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American Circle Train Trip Sarah McCabe
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Dag 7
fredag den 1. april 2022 kl. 11.30
⛅ 41 °F
Højde: 6.578 ft
Forenede Stater Coal Creek Canyon 39.87333, -105.27539°52’24” N 105°16’30” W
11:30 am Friday: Climbing the Rockies
1. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Denver was a mile high in elevation, but I never really felt like we had climbed from Chicago, since it was so gradual. Now we are gaining another 4,000 ft in a very short time. This feels like a climb.Læs mere
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RejsendeDid Frances / Cliff join you in Denver?
01.04.2022Svar
Sarah McCabeyes they did!
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Dag 7
fredag den 1. april 2022 kl. 12.30
⛅ 32 °F
Højde: 8.606 ft
Forenede Stater Fraser 39.94, -105.8133339°56’24” N 105°48’48” W
12:30 pm Friday: Descending the Rockies
1. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
We crossed The Continental Divide and are now descending. It's much snowier on the western side of the Rockies. I have no idea if that's always the case but it seems to be true right now.
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Dag 7
fredag den 1. april 2022 kl. 13.00
⛅ 36 °F
Højde: 7.835 ft
Forenede Stater Drowsy Water Creek 40.10167, -106.0233340°6’6” N 106°1’24” W
1 pm Friday: Lunch with strangers
1. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
This train is so much more full than any of the other ones I've been on. Every table is completely full at every meal in the dining car. Only sleeping car passengers can eat in the dining room right now, but there are three full sleeping cars on this train. I think the other trains I was on only had two and they weren't all full.

Frances ate lunch early, so Cliff and I shared a table with a nice couple from Mexico.Læs mere
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Dag 7
fredag den 1. april 2022 kl. 14.00
☀️ 43 °F
Højde: 7.375 ft
Forenede Stater Beaver Dam Gulch 40.04167, -106.43540°2’30” N 106°26’6” W
2 pm Friday: Wow-worthy scenery
1. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
The scenery is so spectacular that even the clouds spell out "WOW.". The Colorado River traces its way through a canyon, and we are tracing our way along with it.
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That is cool [Greg]
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Dag 7
fredag den 1. april 2022 kl. 14.51
☀️ 46 °F
Højde: 6.614 ft
Forenede Stater Tepee Creek 39.89833, -106.80539°53’54” N 106°48’18” W
3 pm Friday: Stunning Scenery
1. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
The scenery was amazingly stunning as we follow the Colorado River. Unfortunately I just couldn't get great pictures so you'll have to trust me.
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The pictures are wonderful and paul and I have really enjoyed taking the trip with you ! Lynn [Lynn]
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Dag 7
fredag den 1. april 2022 kl. 16.00
☀️ 54 °F
Højde: 6.703 ft
Forenede Stater Paradise Creek 39.56333, -107.39539°33’48” N 107°23’42” W
4 pm Friday: Strangers on a Train
1. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
I met these strangers on the train.
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fredag den 1. april 2022 kl. 17.00
☀️ 55 °F
Højde: 5.453 ft
Forenede Stater Lower Cactus Valley Ditch 39.545, -107.64539°32’42” N 107°38’42” W
5 pm Friday: Pre-dinner libations
1. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Since we had two whiskeys we had to do side by side taste tests. Maybe we started a bit early.
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fredag den 1. april 2022 kl. 19.00
⛅ 61 °F
Højde: 4.495 ft
Forenede Stater Big Salt Wash 39.16667, -108.7583339°10’0” N 108°45’30” W
7 pm Friday: Surf and Turf Dinner
1. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
I decided My last dinner on the train should be the Amtrak standard.
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Dag 8
lørdag den 2. april 2022 kl. 06.00
⛅ 32 °F
Højde: 5.069 ft
Forenede Stater Humboldt River 40.835, -115.7483340°50’6” N 115°44’54” W
6 am Saturday: Sunrise in Elko, NV
2. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
Woke up when we stopped in Elko and the sky was just turning pink.

Lost even more time during the night. Evidently we got stuck behind a slow freight train. So now we are running about 3 hours late. There is no way we'll make our connection in Emeryville, but there is another train that leaves Emeryville 4 hours after our scheduled train. So as long as we stay under 4 hours late we'll still make a connection.Læs mere
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lørdag den 2. april 2022 kl. 07.00
☀️ 37 °F
Højde: 4.849 ft
Forenede Stater Palisade 40.62167, -116.1816740°37’18” N 116°10’54” W
7 am Saturday: Last Shower on Train
2. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
I had to experience one more slip slidy shower. I took this picture out the lower door while I was waiting for it to free up.
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lørdag den 2. april 2022 kl. 08.00
☀️ 41 °F
Højde: 4.406 ft
Forenede Stater Golconda Hot Springs 40.95738, -117.4914240°57’27” N 117°29’29” W
8 am Saturday: Breakfast on the Plains
2. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
We are on the high plans of Nevada with the snow capped mountains in the distance. Quite picturesque but it looks cold outside.

