What is the longest train trip you've ever taken?
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The Canadian, Vancouver to Montreal (a different routing from today--long distance trains in Canada used to go from both Montreal and Toronto to Vancouver) 2879 miles, 1975
acelafan
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Only about 33 hours here...Providence, RI to Miami, FL. Wish I could say it was a lot longer!
Long Train Runnin'
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Around 54 hours for me. On a late California Zephyr from Chicago to Emeryville.
The TE/SSL from CHI-LAX, 2728 miles, 70+ hrs. with the time changes, 3 days/3 nights! 
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Not sure but it was from Orlando to La via the SSL, basically on time until California where a broken Switch delayed us 2 hours, or Miami to LA via a Silver to DC, Something coach, to Philadelphia, the Broadway Limited to Chicago, SWC to LA. No clue as to on time performance. This trip included my First time in a sleeper (old single level with tilt up bed) and first time in a Superliner Roomette, then called Bedroom.
Not sure but it was from Orlando to La via the SSL, basically on time until California where a broken Switch delayed us 2 hours, or Miami to LA via a Silver to DC, Something coach, to Philadelphia, the Broadway Limited to Chicago, SWC to LA. No clue as to on time performance. This trip included my First time in a sleeper (old single level with tilt up bed) and first time in a Superliner Roomette, then called Bedroom.
The longest trip I've taken on one train was this past March: 2,353 miles from Chicago to Sacramento on the Caiifornia Zephyr. I know we were early getting in; I don't remember just how early. I'm guessing I was on the train in the neighborhood of 50 1/2 hours or so.
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Nobody has ridden on any long foreign trains, like those on the Trans-Siberian Railway?
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I rode the Trans-Siberian from Khabarovsk to Irktusk, which is only about as far as California to Chicago. So for me that would be about a tie with the CZ, EB and SWC.
The TSR was however my longest ride in an electric railway.
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Has anyone here ever ridden it from Vladivostok to Moscow (or vice versa)?
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I rode with my parnets from Copenhagen to Rome in 1971. It was about a 30 hour trip, all on one train, including a ferry.
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Hm. The longest one for me was my BAR-LAX-TAC last year. Not too many delays on the leg back to LAX.
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The longest I ever rode was from Tampa to Boston
Phila 30th St
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So far just Maricopa, AZ to Los Angeles, CA in the US and Paris to Geneva in Europe. However, next week I'm going Los Angeles, CA to Portland, OR so I can finally have a real train trip!
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And Welcome. I think you will find the LAUS as beautiful as 30th Street Station, although in a totally different style.
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Long Train Runnin'
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:huh: Really? I've never been to LAUS but 30th Street is a very grand ol' station. The main hall is quite impressive, I didn't think LAUS would be up there.
Book a train trip to Los Angeles and see yourself walking through LAUS!
There is an old movie called "Union Station" which is centered at LAUS. It is shows old heavyweight commuter trains in LA, maybe the 40's.
Long Train Runnin'
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I'd love to! Hopefully someday soon.
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Specially after they fix up the currently unused old ticket hall area LAUS should be really nice. It is sort of half complete at present.
Also, although nothing in the league of LAUS, once they complete the renovation of Seattle King Street it will be very nice too.
Phila 30th St
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I've been to LAUS (I love learning the terminology here) a few times including in August to take the Pacific Surfliner to Burbank Airport. I have to put it at my third favorite US station (behind Phila and GCT). My Father ranks it just behind GCT. It turly is an amazing structure.
