(This is the third post in a series about a cross- country train trip we recently completed)
(Click here to go to my Galleries for full-sized images, the ones below are thumbnails)
Second leg: overnight from Washington, DC to Chicago
Third leg: 52 hours scheduled, that turned into 54 hours, from Chicago through Denver, Salt Lake City and Reno to Emeryville, CA just outside of San Francisco
Side note: once we passed through Denver the scenery changed from tedious to everything it was advertised as: awesome. Mountains, snow storms, amazing views, the feeling of being in a middle-of-nowhere’s wilderness. All from the comfort of a sleeper car with a dining car and observation car to hang out in. Despite the inefficiencies of Amtrak and the feeling of traveling in a less- than- first- world, modern conveyance, the views outside the windows were spectacular and more than made up for any minor inconveniences.
Trains pass through lots of small towns, often stopping for five to ten minutes.
Not a lot to get excited about between DC through Chicago and to Denver. A lot of it was at night.
Yes, it’s a cell phone image. We were happy to be in the train and not down in the traffic. Chicago in the background.
Denver way in the hazy background as we start to climb.
Same place, different perspective, with a bit of blur and window reflection to prove we were actually where we said we were… on the train!
Into the mountains
Train climbing into the mountains. It takes two engines, later three, to pull through the mountains.
Snowstorm approaching, that we would go through
Snowy Road and partially frozen creek, shrouded by the snow storm.
Coming to a tunnel (center right). Most of the tunnels had dates back in the 50’s at their entrances.
More to follow…
December 5-7, 2017
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