[Amtrak]Southwest Chief

[brianbaron1]

This is Excellent and Very Professional! Outstanding!

[MrMattIntel]

did anybody see the surfliner car at the end

[rhalld]

Hopefully I will be going on this train soon from Chicago to San Diego. So much scenery to see besides flying at 40,000 feet and you don't have air turbulence.

[MrShiz75]

Trains like this make getting there at least half the fun!

[CoastStarlight11]

This is the ultimate video of the Southwest Chief!

[JLJ061]

Awesome! My wife and I are gonna be on this train from Chicago to Flagstaff this weekend!

[kappelmeister123]

@JLJ061 how did the amtrak train go from chicago to flagstaff? What stops are there?

[JLJ061]

@kappelmeister123 In Illinois it stops at Naperville, Mendota, Princeton, and Galesburg. In Iowa it stops at Fort Madison. In Missouri it stops at LaPlata and Kansas City. In Kansas it stops at Lawrence, Topeka, Newton, Hutchinson, Dodge City and Garden City. In Colorado it stops at Lamar, La Junta and Trinidad. In New Mexico it stops at Raton, Las Vegas, Lamy, Albuquerque and Gallup. In Arizona it stops at Winslow, Flagstaff, Williams Junction and Kingman.

[kappelmeister123]

@JLJ061 can you actually get off on these stops and see stuff?

[JLJ061]

@kappelmeister123 They have designated stops where smokers can get off for a few minutes to take a square. They are Fort Madison, Kansas City (1/2 hour stop here), La Junta, Raton, Albuquerque (1 hour stop here) and Flagstaff.

[mad4you1000]

I went to los angeles in july with my niece and daughter on the southwest chief.great trip and wonderful memories!

[DDunker51]

Magnificent scenery you would completely miss on an airplane! I have never taken a train trip that I did not enjoy!

[1869Joner]

very silent train no people chatting

[hawksfan2010]

darn - I didn't think my first post took so wrote it again - sorry about that, apparently I need to learn how to post properly...

[hawksfan2010]

while watching this wonderful video, I realized that there is a certain romance, if you will, to train travel, whereas with air or car travel there is none...I rode the Empire Builder from near Chicago to Portland a few years back, and it was an experience

I will never forget - even if I DID ride coach...

[hawksfan2010]

Sitting here watching this wonderful video I realized there is a certain romance, if you will, in train travel - as opposed to air or car travel, where there is none...I rode the Empire Builder from near Chicago to Portland a few years back, and words can't describe it...it was incredible, even if I DID ride coach...

[TheDylanJoyce]

I love taking the Train, i don't care if i'm late, as long as i'm on the train getting to see the countryside.

[EverywhereWest]

Awesome video. One of the best on YouTube!

[andrewbyers2008]

very well orchestrated 

[Dinosorable]

I've been on an Amtrak before! It was the best! It was so relaxing, the food was great, the sleeper cars were perfect, and it was sooooo beautiful outside!

[s21typer2]

Great video!

[djjoe9000]

Beautiful video. I think this is possibly the best railroad video I've seen on youtube, to be honest.

[trainandhawksfan17]

WHERE IS THAT WIGWAG?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[BurkeDevlin66]

6:45 makes life worth living

[Pellaz2112]

Great vid, love the mixture of interior and exterior footage.  And a wig-wag!

[amtraksouthwestchief]

gotta love those wig wags.

[NHRHS2010]

@musicmistress66 Glad you agree! I've never been on Greyhound before although sometime in my life there is a chance I might. But Amtrak's better.

[NHRHS2010]

The one person who disliked this video seriously needs to get a life. Amtrak is the best mode of ground public transportation in the United States. Even though it may cost more than Greyhound I rather pay extra than to take a chance of unfriendly service and passengers of Greyhound. Plus, Amtrak is safer than Greyhound.

[TheBuddy1018]

Very nice! A title showing location might have been good.

[BurkeDevlin66]

fullerton to albq only 79 bucks what a deal

[xtremepadrefan]

what surfliner car is that

[MungoPoPo]

Awesome video and love the concept of no music or commentary. Keep up the great work!

[MrEarwicker]

I'm taking this trip in October, can't wait!

