Tag: Amtrak

Amber Waves of Grain, Purple Mountain Majesties

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Jo Johnston

“It’s like a sea day on a cruise ship.” This was how I described my first Amtrak adventure – 48 hours on the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago. I ate at community booths in the dining car, where the conversations invariably revolved around why we were taking the train.

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Where to Go Next?

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Jo Johnston

Day 62, Grand Asia 2017 Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 – At Sea Today ended with a sad reminder that we will be getting off this ship sooner than many of us might want. We received a form asking for our disembarkation plans — flight numbers and times, whether we want

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