One of the highlights of my trip with my son was sharing tables during meals. We me a lady from Germany, a restaurant owner, a self-proclamed retired ski-bum, a train hobbyist and a host of others.
What a lovely train ride video! As an American, mainly East coast bred, my late father (Norm!) was transferred with his work many times, one of which was to the state of Washington, but he always said, the more West you travel the more beautiful the scenery, and the friendlier the people! I hope you found that to be true. Thank you, again for always sharing such a positive part of you both!! 🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it the scenery was stunning , all the people that were guests onboard very friendly we had some great dinner conversations Cheers 🇨🇦🚂🇺🇸🙂
I just booked a roomette on the Zephyr yesterday for early March. Chicago to SF. Rode the Coast Starlight last Dec. and my roomette next door neighbor is from the UK. We became good friends on that journey. He flew over just for that train ride. So now we are meeting up in Chicago to take the California Zephyr trip. Looking forward to it!
That’s awesome Tracy, we hope you have a great trip like we had. Be sure to admire Ottumwa, Iowa the “hometown” of the fictional character Radar O’Rielly from the T.V. show Mash, it’s a quick stop!
I'm the Galesburg resident that commented on your previous video. I'm also employed by the printing company in Iowa that prints the White Marble soap wrappers that were in your bathroom. :)
As you’ve done both the Canadian and the Zephyr, it would be a nice idea to do a video comparing and contrasting your perceptions of the two experiences. It seems to me that the northerly route was more interesting and dramatic, geography wise and would be preferable IMO.
Thanks, I enjoyed watching this. Thanks too for noting the costs. Amtrak trains are so old, bet your car was created in the 1950s. Like us it keeps on chugging along.
Glad you enjoyed the video it was fun making it. These rail cars are old from the 1950s and so are the Canadian Via Rail cars, they are not made anymore so railway companies keep renovating them.
Not quite that old! I believe the newest "superliner" cars were built in the 1990s. I read that Amtrak will be replacing all their passenger cars over the next 10 years.
@@ThisIsOurRetirement Not quite that old! I believe the newest "superliner" cars were built in the 1990s. I read that Amtrak will be replacing all their passenger cars over the next 10 years.
What a fantastic trip! Thanks for sharing. Where's your next train trip? If you do the Southwest Chief into LA be sure to stop for a couple days in San Antonio. Lots to do right downtown and you will love the Riverwalk!
I wonder I was by the Bean on Tuesday with some friends from overseas I guess I missed you there don’t know which day you were here . Excellent views , thank you .
So glad you had a good time in Chicago. The weather was perfect, maybe a tad hot weeks ago. We have had quite a bit of rain after you left. Hope you enjoy the beautiful skyline of Chicago. Thanks for taking us on your trip.
I am so glad that you had a lovely, fun, and smooth trip. Thank you for sharing it with all of us. Your sleeper room was wonderful. The food looked good as well on the train. The scenery was amazing! I am looking forward to your next video. God Bless!
Planning trip to Chicago for September all day today , and then it is first thing you mention is Chicago . ha Train looks very cool. wow what a journey.
Thank you for sharing, Jackie and I are looking at going in the fall, the scenery looks amazing. We would start in Windsor, ON, fly from Detroit to Chicago and jump on the train. Really appreciate you taking us along.
Thanks for the video! I live in Sacramento proper and drive through Roseville all the time, but it was really neat to see you enjoying and experiencing something I see quite a bit but take for granted because of my proximity to it. I would definitely love to take this trip across the US and experience it with a fresh perspective. Cheers!
Thanks Tina & Norm for sharing your train trip- This is absolutely stunning and very informative. Now, I want to go on this train ever more. Really beautiful video and photos!
Our pleasure! glad you enjoyed it Stephen , hope you had a fabulous time on your trip too definitely a fabulous way to experience the stunning scenery of the USA 🇺🇸 and great food along the way . Have a great weekend Cheers 🇨🇦🚂🇺🇸🙂👍
Bravo ! Norm & Tina, this is video excellence. As a new retiree and a train-nerd, I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for your editing work with all those helpful subtitle graphics for locations and landmarks, and your fine voice-over work. What a pleasure to watch this. Cheers from Vancouver Island :) PS: My strange morbid sense of humour appreciated the sequence of "Donner Pass, Lunch time, and photo of Norm only."
