The Lake Shore Limited | Chicago to Boston by Train in a Bedroom on Amtrak's Viewliner 2 Sleeper

I love Just The Way You Are that was played @ the beginning

Great catch ride with heritage 145 led by 103 on the train

albany is my home city i am very proud of it born and raised

I appreciate your low-key emphasis that it's very difficult to get in and out of the bedroom while the lower berth is made up for sleeping. One additional tip I can offer as a frequent passenger on this train in these bedrooms -- pull the curtains closed on the upper and lower windows before going to sleep. The train passes through many stations and platforms with bright lights above, and the curtains make it much easier to sleep. Another tip -- there is a sliding door, locked from both sides, that joins the two bedrooms (A and B). This door often squeaks and rattles, even on the new Viewliner II equipment. Use the firm cardboard safety insert (steal another if needed ... :) ) and fold it into a wedge. There is usually just one or two key places that squeak, and with the card wedged in place the squeak can be quieted.

Thank you for this. Am considering the Chicago to Boston and back train next fall. My only criticism is, there’s no mention of Wi-Fi. I’ve heard that Wi-Fi is spotty and iffy on these trains.

Thanks! We have been on the LSL and are scheduled to make the trip again in July. Thank you for the tour of the sleeper accommodations.

I’ve taken the Zephyr, the Capitol Limited and the Southwest Chief but this is next on my list.

My memory is a bit fuzzy on the exact location however I think it was just past Albany when the train split and the half going to Boston went out a way and then stopped on a bridge and then reversed direction; I am guessing to be pointed in the correct direction to go east. I have no idea in intervening 4+ decades if newer tracks have eliminated this having to be done. I do remember a smart ass student telling the conductor as the train was slowing on the bridge that he had left his bag on the platform at the last stop and could we go back so I could retrieve it. The quick thinking conductor caught on (or perhaps this was not the first time someone had said this) and replied loudly to the effect that they usually would not turn the train back for misplaced luggage but would make an exception in this case. Some passengers in the car groaned and glared at me, and a few laughed. Another memory that is fading with time passing is reading somewhere that at least a few guys would jump on the Lakeshore Limited or maybe it was the Broadway Limited and ride them far enough to get a haircut and a meal in the dining car, then get off and take a train in the other direction to get back home. Anyways thanks for a fun and interesting video that brought back a great memory.

Nice video

Good memories of making the trip from Chicago to New York on the LSL. I recall they offered a (quite late) dinner dining car service back in those days. Was dinner an option, and you just preferred going to bed? Just curious, as it is a trip iw ould like to make again some time before old age totally sets in for me.

Personally, even when I have a full bedroom, I use the shared shower since it is roomier and doesn't involve as much contortion working around a toilet.

I heard the Boston section has only one Viewliner I car. Was it upgraded or just an operational change?

I bought a ticket for this train, but I am unclear as to what I do. I have an email confirmation with a barcode,but it says THIS IS NOT A TICKET. I am supposed to print out the email at an Amtrak kiosk? I am getting aboard the train in Framingham. Does every station have a kiosk with a printer? What if it is broken? I am afraid of getting there and discovering I am missing the ticket.

Your meal looked dreadful -- greasy looking potatoes., Why was the upper berth made up when you are travelling alone? Makes the room smaller. Ticket price?

I've been on the Lake Shore Limited three times, via the New York City to Chicago Union Station route, and vice versa. People have called it the "Late For Sure Limited". LOL. One time, the train was late and I arrived in Chicago FIVE HOURS LATE! 😳🙄🤦‍♂️🚆