[decline2state]

No narration? No music? The only sounds we hear are the trains themselves (and the signal bells)? What a novel concept! Too bad other train videographers don't try it!

[yooperbike]

Thanks for the great videos Amesh2009

[taxicart1]

Very nice job.. The best I've seen..

[barrypopins]

This video is spectacular!! One of the best train vids on Youtube in my opinion. Great scenery, sounds, and camera angles. I would like to know what kind of video camera was used to shoot this vid...I bet it was a Canon GL2.

[UFOSPACE1999]

Amesh2009!!! U GOT IT RIGHT!!! YOU place the camera in one spot...and LET the action come to YOU..NO Jerky motion. IT IS one of the best. AND you can see you truly worked hard for this 10 minute deal. A PLUS for you....It was a joy to watch..and I have been on that exact train many of times from Los Angeles to Arkansas. ALL others should take notice...HOW NOT to jerk their cameras around in trying to catch ALL...WHEN ALL will come to you. WELL DONE!!!

[sixamsedna]

@UFOSPACE1999 mhmm. fine camera operating

[rcz115]

Amazing work.... Great work with the camera!!!!

[dejohn913]

A "Step Ahead Of The Rest" 10 Guaranteed Stars!!! An Instant Classic In Railroading.

[werksdesign]

Absolutely the very best vid I've seen of Amtrak trains, signals and a combination of on board and track side action. Thanks for sharing this vid.

[Tm30w06]

Wow that was great! Everyone woh loves trains should take that trip or one of Amtraks other well known routes! Nice camera work on that. Very cool !

[AVincent2]

Classic !

[jimmyat460]

Great video! I would love to take that trip. Amazing shots!

[claudillus]

Absolutely great train video. I have been on part of these tracks when Santa Fe used to be around years ago. Beautiful trip!

[wpizimp4u]

how in the hell did you get to all these different sites and how long did it take to do this this ? Ive been on this route twice and these spots are pretty far apart like a state or 3

[Dustin5048]

i would love to be in coach on the top floor

[mcresq65]

Very nicely done

[mmcckkgg]

This is outstanding ! I rode the Chief from Chi to LA in summer 2006. Alb . was very busy that day: It was the startup of Railrunner and they had a big party there.

[pecosvalleychief]

Just beautiful, possibly the best railfan video I've ever seen. Blades, wig-wags and the Land of Enchantment, enough to make a New Mexico ex-pat railfan want to cry. You captured the essence of the Chief in New Mexico perfectly. Bravo!

[s0nnyburnett]

wow, the directing and the landscapes in this video are incredible, almost surreal, so beautiful and calm.

[mrsabatini]

A SURFLINER COACH?????????????

[CoastStarlight11]

A repair move. They repair and do stuff with the surfliner cars in the town of Beech Grove, Indiana.

[topekasub]

That video is the closest thing to being there! Semaphores at Wagon Mound rule!

[magicalfingers33]

I remember riding this train in the late 80s it was a beutiful ride

[amtrakatsfnyc]

Great Video. Brings back memories of the trips that I have made on the ATSF Super Chief. Thanks for the posting.

[SouthwestChief]

Great compilation of a great train.

[DJGENEX71]

Awesome awesome video presentation! 5*****!

[mafarnz]

I grew up in New Mexico, and used to watch the Southwest Chief all the time. I remember quite well seeing the blades drop. Thanks for the vid!

[skinnyshit8888]

they should paint all their rolling stock in the "surfliner" scheme. it'd match better with the engines

[gooberon]

Superb video! Great artistry in the filming and the way it is put together. Did you do all of it?

[no1reallycaresabout]

To see some trains and semaphore signal action in Sri Lanka, search this on YouTube: Sri Lanka Class M7 & M9

[no1reallycaresabout]

This is  a superb video! Thanks for filming the wig wags and semaphore railway signals. Back where my parents come from, Sri Lanka, they still use semaphore signals on their railways.

[trains365]

Very VERY nicely done! It's like watching some of Emery Gulash's older stuff from the 50's

[SF3751]

This is some great stuff! Very nice job, just got yourself a new subscriber!

[johnnyorangeseed]

i lOVE this train so frickan much