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QUOTE: Originally posted by TomDiehl After supper, the Car Attendant brought around fresh baked Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies (still warm and soft). On the second day there was a wine and cheese tasting in the Dining Car. For everyone on the train, they added a few items from the old GN Empire Builder Menu, not that the standard Dining Car food wasn't great (I gained four pounds on this trip). This train is also one that has volunteers from the Rails and Trails program (see Amtrak's website), that add to the experience of traveling by being your guides. There's so much more to see at rail level that you can't see from 30,000+ feet in the air. Having your own room where you can choose privacy (door and curtain closed) or inviting passersby in (door and curtain open), plus room to stretch out and just watch the world roll by is, to me, travel the way it should be. The on-time thing most people referred to seems to be for the most part, up to the host railroad. Most of this trip was on BNSF rails, and after a 46 hour rail trip, we arrived in Seattle only 40 minutes late. That's even after a delay in Minot ND for some engine trouble. We left Minot about 1 hour 40 minutes late, so they made up some time.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 It sounds like Tom had a wonderful trip, but I would have been more surprised if he hadn't. Tom, please correct me if I'm wrong, but is sounds as if you made your travel plans specificly to ride the train. You weren't in a hurry to reach your destination, and enjoying the scenery along the way was one of your primary goals. I have ridden Amtrak many times for those same reasons. Out of curiosity, did you make the return trip on Amtrak, or did you fly? Most of my long distance Amtrak trips have been one way.
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