Hello, Pasco, Hello!
Today saw us depart from Seattle. All 28 cars with four locomotives left the Emerald City shortly after 8 am. A fine time as usual in town and short it always seems. Great walking, dining, shopping and other attractions. The trip today saw us…
And now, we get ready to go!
Seattle has been great! A bit of the golden sunshine here and there with some rain, but generally very nice as weather goes. Plenty to see and do for all kinds of interests in and about the Emerald City. We even had a nice…
On the move heading for Seattle
So, when I last left you, the Two Rivers and the Burrard were heading for Seattle on the rear of Amtrak’s Coast Starlight train. At Oakland, our cars along with the Federal were added to the train. Already on the rear of the train…
My start in the world of Private Railcars
So today as I take a few moments before heading out the door to be off for Seattle, it seems a good time to share the tale of how I got into all of this. Genetically, actually. One of my great grandfathers, after working…
Why a private railroad car? Part 2
If you are of a certain age, the image seen above is one that you may recall as the private railroad car of an age gone by. The Wanderer, as the railway home of US Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon,…