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Well, 7 just pulled into the station, 5 hours late. There was a Charger in the lead with a Genesis in the #2 position. Now all they...

I think this is an issue unique to CN. Being in the dome on the Canadian, I could see the front of the train pas a signal and also see...

I'm at the station. According to Transitdocs, 7 hasn't even reached Everett yet. The board at the station is calling for an arrival of...

seeing more scenery in Montana might compensate for missing the scenery in the Cascades that I'm missing due to it being November with...

Well, here it is on Thursday, beautiful sunny day in Seattle, where I'm killing time before I board the Empire Builder for home. It's...

I picked this up in Toronto, but they had a real bar on the Canadian, where they mixed real cocktails and such. I don't think this...

Considering that the Cascades I rode generally averaged about 50 km/hr for most of its run in British Columbia, I hate to think if what...

This is really a pretty scenic ride, especially if oyu can score a seat on the right (west) side of the train. A good bit of the trip...

Apparently "Spuyten Duyvil" means "spouting devil," in reference to the strong turbulent tidal current...

Finally across the border. We crept through Canada, rarely exceeding 50 km/hr. The bridges over the Fraser River are sort of cool...

It's 5:45 AM, and I'm now sitting in a Horizon business class car sitting in Pacific Central Station. Aside from the fact that there...

Sitting in my hotel room in Vancouver. Of course, it's raining outside. Fortunately, the rain held off most of the day, so I was able...

I am sure MNRR will cross honor to NYG not NYP.

Also, the Western trains have had a head start on the Silvers in slowly regaining pre-Covid behaviors. As time passes and also as Dining...

Two Germanies? Were the Russians up something while I've been on vacation?