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Regions of Tour USA Midwest USA Lower West USA Upper West Canada USA East |
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Special Notes:
USA Midwest Segment of Writers, Western (Map ... Tables ... Top ... Bottom)
| Day | City/Train | TorD | Miles | Start (time) | Giiggle | Notes |
| 1 Sun | Chicago, IL | C.T. | 0 |
00:00 (00:00) | temp | Pivot Point |
Lincoln #301 |
South | 185 |
07:00 (03:15) | temp | Chicago History of a problem-solver | |
| Springfield, IL | C.T. | 185 |
10:15 (07:14) | temp | OakRidge, House, Capital, Oak Ridge | |
Texas Eagle #21 |
South | 806 |
17:29 (18:31) | temp | ||
| 2 Mon | Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX | C.T. | 991 |
12:00 (26:40) | temp | Intermodal, Dealy Plaza, Billy Bob's, Stockyard |
| 3 Tue | Texas Eagle #21 |
South | 284 |
14:40 (07:55) | temp | |
| San Antonio, TX | C.T. | 1275 |
22:35 (31:05) | temp | Extra Day | |
| 4 Wed | Sunset Ltd #1 |
West | 1423 |
05:40 (28:30) | temp |
USA Lower West Segment of Writers, Western (Map ... Tables ... Top ... Bottom)
| Day | City/Train | TorD | Miles | Start (time) | Giiggle | Notes |
| 6 Fri | Los Angeles, CA | P.T. | 2698 |
10:10 (08:35) | temp | Metro Pass: Hollywood, Gumman Theatre, City Hall |
Southwest Chief #4 |
East | 565 |
18:45 (10:15) | temp | ||
| Grand Canyon, AZ | M.T. | 3263 |
05:00 (15:52) | temp | Flagstaff ... Bus to Las Vegas | |
| 7 Sat | Southwest Chief #3 |
West | 565 |
20:52 (11:23) | temp | |
| 8 Sun | Los Angeles, CA | P.T. | 3828 |
08:15 (02:00) | temp | Metro Pass, China Town, Sidetrip ... San Diego |
Coast Starlight #14 |
North | 594 |
10:15 (09:47) | temp |
USA Upper West Segment of Writers, Western (Map ... Tables ... Top ... Bottom)
| Day | City/Train | TorD | Miles | Start (time) | Giiggle | Notes |
| San Francisco, CA | P.T. | 4422 |
20:02 (13:13) | temp | ||
| 9 Mon | California Zephyr #6 |
East | 1400 |
09:15 (34:10) | temp | Rocky Mountains (St. Lake City option) miss Denver |
| 10 Tue | Denver, CO | M.T. | 5822 |
19:25 (12:40) | temp | |
| 11 Wed | California Zephyr #5 |
West | 1400 |
08:05 (32:44) | temp | |
| 12 Thu | San Francisco, CA | P.T. | 7222 |
16:49 (03:23) | temp | Lodging |
Coast Starlight #14 |
North | 918 |
20:12 (19:28) | temp | Cascades | |
| 13 Fri | Portland, WA | P.T. | 8140 |
15:40 (25:05) | temp | |
| 14 Sat | Empire Builder #8 |
East | 664 |
16:45 (17:09) | temp | |
| 15 Sun | East Glacier, MO | M.T. | 8804 |
09:54 (08:51) | temp | See a glacier while they last |
Empire Builder #7 |
West | 664 |
18:45 (15:35) | temp | ||
| 16 Mon | Seattle, WA | P.T. | 9468 |
10:20 (10:55) | temp | |
Thruway Amtrak Bus |
North | 144 |
21:15 (03:20) | temp | Bus Option later |
Canada Segment of Writers, Western (Map ... Tables ... Top ... Bottom)
| Day | City/Train | TorD | Miles | Start (time) | Giiggle | Notes |
| Vancouver, BC | P.T. | 9612 |
00:35 (16:55) | temp | Daily Pass: SkyTrain ... Ferries | |
| 17 Tue | Canadian #2 |
East | 2768 |
17:30 (74:30) | temp | |
| 20 Fri | Toronto, ON | E.T. | 12380 |
20:00 (12:30) | temp | |
| 21 Sat | Maple Leaf #64 |
South | 82 |
08:30 (02:00) | temp | Niagra ON walk across Peace Bridge |
USA East Segment of Writers, Western (Map ... Tables ... Top ... Bottom)
| Day | City/Train | TorD | Miles | Start (time) | Giiggle | Notes |
| Niagara Falls, NY | E.T. | 12462 |
10:30 (13:29) | temp | Walk: Simon's Cafe Sign up in advance | |
Lake Shore Ltd #63 |
West | 528 |
23:59 (09:46) | temp | ||
| 22 Sun | Chicago, IL | E.T. | 12990 |
09:45 (00:00) | temp |
