the Other Mike
Lead Service Attendant
I'm in the middle of planning a long summer trip to take both the EB and the CZ.
Thinking of leaving NOL on the Crescent to Wash,
either the Capitol or Cardinal to CHI,
EB from CHI to PDX
CS down to SAC
CZ from SAC to CHI
CNO ( ugh ) CHI to NOL
The short trip can be done ( with sleepers )for $2000 and the expanded trip for about $2500. This will be my ONLY one big hurrah on a long trip so I want to do it right. I've been putting money aside for several years to do a trip like this. I'd rather do it THIS summer than next because of health issues, but if I MUST wait, I can. Being a high school band director I can't do any fall trips and Christmas is already planned.
I wanted to do a trip like this over the two weeks at Christmas but my brother can only get away for a week at a time.
I'm not as familier as I once was with which routes to take different directions etc.
1 ) Empire Builder Eastbound or Westbound ?
2) Calif. Zepher Eastbound or Westbound ?
3) Is it better to spend 2 days in Portland or 2 days in Seattle and why ?
( yes, I thought about a day and each but physically it's to much of a strain even 4 years after a severe 69 day stay in the hospital with GBS.
4) Are two days at the Issac Walton long enough for a semi cripple who can't do long hikes anymore ?
5) if I decide to really go for it and take the Crescent out of NOL, which is better to Chicago, the Cardinal or the Capitol Limited ?
Anyone interested in a cross country tournement of "Rail Baron " ?
( a 20+ year dream of mine)
Please keep answers to words an ignorant simple minded person ( me ) can understand !
Thanks in advance,
The OTHER Mike
(the misunderstood sarcastic smarta$$ )
Thank you for this forum and allowing us "slow" people to understand how much we really don't know about Amtrak.
Anyone coming through New Orleans please fell free to call or write for suggestions and a possible escort to railfan hot spots.
I've done reviews for bands and drum & bugle corps in the past that were picked up and posted on several major forums so I HOPE I can do some reviews worthy of posting here.
Thinking of leaving NOL on the Crescent to Wash,
either the Capitol or Cardinal to CHI,
EB from CHI to PDX
CS down to SAC
CZ from SAC to CHI
CNO ( ugh ) CHI to NOL
The short trip can be done ( with sleepers )for $2000 and the expanded trip for about $2500. This will be my ONLY one big hurrah on a long trip so I want to do it right. I've been putting money aside for several years to do a trip like this. I'd rather do it THIS summer than next because of health issues, but if I MUST wait, I can. Being a high school band director I can't do any fall trips and Christmas is already planned.
I wanted to do a trip like this over the two weeks at Christmas but my brother can only get away for a week at a time.
I'm not as familier as I once was with which routes to take different directions etc.
1 ) Empire Builder Eastbound or Westbound ?
2) Calif. Zepher Eastbound or Westbound ?
3) Is it better to spend 2 days in Portland or 2 days in Seattle and why ?
( yes, I thought about a day and each but physically it's to much of a strain even 4 years after a severe 69 day stay in the hospital with GBS.
4) Are two days at the Issac Walton long enough for a semi cripple who can't do long hikes anymore ?
5) if I decide to really go for it and take the Crescent out of NOL, which is better to Chicago, the Cardinal or the Capitol Limited ?
Anyone interested in a cross country tournement of "Rail Baron " ?
( a 20+ year dream of mine)
Please keep answers to words an ignorant simple minded person ( me ) can understand !
Thanks in advance,
The OTHER Mike
(the misunderstood sarcastic smarta$$ )
Thank you for this forum and allowing us "slow" people to understand how much we really don't know about Amtrak.
Anyone coming through New Orleans please fell free to call or write for suggestions and a possible escort to railfan hot spots.
I've done reviews for bands and drum & bugle corps in the past that were picked up and posted on several major forums so I HOPE I can do some reviews worthy of posting here.