Finally

SAN MATEO, Calif. – It took a mighty long time, but I’ve finally made it to the Bay Area. I last blogged when the train left Colfax. Soon after that, we  were given permission by Union Pacific to divert onto a different track and pass the freight train that had been delaying us so much. [...]

It’s official

COLFAX, Calif. – We have reached a milestone on the trip, and as you’ve figured out by now it’s not a good one. It’s now after 6:10 p.m. Pacific Time, and the schedule says we’re supposed to be at our final destination of Emeryville, California right now. Except we aren’t anywhere near there. In fact, [...]

Rocky Mountain High

(Did you really expect me to use anything else for the headline?) We finally reached Denver at around 11:30 a.m. MT. We spent about 20 minutes there, during which time the train was cleaned a bit and some supplies were restocked. We also got newspapers delivered, in this case the Rocky Mountain News. I was [...]

Settling in

CHICAGO – Now for the main course. For as much as I enjoyed my time in Chicago and am looking forward to visiting the Bay Area, the centerpiece of the trip starts now as I sit in Superliner Roomette 7 of Car 531 on the California Zephyr en route to Emeryville, Calif. I’m on the [...]