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Little Rock Union Station Amtrak Depot at night with passengers waitingOne step leads to another and pretty soon it’s a road trip

Train station in very late evening. The waiting room slowly fills. Clearly there are a bunch of people getting on the Texas Eagle tonight, bound for St Louis and Chicago.

Amtrak Capitol Limited Sightseer Lounge interior in western PennsylvaniaRiding the train across the USA: Part 1 — Little Rock, Arkansas — Washington, DC

Almost imperceptibly the train starts moving. Very gently it eases out from the platform. The adventure is beginnning.

Washington, DC, Union Station main hall with restaurant and vaulted ceilingRiding the train across the USA: Part 2 — Museums, trains and friends

The Washington, DC, Union Station is one of the busiest in the US. Hard to think that this building was at one point boarded up…

Penn Station in New York, the Amtrak Concourse, with people coming and goingRiding the train across the USA: Part 3 — Along the Hudson to the Great Lakes

Taking the Water Level Route from New York to Chicago: The Hudson River to the Great Lakes

Chicago River from the Madison Street bridge -Riding the train across the USA: Part 4 — Chicagoland and the road leads home

Morning in Chicagoland. Enjoying breakfast on a deck in a quiet neighborhood. I’ve come so far on this trip.

US map with route of my Amtrak adventure markedReflections on a train journey

3232 miles of travel by train in 11 days. Stops in Washington, DC, New Brunswick, NJ, New York and Chicago. Unforgettable memories.

Los Angeles Union Station main waiting room early morningRiding the train across the USA: Part 5 — The one with cactuses and a moon

Another train, another journey. Crossing the West to the Pacific. And a chance to explore if I can actually get real work, building websites done on a train far out in the middle of brush and cactus country.

Los Angeles Union station front entranceRiding the train across the USA: Part 6 — Plains, trains and a detour

We make plans and then life happens… A simple round trip becomes a multi-point journey covering new territory and fulfills an old wish.

Plan Your Next Rail Adventure ebook cover with 2 Amtrak trains in station

Making the dream happen

Have you been talking about making a train journey someday?

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Here are the questions and tips that will get you from “someday” to “let’s make this happen”.

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