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

Описание: 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

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Note: I realized too late that the audio in the overlaid clip at 10:17 is not properly balanced. I apologize for missing this.

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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

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