Dream Odyssey
Blog posts from my summer 2008 Amtrak adventure:
- Dawn from the Alleghenies (on beginning the adventure)
- D.C. Tourist (on being in DC for the first time)
- Invasive Species (on traveling in the south)
- Let It Shine (on New Orleans meetings)
- Into the Sunset (on traveling with Kiwis)
- Down and Out in LA (on not experiencing LA)
- From the Ocean to the Mountains (on traveling up the coast)
- Discovering Seattle, Again (on experiencing a-new)
- The View (on the road less traveled)
- Cascading into the (Melting) Ice (on the way up)
- “Entering Grizzly Country” (on being in the company of bears)
- Home Again (on the end of this adventure)
The travel details:
- Toledo, OH, to Washington, DC, on the Capitol Limited
- Washington, DC, to New Orleans, LA, on the Crescent
- Overnights in New Orleans
- New Orleans, LA, to Los Angeles, CA, on the Sunset Limited
- Overnight in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles, CA, to Seattle, WA, on the Coast Starlight
- Overnight in Seattle
- Seattle, WA, to East Glacier Park, MT, on the Empire Builder
- Five days in Glacier National Park.
- East Glacier Park, MT, to Chicago, IL, on the Empire Builder
- Chicago, IL, to Toledo, OH, on the Capitol Limited Lake Shore Limited
For those train people who really care about these things, here are the train details:
#30 Capitol Limited (June 16)
- Locomotive P42 #125
- Locomotive P42 #49
- Baggage Car #1234
- Superliner Transition Sleeper #39045
- Superliner II Sleeper “South Dakota” #32109
- Superliner I Sleeper #32058
- Superliner Diner #38063
- Superliner Sightseer Lounge #33015
- Superliner Coach #34100
- Superliner Coach #31008
- Superliner Coach #31016
#19 Crescent (June 17)
- Locomotive P42 #147
- Locomotive P42 #74
- Baggage Car #1733
- Viewliner Sleeper “College View” #62006
- Viewliner Sleeper “Lake View” #62016
- Horizon Diner #8510
- Amfleet Cafe #28001
- Amfleet Coach #25113
- Amfleet Coach #25086
- Amfleet Coach #25006
- Amfleet Coach #25108
#1 Sunset Limited (June 20)
- Locomotive P42 #133
- Locomotive P42 #74
- Baggage Car #1714
- Superliner Transition Sleeper #39021
- Superliner II Sleeper “Nebraska” #32095
- Superliner Diner #38046
- Superliner Sightseer Lounge #33041
- Superliner Coach #31007
- Superliner Coach #34031
- Superliner Coach #34038 (added in San Antonio)
- Superliner I Sleeper “Arizona” #32071 (added in San Antonio)
#14 Coast Starlight (June 23)
- Locomotive P42 #74
- Locomotive P30 #507
- Superliner II Sleeper “Florida” #32078
- Superliner II Sleeper “New Hampshire” #32097
- Superliner II Sleeper “Michigan” #32090
- Hi-Level Pacific Parlour “Willamette Valley” #39975
- Superliner Diner #38062
- Superliner Sightseer Lounge #33049
- Superliner Coach #34046
- Superliner Coach #34512 (Arcade Car)
- Superliner Coach #34055
- Superliner Coach #34029
#8 Empire Builder (June 25)
- Locomotive P42 #117 (added in Spokane)
- Locomotive P42 #184
- Locomotive P42 #52 (removed in Spokane)
- Baggage Car #1159
- Superliner Transition Sleeper #39046
- Superliner I Sleeper #32011
- Superliner I Sleeper #32016
- Superliner Diner #38059
- Superliner Coach #34020
- Superliner Baggage Coach #31009
- Superliner Coach #34075
- Superliner Sightseer Lounge #33012
- Superliner Coach #34134
- Superliner Sleeper #unknown
#8 Empire Builder (July 1; departed Portland June 30)
- Locomotive P42 #184
- Locomotive P42 #207
- Baggage Car #1257
- Superliner Transition Sleeper #39012
- Superliner I Sleeper (bad-ordered; removed from consist in Portland)
- Superliner I Sleeper #32062
- Superliner Diner #38059
- Superliner Coach #34020
- Superliner Baggage Coach #31009
- Superliner Sightseer Lounge #33000
- Superliner Coach #34075
- Superliner Baggage Coach #31028
- Superliner Sleeper #32048
- Superliner Coach (added in St. Paul)
#48 Lake Shore Limited (July 2)
- Locomotive P42 #unknown
- Locomotive P42 #unknown
- Baggage Car #unknown
- Viewliner Sleeper #unknown
- Viewliner Sleeper “Moonlight View” #62020
- Viewliner Sleeper “Palm View” #62029
- Amfleet Diner-Lite #28006
- Amfleet Cafe #53501
- Amfleet Coach #25042
- Amfleet Coach #25005
- Amfleet Coach #25089
- Amfleet Coach #25007
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