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lionkingcmslI will be westbound and down.
I should be on train #5, the westbound California Zephyr headed to Emeryville, Ca and then onto San Jose. ;=3
I'll be three days in on the trip, as I am scheduled to leave Philly on the 7th. I get on the CZ, in Chicago, on the 8th. I will arrive in Cali on the 10th.
I know, I know: Why don't I fly? Well, being the carriage is free, I still have to pay for my meals, is a big thing. I also believe that if we at Amtrak want you, the general public, to ride us, we had better ride us too; and not just as a commute to work. Also the trip is more relaxing, I get to travel America at "see" level. I don't have the hassles at the airports and I don't have to worry about a Totally Stupid Agency employee asking me questions, searching, possibly breaking, and possibly stealing my stuff. No surcharges, no cramped seating, no sitting for hours with a seat belt on, and real food in a dining car. And finally, Amtrak employee or not, I am a passenger rail advocate and I better put my paws where my mouth is.
Yes, I blow my 2 week vacation in the beginning of the year, but I can't think of a better way to relax, Just let the miles of rail roll out from under the wheels of the train. I normally end up in a sleeper, so I can sleep when I want, go to the lounge car and enjoy myself there talking to people. No rush, rush, rush. Just a relaxing ride and I will be able to make phone calls, when a cell tower is in range, and use the laptop at any time.
Lastly, I need to get a generic passenger rail icon. ;=3
I should be on train #5, the westbound California Zephyr headed to Emeryville, Ca and then onto San Jose. ;=3
I'll be three days in on the trip, as I am scheduled to leave Philly on the 7th. I get on the CZ, in Chicago, on the 8th. I will arrive in Cali on the 10th.
I know, I know: Why don't I fly? Well, being the carriage is free, I still have to pay for my meals, is a big thing. I also believe that if we at Amtrak want you, the general public, to ride us, we had better ride us too; and not just as a commute to work. Also the trip is more relaxing, I get to travel America at "see" level. I don't have the hassles at the airports and I don't have to worry about a Totally Stupid Agency employee asking me questions, searching, possibly breaking, and possibly stealing my stuff. No surcharges, no cramped seating, no sitting for hours with a seat belt on, and real food in a dining car. And finally, Amtrak employee or not, I am a passenger rail advocate and I better put my paws where my mouth is.
Yes, I blow my 2 week vacation in the beginning of the year, but I can't think of a better way to relax, Just let the miles of rail roll out from under the wheels of the train. I normally end up in a sleeper, so I can sleep when I want, go to the lounge car and enjoy myself there talking to people. No rush, rush, rush. Just a relaxing ride and I will be able to make phone calls, when a cell tower is in range, and use the laptop at any time.
Lastly, I need to get a generic passenger rail icon. ;=3
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Date: 2011-12-09 06:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 06:38 pm (UTC)A couple more years and I get my 3rd week. :=3
I just wish the schedules were changed a bit so getting to Chicago didn't take 2 days. Have a train PSNY at ~4a then you would get into CUS at about 12M.
And while they are at it put the Three Rivers back on. It makes it easier getting from PSNY south to Philly and west to Pittsburgh to get to Chicago without having to change at Pittsburgh.
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Date: 2011-12-09 06:44 pm (UTC)