Seaboard92
Engineer
Well it's about time I sit down and write this trip report down before I forget it. And waiting for my deadhead tonight is a great time.
Day 1: Amtrak No. 92
Normally we chose to take the Silver Meteor No. 98 out of Florence to go to New York to connect to flights but for some odd reason we chose to do the more convenient to home option the Silver Star from Camden.
For starters the 4:47 departure which we all said we would sleep before none of us really did. My mother and I ended up watching DVR shows till three thirty and I attempted to sleep but that didn't actually happen. Either it was from excitement or the fact I stay up way too late way too regularly.
We drove down the station when the train went past Swansea whomever created the status maps did us a great service. Normally when the train pulls in we are used to a double spot procedure but this time we weren't lucky and had to walk to the uncovered part of the station, with pavement that generally never sees people.
None the less we board and we have the same attendant that I had a week prior when I came home from DC on 91 for NARP. Pretty soon after departing Camden we heard a loud scratching noise as we scraped along a downed tree but no damage so we kept pushing on. As it was becoming daylight we passed by the now shut down hump at Hamlet yard.
I somehow managed to stay awake till Cary which is where I went to sleep till about Richmond. At Richmond I opted to eat my lunch which was Boars Head London Broil from Publix. Which is always fantastic and I would definitely suggest it. After Richmond I spent sometime catching up with James the SCA whom I spent tons of time with this trip.
We went thru Washington without much delay which was super nice and breezed up the corridor. Nothing super remarkable for a trip I've made hundreds of times. We opted to get off in Newark because we were staying in the Hilton attached to the train station. After check in I walked down the street to Crown Fried Chicken because I love their cheap prices.
Other then that a nice relaxing night in Newark and a lovely hotel.
Day 1: Amtrak No. 92
Normally we chose to take the Silver Meteor No. 98 out of Florence to go to New York to connect to flights but for some odd reason we chose to do the more convenient to home option the Silver Star from Camden.
For starters the 4:47 departure which we all said we would sleep before none of us really did. My mother and I ended up watching DVR shows till three thirty and I attempted to sleep but that didn't actually happen. Either it was from excitement or the fact I stay up way too late way too regularly.
We drove down the station when the train went past Swansea whomever created the status maps did us a great service. Normally when the train pulls in we are used to a double spot procedure but this time we weren't lucky and had to walk to the uncovered part of the station, with pavement that generally never sees people.
None the less we board and we have the same attendant that I had a week prior when I came home from DC on 91 for NARP. Pretty soon after departing Camden we heard a loud scratching noise as we scraped along a downed tree but no damage so we kept pushing on. As it was becoming daylight we passed by the now shut down hump at Hamlet yard.
I somehow managed to stay awake till Cary which is where I went to sleep till about Richmond. At Richmond I opted to eat my lunch which was Boars Head London Broil from Publix. Which is always fantastic and I would definitely suggest it. After Richmond I spent sometime catching up with James the SCA whom I spent tons of time with this trip.
We went thru Washington without much delay which was super nice and breezed up the corridor. Nothing super remarkable for a trip I've made hundreds of times. We opted to get off in Newark because we were staying in the Hilton attached to the train station. After check in I walked down the street to Crown Fried Chicken because I love their cheap prices.
Other then that a nice relaxing night in Newark and a lovely hotel.
