La Plata | Eastern USA Amtrak Vlog, Ep 22 | Southwest Chief
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- Welcome to Episode 22 of our Eastern USA tour with Amtrak.
This episode covers our trip from Chicago to La Plata MO, and tour of La Plata, Missouri.
Our Vlog series (23 episodes) was filmed during our 47-day Autumn 2020 train holiday, touring Chicago, Washington, D.C., Williamsburg, VA, Orlando, New York City, Boston, Cooperstown, Niagara Falls & La Plata, MO. Our transportation included 13 Amtrak train segments, a few cities’ local metro trains & 2 cars.
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Correction: VO incorrectly states La Plata's population. As of 2019, it is 1,258.
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I discovered Virtual Railfan last year during the pandemic, and in the process discovered La Plata. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching the trains there. Thank you for the 3 videos about it. Definitely makes me want to visit and it isn't that far as I am in Liberty, MO, on the northeast side of Kansas City.
Thank you kindly, Dennis. I’m glad you enjoyed them, and also appreciative of you stopping by here to make comments. That series last 23 episodes. It was quite an epic trip this past Autumn.
This coming Saturday, episode five of seven of our Western USA series airs.
Thank you again for watching!
I'm overseas and have gotten to know the station and town quite well thanks to your webcam.
I see (is it) Bob every day, seeing off the 9.45 to Chicago and the 19.45 to the West Coast.
I was curious about what I thought were pixies getting on and off the train!!!
Now I know all about whom they are.
I've never seen passenger trains shunted to let in other passengers further down the train.
We would make the platform longer.
Thank you for watching 🙂
Great insight to a location I watch regularly on Virtual Railfan
Thank you, Todd! Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for watching 🙂
Thank you for showing us around such a beautiful little town. Loved it. Oscar the trash can was a highlight 😁
Thanks, Arthur 🙂 Oscar was cool.
Another very well put together vlog. You can see lots of love and attention has gone in to the video (and series).. not just the editing but the research and organising before your trip.
Thanks very much, guys. There definitely has been alot of research. I need a good nap after the series has ended 😆
Such a neat place to visit. I love how the trash can is famous and is named Oscar. Looks like you really enjoyed your time touring the station and relaxing with the train views at the lookout shack.
We did have a great time. Wanda is correct that it is a rather slow-paced way of life- definitely not New York City. Plenty of opportunities to just chill and watch trains.
That film brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you, Curtis! Wow...very kind, Sir.
What a great little town - stopped there on our SWC trip to Chicago ... thanks for the full town-profile!
You’re welcome, Harry. Thanks very much for watching!
Excellent Enterprising Railfanning Endeavour. Hearty Greetings from Hyderabad, India 🎉🙏
Thank you for watching!
Great video! Love the attention to detail you put into this video. I plan on coming to La Plata this summer, hopefully.
Thank you, very much! I appreciate you commenting. Enjoy your stay in La Plata! Be sure to make your reservations early at the Depot Inn if that’s where you are staying.
Omg. This video just keeps getting better and better. I could get lost in that hotel. Oh honey. We are going on a road trip
Thank you, John!
Really enjoyed finally getting to see inside the La Plata terminal. So sorry to hear about Larry. As a Vietnam Vet I can relate to his issues. Great video, thanks!
You're very welcome, Grey. Thank you for your service (I'm retired Navy).
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I am from la plata but from Argentina its town is called la plata in honor of the city of la plata Argentina where I live it is crazy to know that it is called like that
I really enjoyed this video. I loved the old station it was so cute. I couldn’t work out the geography of the town so it was helpful for you to give the population size. Really, really cool video. 🤩
Thank you, Natalie! The geography is that if you blink, you miss it. Every person we met there was very friendly. It’s definitely a chill kind of place.
Very nice, thanks for taking with you. I like the unexcited camera work, I also found the music a bit too loud. A nice place to relax.
Noted!
Watched from Derbyshire Uk 🇬🇧…nice trains 🚂 fine area 🤝
Thanks, Colin!
@@InnocentsAbroad Thank you 🤝
There used to another track that ran through the middle of La Plata. The lookout is right on the path that track used to take. I used to walk across the old train bridge before it was taken out.
I heard about that other track. In fact, I think you can see the pylons for the new bridge going up in this video.
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Another great video ! If I am not mistaken, the lookout you were on and the brick wall by the tracks was the old cross over of the Wabash line. We can't wait to spend a couple of days there !! Thank You !!
Hello Hugh! You are absolutely correct, that was the Wabash crossover. I definitely missed mentioning that in the voiceover.
Thank you very much for watching and taking the time to make comments. Have a great time in La Plata!
This is one of my favorite US stations. My unfulfilled dream is to stay at La Plata even for one day. Unfortunately, I am several thousand kilometers away. from Warsaw, Poland, but I love watching live cameras.
Hello Pawels! Oh, you'd love it.. La Plata is a very small town, but quite rich in train history. Lots to do there. To be fair, we still have not travelled to visit Poland, so something for us to do as well!
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@pawels72full It looks like we share the same dream. I have been watching the live feed on YT for over a year now and totally love this place. I wish someday I get a chance to visit La Plata and spend a few days there.
@InnocentsAbroad Thank you so much for this video.