I enjoyed watching this so much. It’s clear you love each other and I’m envious that at 53 I will never have the longevity of the relationship you two have. What an adventure. I appreciate your example and it makes me so happy for you and disappointed with some of my life choices. I am in a good relationship now and aim to make the best of things and prioritize being together and doing fun things together, building memories. Sorry for rambling. Just can’t put it into succinct wording. Thank you for sharing.
We are so glad you enjoyed it and we are very fortunate to have found each other 48 years ago , we are happy that you are in a good relationship now and wish you all the best and lots of happiness and wonderful memories Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
LOVED the music, so fun, thank you. We thoroughly enjoyed this video because we're just getting over terrible summer colds so haven't been out much. This video was just what we needed, armchair travel 🤗
I worked in Glenwood Springs, Colorado as a young mother, and two of my three children were born in Grand Junction. Thank you for sharing your pictures and video. We live in Nebraska now, so I don’t get to see Colorado as much ad I’d like. ❤
Love the video and accompanying music Tina and Norm! I haven’t traveled by train so this is very informative as to the accommodations, food and scenery. Thanks for sharing your trip!😊
Glad to learn that you enjoyed traveling through my hometown (Sacramento)! I’ve taken the train between Sacramento and Richmond many, many times, but have never gone the California Zephyr route. I definitely will put it on my list because it seems like a lovely way to see the country. PS - The shrubs between the freeway lanes is oleander.
Very informative video! Brings back lovely memories-we went the opposite direction on the Zephyr in January 2016 after our honeymoon in San Francisco. The scenery in California looked like a Christmas card. Loved those Flat Iron Steaks.
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My 6 year old daughter and I did this trip a couple years back. No boredom between the two of us with the beautiful scenery and friendly passengers.
We are glad you both enjoyed the trip, we really loved it.
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Just gorgeous, I don't think I have seen that shot in anyone else's video!
It was breastaking Thanks 🌺🙂🚂
wow nice love it ty for sharing ur trip with us going oni this train east bound to chicago soon but wil be up top of a sleeper car
Wonderful my friends
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this great train ride across America Tina & Norm. Greetings and I hope you're having a good summer.// Bertil.
Thanks so much Bertil, we hope you are having a nice summer too!
Watching this on a train! Makes it doubly entertaining.
Awesome 👏🚂
Terrific video! Thanks for posting.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Looks like a blast, I always laugh when I hear "fresh air" and "smoke" in the same sentence about breaks. LOL.
Totally 😂😂
Loved the video - thank you
We're glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
What a lovely couple! Thank you so much for sharing.
Our pleasure!
Great trip, great video...loved the music. This trip is on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! it was an amazing trip we had a blast Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Many thanks for taking us along for the ride. Scenery is just great, and I love seeing all the meals! Wow
Thanks for watching we had a great time!
I retired i at the end of une, we rode the Zephyr in september of this year. Great Journey
That's awesome! we are so glad you enjoyed it 🚂 we had a wonderful time too Cheers 🍁🇺🇸☕️🇨🇦🚂
Very enjoyable video. I’ve done the Zephyr many times, and this was the first time getting to see inside the very spacious room you two shared.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really enjoyed the overview of the trip.
• Great job on editing & sound.
• Inspiring. Cool double decker train with nice sleepers.
Awesome, thank you! we had a wonderful time Ben glad you enjoyed it have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🇨🇦🚂🇺🇸🙂
Thank you for taking me on this amazing journey. It was so fun and informative, now I want to go!!!
You are so welcome! It is a great trip to do Cathy
Love your videos that looks like a great trip. Food looked good to.
Thanks so much it was a wonderful trip the scenery was stunning and the food was great you even got a Free alcoholic drink with dinner Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂🍁
Taking this trip on Tuesday the 25th. I can't wait!!! Thanks for the insight.
Hope you enjoy it!
Glad you enjoyed the trip. I used to work near the Amtrak station in Emeryville. I have never ridden on the train, but maybe someday.
It was a very nice trip, maybe you should take it! Thanks for watching.
Best music in any video ❤❤❤
Thank you glad you enjoyed it Thomas 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦
One of the highlights of my trip with my son was sharing tables during meals. We me a lady from Germany, a restaurant owner, a self-proclamed retired ski-bum, a train hobbyist and a host of others.
We did too, we had meals with two different college professors (retired), Californian woman with a farm and a father and son.
Thanks!
