I lucked out yesterday! Bought tickets for a one way trip from Chicago to Orlando via New Orleans, starting on 20 Sep. Standard sleeper on the City and a deluxe on the Sunset.
A friend from Kenya is in the country on business and will be visiting us in Florida for 5 days and I thought this would be a good 'activity.' (I'll fly up to Chicago the day before and get to see the new HO exhibit at the Museum, too!)
Then, on 2 Oct I have a one way from Florida to Los Angeles and on to Solvang (Sunset, Surfliner and Coach), getting two free days before I continue on west by plane ... alas no rails west from LA). Quite a way to get to the airport!
If anyone's on these trains, let me know!
Posted by Mr. Toy (Member # 311) on :
Lucky you. It looks like my next train trip won't be until the end of February.
And its a darned shame that we no longer have rail service west of LA. Bring back SP's City of Honolulu!
Posted by coach34135 (Member # 1979) on :
i am vvvveeerrryyyy jealous
you will LOVE the huey p. long bridge just outside of NOL!!! its on the sunset westwards....and you'll see alot of schoolbus drivers pretripping their buses in the am(be being one of those i spotted lots of em)
Posted by Kairho (Member # 1567) on :
When I took the Sunset last year (to LA, also) I loved that bridge. On the long downside going west a redwinged hawk was flying parallel to us, about 100 feet right outside my window, for almost half a mile. Wonderful! Setting odds on repeating that!
Posted by piedpiper13 (Member # 2473) on :
You, guys, are making my mouth water AGAIN!! My wife and I are set for trip from Orlando to Whitefish MT (and back) via New Orleans and Chicago in MAR 04. Can't wait!! Now the itching is getting worse!!
------------------ "My other car and my plane is AMTRAK!" - Bob
Posted by Mike Smith (Member # 447) on :
piedpiper13: You will be getting into some serious snow. Most of Glacier Park will not be open. And you have a good chance at being snowbound for several days.
