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Chicago IL – Fargo MN – Edmonds WA (2,175 miles)
Chicago to Fargo via the #27 Empire, 13 hours, 8 minutes My alarm is set for 7am but I wake naturally at 6:30. I have one last box to check before…
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Alpine TX – Austin TX – Chicago IL(1,243 miles)
Alpine to Austin via the #422 Texas Eagle, 12 hours, 21 minutes It appears that my plan for off-peak travel is working. I have an empty seat next to me again!…
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Marfa TX Road Trip
I wake up in Alpine to much more reasonable temperatures. It’s nice to be away from the southern California heat wave. My goal today is to explore Marfa. There are no…
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San Clemente CA – San Diego CA – Los Angeles CA – Alpine TX (1,061 miles)
San Clemente to San Diego via the #564 Pacific Surfliner, 1 hour, 9 minutes The San Clemente Amtrak Station is just a small covered pergola to protect the ticket machine. There…
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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…