Thanks so much Stephen very kind of you we appreciate your support 🌺
What a lovely train ride video! As an American, mainly East coast bred, my late father (Norm!) was transferred with his work many times, one of which was to the state of Washington, but he always said, the more West you travel the more beautiful the scenery, and the friendlier the people! I hope you found that to be true. Thank you, again for always sharing such a positive part of you both!! 🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it the scenery was stunning , all the people that were guests onboard very friendly we had some great dinner conversations Cheers 🇨🇦🚂🇺🇸🙂
I just booked a roomette on the Zephyr yesterday for early March. Chicago to SF. Rode the Coast Starlight last Dec. and my roomette next door neighbor is from the UK. We became good friends on that journey. He flew over just for that train ride. So now we are meeting up in Chicago to take the California Zephyr trip. Looking forward to it!
That’s awesome Tracy, we hope you have a great trip like we had. Be sure to admire Ottumwa, Iowa the “hometown” of the fictional character Radar O’Rielly from the T.V. show Mash, it’s a quick stop!
lol...love Mash. And Radar!❤@@ThisIsOurRetirement
How was the trip?
Will be experiencing this ride in April. I can't wait! Thanks for the pre tour. 😊
Have fun!
Thanks!
Thanks so much we appreciate it very kind 🌺
I'm the Galesburg resident that commented on your previous video. I'm also employed by the printing company in Iowa that prints the White Marble soap wrappers that were in your bathroom. :)
We remembered you and thought you might get a smile out of us stopping in your city!
And we brought some of those soaps 🧼 back with us as souvenirs LOL 😂😂 Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Love your video. Meal in your room, Norm having a Heineken and that view too. Great trip I bet
It was wonderful thanks for watching!
What an incredible experience. And the more west you travel, the more stunning the scenery.
Couldn't agree more Brian!
As you’ve done both the Canadian and the Zephyr, it would be a nice idea to do a video comparing and contrasting your perceptions of the two experiences. It seems to me that the northerly route was more interesting and dramatic, geography wise and would be preferable IMO.
We are in the process of producing this comparison video, thanks for suggesting the idea.
@@ThisIsOurRetirement awesome.
What I like the most, is you two seem to enjoy every day - what a great way to live.
Glad you enjoyed it we do try and just enjoy life whether it’s a trip we are on or just playing Wordle against each other with coffee ☕️Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🙂🇨🇦
Thanks for sharing!
Our pleasure! glad you enjoyed it Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Great video! Thank you for sharing and taking us along, I really enjoyed it! :o)
Glad you enjoyed it!
The opening music number reminded me of Pink Floyd. Tres Cool!,
Thanks Nancy enjoy your weekend Cheers 🌺🙂
Thank you for sharing your trip with us, blessings.
Our pleasure! have a great weekend Lisa Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Love how varied your channel is.
Thank you glad you enjoy our videos Debbie Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Looks like a great trip! You guys always think of good places to visit.
Thanks for watching we appreciate it 😀😀
Thanks, I enjoyed watching this. Thanks too for noting the costs. Amtrak trains are so old, bet your car was created in the 1950s. Like us it keeps on chugging along.
Glad you enjoyed the video it was fun making it. These rail cars are old from the 1950s and so are the Canadian Via Rail cars, they are not made anymore so railway companies keep renovating them.
Not quite that old! I believe the newest "superliner" cars were built in the 1990s. I read that Amtrak will be replacing all their passenger cars over the next 10 years.
@@ThisIsOurRetirement Not quite that old! I believe the newest "superliner" cars were built in the 1990s. I read that Amtrak will be replacing all their passenger cars over the next 10 years.
Yes you are right, but time has not been kind to them
What a fantastic trip! Thanks for sharing. Where's your next train trip? If you do the Southwest Chief into LA be sure to stop for a couple days in San Antonio. Lots to do right downtown and you will love the Riverwalk!
Your welcome David not sure what our next trip will be yet San Antonio sounds great Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
WOW! Great trip....Nice footage...love all the scenery , meals looked great but the shot of Donner Lake didn't make me think about eating.
Glad you enjoyed it we had a wonderful time Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
I have traveled with Amtrak on the east coast. I am so glad you took us along on your trip out west. Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks so much for sharing, Tina you looked so pretty.
Thanks so much
That was wonderful. Great videography.
Thank you so much Sherri, it was a big project to edit, thanks for recognizing that.
Thanks for another great Saturday morning. I love drinking my coffee and spending a lovely time with Tina and Norm!
Our pleasure! thanks for watching Nancy have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🚂🇺🇸🇨🇦🙂
Very nice trip I love trains thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching
That was very enjoyable to watch. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! have a great weekend Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Thanks for posting!
You're welcome Ken!
