Passenger Trains > Amtrak 2010 Cross County Train Trip: Part 1: NYC-Los Angeles, CA

Starting in August of 2010, I embarked on a long cross country train trip to the West Coact from the East Coast. I rode the Cardinal from NWK to Chicago, the Texas Eagle from Chicago to San Antonio, the Sunset Limited from San Antonio to Los Angeles, the Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Portland Oregon, the Empire Builder Portland Section from Portland to Spokane, the Main Section from Spokane to Seattle, the Coast Starlight from Seattle to Portland, and then the Empire Builder Portland Section(again) from Portland to Spokane and then traveled the rest of the way to Chicago. Part 1 in this thread will show the Cardinal and the Texas Eagle.
1. Washington DC Union Station platforms-I think this train is the Northbound Crescent.
2. Amtrak Cardinal Train # 51 at WAS. P42 # 133 will take us the rest of the way to CHI. We had an AEM7 from NYP-WAS.
3. Amtrak Train # 51 at Charlottesville-view is looking east.



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1. Amtrak Cardinal Train # 51 at Charlottesville-looking west. The station building is in the background and the Southern Main is on the opposite side of the building.
2. Passing the Northbound Cardinal at Afton Siding.
3. KCS power-I think this is near Staunton.



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1. CSX Power

2. Just passed through this tunnel deep in the middle of nowhere.

3. At Indianapolis, Amtrak Cardinal Train # 51 on the right. On the left, there are two Horizon Coaches which were attached to our train to provide seats for those people traveling from Indianapolis to Chicago and all points in between those stops.



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1. CSX Dolton Yard.

2. Metra equipment near CUS.

3. Exterior of Chicago Union Station



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Pictures 1 and 2 were taken inside Chicago Union Station.

3. An Amtrak Corridor train-forgot which one this was-inside Chicago Union Station.



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I had a nice trip on the Cardinal and now, we are aboard the southbound Texas Eagle from Chicago to San Antonio,

1. Amtrak's Chicago Yard.

2. Metra Commuter Train at Joliet.

3. View at Springfield, Illinois Station-looking north of the Southbound Texas Eagle.



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Keep your posts coming, looking forward to the rest of your trip.
Robert in Lagrande Oregon

1. View at Springfield Station-looking south of the Southbound Texas Eagle Train.

2. View out of the back from the Southbound Texas Eagle, somewhere in Illinois-I think arould Carlinville.

3. Southbound Amtrak Texas Eagle during a fresh air stop at STL-we are running a little late at this point.



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1. Amtrak Southbound Texas Eagle at Marshall Station-looking west.

2. Looking east at Marshall Station with the Southbound Texas Eagle doing its station work.

3. Amtrak Southbound Texas Eagle Train at Dallas Station-looking west.



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1. Amtrak Texas Eagle at Dallas Station-looking east.

2. Tower 55 in Fort Worth.

3. NS Freight in Fort Worth.



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1. P32-8WH is on the north end of the Amtrak Heartland Flyer Train at Ft. Worth Station.

2. The 500 is the number for the P32-8WH.

3. P42 is on the south end of the Heartland Flyer.

 



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1. A TRE RDC set does some station work at Fort Worth Intermodel Transportation Center.

Pictures 2 and 3. Northern Texas Traction Company Streetcar on display at Fort Worth Intermodel Transportation Center.



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.1. Amtrak Texas Eagle and the TRE RDC Set at FTW Intermodel Transportation Center. The TRE RDCs have been out of service for a few years.

2. Amtrak Texas Eagle at Fort Worth Depot.

3. Passing a BNSF freight in Ft. Worth.



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1. Rear view from the Amtrak Texas Eagle in Clebourne, Texas.

2. Looking north at Temple, Texas Station with Texas Eagle Train.

3. Looking south at Temple, Texas Station.



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1. Temple, Texas Amtrak Station building.

2. Amtrak Texas Eagle at Austin Station-looking south.

3. Amtrak Texas Eagle at Austin Station-looking north.



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1. Austin, Texas Amtrak Station Building.

2. Rear view of the Amtrak Texas Eagle at San Antonio

3. Amtrak at San Antonio.



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1. Sunset Station in San Antonio.

2. The nicely restored San Antonio Station.

3. Some old steam engine on display.

The trip on the Texas Eagle from Chicago to San Antonio was awesome, despite some tardiness. Thanks to excessive padding, the train made up a lot of time into San Antonio. At San Antonio, any through cars coming from the Texas Eagle and heading to Los Angeles would be waiting for the Sunset Limited to arrive and would be attached to the Sunset Limited for the rest of the trip westward across the deserts of Western Texas, Arizona, and California.



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Can't wait for part 2, 3 ect! 

Now we are aboard Amtrak Train # 1 and will remain on this for the duration of the trip to Los Angeles.
1. View out of the rear as we pass through desert area in Texas.

2. Rear View of Amtrak Train # 1 at Del Rio, Texas Station-looking west.

3. Del Rio Station-looking east.



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1. Del Rio Station Building

2. Though it doesn't have another train or railroad related icon, I want to share with you the highest railroad bridge in the USA-the view of the Pecos River.

3. The front end of my train taken from the back-two Genesis locomotives in the lead.

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