Amtrak train travel a memory
@allknowing (140041)
India
July 19, 2023 7:20pm CST
We took this train from San Jose (California) and our destination was Oxnard where my nephew stays. But the train did not go further than Santa Barbara and we had to take a bus to Oxnard. I had to send a message to my nephew to pick us up at the bus stop and he did.
It was a memorable journey and I had this dream of taking this route as I was told it ran parallel to the sea and it was. It was a sight to see the sea right through our journey.
It was a double decker train and that again is not something that one gets to experience often. The food in the canteen and the service was par excellence something we do not see here in India
When was the last time you travelled by train?
Image credit:
Pacific Surfliner train 572 rolls through the Batiquitos Lagoon behind Charger locomotive number 2111. This area is slated for a new double track project to begin next year.
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@almostoveryou (4816)
• Philippines
20 Jul 23
My last train ride was probably in 2005 when I had to commute to work and tender my resignation. I relied on the subway and the path rains while I was in NYC and New Jersey but I don't recall having tried something as awesome as your Amtrak experience. We might have to take the train when we get to Taipei next week. Looking forward to that.
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
20 Jul 23
Do get back and tell us about your train travel to Taipei
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@almostoveryou (4816)
• Philippines
20 Jul 23
@allknowing I will. We're taking the train to get to Taipei Zoo.
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@AmbiePam (95780)
• United States
20 Jul 23
The last time I traveled by train, I was ten years old, and taking a train up Pike's Peak, a mountain in Colorado. It was quite a trip.
My best friend is set to travel by train from here in Oklahoma, to San Francisco, and she is very excited about it.
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@AmbiePam (95780)
• United States
20 Jul 23
@allknowing It is so beautiful, just so beautiful.
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
20 Jul 23
@AmbiePam My nephew was happy I had no breathing problems as high up there many get choked. I had my first taste of buffalo wings at the restaurant there and I did not know what they were till then. Why Buffalo any way? (lol)
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
20 Jul 23
Talking of Colorado Mountains I did that by car when my nephew took me there My nephew lives in Fort Collins
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@rsa101 (38180)
• Philippines
20 Jul 23
There is no train in our place anymore that travels long distances. We do have the short distance transit trains that ply around the nearby cities in the metropolis. When I was young, we used to have this long-distance travel and it took us almost 12 hours to travel from our place to the capital city. But when buses were introduced and the roads were developed the travel time with buses became faster than the train so people stop using the train which caused its demise.
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@rsa101 (38180)
• Philippines
20 Jul 23
@allknowing We have trains for short distances here in the capital city. But the trains became less popular when buses were introduced and became faster than them. So they ceased operations since they are slower.
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
20 Jul 23
@rsa101 As per my knowledge I think trains run faster specially now. And we have restrictions when it comes to maximum speed of buses
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
20 Jul 23
I have never heard of a country that does not have trains short or long distance. Here in India every State is connected.
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@DaddyEvil (140390)
• United States
20 Jul 23
I've only been on trains in amusement parks.
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
20 Jul 23
Train travel has been a part of my life while at work and also going to my native place. I have also taken trains to go on short holidays within India as well.
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@DaddyEvil (140390)
• United States
20 Jul 23
@allknowing Yes, I know Indians take trains a lot. People in the US drive our vehicles instead of taking trains places.
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
22 Jul 23
@DaddyEvil The number of vehicle owners is increasing here as well.
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@Deepizzaguy (106107)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jul 23
The last time my relatives and myself took an Amtrak train ride was from New York City to New Orleans around 1970.
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
21 Jul 23
@Deepizzaguy A great memory you have there.
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@Deepizzaguy (106107)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jul 23
@allknowing I remember riding the train when the train was on a bridge over Lake Pontchartrain headed toward New Orleans.
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@aninditasen (16581)
• Raurkela, India
20 Jul 23
I traveled from Rourkela to Kolkata in the month of May this year and will be going back by train to Rourkela in the month of September. Train maintainance in India is going from bad to worse. Even the first class curtains are torn.
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
21 Jul 23
It was a long time that I travelled by train in India. These days Modi is inaugurating all those long distance trains.
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
21 Jul 23
@aninditasen Modi has been in a mighty hurry to flag them off not realising how good or bad they are
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@aninditasen (16581)
• Raurkela, India
21 Jul 23
@allknowing The Bande Bharat is worse. Most of them are meeting with accidents.
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@wolfgirl569 (110833)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jul 23
I have never traveled by train. It could be fun
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
20 Jul 23
I have done it countless times - getting to work for a few years, short holidays within India and this memorable journey.
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
20 Jul 23
And that bus journey that was not expected.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
20 Jul 23
Last time I took a train across town was 10 yrs ago in Vancouver. They have a subway train system. Last time I took a train across country was in 1989 from Winnipeg to Halifax. (Canada)
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@allknowing (140041)
• India
20 Jul 23
Even my train travels - several of them were years ago.
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