Intercity
Wash to Boston - many segments, many times, many trains including UA Turbotrain and Metroliners. (PRR, PC and Amtrak) (incl. cab ride in E60 and FL9)
(the rest are all Amtrak except as noted)
(sleeper trips in bold)
Empire Service - GCT and NYP to Alb-Renss. and Buffalo (both dir, many times)
NH to Springfield. (one round trip)
Lake Shore Ltd - Alb-Renss to Boston (one way)
Lake Shore Ltd. - GCT and NYP to Erie, Toledo and Chicago (several trips, usually westbound) slumbercoaches and roomettes
Broadway Ltd - Phila to Chicago (several trips, both dir.) roomettes
National Ltd. Indy to Columbus and Columbus and Altoona to Phila - roomettes
Pennsylvanian - Pittsburgh and Altoona to Phila (several trips, both dir)
Keystone Svc - Phila to Harrisburg (many trips, both dir)
Shenendoah - Chillicothe OH to Wash DC (one trip) Amfleet slumbercoach!
Maple Leaf - NYP to Aldershot ON (a few trips, both dir.)
Via Something - Aldershot to London ON (same as above - one time LRC)
Adirondak - Watervleit NY to Plattsburg NY (one way)
Floridian - Chicago to Birmingham (one way) bedroom
Crescent - Phila to Greensboro, Phila to Atlanta (several, both dir) roomette
Empire Builder - Seattle to Chicago (one way) slumbercoach
Silver Something - Phila to Tampa (one round trip) roomette
Wolverine - Toledo to Ann Arbor and Ann Arbor to Chicago (one way)
SW Ltd. - Chicago to KC (one way)
Cal Zephyr - Denver to Emeryville (one way) delux bedroom
Pacific Surfliner - LA to SD (one way).
Amtrak - Altantic City to Phila
Commuter Rail -
Harlem Line - Thornwood to GCT (NYC, PC, CR, MN)
Hudson Line - Poughkeepsie to GCT (CR, MN)
LIRR - North Shore, South Shore, Oyster Bay Br. (included cab ride in CLiner!)
SEPTA - Marcus Hook to 30th St (regular commuter for a couple years)
Reading/SEPTA - Reading to Phila
METRA - CB&Q line to Downers Grove
NJDOT/NJT - Hoboken to Paramus, Hoboken to Maplewood
NJDOT/CR - Lindenwold to Ocean City
NJT - Phila to Lindenwold, Lindenwold to AC
VRE - Fredericksburg to DC
Numerous Heavy and Light rail transit trips in Boston, NY, Phila, Baltimore, Wash DC, Chicago, SF, SD, Atlanta
Conrail Test Cars CR20/CR21 and other business cars
Boston Line - Selkirk to Beacon Park double bedroom
Chicago Line - Cleveland to Selkirk double bedroom
River Line - Selkirk to Croxton double bedroom
Pittsburgh Line - Harrisburg to Conway. West Brownsville to Enola bedroom
Harrisburg Line - Harrisburg to West Falls bedroom (matress test!)
AAR test center - worm loop (many laps!)
Lehigh Line - Erail to High Bridge NJ
Steam Excursions:
Elizabeth to Jim Thorpe - NKP 759
Alexandria to Charlottesville - C&O 2716
Phila to Reading - RDG 2102
Niagara Fall to ?? - CN 6060
Tourist Lines:
Mt. Washington Cog Rwy
Wolfeboro RR
Edaville RR
Steamtown - Bellows Falls to Chester (incl steam loco cab ride!)
Green Mtn - Bellows to Chester
Steamtown - Scranton to Moscow
Cape May Seashore Line - Cape May Courthouse to Cape May
Strassburg RR
East Broad Top
Tennessee Valley
Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak
D&RGW - Durango to Silverton (1967 and 2004)
Connecticut Valley
SAM shortline - Cordele to Plains GA
New Hope and Ivyland
Black River and Western
Transit Museum rides - Kennebunkport, ME, Brandford, Conn, Orbisonia, PA.
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
Hi Mark
My list is even longer:
International GN
Seattle Portland Pool trains GN/NP/UP
Empire Builder GN
Western Star GN
North Coast Limited NP
Mainstreeter NP
Cascadian GN
Cascade SP
City of San Francisco UP/SP
City of Portland UP
Sunset SP
Lark SP
Coast Daylight SP
Canadian CP
Super Continental CN
Panorama CN
Ocean CN
Scotian CN
Chaleur CN
Newfie Bullet CN
Rapidos CN
Turbos CN
Tempos CN
Twentieth Century Limited NYC
Broadway NYC
Wolverine NYC
Super Chief AT&SF
El Capitan AT&SF
California Zephyr CB&Q/D&RGW
San Diegans AT&SF
Owl SP
Florida Special PRR/RF&P/ACL/FEC
Denver Zephyr CB&Q
Congressional PRR
Montrealer PRR/NYNH&H/CV/CN
Cavalier CN
Kansas Cityan AT&SF
American Royal Zephyr CB&Q
Kansas City Zephyr CB&Q
Pioneer Zephyr CB&Q
Electroliners CNS&M
Golden State SP/CRI&P
Crescent LTD PRR/SOU/L&N
Royal Palm NYC/SOU
Butte Special UP
Caribou Dayliners PGE and BCR
and others I can't even think of at 4:00 AM
Al - in - Stockton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p828iPQ4tkE
A another lifetime long ago. The engine resides in the PRR museum now, probably never to be steamed again.
I thought it would be interesting to see how many different trains each of us have ridden in our lifetimes. Here's my list:
City of Miami IC/CofG/ACL/FEC
City of New Orleans IC
Seminole IC
Louisiane IC
Creole IC
Green Diamond IC
Southern Express IC
Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr CB&Q
Golden State Limited CRI&P/SP
Springfield-St. Louis Local SL-SF
Will Rogers SL-SF
Abraham Lincoln GM&O
City of Milwaukee 400 CNW
Ashland Limited CNW
San Diegan AT&SF
20th Century Limited NYC
Ohio State Limited NYC
James Whitcomb Riley NYC
Broadway Limited PRR
Manhattan Limited PRR
Penn-Texas PRR
South Wind PRR/L&N/ACL
Southland PRR/L&N/CofG/ACL
Phoebe Snow E-L
Colonial NYNH&H
Southern Belle KCS
Dixie Flagler C&EI
Dixie Limited C&EI
Georgian C&EI/L&N/NC&StL
Danville-Decatur Local ITC
West Coast Champion ACL
Jacksonville-Tampa Local ACL
Peach Queen PRR/SR
Carolina Special SR
Asheville Special SR
Augusta Special SR
New Royal Palm SR
Blue Bird Wabash
Texas Eagle T&P/MP
Texas Eagle Amtrak
I commuted daily on the IC and CB&Q in Chicago and the E-L in New Jersey for a number of years. I also rode trains of the CNS&M and CSS&SB several times in Chicagoland.
Mark
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