Category Archives: Train Travel

From Cleveland to Western Mass

After much anxiety on all sides (due to the known difficulty of finding the train station plus a combination of train lag and sleep deprivation), Art Dorland graciously delivered us to the Amtrak station in time to make our 5:50 … Continue reading

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The Empire Builder

Amtraking from Portland to Chicago, two days, two nights, October 8-10. Border Patrol came onto the train at White Fish, Montana. Why? Our train car porter told us the Border Patrol has jurisdiction within 30 miles of the border, and … Continue reading

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We’re off!

It was a rushed beginning. Despite my promise to pack light, my suitcase is stuffed to the max. Happily, Brian’s painful pinched nerve, which a week ago had threatened to cause us to cancel the whole East Coast tour, is … Continue reading

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