Taking a series of trains, buses and fun facts about them
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Announcement: please wear shoes on the train. If you come to the cafe with no shoes, we will not serve you
@skinnylatte pretty sure it's no shoes, no problem on the train in NZ!
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6. Riding the Southwest Chief to New Mexico (what a name)
It’s sunset soon but I’m pretty sure I’ll wake up to some incredible desert views. I’ve never been south or southwest
The cost of riding this train in coach is usually $78ish between LA and Albuquerque, with highest prices around 200+ if you book super late. But I’m riding it as part of my rail pass
Edit: forgot my Southwest Chief fun fact. This route (which runs LA to Chicago) is pretty much the modern version of the Super Chief. There used to be a San Francisco Chief that did San Francisco to Chicago, between 1954 and 1971
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MARTA is fine and gets you to Decatur - which is fantastic for dining and a bit of nightlife. Also, highly recommend heading to Lindbergh MARTA station and then a bus or Uber to Fat Matts Rib Shack for BBQ ribs/chicken, beer and live blues.
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6. Riding the Southwest Chief to New Mexico (what a name)
It’s sunset soon but I’m pretty sure I’ll wake up to some incredible desert views. I’ve never been south or southwest
The cost of riding this train in coach is usually $78ish between LA and Albuquerque, with highest prices around 200+ if you book super late. But I’m riding it as part of my rail pass
Edit: forgot my Southwest Chief fun fact. This route (which runs LA to Chicago) is pretty much the modern version of the Super Chief. There used to be a San Francisco Chief that did San Francisco to Chicago, between 1954 and 1971
@skinnylatte yay enjoy!
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@skinnylatte definitely deserving of a medal if you can spend much time in Atlanta without getting in a car.
(But it’s also probably our city with the greatest contrast between “in town” and the suburbs, so might be awesome.)
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6. Riding the Southwest Chief to New Mexico (what a name)
It’s sunset soon but I’m pretty sure I’ll wake up to some incredible desert views. I’ve never been south or southwest
The cost of riding this train in coach is usually $78ish between LA and Albuquerque, with highest prices around 200+ if you book super late. But I’m riding it as part of my rail pass
Edit: forgot my Southwest Chief fun fact. This route (which runs LA to Chicago) is pretty much the modern version of the Super Chief. There used to be a San Francisco Chief that did San Francisco to Chicago, between 1954 and 1971
@skinnylatte I am so excited to hear what you think of the food.
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6. Riding the Southwest Chief to New Mexico (what a name)
It’s sunset soon but I’m pretty sure I’ll wake up to some incredible desert views. I’ve never been south or southwest
The cost of riding this train in coach is usually $78ish between LA and Albuquerque, with highest prices around 200+ if you book super late. But I’m riding it as part of my rail pass
Edit: forgot my Southwest Chief fun fact. This route (which runs LA to Chicago) is pretty much the modern version of the Super Chief. There used to be a San Francisco Chief that did San Francisco to Chicago, between 1954 and 1971
Multiple announcements about the importance of wearing shoes on the train..
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Multiple announcements about the importance of wearing shoes on the train..
@skinnylatte That's a great run (LA to ABQ)... although bring a blanket if it's cold between LA and ABQ, nearly froze to death there once except a kindly old grandmother shared a corner of her blanket with me, lol. No heat!
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Multiple announcements about the importance of wearing shoes on the train..
@skinnylatte I hope the train goes past Macarthur Park
Someone left their shoes off in the train 
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Multiple announcements about the importance of wearing shoes on the train..
Conductor was explaining communal seating in the dining car. Apparently this really shocks people who’ve never ridden the train before.
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MARTA is fine and gets you to Decatur - which is fantastic for dining and a bit of nightlife. Also, highly recommend heading to Lindbergh MARTA station and then a bus or Uber to Fat Matts Rib Shack for BBQ ribs/chicken, beer and live blues.
@SpaceWrangler thank you!
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Conductor was explaining communal seating in the dining car. Apparently this really shocks people who’ve never ridden the train before.
I recently found a spreadsheet of my train rides around India in 2005
With prices and dates. I used to go on 40-60 day trips! (Stopping several days in each place..)
Will be fun to take screenshots and share that part of my train life
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6. Riding the Southwest Chief to New Mexico (what a name)
It’s sunset soon but I’m pretty sure I’ll wake up to some incredible desert views. I’ve never been south or southwest
The cost of riding this train in coach is usually $78ish between LA and Albuquerque, with highest prices around 200+ if you book super late. But I’m riding it as part of my rail pass
Edit: forgot my Southwest Chief fun fact. This route (which runs LA to Chicago) is pretty much the modern version of the Super Chief. There used to be a San Francisco Chief that did San Francisco to Chicago, between 1954 and 1971
@skinnylatte When it was run by the Santa Fe Railway, it was the Super Chef, inspiration for trippiest Count Basie album cover.
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6. Riding the Southwest Chief to New Mexico (what a name)
It’s sunset soon but I’m pretty sure I’ll wake up to some incredible desert views. I’ve never been south or southwest
The cost of riding this train in coach is usually $78ish between LA and Albuquerque, with highest prices around 200+ if you book super late. But I’m riding it as part of my rail pass
Edit: forgot my Southwest Chief fun fact. This route (which runs LA to Chicago) is pretty much the modern version of the Super Chief. There used to be a San Francisco Chief that did San Francisco to Chicago, between 1954 and 1971
@skinnylatte oh wow, enjoy! You will definitely get some incredible views!
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Conductor was explaining communal seating in the dining car. Apparently this really shocks people who’ve never ridden the train before.
@skinnylatte I've been reading MFK Fisher's memoir The Gastronomical Me, which has a lot of train rides and trans-Atlantic voyages— apparently in the 1920s-30s, the waiter or conductor would simply decide who you should dine with and seat you there. Which could go very well or very poorly!
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Union Station, Los Angeles. Guess where I’m going next?
@skinnylatte London
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I recently found a spreadsheet of my train rides around India in 2005
With prices and dates. I used to go on 40-60 day trips! (Stopping several days in each place..)
Will be fun to take screenshots and share that part of my train life
@skinnylatte I regret not taking notes when I travelled around. You think you'll always remember...and then, a lot of details get overwritten by new ones. It IS fun to look back at adventures.
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I recently found a spreadsheet of my train rides around India in 2005
With prices and dates. I used to go on 40-60 day trips! (Stopping several days in each place..)
Will be fun to take screenshots and share that part of my train life
I’m in Arizona!
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I’m in Arizona!
Looked at ‘notable people’ for Kingman, AZ:
- a serial killer
- Timothy McVeigh & friends(Closes tab..)
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I recently found a spreadsheet of my train rides around India in 2005
With prices and dates. I used to go on 40-60 day trips! (Stopping several days in each place..)
Will be fun to take screenshots and share that part of my train life
@skinnylatte have you ever considered writing a travel memoir?