I forgot to take a picture of breakfast, but I had exactly what I had the day before so you can just look at that picture.

Frances got up early and ate breakfast by herself so Cliff and I ended up eating with a nice couple from Roanoke, VA.Læs mere
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lørdag den 2. april 2022 kl. 09.10
☀️ 46 °F
Højde: 4.341 ft
Forenede Stater Nixon Park 40.96833, -117.7333340°58’6” N 117°43’60” W
9 am Saturday: Winnemucca, NV
2. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
This is less a station and more a glorified bus stop. The platform is kind of short and our train is kind of long so we actually had to make two stops at this terminal. Fortunately the sleeper cars were at the end of the platform on the first stop and at the beginning of the platform on the second stop so we had access to and from our car for the duration of this visit.

You can sort of see Francis waving out her window at us.Læs mere
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Did she make it home? Did the train go off a cliff? Tune in later for the dramatic conclusion. [Greg]
02.04.2022Svar
I see you are in Reno, about 4 hours late. Just a little extra time to enjoy the trip. I wonder if "the mothball fleet" is still around. I think it was near Suisun City but that that was 35+ years ago. [Greg]
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RejsendeAnd you got a good walk.. essentially the length of the train from the front to your sleeper, I'm guessing.
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lørdag den 2. april 2022 kl. 11.30
⛅ 57 °F
Højde: 4.127 ft
Forenede Stater Gilpin 39.60333, -119.3216739°36’12” N 119°19’18” W
11:30 am Saturday: Following the Truckee
2. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We have picked up the Truckee River and we will follow this for quite a ways. At this end of the river it is pretty tiny, more like a large creek.

Occasionally we can see snow capped mountains in the far distance. I'm pretty sure those are the Sierra Nevadas.

We keep crossing over and back across the river so I keep switching back and forth across observation car so I can always be looking out at the river.Læs mere
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lørdag den 2. april 2022 kl. 12.30
☀️ 59 °F
Højde: 4.511 ft
Forenede Stater Reno 39.52833, -119.8116739°31’42” N 119°48’42” W
12:30 pm Saturday: Reno & Kids & Dogs
2. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
The Reno platform is actually one story below street level. The waiting room at platform level is actually kind of charming considering it's basically in a basement.

Right before we hit the station, this cute little poodle was sitting next to me in the observation car. Then at the station, there was a guy getting off with his dog,. The guy had so much stuff that he couldn't carry the dog leash, so the dog just walked himself next to the guy.

We were informed that they were loading 52 children onto the train at Reno. I'm guessing that the observation car is going to be full of children very soon.

We also added a new engineer at Reno and I snapped a picture of him, our sleeping car attendant, and one of the conductors.Læs mere
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lørdag den 2. april 2022 kl. 13.00
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Højde: 5.738 ft
Forenede Stater Trout Creek 39.33333, -120.1639°19’60” N 120°9’36” W
1 pm Saturday: Lunch by the Truckee
2. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
I went whole hog and got bacon on my burger for my last lunch on the train.
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Forenede Stater Andover 39.31333, -120.2433339°18’48” N 120°14’36” W
1:30 pm Saturday: Donner Lake
2. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
We went right by Donner Lake where the Donner party ate it, so to speak.

There was evidently a bald eagle nest in this area but even though the conductor was trying to point it out I never saw it.

Another thing I never saw, but Cliff and Frances did, was a snowman by the side of the tracks. Yesterday the California Zephyr was stopped here for a traffic delay, so the engineers got off and built a snowman. Frances said it looks like a snow lump today, not a snowman. The eyes and nose and buttons were all made out of cookies so they were long gone.Læs mere
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lørdag den 2. april 2022 kl. 15.00
⛅ 64 °F
Højde: 3.734 ft
Forenede Stater Blue Canyon 39.20167, -120.7639°12’6” N 120°45’36” W
3 pm Saturday: American River Canyon
2. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Amazing scenery. Truly amazing!
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lørdag den 2. april 2022 kl. 19.00
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Forenede Stater Emeryville 37.84046, -122.2917537°50’26” N 122°17’30” W
7 pm Saturday: Last Stop Emeryville
2. april 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We skirted the bay and finally arrived at Emeryville.
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Hurrah Home Coming for Sarah!!! Thanks for the great account of your Amtrak trip!!! Love Anne and RIchard [anne]
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What a nice armchair train trip you provided for us, thanks. [Greg]
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