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| View of tracks from last car of Amtrak's California Zephyr |
Fall 2016 Amtrak Rail Adventure Photo Galleries
I've been home ten days since my return for a fun and very enjoyable Fall Amtrak Rail Adventure October 3-12. If you missed any of my regular "as I traveled" blog updates you can find them here in Reagan's Travel and Photo Galleries Update Blog. As usual, I took lots of photos and have organized them in to six photo galleries in the Amtrak Fall Adventure Chicago and California Zephyr October 2016 Folder. I also have undated the home or opening page for my photo galleries website so I suggest you check that page out here: Reagan's Photos Galleries.
What are some of my special memories of this trip? This was my first time to stay in Chicago's Loop in a while and I did really like THE WIT Hotel. One of my favorite times was riding the trains to and from Galesburg, IL, to visit my friend Maury who gave me an unofficial tour of the BNSF Frieght Rail Yards and Shops. Traveling on the California Zephyr I met two couples who were traveling their first time in a Superliner sleeping car. One couple was in the roomette across the aisle from me and asked me a lot of questions about the room about how things work. We ended up eating dinner together both nights we were on the Zephyr. They got off in Reno, NV, and you will find a photo of them in my photo galleries. The other couple just had problem finding their room and I helped to locate their "bedroom". The bedrooms are located on the opposite end of the car from the "roomettes". We shared a table in the dining car for lunch one day. I really enjoyed also traveling back to Sacramento and visiting the California State Railroad Museum - probably one of my favorite railroad museums.
Of course, some unexpected events happen in most traveling trips so mine came on the day I traveled on Amtrak's Coast Starlight train from Emeryville, CA, to Los Angeles Union Station. Since that train originated in Seattle, WA, I was aware the night before I was to board that the train lost 4 hours in the Portland, OR, area due to "stuck" bridge that had been raised over a river and would not go back down and then a medical emergency in Salem, OR. As it turned out the train never made up any of the lost time so I boarded the train in Emeryville at 12 Noon instead of the scheduled 8 AM. This resulted in the scenic part of the train ride along the Pacific Ocean being at night in the dark and arrival in Los Angeles Union Station at 1:05 AM the next morning instead of the scheduled 9 PM arrival time. All of that added up to me not arriving at my hotel in the LAX Airport area until 3 AM and into bed by 3:30 AM. All was okay since I was staying two nights at the hotel before flying out of LAX to Nashville at 8:35 AM.
I arranged the photos in six galleries and provided a photo and a link for each gallery. Simply click the caption to go the the photo gallery. You may like to save this blog post as a bookmark so that you can check out all the photos as you have time.
Here are the six photo galleries:
Enjoy the photos. I am home in Nashville/Franklin until November 28 when I fly to Washington, DC and travel all the way across the country DC to Chicago to Emeryville and then travel back from Emeryville to Chicago to DC. I will be sleeping six nights total on the train and four overnight hotel stays in DC, Chicago, and Emeryville. All will be single night stays with the first night and last night of the trip in DC.
Of course, some unexpected events happen in most traveling trips so mine came on the day I traveled on Amtrak's Coast Starlight train from Emeryville, CA, to Los Angeles Union Station. Since that train originated in Seattle, WA, I was aware the night before I was to board that the train lost 4 hours in the Portland, OR, area due to "stuck" bridge that had been raised over a river and would not go back down and then a medical emergency in Salem, OR. As it turned out the train never made up any of the lost time so I boarded the train in Emeryville at 12 Noon instead of the scheduled 8 AM. This resulted in the scenic part of the train ride along the Pacific Ocean being at night in the dark and arrival in Los Angeles Union Station at 1:05 AM the next morning instead of the scheduled 9 PM arrival time. All of that added up to me not arriving at my hotel in the LAX Airport area until 3 AM and into bed by 3:30 AM. All was okay since I was staying two nights at the hotel before flying out of LAX to Nashville at 8:35 AM.
I arranged the photos in six galleries and provided a photo and a link for each gallery. Simply click the caption to go the the photo gallery. You may like to save this blog post as a bookmark so that you can check out all the photos as you have time.
Here are the six photo galleries:
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Chicago and Amtrak's Hiawatha's |
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| Chicago Metropolitan Lounge and Galesburg Day Trip |
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| Amtrak's California Zephyr October 3-5 |
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| California State Railroad Museum and Amtrak's Capitol Corridor Trains |
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| Emeryville East Bay Walk |
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| Amtrak's Coast Starlight to Los Angeles |
Enjoy the photos. I am home in Nashville/Franklin until November 28 when I fly to Washington, DC and travel all the way across the country DC to Chicago to Emeryville and then travel back from Emeryville to Chicago to DC. I will be sleeping six nights total on the train and four overnight hotel stays in DC, Chicago, and Emeryville. All will be single night stays with the first night and last night of the trip in DC.
My sister Pat's visit to Nashville and my visit to North Louisiana had to be cancelled due to some scheduling conflicts in Louisiana.
