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Riding Amtrak -- Trainful or Painful?
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Myself and two friends were touring Colorado in 2003 after attending the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Denver. On the way back to Denver, one of the group took the exact same trip on Amtrak, but in reverse. We let him off in Grand Junction, and we drove to Denver. When he arrived at our motel later that night, he was estatic with the trip. Of course, he's a overly enthusiastic railfan, so I imagine a ride in a boxcar would have tickled him too. It sure seemed like a worthwhile trip. <br /> <br />The two of us left driving back to Denver had a more difficult time passing through the mountains, as we ran into quite a snowstorm - and this was in early September! Snow everywhere, signs advising trucks to put on chains, traffic stopped for half an our, etc. And we were in a minivan with only summer clothes! Anyway, it all worked out OK, as once we got over the summit near Vail things cleared up and it became again a nice sunny day. <br /> <br />Bob Boudreau
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