So at the end of August I took a little vacation. My girlfriend and I went to Las Vegas NV for a few days. On September 1st we drove to Los Angeles where we boarded the Amtrak Southwest Chief/Texas Eagle. There we spent the next 5 days on the train. We has a nice first class sleeper care with out own room. Our meals where covered in the cost of our tickets, so we ate good. Because the way Amtrak ran that train, our fist class care was second to last in the train out of LA. There was a private car on the tail end for the first day or so of the trip.
Once we reached San Antonio Texas our last car, and the next coach car in front of us was dropped off. We spent at least an hour on a siding while another train, Texas Eagle, came to pick us up and head north. Once in Chicago IL we took the Blue Water from Chicago to Port Huron MI. But we got off in Durand MI on the CN Flint sub.
Over all we both had a blast, and are planing another trip like it, possibly next fall or even mid summer. Im thinking some time around RTX.
I took lots of photos, and some video. Both of which I will shear.
Here's the video, some time latter Ill post of the photos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hjudp0G8ws&feature=share&list=UUJY7DhPbN4myufHyY_lA6gg
I dont know why it goes black and white as we leave Chicago. Might re-upload it some time soon.
Once we reached San Antonio Texas our last car, and the next coach car in front of us was dropped off. We spent at least an hour on a siding while another train, Texas Eagle, came to pick us up and head north. Once in Chicago IL we took the Blue Water from Chicago to Port Huron MI. But we got off in Durand MI on the CN Flint sub.
Over all we both had a blast, and are planing another trip like it, possibly next fall or even mid summer. Im thinking some time around RTX.
I took lots of photos, and some video. Both of which I will shear.
Here's the video, some time latter Ill post of the photos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hjudp0G8ws&feature=share&list=UUJY7DhPbN4myufHyY_lA6gg
I dont know why it goes black and white as we leave Chicago. Might re-upload it some time soon.
