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Train Attendant
every year I decide where to go by train well in 06 it was all the way around the US. Trip started out fine in WAS. Boarded 29 to Chicago . Had sleeper service for the entire trip never did care for coach.Managed to get into Chicago about 1hr late No problem there Boarded 21 this was suppose to take me to LA. Much of this part was uneventful had good service. scenery was so-so when I got into the desert west of El Paso this was a good place for snakes scorpions and coyotes.Well did not quite make LA with the train being several hours late and having a thruway bus to Bakersfield I had to get off at Palm Springs 113 degrees not ready for that made the connection with a San Joaquin to Emeryville. this service is not bad.good track and on time.Stayed overnight and headed back to Chicago on 6. good service all the way.Beautiful views not much had changed in that respect.But we got later amnd later one delay after the next.UP KNOWS HOW TO RUN A RAILROAD.Went thru the Moffat tunnel at almost dark. the last time I did that was on the Old CZ.When we were in Iowa we stopped and some service reps got on and gave out vouchers for something for by this time we were 8hrs late. they called the passengers to the diner by connecting train number.I didn't get called found out I was the only one who was going out on 50 no room on 28 to Was the next day no good nothing on the LSL either. they did put me up in a hotel about 10 miles out from the city.I found out how nice it is to have friends in high places I made some phone calls and it sure was funny how that 4th sleeper got onto the LSL. no charge the rest of the way to NYC and then WAS. But WHAT A NIGHTMARE.mp-44.....