Recent content by Reay

I recently took the EB, east by coach on the Portland leg, from Portland Union Station to Spokane, transferring to a sleeper there on the Seattle section when and went on to points east. Portland has a nice Metro Lounge. I much appreciated being given access to the lounge in Portland due to my...

I moved to Eugene a couple of years ago, and have to concur, that Oregon has a lot to offer folks that relish travelling the slow “Lane" so to speak. A few weeks back, I took my oldest grandson on a weekend road trip to the Redwoods both in the Jed Smith Park outside Crescent City, CA, and one...

I had a roomette on the Cal Zephyr last July. It was a very scenic trip. However an elderly lady from Massachusetts riding with her daughter felt altitude sickness on the climb out of Denver. She did not realize that the elevation was that much different than the mountains in New England. They...

Back in 2012, during an oil boom, I took my second Amtrak trip on EB, in many years; from Williston, ND to PDX. The train was delayed, presumably by freight traffic, for over 12 hours so had to find a motel for the night. No smaln task, that. There was a further delay the next day. Some...

Sorry, I was northbound on #14 (not #11) yesterday. Glad to see another run made it through today!

I arrived on the #11 yesterday. Saw tons of smoke close but no flames. I was wondering if we would be further delayed.