Förenta staternaOregonLane CountyEugeneSkinner Butte City Park44°3’18” N 123°5’36” W
27 mars 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
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
Förenta staternaOregonClackamas CountyNew EraRock Island45°19’6” N 122°39’30” W
27 mars 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
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
Förenta staternaOregonMultnomah CountyOld Town ChinatownSteel Bridge45°31’42” N 122°40’6” W
27 mars 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
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
Nice to know you made your connection. I was checking the trains on the website and it looked like it might be close. [greg]
Sarah McCabe evidently they would have been willing to hold the train if they had to, but they didn't want to so we were a bit rushed
Förenta staternaWashingtonSkamania CountyMoffetts Hot SpringsBass Lake45°39’6” N 121°56’42” W
27 mars 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
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
Förenta staternaWashingtonSkamania CountyCookDog Creek45°42’30” N 121°40’42” W
27 mars 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
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
Förenta staternaWashingtonKlickitat CountyGoodnoeSqually Hook Rapids45°43’57” N 120°34’29” W
27 mars 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
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
rhonda meserole I'm curious how the new cordless mask with speakers are working out for you.
Förenta staternaMontanaLincoln CountyStrykerRattlebone Lake48°41’24” N 114°49’12” W
28 mars 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 34 °F
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
Förenta staternaMontanaFlathead CountyLupferLake House Meadow48°30’6” N 114°31’44” W
28 mars 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
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
Förenta staternaMontanaFlathead CountyHappy HavenStumptown Historical Society Museum48°24’48” N 114°20’6” W
28 mars 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
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
Förenta staternaMontanaFlathead CountyNyackCascade Creek48°26’18” N 113°48’18” W
28 mars 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
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
Sarah McCabe I meant to point out that the mountain looked like it was wearing a fuzzy hat with that cloud stuck to the top.
Wow the train route is very impressive. So cool you can see so much! And relaxing no driving involved. Lynn [Lynn]