Through the Sierra Nevada. Christmas tree heaven.
My first experience in a steam locomotive train. The ride is over an hour through winding redwoods and forests up to Bear Mountain. We didn’t encounter any bears that day nevertheless it was an enjoyable experience. https://www.roaringcamp.com/excursions/redwood-forest-steam-train
The train reduce it’s speed around curves so there’s an opportunity to watch the front or back of the train. It fascinated me as a kid and still do today. This is a great article on curves. https://trn.trains.com/railroads/abcs-of-railroading/2006/05/grades-and-curves
I was having breakfast in the diner and came across an empty “haunted” lounge car. There is some sort of image on the window. See if you can spot it.
The beauty of nature with trains.
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This was the first time I was on the last car of a train. I was imagining riding in a caboose during the wild west with cowboys and Indians trying to get on the train from their horses. I also enjoyed the 180° view but the car seems to rocked and moved more than the other cars. There was no cupola like there is no dome car on the current California Zephyr. Both has been put to pasture from commercial service but can be seen in trains museums across the country. More information on caboose. https://trn.trains.com/railroads/railroad-history/2006/05/the-colorful-caboose
Beautiful sunrise along the Bonneville salt flats.
Along the Columbia river with Mt Hood in the background. This trip was from Chicago to Portland. Whenever I’ve taken this route, I always wake up in the middle of the night when the train cars split up in Spokane as some cars go to Portland and the others to Seattle.
Puget Sound
My first long distance train trip and one of my favorite routes on Amtrak from Los Angeles to Seattle.
Mesmerizing clouds above the Salinas Valley.
The station is beautiful with architectural detail from art deco to modern.
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