
Trips
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Chicago IL – Fargo MN – Edmonds WA (2,175 miles)
Chicago to Fargo via the #27 Empire, 13 hours, 8 minutes I have one last box to check…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Winslow AZ – Los Angeles CA – San Luis Obispo CA – Seattle WA (1,811 miles)
Winslow to Los Angeles via the #3 Southwest Chief, 12 hours 54 minutes I board the train just…








