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American Circle Train Trip Sarah McCabe
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Dia 7
sexta-feira, 1 de abril de 2022 11:30
⛅ 41 °F
Altitude: 6.578 pés
Estados Unidos Coal Creek Canyon 39.87333, -105.27539°52’24” N 105°16’30” W
11:30 am Friday: Climbing the Rockies
1 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 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.Leia mais
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ViajanteDid Frances / Cliff join you in Denver?
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Sarah McCabeyes they did!
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Dia 7
sexta-feira, 1 de abril de 2022 12:30
⛅ 32 °F
Altitude: 8.606 pés
Estados Unidos Fraser 39.94, -105.8133339°56’24” N 105°48’48” W
12:30 pm Friday: Descending the Rockies
1 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 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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American Circle Train Trip Sarah McCabe
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Dia 7
sexta-feira, 1 de abril de 2022 13:00
⛅ 36 °F
Altitude: 7.835 pés
Estados Unidos Drowsy Water Creek 40.10167, -106.0233340°6’6” N 106°1’24” W
1 pm Friday: Lunch with strangers
1 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 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.Leia mais
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Dia 7
sexta-feira, 1 de abril de 2022 14:00
☀️ 43 °F
Altitude: 7.375 pés
Estados Unidos Beaver Dam Gulch 40.04167, -106.43540°2’30” N 106°26’6” W
2 pm Friday: Wow-worthy scenery
1 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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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Dia 7
sexta-feira, 1 de abril de 2022 14:51
☀️ 46 °F
Altitude: 6.614 pés
Estados Unidos Tepee Creek 39.89833, -106.80539°53’54” N 106°48’18” W
3 pm Friday: Stunning Scenery
1 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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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Dia 7
sexta-feira, 1 de abril de 2022 16:00
☀️ 54 °F
Altitude: 6.703 pés
Estados Unidos Paradise Creek 39.56333, -107.39539°33’48” N 107°23’42” W
4 pm Friday: Strangers on a Train
1 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
I met these strangers on the train.
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Dia 7
sexta-feira, 1 de abril de 2022 17:00
☀️ 55 °F
Altitude: 5.453 pés
Estados Unidos Lower Cactus Valley Ditch 39.545, -107.64539°32’42” N 107°38’42” W
5 pm Friday: Pre-dinner libations
1 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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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Dia 7
sexta-feira, 1 de abril de 2022 19:00
⛅ 61 °F
Altitude: 4.495 pés
Estados Unidos Big Salt Wash 39.16667, -108.7583339°10’0” N 108°45’30” W
7 pm Friday: Surf and Turf Dinner
1 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
I decided My last dinner on the train should be the Amtrak standard.
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Dia 8
sábado, 2 de abril de 2022 06:00
⛅ 32 °F
Altitude: 5.069 pés
Estados Unidos Humboldt River 40.835, -115.7483340°50’6” N 115°44’54” W
6 am Saturday: Sunrise in Elko, NV
2 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 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.Leia mais
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Dia 8
sábado, 2 de abril de 2022 07:00
☀️ 37 °F
Altitude: 4.849 pés
Estados Unidos Palisade 40.62167, -116.1816740°37’18” N 116°10’54” W
7 am Saturday: Last Shower on Train
2 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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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Dia 8
sábado, 2 de abril de 2022 08:00
☀️ 41 °F
Altitude: 4.406 pés
Estados Unidos Golconda Hot Springs 40.95738, -117.4914240°57’27” N 117°29’29” W
8 am Saturday: Breakfast on the Plains
2 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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.Leia mais
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Dia 8
sábado, 2 de abril de 2022 09:10
☀️ 46 °F
Altitude: 4.341 pés
Estados Unidos Nixon Park 40.96833, -117.7333340°58’6” N 117°43’60” W
9 am Saturday: Winnemucca, NV
2 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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.Leia mais
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Did she make it home? Did the train go off a cliff? Tune in later for the dramatic conclusion. [Greg]
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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]
02/04/2022Responder
ViajanteAnd you got a good walk.. essentially the length of the train from the front to your sleeper, I'm guessing.
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Dia 8
sábado, 2 de abril de 2022 11:30
⛅ 57 °F
Altitude: 4.127 pés
Estados Unidos Gilpin 39.60333, -119.3216739°36’12” N 119°19’18” W
11:30 am Saturday: Following the Truckee
2 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 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.Leia mais
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Dia 8
sábado, 2 de abril de 2022 12:30
☀️ 59 °F
Altitude: 4.511 pés
Estados Unidos Reno 39.52833, -119.8116739°31’42” N 119°48’42” W
12:30 pm Saturday: Reno & Kids & Dogs
2 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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.Leia mais
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Dia 8
sábado, 2 de abril de 2022 13:00
☀️ 57 °F
Altitude: 5.738 pés
Estados Unidos Trout Creek 39.33333, -120.1639°19’60” N 120°9’36” W
1 pm Saturday: Lunch by the Truckee
2 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
I went whole hog and got bacon on my burger for my last lunch on the train.
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Dia 8
sábado, 2 de abril de 2022 13:30
⛅ 57 °F
Altitude: 6.460 pés
Estados Unidos Andover 39.31333, -120.2433339°18’48” N 120°14’36” W
1:30 pm Saturday: Donner Lake
2 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 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.Leia mais
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Dia 8
sábado, 2 de abril de 2022 15:00
⛅ 64 °F
Altitude: 3.734 pés
Estados Unidos Blue Canyon 39.20167, -120.7639°12’6” N 120°45’36” W
3 pm Saturday: American River Canyon
2 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Amazing scenery. Truly amazing!
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Dia 8
sábado, 2 de abril de 2022 19:00
⛅ 64 °F
Altitude: 10 pés
Estados Unidos Emeryville 37.84046, -122.2917537°50’26” N 122°17’30” W
7 pm Saturday: Last Stop Emeryville
2 de abril de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 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]
02/04/2022Responder
What a nice armchair train trip you provided for us, thanks. [Greg]
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2 de abril de 2022