Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On the eve of our marriage, my fiancé Kalkidan and I took Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited and California Zephyr across America in coach. Despite traversing all 4 Class 1 railroads, we only arrived half an hour late. Here's how we did it!

0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - Lake Shore Limited
7:34 - Chicago
8:54 - California Zephyr
17:52 - What We Learned

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