Thanks for sharing your amazing trip with us ! Loved the music you chose 💕🇨🇦
You are so welcome! glad you enjoyed it Ruby Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
😀Enjoyed the video very much!
Awesome! Thank you! have a wonderful weekend Diane Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Living the dream. Thanks for sharing.
BC - Before Covid, we took the Rocky Mountaineer from Jasper to Vancouver - equally impressive and recommended.
Thanks Bobby
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Our pleasure! we had a great train 🚂 trip have a great weekend Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
I enjoyed this video! Thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Looks like a great trip! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
One of you best videos.
Thank you 🌺🚂
Fabulous video, thank you for taking us along for the ride
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks
Thoroughly enjoyed watching your experience! Thank you!
Our pleasure! have a great weekend Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Love it! Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome! have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Thanks Tina and Norm for taking us along on your trip!
Our pleasure Brenda!
I’m so glad you guys are having a good time! That’s what it’s all about! Enjoy guys!!!
We agree Paul thanks for watching.
Tx for this great video about everything involved with your trip, gives me another great idea for a possible vacation!
Our pleasure! you should Charlie it was awesome Cheers 🇨🇦🚂🇺🇸🙂☕️
Hi Tina & Norm looked a fantastic trip amazing take care .
Regards. Christopher Barker
Thanks so much Christopher it was truly a bucket list trip we loved it Cheers 🇬🇧🇺🇸🚂🙂🍷
Love the video, glad you had fun and enjoyed the ride.
Glad you enjoyed it! what an awesome trip Cheers 🇨🇦🚂🇺🇸🙂
Hope you had a fun few days
It was awesome Frank Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂☕️
Thanks, Norm and Tina, for filming your trip for us. It looked fantastic.
Glad you enjoyed it David what an amazing trip Cheers 🇨🇦🚂🇺🇸🙂
I wonder I was by the Bean on Tuesday with some friends from overseas I guess I missed you there don’t know which day you were here . Excellent views , thank you .
We were there on the Wednesday morning before we boarded the train 🚂 the Bean was a great thing to see we loved Chicago Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
So glad you had a good time in Chicago. The weather was perfect, maybe a tad hot weeks ago. We have had quite a bit of rain after you left. Hope you enjoy the beautiful skyline of Chicago.
Thanks for taking us on your trip.
Your welcome Sylvia we had a great visit in Chicago have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
I am so glad that you had a lovely, fun, and smooth trip. Thank you for sharing it with all of us. Your sleeper room was wonderful. The food looked good as well on the train. The scenery was amazing! I am looking forward to your next video. God Bless!
Thank you so much Jennifer!
Planning trip to Chicago for September all day today , and then it is first thing you mention is Chicago . ha Train looks very cool. wow what a journey.
Chicago is an awesome city, we hope you have fun, we will be going back to explore more.
My husband w/ Parkinson’s uses an EZ Lite motorized chair. It is small and nimble. I hope we can do this trip.
We hope so too a wonderful experience 🚂🌺
Happy Trails To You. I'm from California and love it. I hope you will enjoy San Francisco. You two look so relaxed and take great photos.
We took just over 900 photos for stock photography in addition to the footage and Iphone photos
Hi. Thanks for another great video. Everything looked pretty nive, except the food. It really looked bad, I hope it tasted good.
Thanks for watching! actually the food was pretty good Joan we had no complaints Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Thank you very much for this overwhelming video. I am watching it on a 27" screen. It is like being on this amazing trip as well.
Our pleasure! glad you enjoyed it Cheers 🇺🇸🍷🇨🇦🙂🚂
Very good video ! You really did a great job showing everything . Thanks for sharing 😊 small town USA 🇺🇸
Thanks so much Cinde 😀😀🇺🇸
Thank you for sharing, Jackie and I are looking at going in the fall, the scenery looks amazing. We would start in Windsor, ON, fly from Detroit to Chicago and jump on the train. Really appreciate you taking us along.
Hilarious thumbnail guys! Great trip. Thank you.
Our pleasure! glad you enjoyed it Barbie Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Looks like a fabulous trip. Enjoy Tina and Norm.
Thanks so much Kathy it was an amazing trip with stunning scenery have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Thanks for the video! I live in Sacramento proper and drive through Roseville all the time, but it was really neat to see you enjoying and experiencing something I see quite a bit but take for granted because of my proximity to it. I would definitely love to take this trip across the US and experience it with a fresh perspective. Cheers!
Thanks Tina & Norm for sharing your train trip- This is absolutely stunning and very informative. Now, I want to go on this train ever more. Really beautiful video and photos!
