Seaboard92
Engineer
Well I was looking at a map of the country today and I've figured out that work is taking me to 25 states by rail this year that are confirmed. So I figured maybe this will be the year to hit all fifty.
In the order that I project them to be done.
January: South Carolina (easy when this is your base)
February: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington.
March: No states were accomplished.
April: North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
May: No states planned. Maybe I'll hit Georgia because it's close.
June: Maryland, New Jersey
July: Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Kentucky, Wyoming
August: Tennessee
September: Vermont
October: Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas,
November: Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho
And if I'm successful in getting those trips off the ground I'll figure out how to get South Dakota, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Trip synopsis
February: I had a job interview in Portland, OR that I was scheduled to take the Lake Shore Limited and Empire Builder for. But due to a blizzard I was rerouted from the Empire Builder to the California Zephyr.
April: I went to Washington, DC to lobby for charter trains. I also went to West Virginia to take two cars out of Huntington for the last time.
June: I'm taking two cars on a Pennsylvanian Turn from Pittsburgh to New York.
July: I'm taking two cars from Washington to Boston. Then to get the extra states taking a Downeaster to the other Portland in instead of a layover day in Boston. Then I'm taking the same two cars on a Capitol Limited/Cardinal turn. After that I'm riding the Denver Post Special to Wyoming. If I get a bargain ticket I might try and take the empire builder afterwards which would free November up to hit Alaska.
August: a friend promised me I could fire 4501 in August so I'll probably end up doing that.
September: I'll take a round trip on the Vermonter instead of a layover between my Montreal trips.
October: using an AD75 fare to take the Texas Eagle and Southwest Chief so I can get those states.
November: taking four PVs from Washington, DC to Seattle, WA. But I might try and sneak Alaska in.
Technically my year ends at the end of February so I should be successful in reaching all 50. Wish me luck.
In the order that I project them to be done.
January: South Carolina (easy when this is your base)
February: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington.
March: No states were accomplished.
April: North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
May: No states planned. Maybe I'll hit Georgia because it's close.
June: Maryland, New Jersey
July: Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Kentucky, Wyoming
August: Tennessee
September: Vermont
October: Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas,
November: Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho
And if I'm successful in getting those trips off the ground I'll figure out how to get South Dakota, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Trip synopsis
February: I had a job interview in Portland, OR that I was scheduled to take the Lake Shore Limited and Empire Builder for. But due to a blizzard I was rerouted from the Empire Builder to the California Zephyr.
April: I went to Washington, DC to lobby for charter trains. I also went to West Virginia to take two cars out of Huntington for the last time.
June: I'm taking two cars on a Pennsylvanian Turn from Pittsburgh to New York.
July: I'm taking two cars from Washington to Boston. Then to get the extra states taking a Downeaster to the other Portland in instead of a layover day in Boston. Then I'm taking the same two cars on a Capitol Limited/Cardinal turn. After that I'm riding the Denver Post Special to Wyoming. If I get a bargain ticket I might try and take the empire builder afterwards which would free November up to hit Alaska.
August: a friend promised me I could fire 4501 in August so I'll probably end up doing that.
September: I'll take a round trip on the Vermonter instead of a layover between my Montreal trips.
October: using an AD75 fare to take the Texas Eagle and Southwest Chief so I can get those states.
November: taking four PVs from Washington, DC to Seattle, WA. But I might try and sneak Alaska in.
Technically my year ends at the end of February so I should be successful in reaching all 50. Wish me luck.