I hope to have time to upload pages 3 and 4 within a few days. Until then the links to those pages won't do anything.
I am also hoping to add a few video clips to the story when I have time, but that may be a while yet. Real life keeps getting in the way.
------------------ Sing to the tune of Humoresque: Passengers will please refrain, From flushing toilets while the train, Is standing in the station, I love you.
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Thank you Mr. Toy! I enjoyed that travelogue very much. Looking forward to parts 3 and 4. You described so well the cozy comforts of train travel. It's tempting me to take a long distance train ride.
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Thanks Mr. Toy! Great account of your journey with some very good pictures too. I look forward to reading the remainder.
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Thanks, Mr. Toy! I second that of everyone else here, it was an excellent read. I am taking the Coast Starlight for the first time at the end of the month, I can hardly wait!!!!
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quote:Originally posted by TheBriz09: Thanks, Mr. Toy! I second that of everyone else here, it was an excellent read. I am taking the Coast Starlight for the first time at the end of the month, I can hardly wait!!!!
<p>I've taken the Starlight from LAX to PDX for the past 8 to 10 years and it is a great trip. Though the amenities aren't quite what they were 4 or 5 years ago, it's still worth the ride.
<p>The Parlour Car used to offer not only wine tastings, but lavish fruit and cheese buffets, as well.
<p>I travel the Sunset from Florida west to LAX and then catch the Starlight to Portland.
It looked like the Empire State Building on wheels to me!!
Damn those things are HUGE!!
Makes our trains in NZ look like ... toys!
Empire State Building: 1,250 feet tall
That day's Coast Starlight: about 1,020 feet long.
Not far off.
------------------ Sing to the tune of Humoresque: Passengers will please refrain, From flushing toilets while the train, Is standing in the station, I love you.
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