Taking a series of trains, buses and fun facts about them
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I’m sitting with some Amish people. They seem to have a telephone (landline style) inside a black leather bag. I’m so curious about how that works
@skinnylatte they are likely Mennonites! I met a family of them on the same train (decades ago from your travel), and they're a pleasant, but quiet bunch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennonites
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@skinnylatte Amish phone phreaks!
@mattblaze @skinnylatte ancient beigebox lore!
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We’ve been stuck outside Winslow, AZ for two hours
Freight trains take precedence here especially on the west coast (Amtrak doesn’t own the tracks here)
Major delays occur on US trains primarily because of this, I would say
@skinnylatte
This is why I like train travel. Proper cutlery, views, observation lounges, rolling into city centers, no TSA
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@skinnylatte
This is why I like train travel. Proper cutlery, views, observation lounges, rolling into city centers, no TSA
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There’s a couple of their honeymoon.
Everyone’s congratulating them. An Amtrak employee’s family is on board with his kids and they’re expecting another child.
This is why I like train travel. Proper cutlery, views, observation lounges, rolling into city centers, no TSA
@skinnylatte
This is why I like train travel. Proper cutlery, views, observation lounges, rolling into city centers, no TSA
@mastoreaderio unroll please
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@skinnylatte
This is why I like train travel. Proper cutlery, views, observation lounges, rolling into city centers, no TSA
@mastoreaderio unroll please@cdarwin here's the unrolled thread: https://mastoreader.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fc.im%2F%40cdarwin%2F116302370094294736
Next time, kindly set the visibility to 'Mentioned people only' and mention only me (@mastoreaderio). This ensures we avoid spamming others' timelines and threads unless you intend for others to see the unrolled thread link as well.
Thank you!
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I’m sitting with some Amish people. They seem to have a telephone (landline style) inside a black leather bag. I’m so curious about how that works
Crossed state lines into New Mexico!
Two new states for me in a day (one day I’ll get out in AZ properly)
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@skinnylatte Amish phone phreaks!
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Crossed state lines into New Mexico!
Two new states for me in a day (one day I’ll get out in AZ properly)
@skinnylatte Make sure you get off the train long enough to have a burrito with green sauce while you're in NM!
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I brought my own kettle and tea bags (am out of my good tea leaves or I’d have brought that too!)
@skinnylatte that looks great! I want one too now
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@skinnylatte Make sure you get off the train long enough to have a burrito with green sauce while you're in NM!
@mantis that’s the plan (spending a night in Albuquerque)
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Crossed state lines into New Mexico!
Two new states for me in a day (one day I’ll get out in AZ properly)
I feel like I’ve lived my life as an endless series of side quests.
This is also how I play video games
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I feel like I’ve lived my life as an endless series of side quests.
This is also how I play video games
@skinnylatte if you do the main quest first you might not get to go back and do those
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We’ve been stuck outside Winslow, AZ for two hours
Freight trains take precedence here especially on the west coast (Amtrak doesn’t own the tracks here)
Major delays occur on US trains primarily because of this, I would say
It's that way on the East Coast too. Going through DC can be a nightmare. I once got into NYC over 5 hours late (from Raleigh).
Still beats driving, but this is why I always, always, always pack my own food on #Amtrak. And noise-canceling headphones so I don't have to listen to the kids whining to their parents who did NOT bring anything to eat.
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Taking a series of trains, buses and fun facts about them
1. Civic Center, San Francisco to MacArthur, Oakland
Fun fact: BART uses the broad gauge, same as Indian Railways (another train system I know super well)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_ft_6_in_gauge_railway
EDIT: adding prices as a record. This was $4.80@skinnylatte This whole thread is making me very happy
Hope you have a great trip!
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I feel like I’ve lived my life as an endless series of side quests.
This is also how I play video games
@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io Don't you have a Fallout 4 save that's like 10 years old or something? Side questing, heck yeah.
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I feel like I’ve lived my life as an endless series of side quests.
This is also how I play video games
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@julie @skinnylatte last time I took an Amtrak, the Capitol 30 Limited Chicago to DC, we were delayed in the middle of nowhere Indiana for 9 hours waiting for the freight train crew to come back on and move their train, we were stuck with nowhere to even switch tracks and go around. Had the same thing happen from Detroit back to Chicago too- that time 3 hours. It’s a huge problem EVERYWHERE.
@WXQ4987 @julie @skinnylatte Fun fact: there are legal limits on how long a train crew can work in a day. When they reach that limit they will stop the train and get out, regardless of where the train is at that point in time. And if it's blocking a single track line in a spot that's miles from any paved road? Well that's their employer's problem, not theirs.
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@mantis that’s the plan (spending a night in Albuquerque)
@skinnylatte nice.
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Passengers in the sleeper cars get all meals included, coach passengers can opt in for meals.
I’m a fan of their breakfasts, I think it’s a nice way to start the day and it’s pretty good (diner quality omelets)
(I generally like breakfast and dinner on the train. I don’t love the sandwich / melts / burgers for lunch. They have other dishes at breakfast and dinner)
@skinnylatte I would not rely on coach passengers being able to buy meals in the dining car. They only offer that sometimes, and you probably don't want to rely on the gas station quality cafe car microwaved offerings on longer journeys.
