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Seattle WA – Eugene OR – San Luis Obispo CA – Santa Barbara CA – San Clemente CA (1,069 miles)
Seattle to Portland via the #503 Amtrak Cascades, 3 hours, 25 minutes The Amtrak Cooler 2.1 is packed with food and ready for an adventure. My cooler and I will head…
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Amtrak Cooler 2.1
My black-and-white Amtrak cooler was a huge success. I got many good meals from it, especially on my marathon trip last March with over 200 hours of train travel. There were…
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Chicago IL – Denver CO – Sacramento CA – Seattle WA (2,978 miles)
Chicago to Denver via the #5 California Zephyr, 18 hours 56 minutes On our final morning, Mary and I go downstairs for coffee. Heading back to our room, I collect my…
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New York NY -Rochester NY – Chicago IL (768 miles)
New York to Rochester via the #63 Maple Leaf, 6 hours 58 minutes After a too-short visit with Ryan, Mary and I get up at 5am to ready ourselves for our…
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Los Angeles CA – New Orleans LA – New York City NY (3,372 miles)
Los Angeles to New Orleans via the #2 Sunset Limited, 44 hours 40 minutes I retrieve my luggage from the back seat of the Waymo and head into Union Station. I…
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Seattle WA – San Luis Obispo CA – Los Angeles CA (1,377 miles)
Seattle to San Luis Obispo via the Coast Starlight, 29 hours 29 minutes I am about to embark on the most extensive train trip I’ve ever done. It will take me…
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Winslow AZ – Los Angeles CA – San Luis Obispo CA – Seattle WA (1,948 miles)
Winslow to Los Angeles via the #3 Southwest Chief, 12 hours 54 minutes I board the train just after 7pm, looking forward to a good night’s sleep. Even though there are…
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New York City NY – Chicago IL – Winslow AZ (2,766 miles)
New York City to Chicago via the #51 Cardinal, 28 hours 20 minutes It’s 4:30 in the morning and I’m in front of my son’s apartment in Brooklyn waiting for an…
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Seattle WA – San Luis Obispo CA – Seattle WA (2,754 miles)
Seattle to San Luis Obispo via the Coast Starlight , 29 hours 29 minutes The time has come to test out my new travel gear, especially my Amtrak Cooler 2.0. I’m…