ehbowen
Engineer
My #1 Amtrak trip in coach would have to be the time that I took the Broadway Limited from Philadelphia to Chicago in June 1985. It was the first time that I had ever been over that stretch of railroad. It was getting dark when we rounded Horseshoe Curve, so I couldn't see it as well as I would have liked, but even so I could tell it was impressive. I had dinner in the diner that night; grilled red snapper, perfectly seasoned...one of the best meals I can remember in any setting. West of Pittsburgh we combined with the Capitol Limited, which at that time was single level and had Heritage dome cars. I watched the sun come up from inside the dome. Great trip!
ETA: Oh, and I managed to snag the window seat beside the single 120V outlet for my "luggable" Commodore SX-64 computer (remember those?)! Spent much of the trip playing Activision's "Ghostbusters" game!
ETA: Oh, and I managed to snag the window seat beside the single 120V outlet for my "luggable" Commodore SX-64 computer (remember those?)! Spent much of the trip playing Activision's "Ghostbusters" game!
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