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Getting ready for my first Amtrak trip in five months, wake up at 4:30, everything's on schedule - 10 minutes later alert that there's a disruption. Call Amtrak and talk to a fantastic agent who is reading the notes in the system to me, powerlines down across tracks north of Chico and PG&E does not have a bucket truck available for a few hours so as of now it's a 3-4 hour delay. This is train travel in the US.

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and of course, in the end, the problem is always (drivers of) cars.

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(Next available train between two major cities is tomorrow)!

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And we are off, four hours late. Although we've now been stopped in San Leandro for almost 20 minutes with no announcement as to why.

southbound Amtrak Coast Starlight train pulling into Jack London Square station in Oakland.

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well they just announced we're going to back up and then go to Niles before we go to San Jose. First time to Niles for me!

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currently at this dot. There are many many rabbits hopping around outside.

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It's very springlike today. Everything is green and lots blooming. Starting to see a lot of poppies (although not enough to get a good picture yet).

video of a mustard field from the train

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my beautiful new travel backgammon set fits perfectly on the Amtrak table. met my neighbors earlier who are coming by after dinner to play a few games.

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why yes I did open the window in the downstairs door so I could try to get a video of the horseshoe at night.

southbound Amtrak Coast Starlight heading around the horseshoe curve on Cuesta Pass just before San Luis Obispo at night.

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Conductor: "I know this train is a little bit late"

Best effort we get to LA at 1 AM

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perfect weather today 💙🤍

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🌅

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🚂🚂 headed home.

I like these solar powered bike chargers

bike and surfboard car 🚲🏄🏻‍♂️

Always love the 🌴🌴

two rows of palm trees outside Union Station in Los Angeles.
bike and surfboard car on the train
Metro train at Union Station Los Angeles.

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I love this leggy poinsettia tree at the San Luis Obispo Amtrak station. I've been taking pictures of it for decades and it usually only has one or two flowers; there are a lot today.

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