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Sunday, June 13, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Ratton Tunnel
Well, just went from New Mexico to Colorado via the Ratton pass. It seems to have an interesting history. Sounds like the Santa Fe cleverly got their hands on it before the Rio Grande. The pass is also just North of the highest point on the railroad, 7,588 feet!
Brian "Buckaroo" Ballinger
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Albuquerque
The stopover in Albuquerque has had a slight bit of switching added to it. The train had picked up 3 private cars overnight, and this was their destination. It would appear that the engine pulling our train was being used to do the disconnect and switching of the cars. Unlike when our excursion in San Francisco when the train pulled up and the 2 cars we were riding were added by another engine. I guess it has a bit to do with availability of equipment and the layout of the switches at the station.
Brian "Buckaroo" Ballinger
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Waiting
I'm sitting in a courtyard just to the South of Union Station's West entrance. It has two fountains that are just about drowning out the jackhammer work that is very loud in the main atrium.
Unlike so many other open spaces I have walked through, or by, in L.A., this one does not suffer from the scent of an open air port-o-potty.
The amazing trip I just took aside, I have been gawking at the amount of 'tagging' everywhere in L.A.. A general sense of indifference to the appearance of the city. I know Chicago isn't clean, but wow. The warm air seems to be its saving grace to most people I have met.
Well, I depart in about 4 hours, with an arrival in Naperville on Thursday.
It will be nice to be home, I will however miss the events and people from the trip.
Brian "Buckaroo" Ballinger
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An Amazing Weekend
I have returned to Los Angeles after an amazing time with so many Disney legends and Disney enthusiasts. The trip to San Francisco and back was like no other train ride I have ever been on, and suspect will be like no other I may ride.
The continued presentations of Disney stories by the people who knew Walt and were there to learn from him was a source of entertainment as well as education. The stories were so often the ones that you will most likely never read about in any book.
The ease with which each and everyone got to know one another was unlike any other trip I have ever taken. To bring this many people together who have such passionate interests, left me feeling right at home, even though the only two people whom I had met previously, were the founders of the society, Michael & Sharon Broggie.
Departing the train, I lingered getting more parting shots of the rail cars. With good-byes flowing all around to many new found friends. I hope to have the opportunity to see and share time with them again.
It was a bit sad, walking down the platform, looking back at the rail cars that brought us all together, knowing that an experience such as this is so incredibly rare.
Brian "Buckaroo" Ballinger
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The continued presentations of Disney stories by the people who knew Walt and were there to learn from him was a source of entertainment as well as education. The stories were so often the ones that you will most likely never read about in any book.
The ease with which each and everyone got to know one another was unlike any other trip I have ever taken. To bring this many people together who have such passionate interests, left me feeling right at home, even though the only two people whom I had met previously, were the founders of the society, Michael & Sharon Broggie.
Departing the train, I lingered getting more parting shots of the rail cars. With good-byes flowing all around to many new found friends. I hope to have the opportunity to see and share time with them again.
It was a bit sad, walking down the platform, looking back at the rail cars that brought us all together, knowing that an experience such as this is so incredibly rare.
Brian "Buckaroo" Ballinger
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