We’re so lucky that we can catch a train in Lamy, only about an hour and twenty minutes from here, park for free right in front of the station, and go all the way to Chicago in a little over 24 hours. Assuming it’s on time, of course. We were an hour late getting into Chicago last Friday and about an hour and a half late arriving back at Lamy yesterday.
We were talking to a fellow passenger at Lamy while we were waiting for the train, and she was complaining about the trains always being late. As much as four hours sometimes. One example was the time there was a tornado, which the passengers weren’t even aware of until they had to stop while a tree was removed from the track. It took “forever” and she was very annoyed about the incident. Uh… We would have been thrilled we hadn’t known about the tornado and would have been happy to wait.
We do get bedroom compartments when we travel, which helps a lot. And we always have a great time visiting with Kaitlin, Torben and the pups. Yay, Amtrack!
October 8, 2015
Nothing beats long distance train journeys when you can rest and catch up on your reading.
Agreed. It’s very peaceful.
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Thanks. 🙂
oh!
you know i totally agree.
the single worst thing america did was get rid of all the passenger trains in our country… in lieu of the gas guzzling polluting JET airplanes!
i suppose if you’re a business person and always gallavanting somewhere with only minutes to spare…
but for traveling… you just can’t beat a wonderful train!
glad to have you back!
now… on my way to check out rummy’s link. 🙂
Yes, it’s sad that America doesn’t make it easier to travel by train. One thing I enjoy is the warning whistle as they go through crossroads. It reminds me of lying in bed when I was a kid and hearing that sound in the distance. It symbolized adventure for me, and being on a train at night brings that excitement back.
I’ve never been on Amtrak.
I really need to do it!
Hmm. I wonder if they allow dogs? hahaha!
My sister used to drive to the Amtrak station that’s an hour away so that she could drop off my eldest niece. She took the train to Chicago to go back to school. (She used to go to Columbia).
I know my niece enjoyed the trip because she could read the whole time!
Welcome back!
(and I agree, I’d rather not know!)
You’re right, not allowing dogs is a real problem. 🙂
train tracks here have disappeared – especially when the gov’t stopped the way they transported things – along with stopping scheduled trips because of lack of patronage and so on….
there are couple of worthy trips that cut through the alps or have intriguing tracks that spiral up/back/around…
the overnight type trains have gone as well, but whether they were really roomettes I wouldn’t know.
now Australia knows how to utilise trains for touring…
oh welcome back and so glad your trip went well…
Thanks. 🙂
Australia is doing all sorts of things to encourage tourism. Good for them for appreciating trains.