Amtrak Travel by Steve Grande - I have traveled almost every Amtrak route in the nation since 1995, including a few routes that no longer exist. These rail journeys covered over 140,000 miles of travel. My travelogues and photos of those train journeys are posted here.
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I have traveled almost every Amtrak route in the nation since 1995,
including a few routes that no longer exist. These rail journeys
covered over 200,000 miles of travel. My travelogues and photos of
those train journeys are posted here.
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This web page only lists my rail travels that have segments outside of California.
To view my rail travels within California, click here.
I have made the following Amtrak rail journeys.
Full text and pictures are provided for many.
For more information, click on the dates of the trip.
12/29/09-01/05/10:
Fullerton, California - La Plata, Missouri Round-Trip
via the Amtrak Southwest Chief
(Deluxe Room),
For the First Annual New Years Celebration for Train Enthusiasts at the Depot Inn & Suites.
Not by rail, but very rail related. Includes new deck at lookout point, new model railroad
display in north ex-Amtrak railcar, new ATCS monitor, new steam engine corn maze for 2009,
Walt Disney Hometown Museum (very rail related!), and much much more!
via the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
and the Amtrak Coast Starlight
(Deluxe Room),
My first ride in the relaunched Amtrak Coast Starlight and upgraded Pacific Parlour Car.
01/16/07-01/21/07:
Fullerton, California - La Plata, Missouri Round-Trip
via the Amtrak Southwest Chief
(Deluxe Room),
For a meeting about the future Rail Resort in La Plata, Missouri.
10/13/06-10/18/06:
Fullerton, California - La Plata, Missouri Round-Trip
via the Amtrak Southwest Chief
(Deluxe Room),
First visit to the new TrainWeb building in La Plata, Missouri.
08/10/06-08/15/06:
Los Angeles, California - Portland, Oregon Round-Trip
01/18/06-01/25/06:
Fullerton, California - Salt Lake City, Utah, Round-Trip
via the
Amtrak Coast Starlight (Deluxe Room), and the
Amtrak California Zephyr (Deluxe Room)
to attend the 2006 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
via the
Amtrak Silver Star (Viewliner Bedroom),
Amtrak Capitol Limited (Superliner Bedroom), and
Amtrak Southwest Chief (Superliner Bedroom);
Return from celebration of my mother's 80th birthday.
09/23/05-09/27/05:
Los Angeles, California - Seattle, Washington, Round-Trip
via the Amtrak Coast Starlight
(Deluxe Room);
Celebration of my 10th year of riding Amtrak, including travel southbound on the Amtrak Cost Starlight exactly 10 years to the day after my
original southbound Amtrak Coast Starlight trip on September 26, 1995!
via the Amtrak Lakeshore Limited
and the Amtrak Southwest Chief
(Deluxe Rooms).
Return from family wedding in Maine.
Free Trip Using Amtrak Guest Rewards Points
via the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
and the Amtrak Coast Starlight
(Standard Room);
A trip to use Alaska Airmiles Amtrak voucher before it expired. Plus, while in Portland, to visit some
of the locations where "What The Bleep Do We Know?" was filmed. (Just photos, no travelogue).
via the Amtrak Coast Starlight
and the Amtrak California Zephyr
(Deluxe Rooms).
Just Photos - No Travelogue. Travel with wife over Sierra Nevada and through the Rocky Mountains to Denver on vacation.
Free Trip Using Amtrak Guest Rewards Points
04/15/03-04/18/03:
Fullerton, California - Klamath Falls, Oregon, Round-Trip
via the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
and the Amtrak Coast Starlight
(Deluxe Room).
Attempt to travel over the Feather River detour during Union Pacific construction work -
Free Trip Using Amtrak Guest Rewards Points.
via the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
and the Amtrak Coast Starlight
(Standard Room)
Family Event in Eugene, Oregon - Free Trip Using Alaska Airline Mileage
(A very limited travelogue)
via Amtrak's Southwest Chief
(Economy Room)
First Segment - Quality Inn Downtown in Chicago.
09/29/97-10/07/97:
Up & Down The East Coast On The Three Amtrak Silver Trains:
Silver Palm, Silver Star & Silver Meteor, then Sunset Ltd to home!
(Some travel also on the Maple Leaf, Lake Shore Limited and
Northeast Direct Twilight Shoreliner)
01/24/97-01/26/97:
Seattle, Washington - Chicago, Illinois (Second Segment)
via Amtrak's Empire Builder
(Standard Bedroom).
Note: Also included is a travelogue of an unplanned ride from
Seattle, Washington to Portland, Oregon on the
Mt. Adams Talgo Train
01/22/97-01/23/97:
Fullerton, California - Seattle, Washington (First Segment)
Round-Trip via Amtrak's Sunset Limited
(2 Economy Rooms going & Family Room returning)
National Association of Computer Consulting Brokers (NACCB) Convention.
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