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Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. And I’m sure when you make it happen you’ll enjoy the trip as well!

Awesome! I hope you’re able to check them out. Though judging from some IG accounts I follow, they really are dwindling to near zero 😔

@@anayaontheroad2129 The old signals are still in place. On Labor Day 2024 I counted 8 of these signals north of Wagon Mound, NM. I was hoping to get over to the tracks to get a picture of the Amtrak next to the signals. Didn't happen, I got busy packing up the travel trailer and was on the wrong side of Wagon Mound when I heard the train.

@N0MTNAmateurRadio that’s great to hear that a few are still there! I literally just ran into a guy that said he’d be taking a trip there to try and get some shots… too bad about the timing not working out for the train going by. I’ve definitely felt that frustration on some trips of mine lol

Oh man, flip a coin! Haha…. If I had to choose, I’d probably say summer. Both are beautiful, but summer has more people on the Colorado river, and seeing all the folks waving, and mooning lol, adds a little to the adventure.

@@anayaontheroad2129 lol, thank you!

Based off the menu of my most recent trip on the California Zephyr, for breakfast I like the omelet (French toast is good too), lunch I like the hamburger, and for dinner the steak is really good. I’m usually on the bottom bunk. And sleeping I wake up throughout the night normally so I’m a bad gauge, haha. But to me the rocking of the train is a nice part of it all. If you don’t mind that type of thing you can get a full night’s rest. Hope that helps!

I remember a picture book from elementary school that got me interested in mt st Helens and the pics from afterwards were amazing! In that book it had pictures of some plants sprouting, and made it seem like it would be a long time. Then seeing it in person you can really appreciate how much has grown!

Thank you! Appreciate the comment and glad you’ve enjoyed the videos!

Your guess is as good as mine 🤷‍♂️

Wow, I had to re-watch this one to see what I said to get this type of response! 😳 if there’s any litigation going on, I’m not privy to it. I thought the video gave off the impression I’m just a dude that saw something interesting on the side of the road🤷‍♂️

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and that you found it helpful!

Thank you! (I think your comment may have posted twice! 😀)

Whoa! That is so cool! You got to see something in person that the rest of us got to see in grainy 1980 footage.

Totally agree! I’m a steak guy too, but I foolishly (and partly for the video to show other meals) did not order the steak on my first night only to have my dinner disrupted on the second night 2 of 3 trips so I never got to get the steak! Next time I’m for sure getting it first chance I get because you never know when you’ll have dining car issues! Haha And I totally get you, it is kind of addicting.

Somewhere in the multiverse!

@@anayaontheroad2129 O'Malley didn't want to relocate to Queens,so he moved to Los Angeles in a big backstabbing of the fans in New York

Makes one wonder how things would have been if he got the land in Brooklyn he was hoping for?

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Thank you! Yeah, this one I had a little less to actually show, so had to Google some images and include a few of my own. The Ebbets miniature, the home plate from Ebbets, and the display case with some memorabilia from the Brooklyn days are all at Dodger Stadium. I’d meant to include text to indicate that but forgot to do so in the edit 🤦‍♂️.

@@anayaontheroad2129 By Google's account I live 22 minutes from Dodger Stadium, so there's no excuse for my ignorance -- I figured they were at Cooperstown. Thank you again. Go Dodger Blue!

It’s on the press box/suite level along with a bunch of other pictures and memorabilia. I didn’t even know the public could visit that section until about 2 seasons ago!

Great video! My Grandmother moved a few blocks down Bedford Ave. after the Dodgers left and before they tore down the stadium. I went there in the early 80s when I was in school with a friend from my neighborhood in the city trying to find some remnants of the ballpark and there was nothing there at that time except a deli with the Dodgers name nearby and the corner stone on one of buildings visible from the street view mentioning Ebbets Field which you did not show. I had no idea about the metal home plate marker on the property and the flagpole which most books never mention. Kudos to you on doing some great detective work!

@apsny261 Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed the video… I do regret not walking around the block of the old stadium, and just the neighborhood in general. I got too preoccupied trying to find a spot to record, lol…. I did think the flagpole was an interesting find.

Wow! That is so cool. You got to see all those legends practically at your front door, and in such a candid way. Like you said, to be able to see that comradery even after those few years since Jackie retired. Thank you for the comment, it’s so interesting to hear first hand accounts of moments like this.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video…. Yeah, I didn’t mention it in the video but the dodgers moved out west with their rivals the giants, another former New York team up in SF.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video. As for the train, it left Chicago at around 2pm.