Here are my next three trips planned and all are Amtrak Adventures:
November 28 to December 8 Amtrak "Just because I can" Rail Adventure - Flying to Washington, DC, staying one night at the Hilton Garden Inn US Capitol near Union Station. From DC I will ride for my first time Amtrak's Capitol Limited to Chicago and connect to Amtrak's California Zephyr to Emeryville. I will stay one night in the Hyatt House Emeryville and re-board Amtrak's California Zephyr to Chicago where I will stay one night at a new Hilton Garden Inn near Chicago's Union Station. The next evening I will board Amtrak's Capitol Limited back to Washington, DC, and another one night stay at the Hilton Garden Inn US Capitol before flying home to Nashville December 8,
January 23-31 Amtrak 2017 Winter California Zephyr Trip -- This is becoming my annual "see snow away from home" Amtrak Winter trip on the Zephyr. Itinerary is almost exactly as the October trip except I will fly Southwest Airlines to Chicago and I will only stay two nights instead of three at the Hyatt House in Emeryville.
April 8-22 Amtrak April 2017 Rail Adventure -- On this trip I will be riding on two Amtrak trains for the first time and actually traveling coast to coast and return. I will begin the trip by flying Southwest Airlines to New Orleans April 8 for two nights at the Hyatt House Hotel on Poydras Street near New Orleans Union Station. Early Monday morning (7 AM) I will depart on Amtrak's Crescent train from New Orleans through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia(Atlanta), South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia arriving Tuesday morning at Washington, DC, Union Station. That same Tuesday afternoon (4 PM), I will depart on Amtrak's Capitol Limited through Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania(Pittsburgh), Ohio, and Indiana arriving early Wednesday (9 AM) in Chicago's Union Station. At 2 PM Wednesday, I'll board Amtrak's California Zephyr for the two night trip to Emeryville arriving Friday late afternoon April 14 for two nights at the Hyatt House Emeryville. Sunday morning (9 AM) I will board the east bound California Zephyr bound to Chicago arriving Tuesday afternoon and staying one night at the new Hampton Inn Chicago West Loop. Wednesday evening, April 19, I will return to Chicago Union Station to board the Capitol Limited(6:30 PM) for overnight trip back to Washington, DC, arriving early afternoon (1 PM) for a two night stay at the Hilton Garden Inn/DC US Capitol. Saturday, April 22, I'll fly Southwest Airlines home to Nashville from Washington, DC, Reagan National Airport.
You can see all my previous Rail Trip photos on my photo galleries in the Rail Trips Folder.
All my photos are available to view on Reagan's Photo Galleries website.
November 28 to December 8 Amtrak "Just because I can" Rail Adventure - Flying to Washington, DC, staying one night at the Hilton Garden Inn US Capitol near Union Station. From DC I will ride for my first time Amtrak's Capitol Limited to Chicago and connect to Amtrak's California Zephyr to Emeryville. I will stay one night in the Hyatt House Emeryville and re-board Amtrak's California Zephyr to Chicago where I will stay one night at a new Hilton Garden Inn near Chicago's Union Station. The next evening I will board Amtrak's Capitol Limited back to Washington, DC, and another one night stay at the Hilton Garden Inn US Capitol before flying home to Nashville December 8,
January 23-31 Amtrak 2017 Winter California Zephyr Trip -- This is becoming my annual "see snow away from home" Amtrak Winter trip on the Zephyr. Itinerary is almost exactly as the October trip except I will fly Southwest Airlines to Chicago and I will only stay two nights instead of three at the Hyatt House in Emeryville.
April 8-22 Amtrak April 2017 Rail Adventure -- On this trip I will be riding on two Amtrak trains for the first time and actually traveling coast to coast and return. I will begin the trip by flying Southwest Airlines to New Orleans April 8 for two nights at the Hyatt House Hotel on Poydras Street near New Orleans Union Station. Early Monday morning (7 AM) I will depart on Amtrak's Crescent train from New Orleans through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia(Atlanta), South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia arriving Tuesday morning at Washington, DC, Union Station. That same Tuesday afternoon (4 PM), I will depart on Amtrak's Capitol Limited through Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania(Pittsburgh), Ohio, and Indiana arriving early Wednesday (9 AM) in Chicago's Union Station. At 2 PM Wednesday, I'll board Amtrak's California Zephyr for the two night trip to Emeryville arriving Friday late afternoon April 14 for two nights at the Hyatt House Emeryville. Sunday morning (9 AM) I will board the east bound California Zephyr bound to Chicago arriving Tuesday afternoon and staying one night at the new Hampton Inn Chicago West Loop. Wednesday evening, April 19, I will return to Chicago Union Station to board the Capitol Limited(6:30 PM) for overnight trip back to Washington, DC, arriving early afternoon (1 PM) for a two night stay at the Hilton Garden Inn/DC US Capitol. Saturday, April 22, I'll fly Southwest Airlines home to Nashville from Washington, DC, Reagan National Airport.
You can see all my previous Rail Trip photos on my photo galleries in the Rail Trips Folder.
You can click on any of the small photos in this blog to open a full size photo.
All my photos are available to view on Reagan's Photo Galleries website.
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