Love from India
@nikhilns3738 you’re welcome!
Great video.....i m from india and only used to see la plata through youtube webcam......but your video revealed how beautiful and exotic this place is......thank you
Thank you, De! I appreciate you taking time to make comments. This is one of 30 train episodes across 2 series (Eastern & Western) of you want to see more.
As of 2019, the population of LaPlata is 1,308. Hugs to Oscar T. Can! Great video! New subscriber.
Thank you! I’ll correct the item description. Perhaps it was county numbers I was looking at. Drat 😛
My wife is from a farm outside LaPlata. She went to LaPlata High School. We go back a few times a year to the farm. The area is called "Silver Rails" because of the railroad tracks.
@@RJ-mz3co That’s awesome! as you can see in that video, we got to drive around the town a bit- it was a great experience in such a train-centric town.
Thanks for letting me know about your family connection, it’s always a nice touch !
Great job. Finally got to see around. The neighborhood googled it but nice to ride along. Thanks.
You’re very welcome, John!
Loved your video, I am from India and big fan of rails. La Plata has something special and I do which this channel regularly. I will be more than happy to be there at least once in a life. Nice video. Keep posting!!
Thank you, Sushil- I’m glad you enjoyed it!
There are 29 other episodes of trains on our channel in addition to cruising.
That is a very nice little town. The hotel was awesome! Did you have to rent the golf cart ? Brad left his signature at the lookout!
Hi Josh. No, it was a loaner as being a hotel guest; it was free.
Vive les trains. Coucou pierro hihi
Greetings, thank you for watching!
Oscar, now "residing" at Train Party, needs to be liberated by the masses who attend Rail Days here in June.
It would be nice to see Oscar again from the camera, not inside the store. People kept stealing his eyes.
And the guy in the lime shirt would be Todd !
Hi Robert (excellent name, lol). At what part of this film does Todd appear? Clearly, someone you know. Tell me more (and btw, ty for watching).
@@InnocentsAbroad At 3;57 OR when the no #3 is pulling up to the station . I live here & he is 1 of our rail fans people that is here a lot ?
@@robertd.7060 Oh cool! I absolutely love the town, and meeting Bob, especially when “Oscar“ was still out front. I remember one of the gentleman standing next to Todd, was the president of a nearby train enthusiast club as I recall. It was a wonderful few days staying in La Plata and getting to meet people. Just lovely.
Met Todd at the station a few years ago on my visit to La Plata, MO. He usually showed up in bib overalls. I believe his full name is Todd Sam. Could someone verify if my recollection is correct.
@milan4249 Hopefully someone will be able to provide you an answer, but it is such an iconic station- I’m very glad we had the opportunity to tour and provide the quality video story.
Looks like the lookout is on a former rail line bridge. Information on that would have been interesting.
Be cool if that lookout was a bar! A little history on the railroad itself might have been helpful.
You said population of the town is about 9,000, but online sites report about 1,200 population.
Anyway, looks like a peaceful little town with a lot of bright red buildings, for some reason.
History on the old railroad wouldn’t necessarily have made for interesting storytelling when the focal point arguably is La Plata station. It is a good suggestion, though.
You are correct about the population, however, I’m thinking you did not read the disclaimer in the item description, where that correction was already annotated 😂
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@@InnocentsAbroad True, I did not see the population note.
I was just wondering about the RR. I think this line was originally Santa Fe (merged into BNSF in '96), but there are so many MP signs and references in the Depot Hotel, it made me question that. And what line was that bridge where the lookout sits? Maybe that was MP? And where did it go? RR archeology is interesting, I think.
Thanks for the reply.
@jre617 True, there is quite a bit of history in the hotel,we loved staying there!
Thanks for sharing this, i always wanted a tour of the la plata station! Oscar was relocated though :(
You're very welcome. Right about Oscar- Bob said he had to move to the West Cam if not inside due to hooligans.
At least he lives in this video :)
Greetings from Montevideo (Uruguay) on the banks of the Rio de la Plata/River Plate. As an old 'trainspotter' from England, I like to catch a few trains a day on the viewcam. The old steam traction was more interesting, hope to see a 'real' loco at La Plata some day, but I enjoy waiting for Amtrack's Southern Chief now and again. La Plata looks like my kind of place. Best Wishes to all, including Oscar. Les W.
Thanks, Leslie! Enjoy your time in Montevideo- loved Teatro Solis (see our Azamara South America series ep1) when we were there recently ☺️
I am from la plata but from Argentina its town is called la plata in honor of the city of la plata Argentina where I live it is crazy to know that it is called like that
It is a life mission to do the S.W.Chief from Chicago to La Plata stop there for three nights and then head on to L.A.
I’m sure you will enjoy it, Robert!
I am from la plata but from Argentina its town is called la plata in honor of the city of la plata Argentina where I live it is crazy to know that it is called like that
Thank you for watching, Matty.
Liked the vlog but hated the overloud music. For those of us with impaired hearing it was very difficult at times to pick out your voice from the loud music.
Thank you, Mike. The music was ducked pretty well, though for future work I will certainly keep in mind people with hearing impairments may need a greater “range“ in between tracks. I appreciate the feedback!
Thanks!
YW!
On missisipi do they still have paddle steamers??
Yes, though of course modernized.