Greetings from Las Cruces, New Mexico, and welcome to Day 3 on the Team Whooz Road To Chicago. Team Whooz Executive Assistant Alice is on her way to attend the 7th Annual Amtrak Unlimited Gathering, and my personal goal for the trip is to make it to that toddlin' town and back without breaking a major bone.
Though as the title implies we're traveling by motor vehicle, rails are always on the brain, so we'll share a little of that aspect when we can... No long travelogue diatribes, just some pics and brief comments.
Starting out from SoCal our first rail encounter was a Gold Line train running inbound in the median of the 210 (Foothill) freeway just east of Pasadena. After overnighting at El Centro we headed east on I-8 and I-10, encountering various Union Pacific freight trains along the way...
EDIT: All photos so far are windshield shots, so...
Though as the title implies we're traveling by motor vehicle, rails are always on the brain, so we'll share a little of that aspect when we can... No long travelogue diatribes, just some pics and brief comments.
Starting out from SoCal our first rail encounter was a Gold Line train running inbound in the median of the 210 (Foothill) freeway just east of Pasadena. After overnighting at El Centro we headed east on I-8 and I-10, encountering various Union Pacific freight trains along the way...
Eastbound auto racks east of Yuma.
Westbound intermodal with rockin' background in southern Arizona.
Westbound stack train near New Mexico border.
On to Alamogordo, Roswell, and the Lone Star State beyond!EDIT: All photos so far are windshield shots, so...
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