rtabern
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I'm not going to do a full trip report, but just post some pictures and let you enjoy!
http://rtabern.shutterfly.com/26061
http://rtabern.shutterfly.com/26061
Nice pictures! I was with Ryan on #50(5) and really enjoyed the dome. It's a shame there's just the one left.Yeah, there were a lot of "round-tripers"... I probably would have done #50 if I could have gotten the time off work. The guy in the green shirt is one of the editors of Passenger Train Journal and was working on an article of some sorts. I was a little surprised that PTJ didnt spring for a room for him though... he was in coach.
One observation --> I was actually surprised that most of the people in the sleeper (I had Room #6 this past weekend and will have Room #B next weekend) were not "foamers", didn't care about the Dome, and just stayed in their room most of the time. Most of the "foamers" seemed to be roughing it in coach. I guess it sorta makes sense to a degree... I felt silly using 20K AGR points for a roomette and spent most of my time in the Dome... except I am a super light sleeper and needed the bed, quiet, and dark of my room to get some good sleep in.
You'll have the same trainset as I will on #51(04)... minus just one car... Hehehe :giggle:Nice photos Robert! I am jealous. I will be on 50 this Saturday (with no dome).
Yep, guilty as charged! That's me!So thats who you were! I recognize you from the domecar trip!
Link to my Flickr Gallery of the Domecar Trip
IMG_3352 by RyanCrierie, on Flickr
IMG_3421 by RyanCrierie, on Flickr
h34r:
And of course....what are the odds of me capturing you joking around while photographing the train at night with my tripod?
When I did the Great Dome on the Cardinal in 2010, one of the windows had about 6" of water sloshing around between the panes of glass. We were joking that Amtrak should put some golfish in there or something.I was talking to a guy from Amtrak at WAS Union while I was admiring OCEAN VIEW before I boarded, and he said that those two windows got broken, so they replaced them with the metal plates.
Does the dome still run on the cardinal? I'm taking the cardinal bal-chi tomorrow. I'll be in coach so it'd be nice to have a place to chill out.
So what are the dates this year? This is on which thread?The fall dates for 2012 have been mentioned in another thread here. Trying to decide now if another round trip is in the budget.
http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/960/223/Amtrak-Ink-Aug-Sept-2012.pdf?audienceId=4332455&tiid=47649&rtTracking=1
Noticed that the full dome will be on the Cardinal Oct 27-Nov 16.
Also, the article from Boardman is all about how important the LD trains are.
Cool, we'll be taking her during that time. First time I'll see a dome car, I think.http://discuss.amtra...k-ink-released/
http://www.amtrak.co...49&rtTracking=1
Noticed that the full dome will be on the Cardinal Oct 27-Nov 16.
Also, the article from Boardman is all about how important the LD trains are.
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