12 hours on Amtrak. The Vermonter is back.

[@pagegirl507]

Nice to have a travel log without all the silly, dull dialog of many travel videos, and without people showing their face all the time. Thanks for taking us along with you on this ride.

[@RichardinNC1]

Nice video of most of the route. 11 years ago I did a Green Mountain RR ride along the Connecticut River. A rainy fall day but certainly no frozen over snow covered river.

[@christieo2739]

The last 15 minutes or so were like train ASMR. I loved it! Thanks for sharing.

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

Glad you enjoyed that. I kept the music off just for that :)

[@briangriffith2394]

Thanks for the ride my friend

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

Glad you liked it!

[@vicsams4431]

Great video. AMTRAK is a great way to see America. We flew from London England to New York just to ride the AMTRAK Vermonter to St. Albans, Vermont for my 50th birthday. My wife also chose AMTRAK for her 50th birthday, with us flying to Toronto, before taking the AMTRAK Maple Leaf to New York. Both recommended journeys. Very scenic. We have also done all five rail routes in Alaska and all rail lines in Canada (except Churchill). Plus every rail line in Britain, Ireland, Portugal, Norway and most of Europe. You can easily get hooked.

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

Thank you ! Amtrak is great. But the distances here are so vast. I’ll check into the other journeys you recommend !

[@vicsams4431]

@@WINDOWSEATADDICT The Maple Leaf has 5 Amfleet 1 Coaches, and is hauled by a P42DC from Toronto. The route follows the northern, then the west shore of Lake Ontario, then crosses the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge at Niagara Falls, then Lake Erie. At Albany, they swap the P42DC for a P32-AC-DM (with third rail shoes for the electric third rail supply under the River Hudson). But on the day we did it, we had P32-AC-DM + P42DC + P42DC (11,700 hp). Whoosh ! LOL ! The routes does the Hudson Valley and that is very nice too. The Vermonter has an ACS-64 as far as New Haven CT, and a P42DC to St Albans, VT. The line is very scenic and the P42DC gets up to 110 mph near Hartford. We found a delightful B&B in St Albans. They picked us up from the station, and drove us back to the station too. Being a bird watcher, I loved seeing 40 new species in their garden, including the Ruby Throated Hummingbird, which is like a hornet in size. St Albans VT is very pretty, has nice people, several large churches, a railroad roundhouse, the 14th Star Brewery, some great cafes and great restaurants. KZbinr Jersey Johnnie (from New Jersey) has done several videos of the Vermonter, but he keeps getting off at White River Junction. I keep telling him St Albans is better, but I suppose, he has his reasons. Safe travels ! Regards. Vic

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

@@vicsams4431 I see you’re well informed!! Thank you !

[@vicsams4431]

@@WINDOWSEATADDICT I held a senior position in railway operations. National Operations Standards Manager for England, Wales and Scotland. Also had some EU involvement. Ridden with the loco engineer (train driver) in Britain and most European countries, plus Canada, and even got to drive a train at speed in Hungary. If you have any questions, just ask. Always happy to help. I loved St. Albans, VT. The folks are so nice. I feel most Brits don't get to sample the "real" America. They all go to New York City and think the whole country is like that. Mind you, Americans do the same over here. "I have 'done' Britain, I've been to London." (Yep the dirty city.) The train allows you to explore. 15 of us did a 12 trip covering the entire Alaska Railroad (Fairbanks, Seward and Whittier), plus the Tanana Valley Railroad and the entire White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad (Skagway to Carcross, Yukon Territory). 15,000 miles. 10 days up at 5 a.m. 2 days up at 4 a.m. 2 nights back at the hotel at 2 a.m. Jetlag lasted SIX WEEKS ! 27 trains, 27 buses, 3 x 7 hour sea voyages, and 5 flights. Wildlife like no other. Eagles, Gyrfalcons, sea birds, whales, sealions, dolphins, moose, bears, mountain goat, big horn sheep. You name it, we saw it. Most remote railroad in North America , I have done, is the Tshiuetin Railroad from Sept Iles, Province Quebec to Schefferville, Province Quebec, across the wilds of Newfoundland and Labrador. The line makes the Alaska Railroad look almost urban. It goes 357 miles north of any road. The train is the only way in or out (except for a small airstrip). In winter, Schefferville goes down to minus 63 !! Even when we were there in July, the snow had not melted. By comparison, Alaska is only minus 40 in the winter, and has a highway and a pipeline from Fairbanks to Anchorage and an international airport at both ends. I got talking to the staff, and managed to get invited aboard the F40PH-2, seeing wolves and bears cross the tracks as the train approached. I dare you to find it on Google Maps. It is rather remote. We flew to Sept Iles, from Montreal. The line is owned by the Quebec North Shore and Labrador, and the QNSL operate the third heaviest freight trains in the world, at 35,000 tons conveying iron ore. Spectacular scenery. One of the greatest runs in North America, yet no one knows about it. It is a well kept secret.

