Summer loop 5600 miles on Amtrak with my Granddaughter

This was a great trip, 5600 miles on Amtrak, on the Texas Eagle, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, and Sunset Limited.

Great Report, enjoyed it very much!!!

Sounds like it was a great trip,thanks for sharing!

Great report, thanks

Wonderful trip!

As a grandfather who lives in Austin with a train loving grandaughter, I can really relate to this trip!

Cue Dean Martin singing "Memories are Made of This"

Can't wait to have grandkids to be able to do this with. What great memories you are making.

I enjoyed reading about your wonderful trip--thanks for posting it!

What a variety of places you saw, and what a great adventure for your granddaughter! It's great that you had good SCAs throughout the trip, too!

The sea lions sound like fun to see (even if there were "only" a dozen or so of them! )

Great report.

It's sad so many people using the SSL car on the CZ are jerks that leave their seat for more than a quick trip to the restroom or the café and expect to reclaim it on their return.

By the way, the apex of the Moffat tunnel is at 9,239 feet.

I look forward to many more trips.

Your situation with your granddaughters sounds similar to that of my uncle, with whom I've shared many Amtrak adventures over the years. He has three grandaughters, and two of them have accompanied us on a few of our trips. The oldest went with us on a long trip along with their grandmother, the last trip their grandmother took before she was too ill to go any further, and the second one went with my uncle and I on another long trip two years later. Both were 12 at the time. Then three years later, they both went with us on a very long one: Champaign to Chicago; then the SWC to Los Angeles, the CS to Seattle, the EB to East Glacier Park, where we rented a van and drove to Yellowstone for a few days. Then, we returned to Glacier Park, where I returned to my home near Spokane and they spent a day or two until returning to their home in Illinois. Both just love train travel. The older will be beginning her third year in college and the younger her first year at the same college this year. They both want to do another trip with their grandpa but schedules may preclude that. The youngest granddaughter who is still at home, is 16 years old and has shown no interest whatsoever in train travel to this point. Her grandpa has been working on her to no avail to this point. He may have to give up on the idea, something he's not used to doing. .

Your trip sounded great!! I'm sure you are building great memories with your granddaughters. I don't have kids and never will, so my inner Mr. Obvious :lol: says I won't have grandchildren to build such memories myself, but I enjoy hearing stories of those who do.