1:30 pm Sunday: Eugene, OR
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I took the opportunity when we stopped at Eugene to get out and go look at the private car. It turns out it is three private cars. Two with domed observation lounges and the third looks like a sleeperLäs mer
I took the opportunity when we stopped at Eugene to get out and go look at the private car. It turns out it is three private cars. Two with domed observation lounges and the third looks like a sleeperLäs mer
We had to pull over and wait for the southbound Coast Starlight, making us a bit later than before. I think I will still get into Portland before the Empire Builder is scheduled to leave so hopefullyLäs mer
We had about 5 minutes to change trains, so they didn't let us dawdle or diverge. As a result, I couldn't get into the station to take pictures. Kind of a pity because as I recall it's a very niceLäs mer
I'm on the right side of the train for the scenery this afternoon. Tomorrow morning I will have to find a seat on the other side to check out Glacier Park.
Good thing I brought the window cleaningLäs mer
The Empire Builder is a weird train in that half of it starts in Seattle, and half of it starts in Portland. The two halves meet up in Spokane, Washington in the middle of the night and are thenLäs mer
I've been on the train for a full day now and I think I am settling in. I have discovered things, like a boot makes a really good bottle holder to keep that whiskey bottle from tumbling over as theLäs mer
I had a much better night's sleep. I guess train sleeping IS a learned skill. I was so zonked out I didn't even get up in the night to watch them join our train to the Seattle train at 1 am. I heardLäs mer
There is a confluence of freight trains here. We are parked on a siding behind an east bound freight train waiting for a westbound train to pass us both.
Then we will back up and go around the trainLäs mer
We finally pulled into Whitefish and I got off to check out the station. It is a beautiful town nestled by a lake up against the mountains. The station had a very western mountain feel.
I justLäs mer
This is the stretch of the Empire Builder with the most spectacular scenery. I spent most of this part in the observation car, because the best scenery is to the north. Once we started gettingLäs mer