Day 1 - Leaving New York, December 19, 202

At last, our Amtrak Aventure is about to Start!
Our Starting Location - Moynihan Train Station
Amtrak Itinerary Between New York And Chicago

At the last minute, we decided to take an Uber. Our bags are a bit too heavy (wine and cranberry cookies weigh a lot!) to navigate the stairs of the subway. Traffic was New York usual for a Sunday and we got to the train station with enough time to take photos while waiting for our boarding time to Chicago.

Inside the Moynihan Train Station
as we wait for our train

View of our Sleeper Car just
before departure

Now that we’ve got everything organized,
Jim’s ready to go!

Getting Settled on the Lake Shore Train

The sleeper cars for Chicago are toward the front of the train and we are welcomed by the train attendant. Car 4911 Room A. 

Small room to fit two people and luggage, but after finding the optimal “arrangement” we made ourselves comfortable. There is a sink area and a shower/toilet. Really small to take a shower… we shall pass on the shower!

On the train, masks are obligatory when in motion but in your cabin you can take them off. 

Some photos from our cabin as we were leaving New York traveling alongside the Hudson River.

Jim’s wondering about what to eat for dinner. We will play it safe for tonight.

The dining car is simple and it was not the white linen of the fabled Orient Express; more like airplane food with bigger portions and a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon.

Before Bed, We Had Some Tea and Jim's Homemade Cranberry Cookies

Then, the mystery of the sleeping arrangement was revealed. Our cabin attendant pulled up the bottom bed like a sleeper sofa then he pulled down the bunk bed.

Lesson learned: make sure you are absolutely ready to get into your pajamas before asking for the turn down because there’s no room to move once the beds are made.

We didn’t take any pictures as we would have needed to be a circus contortionist to get to our equipment.

The motion of the train was smoothing – at least for me – but it’s the pillows that made it hard to sleep. These darn pillows were soft like marshmallows. Firm is how I like my pillows. Regardless, we both managed to get some sleep, on and off, with weird dreams. We slept OK but not as sound as we would have liked.

Maybe we’ll sleep better tomorrow night.

COMMENTS

5 thoughts on “Day 1 – Leaving New York, December 19, 2021

  1. A little late to post the first day of our trip but we didn’t have Internet until we got to the hotel and then, of course, we’ve been busy running around in New Mexico. So many things to do!

    Un peu tard pour poster le premier jour de notre voyage mais nous n’avions pas Internet jusqu’à ce que nous soyons arrivés à l’hôtel et puis, bien sûr, nous avons été occupés à courir dans le Nouveau-Mexique. Tellement de choses à faire!

  2. Donc les cabines de train ne correspondent pas à celles vues dans les films, comme si ma mémoire est bonne dans La mort au Trousse d’Hitchcock ? Vous aller prendre le rythme du roulis du train et petit à petit vous dormirez bien. C’est bien ce que je disais à Maman hier, par rapport au problème de liaison Internet, dans la pampa il ne doit pas y avoir beaucoup de réseau !
    faites de belles photos des paysages enneigés du nord. Bon réveillon
    bises

  3. Contrairement à ce qu’on pourrait penser, ça paraît un peu moins spacieux que les trains chinois ou thaïlandais.J’espère que vous avez mieux dormi après.Réveillon minimum, Clélie et François étaient mal fichus, atteints d’un virus ni grippe ni covid, mais bien fatigant apparemment, ils ne sont pas encore au top. Bon réveillon du jour de l’an. Bises

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