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AMTRAK: TRAIN TRAVEL IN THE UNITED STATES
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Currently ongoing leg: Chicago - Los Angeles aboard the 3 Southwest Chief
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After Pacific Surfliner and Coast Starlight last year and California Zephyr in 2017,...
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as part of this year's venture, I'm attempting my longest ever train trip. To begin with, I'm taking the Empire Builder - slip from Portland, Oregon to Spokane, Washington in Coach Class (AC Chair Car equivalent). From Spokane, I'll be transferring to the other slip coming from Seattle, Washington in Sleeper Class (2A equivalent) all the way to Chicago, Illinois. I'll then head to St Louis and eventually intend to return to Los Angeles by the Southwest Chief.
More details coming up.
This time around, I'll also be putting the updates up on my Instagram, so @zahaibmateen for whoever is interested.