Thank you so much Suleman!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it we had an amazing time Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
super video guys ! Many thanks .Would definitely do the Zephyr again
Our pleasure! glad you enjoyed it Stephen , hope you had a fabulous time on your trip too definitely a fabulous way to experience the stunning scenery of the USA 🇺🇸 and great food along the way . Have a great weekend Cheers 🇨🇦🚂🇺🇸🙂👍
Thanks for a great video and for sharing your trip. Enjoy the details about the accommodation & food, excellent editing.
Glad you enjoyed it! have a great weekend Dara Cheers 🇨🇦🚂🇺🇸🙂
That looks like a fun way to travel. You did a great job with the video and editing. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much 🤗🚂🇺🇸🇨🇦
Thanks for your review! I plan to do the route between Chicago and Sacramento. This looks great! The roomette, although tight, still looks comfy
Good One!!! I hear Arlo Gutherie and Willie Nelson singing in the background of my mind!CHEERS from HERE!!!
Yes Willie Nelson singing “The City Of New Orleans”
Bravo ! Norm & Tina, this is video excellence. As a new retiree and a train-nerd, I really enjoyed this video.
Thanks for your editing work with all those helpful subtitle graphics for locations and landmarks, and your fine voice-over work.
What a pleasure to watch this. Cheers from Vancouver Island :)
PS: My strange morbid sense of humour appreciated the sequence of "Donner Pass, Lunch time, and photo of Norm only."
Glad you enjoyed it Mike it is encouraging to read your comment, it was a very long video edit and we are pleased you liked it. Thanks for the humour.
Lol !
What a great way to travel! So fun! Love your accommodations!
It was a great experience, thanks for watching.
I enjoyed watching this so much. It’s clear you love each other and I’m envious that at 53 I will never have the longevity of the relationship you two have. What an adventure. I appreciate your example and it makes me so happy for you and disappointed with some of my life choices. I am in a good relationship now and aim to make the best of things and prioritize being together and doing fun things together, building memories. Sorry for rambling. Just can’t put it into succinct wording. Thank you for sharing.
We are so glad you enjoyed it and we are very fortunate to have found each other 48 years ago , we are happy that you are in a good relationship now and wish you all the best and lots of happiness and wonderful memories Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Thanks for taking us along (inviting us to tag along with you)! 😀🚂🛤💺
Our pleasure! have a great weekend Rusty Cheers 🚂🇺🇸🇨🇦
@@ThisIsOurRetirement Thanks, you too!! ☀🌻
Awesome video!
Glad you enjoyed it we had a great time Cheers 🇨🇦🚂🇺🇸🙂
LOVED the music, so fun, thank you. We thoroughly enjoyed this video because we're just getting over terrible summer colds so haven't been out much. This video was just what we needed, armchair travel 🤗
You are so welcome! glad you enjoyed it, we had a fantastic time on the train 🚂hope you are both feeling better Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Great video you two!
Thanks so much! have a great weekend Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
I worked in Glenwood Springs, Colorado as a young mother, and two of my three children were born in Grand Junction. Thank you for sharing your pictures and video. We live in Nebraska now, so I don’t get to see Colorado as much ad I’d like. ❤
Our pleasure! glad you enjoyed it have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
I'm glad that you enjoyed the trip!
We really did Dan!
Love the video and accompanying music Tina and Norm! I haven’t traveled by train so this is very informative as to the accommodations, food and scenery. Thanks for sharing your trip!😊
Thanks so much Cherry, we did try hard to match scenery to music.
Glad to learn that you enjoyed traveling through my hometown (Sacramento)! I’ve taken the train between Sacramento and Richmond many, many times, but have never gone the California Zephyr route. I definitely will put it on my list because it seems like a lovely way to see the country. PS - The shrubs between the freeway lanes is oleander.
I enjoyed this video so much ‼️ Thank you for sharing with us such a wonderful experience. ❤
You are so welcome! glad you enjoyed it Daisy have a great weekend Cheers 🇨🇦🚂🇺🇸🙂
Very informative video! Brings back lovely memories-we went the opposite direction on the Zephyr in January 2016 after our honeymoon in San Francisco. The scenery in California looked like a Christmas card. Loved those Flat Iron Steaks.
Glad you enjoyed it and that it brought back happy memories for you Lisa , it was an amazing trip have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🇺🇸🚂🇨🇦🙂
Awesome trip!! Thanks for sharing!!
Our pleasure
Very interesting. Looks like you had a lovely trip. 🇺🇸💜
We did Sheryl 💕❤️