tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post114137559524353060..comments2023-10-31T04:37:20.113-07:00Comments on Bloviating Zeppelin: The Chasing of the TrainsBloviating Zeppelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141596593671040512006-03-05T14:09:00.000-08:002006-03-05T14:09:00.000-08:00When I was ages 1-5 I lived in the Upper Peninsula...When I was ages 1-5 I lived in the Upper Peninsula in Michigan and there were train tracks right behind our house. I don't know how often the trains would come through but I have good memories of them and my mom said I always waved to the Conductor and he was real nice and waved back :-).Dionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013166054883351020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141465555401145022006-03-04T01:45:00.000-08:002006-03-04T01:45:00.000-08:0003 04 06What a beautiful picture! Whenever me and ...03 04 06<BR/><BR/>What a beautiful picture! Whenever me and the husband go to Tahoe, around Donner Pass there are these train tracks on the other side of the lake. I always wondered what it would be like to ride a train through that territory! Have a nice weekend Blo Zep:)Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141439385593430242006-03-03T18:29:00.000-08:002006-03-03T18:29:00.000-08:00The best train ride I have ever taken was between ...The best train ride I have ever taken was between Hood River and Parkdale Oregon. On the way up to Parkdale, the observation car was behind the engine. It was loud and magnificent. <BR/><BR/>Before going back we did a run around. This left me alone on the observation deck at the rear of the train. <BR/><BR/>Bald Eagles flew over. Mount Hood loomed large. There was a gentle trickle of irrigation from the pear orchards.<BR/><BR/>It was spiritual.bigwhitehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378526701377764387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141431147625917922006-03-03T16:12:00.000-08:002006-03-03T16:12:00.000-08:00The California Zephyr goes right by where I live -...The California Zephyr goes right by where I live -- it starts in Martinez and runs to Chicago, once a day, each direction. It goes over Donner Summit and by Donner Lake, past Tahoe. I want to tell you, James, that's a beautiful ride this time of year. Down by you, I think you have the Coast Starlight and that runs north adjacent Hwy 1.Bloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-1141403613140116192006-03-03T08:33:00.000-08:002006-03-03T08:33:00.000-08:00Man, I have this dream of riding a train through t...Man, I have this dream of riding a train through the Rocky Mountains. I'm going to do that one day.James Manninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15469290464817310368noreply@blogger.com