. Can. Not. Wait.

This is one of my favorite amtrak passenger train you ridden on . I have friends that work that train that change crews in Ottumwa