Last night, my train finally arrived into Chicago at almost 10:00PM.  The 30 to Pittsburgh had left the station a little after 7:00PM.  I was hoping that we'd make it in sooner, and…

I just had lunch on the train outside of Minneapolis-St. Paul. I got out for some fresh air at the station, and took a couple of pictures of our train. They added another…

I wasn't able to get a good data connection after yesterday afternoon.  We had passed into the Montana plains, and data and cell phone service was spotty at best.  The scenery around me…

I ended up having to take the aisle seat when we boarded last night.  I didn't care at the time--I was just tired and wanted to sleep.  My seat-mate is a bit of…

I finally got on the train at around 2:00AM PDT.  They had issues with getting everyone seated.  I wasn't sure what exactly the reason was at the time, but I know that they…

So, I wasn't sure that today could get much more intersting. I woke up this morning and checked-out from the hotel. I had them store my luggage, and decided to head up to…

Written from the train and saved until I could post the entry:We passed through Delta yard in Washington just as the sun went down over the mountains. I have a happy group of…