cnpeters
Train Attendant
Both my wife and I have one. As we sit on the Capitol limited, I realize the best option is to keep one change of clothes and a backpack in the room and keep the rest downstairs in the rack.
When I traveled Amtrak I was always on the lookout for decent food/snacks. I would hop off at every stop. Sometimes I could get a newspaper.Well, I passed on it as I know exactly what these taste like, but breakfast options were a Jimmy Dean sausage muffin and a Jimmy Dean breakfast bowl. The boxes were there to pick from, so it wasn’t “like” a jimmy dean microwave breakfast, they were exactly that.
I don’t hate those things, but I certainly don’t want too many of them. I’ll have many chances to eat them again in the next eight days, so I was content to grab a coffee and orange juice.
Lol - as I sit in the Cleveland station awaiting my train, you have all thoroughly discouraged me from checking a bag.
Theres a really good Bakery across the street from the Davis Station( Beautiful Ex-SP Depot Design), if it's still open???When I traveled Amtrak I was always on the lookout for decent food/snacks. I would hop off at every stop. Sometimes I could get a newspaper.
I recall there was a natural foods grocery not far from the Davis Amtrak, for example. Many stops are too brief so you have to check the schedule and maybe the Conductor, too.
It was in 2018. Most of their business while I was spilling frosted crumbs on my overcoat was take-out so maybe they've hung on. It takes some convincing with the web site but transfers Train 5 > 14 or 11 > 6 are more enjoyable in Davis than in Sacramento. Lots to do within walking distance.Theres a really good Bakery across the street from the Davis Station( Beautiful Ex-SP Depot Design), if it's still open???
Yep, Davis is one of my favorite small Cities!It was in 2018. Most of their business while I was spilling frosted crumbs on my overcoat was take-out so maybe they've hung on. It takes some convincing with the web site but transfers Train 5 > 14 or 11 > 6 are more enjoyable in Davis than in Sacramento. Lots to do within walking distance.
We’ve got about five hours in Sacramento, of course with the caveat that delays can eat up into that. It’s 6 to 11 am roughly, so I’m not sure what options will be there.Great report. I hope you had a decent meal in Portland.
Do you have enough layover in Sacramento get something there?
I wonder if you will encounter snow between Eugene and Klamath Falls.
When I took the Coast Starlight I changed my transfer to Davis. I don't remember much about the Sacramento stop.We’ve got about five hours in Sacramento, of course with the caveat that delays can eat up into that. It’s 6 to 11 am roughly, so I’m not sure what options will be there.
That, along with the shutdowns make things difficult. The shutdown in Oregon, compared to what I’m used to in Ohio, is extreme. We had s as long stop in Illinois, and there were outdoor restaurants and food courts well spaced out. Nothing like that in Oregon. Everything is closed here. Oregon has take out and delivery, which is tough when you’re here for one day without a car. We walked a ton, and we ordered Uber Eats a lot. I assume California will be similar based on what I’m reading, but with no place to stay except the train station, it could be slim pickings
I've heard it's pretty nice, and I think it's a crew change base.If I ever get the chance to transfer between the CS and the CZ again I'd like to do it in Martinez instead of Sacramento. If timed right, spending the night in MTZ between trains would allow a visit to the nearby site of the Port Chicago disaster of 1944. Prolly seems strange to most, but a career in munitions can often lead to strange interests.
Besides that, the town and station look to be worth a visit.
It's hard to see much snow southbound at this time of year other than where there are streetlights.Great report. I hope you had a decent meal in Portland.
Do you have enough layover in Sacramento get something there?
I wonder if you will encounter snow between Eugene and Klamath Falls.
Booking from Cleveland was a problem because of the 3 trains a week schedule?
Some foods survive freezing better than others, but quality frozen food can be pretty tasty.
Thanks for all the positive staff feedback and the sensible comments on the food. Glad you had a relaxing time.
I don't know if there was an baggage holding facility open at Sacramento, I always enjoy a walk to the "Old Town" riverside area in Sacramento, but not when carrying luggage of course...
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