Railroad Question
Jun 22, 2018 19:26:05 #
Is possible to take a ride up and over the Seiras like a rider on the Central Pacific would have done in the 1870s?
Jun 22, 2018 20:15:38 #
Jun 22, 2018 20:15:45 #
I don't know.
Try google tourist train ride between a couple of cities that are on the route.
Pat
Try google tourist train ride between a couple of cities that are on the route.
Pat
Jun 22, 2018 20:18:47 #
From Salt Lake City to Sacramento CA - tied into the Amtrack Country wide.
Jun 22, 2018 21:29:34 #
Dave327 wrote:
From Salt Lake City to Sacramento CA - tied into the Amtrack Country wide.
Thanks! Something else for the bucket list.
If you want a good read, get Steven Ambrose: "Nothing Like It in the World" and learn about the transcontinental railroad. I read my copy twice before giving it to a friend who also likes Ambrose.
Jun 23, 2018 11:32:08 #
You can take an Amtrak ride over the Sierra Nevada mountains, but the route has changed (1997) from the original one used by the Central Pacific. Near the top of mountains, the old covered snow sheds and tunnels are no longer used; you are able to walk through them. Still, the new route is a beautiful one. So, enjoy.
Jun 23, 2018 11:55:32 #
For me at least, an even more scenic part of the same Chicago-Oakland Amtrak (California Zephyr) route is from Denver to Ogden. Not on the historic transcontinental line, but well worth the trip. (You can do some parts of it, but not all, by car, and Glenwood Canyon, now that they've rammed I-80 through it, is greatly diminished, but still a great train ride.)
Jun 23, 2018 12:00:16 #
DJ Mills wrote:
Yes, it is possible. I took the Amtrak from Reno to Sacramento and back a couple years ago. Very enjoyable trip.Is possible to take a ride up and over the Seiras like a rider on the Central Pacific would have done in the 1870s?
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