College professor, 62, lives in Charlottesville, VA
Pre-Amtrak: City of Los Angeles (UP, 1964), San Joaquin Daylight (SP, 1954, steam), Morning Daylight (SP, 1956), El Capitan (AT&SF, 1964), San Diegan (AT&SF, 1963, 1964)
Amtrak: Empire Builder (Chicago-Seattle, 2007, 2010), California Zephyr (Galesburg, IL - Emeryville, VA, 1978; Denver-Salt Lake City, 2007; Chicago-Sacramento, 2008), Coast Starlight (Sacramento-Seattle, 2008); Southwest Chief (Los Angeles-Chicago, 2008), Capitol Limited (DC-Chicago, 2008 (2x), 2010), Crescent (Charlottesville-New Orleans, 1997).