North Carolina's Piedmont: Amtrak's Most UNIQUE Service

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Hello and welcome to Greensboro’s J. Douglas Galyon Depot! Today we are going to be riding east with North Carolina’s Piedmont Service, Amtrak’s most unique intercity rail service. _Trip Information_ Train Number: Amtrak Piedmont 74 Locomotives: EMD F59PHI 1755 "City of Salisbury" (Leading) and EMD F59PH "Town of Cary" (Trailing) Consist: 5 North Carolina Coaches (4 Coach, 1 Lounge/Baggage) Departure Time: 12:03pm Arrival Time: 1:41pm Journey Time: 1 hr 38 min Ticket Price: $11.00 Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed! Note: I realized too late that the audio in the overlaid clip at 10:17 is not properly balanced. I apologize for missing this. Previous Video: Why You Can Pay $1.00 to Ride Amtrak for 2 Minutes: https://youtu.be/HlSFSEdceOA *Huge Thank You to My Patrons!* _First Class:_ Jonas Jonson Caleb Joshua Bedel _Business Class:_ James Schock _Coach Class:_ TJY Marlo Fairhurst Arthur Sievers Stephen Keever Sam Jennings Want your name in the video, or just want to support the channel in more ways than one? Check out the Patreon or become a Channel Member! https://www.patreon.com/LonestarTripReports https://www.youtube.com/lonestartripreports/join Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/lonestartripreports Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lonestaryt - Chapters - 0:00 Hello and Welcome to Greensboro's J. Douglas Galyon Depot! 0:23 A Little History of the Depot 1:04 An Absolutely Gorgeous Station 1:36 Southern Railway History Around the Station 3:00 Picking Up Our Ticket 3:30 Heading Out to Platform 2 3:48 Westbound Train 75 Arrives 5:08 Southern's Disused Rail Yard 5:24 Our Train Pulls into Greensboro 6:02 Departing Greensboro and Picking Up Speed Immediately! 6:34 Our Route Over to Raleigh 7:17 Seating on the Piedmont 9:12 The Slightly Different Interiors 10:22 Why Are The Coaches so Loud?! 10:53 Wifi On Board 11:13 Burlington, NC 11:42 Exploring Our Train 12:30 The Piedmont's Lounge/Cafe Car 14:09 Stats for Nerds! 15:27 There are TWO Types of Coaches? 17:10 Bathrooms on the Piedmont 17:57 The INCREDIBLE History Behind These Coaches! 19:51 Arrival in Raleigh 20:16 A Look At Our F59PHI 21:06 Heading Inside Raleigh Union Station 21:25 Next Week: Metra's Electric Corridor! 21:37 Subscribe! And A HUGE Thank You to My Patrons and Members! 22:06 Thanks for Watching! Equipment: Camera: iPhone 12 Pro Max Gimbal: DJI OM5 Camera: GoPro Hero 9 Black Camera: Sony AX-43 Mic: Rode Videomic Pro+ Tripod: Coman DF06 + Manfrotto 502 Head #Amtrak #Piedmont #TripReport