Aw gee mister. That video was a real long time ago, and I’ve growns a lot since then! Promise!

It really is a cool place to check out!

Thanks! I was afraid the history might bog the video down, but I kept it anyway…. The snow really does add to the beauty! It’s been a while since I’ve ridden the Empire Builder so I’m definitely jealous right now! Haha

Oh wow! Did those end up being the last ones? I just picked them because they were easy to get to!… sad to see them go, but I get it.

Haha, yeah, “muggy-own” doesn’t feel right, but that’s what the sign at three rivers petroglyphs said 🤷‍♂️. And that little stat was pretty cool, and they seem pretty proud of it! And who knows, it’s a percentage, so Mesa Verde might actually still have more overall. Glad you enjoyed the video!

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video. As far as the better side, it’s almost a toss up, but slight edge probably goes to the left. In corn country it doesn’t matter much, after Denver the scenery is kinda split until the first stretch of the Colorado River seems to be mostly left side up til Glenwood Canyon which is mostly right side. Getting closer to utah and ruby canyon most is on the left. Nevada it doesn’t really matter and crossing Sierra Nevada I might give the edge to right side. But overall either side you’ll get great views. But when in doubt there’s always the lounge car where you can kinda see both!

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Ah did I word something awkwardly? Haha I’ve been known to do that in my videos… a lot! Lol😂

Awesome! I wonder if you’ll get any snow by that time? Either way it’s beautiful. And I suppose “backwards” is in the eye of the beholder, lol.

Right? Being in LA it would be nice to have a route to Denver, and I get the sense the Pacific Northwest would like that too. I know the LA to Las Vegas train has been teased for 25 years, though the brightline project seems to be for real, and I read an article a few years ago about trying to revive the Pioneer, so who knows? 🤞

Awesome! And the nice thing about July is those long days to get in that extra bit of scenery each day. Hope you both have a great trip!

Thank you! I won’t lie, this is my longest video by far and I was a bit worried about the pacing. Glad you enjoyed it. And I hope you have a great trip!

I saw some pics of that day and it looks like a lot of folks showed up. I ended up at some open field in Idaho for that one!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video.

Personally, for breakfast I like the omelet, for lunch the burger is pretty solid, and for dinner I like the steak. I went out of my way to try as many as I could for the video though… As for my sleep i am sort of a night owl so I would stay up until around midnight only to wake up around 630 or 7 for breakfast. But I could have easily gone to bed earlier to get a full night’s sleep… and yes, I did sleep in the bottom bunk, mostly because one of my favorite things is waking up and looking out the window to see where we are. I briefly thought about sleeping in the top bunk to keep the bottom as seating, but not having the window stopped me.

Thanks! I knew there were a lot of other videos out there and figured I’d put my own spin on it. Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. And that sounds like a pretty nice retirement trip! I hope everything goes well for you.

Glad you enjoyed it!… on one trip we were on time and arrived around midnight. Once we were very late and arrived around 3 am. It was hard to get a sense of how many people got off the train. There weren’t any from my car.

@@anayaontheroad2129 Thank you for your quick response!

Awesome! I hope the video helps… as for riding in coach it is fine, but for a long ride like the zephyr it has its challenges. Sleeping in a chair for two nights and not really having any personal space for that long can be a little tough for some folks… but the coach seats get the same views as the rooms so in that sense it’s just as great!

@@anayaontheroad2129 Thanks for the response!

Thanks! I’m sure you caught the cameos, lol

Awesome! I hope you enjoyed the views of the gorge. And glad you enjoyed the video!

Oh wow. Reading that is so sad and a little infuriating, but I guess it reflects more in the change of attitude towards sites like that than anything else. Then again even with today’s views of artifacts those types of people are still doing their thing 🤷‍♂️

Awesome! Thank you for the kind words and glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you enjoy the more to come!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Whoa! That’s really cool… or I guess I should say “really coal!” Haha

Agreed!

I suppose only seeing through the lens of economic value then it’s a waste, but getting to study a recently devastated area with minimal intervention has its own value.

As far as I can tell they’ve decided to leave the region as undisturbed as possible to study how an environment rebounds after a such a catastrophic event.