Back when I was knee-high to a grasshopper (early 70's) my grandmother took me on my first overnight trip by train. A mode of transportation she was very familiar with. We had a sleeper room on the Broadway Limited from NYP to CHI. I remember the food on the dining car back then was quite...
I was on that train between Sacramento to Reno. It arrived in Sacramento a little over 30 minutes late which I guess was a bit of an omen for what was to come.... I think we were west of Soda Springs when the train came to a quick halt just before one of the tunnels. Apparently a boulder fell...
