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Archive for January, 2012
The California Zephyr – the photos
Posted in I'm Taking the Train, See, tagged Amtrak on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The California Zephyr – Almost Home
Posted in I'm Taking the Train, tagged Amtrak on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I’ll call it one of the ten best steaks I’ve ever eaten. Medium-rare with herb butter, a baked potato, and green beans. A dinner salad and warm bread rolls accompanied each dinner entree. Crab cakes, ribs and sea bass were the other choices. Just as flavorful was the dinner-time conversation. At my table sat a [...]
The California Zephyr – I made it to Salt Lake City
Posted in Experience, I'm Taking the Train, Think, tagged Amtrak, California Zephyr, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Utah on January 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not sure where to begin. Or in this case to end. Though the fact of the matter is that this journey is only half over. In less than three days I board Amtak’s California Zephyr for the return trip to Chicago. First and foremost I have to commend Amtrak employees. Despite everything these folks [...]
The California Zephyr – We’ve reached Denver
Posted in I'm Taking the Train, Think, tagged Amtrak, Burlington Northern, railroads on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I opened the curtains this morning at 6:15 am expecting to be somewhere close to Denver. Instead I saw flat land. Prairie. My map showed me that we were still in western central Nebraska, hours away from Denver. While I was sleeping the train stopped, and apparently more than once because from what I could [...]
The California Zephyr – somewhere in Iowa
Posted in Chicago, Do, I'm Taking the Train, tagged Amtrak on January 18, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Walking into Amtrak’s Metropolitan Lounge at Chicago’s Union Station reminded me of walking into a nursing home. This isn’t the hip new pre-departure lounge at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 or Finnair’s Blue Wings Lounge at JFK. The people here, rather, looked as if they’d collapsed into the furniture that had been placed along the walls. Mostly [...]
Preparing for the California Zephyr
Posted in Chicago, Experience, I'm Taking the Bus, I'm Taking the Train, See, Uncategorized, tagged Amtrak, California Zephyr, public transit, Salt Lake City on January 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
On Wednesday the 18th I begin a day and a half journey that I’ve been waiting years to experience. It’s said to be one of the most beautiful American journeys, particularly during the winter months. It is the Amtrak ride through the Rockies to Salt Lake City. The trip is scheduled for thirty-four hours each [...]
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