[@kalif404]

This is one of the most peaceful videos we have seen. I want to take my wife on this train in October. I really enjoy the music with the train sounds in the background. Really Awesome job putting this together for us.

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

Thanks Joe! I really appreciate the nice feedback! And I'm glad you were able to capture the feeling of the video. Hopefully I'll be able to publish a new one similar to that one in a couple weeks. Thanks again.

[@ZenkoTheGreat12]

Your editing is all over the place. After leaving New Haven you showed the backup move out of Springfield, then rear window shots of the Conn River Line leaving Springfield, then suddenly we were back in New Haven/North Haven.

[@johnchambers8528]

Thanks for the nice video. I rode the Vermonter several years ago and agree it is a nice scenic ride and is a great way to travel through the snowy winters you can get in New England. I rode from Philadelphia to White River Junction to meet a friend to ski in the area. By the way Amtrak has now added a train that serves Burlington but only starts in New York City. So you would have to change trains at NYC but you would not have to get a ride from the other station to Burlington.

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

Thank you ! And thanks for the info!

[@onemat2000]

Hi ..a very nice video! Did the train stop 🚏 n Berlin, between Meriden and Hartford? I use to get on trains there a lot.

[@LarsEngel-l2w]

Great video! Thank you very much for sharing your impressions! Is it possible to use Amtrak’s US Rail pass for the trip or do you need an extra reservation?

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

Thank you ! I would imagine you can but better check with Amtrak to be be sure.

[@jfmezei]

Way back, I rode the Montréaler in the early 1990s, it was roughly the same route, except it turned left from the North East Corridor at new London. (and back then, all trains headed north of new Haven had to change locos). When you were first thrown out of the back, were you in the vestibule and "outside" with no door"window between you and the back? Towards the end of video, I take it you were inside the car with the door to vestibule between the camera and vestibule, so within safe boundaries? When crew changed, did you ask for permission and they were just as strongly "NO" as the first time?

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

The crew changed and they were not really concerned with me making videos in the vestibule. I think this crew knew how to « read the room «

[@MrBostonrobb]

If it's a replica, then why is it half the size of the original?

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

Umm? What is the replica? The bell?

[@marianam.cruznoahb.951]

The lady who is working in the food is my friend, I know her😄

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

She was nice to me. She worked the whole trip, over 12hours. Tell her she’s on KZbin!😂 and that I said hi!

[@calm8685]

So do I. I ran into her five times since the Vermonter’s restart. She is very cordial and kept me in great company throughout the last five trips I rode on with her working the train.

[@taylorsmith4758]

Nice video! Not sure if you mentioned it, but was your arrival delayed?

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

Thank you ! We were right on time. I was impressed!

[@taylorsmith4758]

@@WINDOWSEATADDICT Awesome! Planning on taking the route up from DC this fall for a wedding, so that's helpful info.

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

Should be absolutely gorgeous in the fall

[@taylorsmith4758]

@@WINDOWSEATADDICT definitely. I'm really looking forward to it! Loved the shot out the back with the blowing snow btw.

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

@@taylorsmith4758 Thank you. I have a short on it as well. Check it out!

[@andrewseamans1419]

So it looks like overall the coach seats arent much smaller than the business class? Is it worth the extra money?

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

The coach seats are very comfortable. With great legroom and recline. I got a business seat because I wanted to access the back window.

[@marshall9574]

Just curious, in which month was this VLOG filmed?

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

February 28th 2022

[@marshall9574]

@@WINDOWSEATADDICT Thanks, missed that at the beginning of the VLOG. Stunning snow scenery.

[@whatnow9288]

Beautiful video - nicely edited with real sounds! Change of scenery and weather from DC to Essex is breathtaking. Did the hotel provide the Ice hole bath facility?

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

Well Thank you so much. I really enjoyed my first trip on Amtrak. When those two girls showed up, I thought they were going to have a picnic. Then I saw them in the water. 🥶🥶

[@concernedcitizen2187]

The Vermonter goes to Essex which is outside or Burlington, you need the Ethan Allen line to be in Burlington

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

At the time I recorded this and published it, the Ethan Allen was not in service.

[@adarshguptak]

Can you see VT State Capitol (State House) in Montpelier, VT from train? Wow.. I'm from Houston too lol

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

It was already dark when I got to Vermont so I don't really know. Hello neighbor!!

[@Gabeshallucination]

Be nice if they still made the run to Montreal.

[@WINDOWSEATADDICT]

Me too! That would be awesome!

[@Grahamrobinsonvt802]

i live 500 feet from wrj on the vermonter

[@marianam.cruznoahb.951]

In the food car