My Final Trip for 2004 and a return to the Albany Area to do my Christmas Shopping. This has become an annual tradition for me with this being my 4th year in a row using Amtrak to get across the state for shopping as well as to visit friends.

My Third and biggest trip for 2004. I visited Cedar Point once again and checked out some great places in Chicago, IL. Also took my first rides on The California Zephyr and The Cardinal! While in Chicago, I took in some of the best views of the city from atop the Sears Tower!

My Second planned trip for 2004. This trip coincidentally occurred on the 33rd Anniversary of Amtrak and both trains ran on time, amazing! Good weather and good railfanning made this weekend trip a memorable one, please read on...

My 30th Amtrak Trip and first for 2004! I wanted to head back to Albany and also wanted to board a train in Niagara Falls as I had yet to ever do so. I brought along a hand-held GPS on this trip to chart our course as we traveled across the state.