Carl on a train, somewhere in Colorado.
"All it takes to make life complete,
is a little more Training."
--Carl Morrison
"Do I play golf? No, I get my ration of frustration riding trains!"
--Carl Morrison
"I can't remember the last time I knew
where I was!"
--Carl Morrison
Returning from U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team jump.
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Carl@TrainWeb.com
Welcome to the Trains Website of Carl Morrison,
Field Reporter for TrainWeb.com
http://TrainWeb.org/carl
Rough Pastel painting of me. Click for larger copy.
How most people recognize me.
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I. Travelogues
in the United States:
•

Amtrak's Dark Side --
Southwest Chief from LA to
Flagstaff, a Night Train. Flagstaff well worth the visit. Feb.
1 - 4, 2010.
• The Name has changed, but it's the same Great Train ride
on the
Overland
Trail private railcar:
Santa Barbarbara
Vino Lover's Train, revisited January 23, 2010, a seabird watcher's
paradise.
• A current listing of 5 rail trips to the
Depot Inn &
Suites in La Plata, MO, from California:
a. "Trains to Planes" Taking
the Southwest Chief to the Depot Inn & Suites Kirksville, Missouri,
Regional Air Festival, September 11 and 12, 2009:
http://trainweb.org/carl/TrainsToPlanes/
b. Heading to the Passenger Train
Historical Society Meeting, Southwest Chief, Fullerton, CA, to La Plata,
MO, August 7 - 10, 2008:
http://www.trainweb.org/carl/PTHS/
c. Chris Guenzler reaches One Million
Miles Traveled on Amtrak, April 7, 2008:
http://trainweb.org/carl/GuenzlerAmtrakMillion/
d. La Plata, Missouri, Rail Events
on February 23, 2008:
http://trainweb.org/carl/LaPlataFeb2008/
e. The 10th Anniversary of TrainWeb.com,
December 9, 2006:
http://trainweb.org/carl/Anniversary/
•
California
Rail 2020 Conference and Fillmore & Western Excursion November
6 - 8, 2009
•
What's New with
Santa Barbara Carfree in 2009? October 19 - 21, 2009
•
Barstow
Flyer LA Rail and Pacific Railroad Society's Special Private
Car Train -- LA - Barstow roundtrip October 17, 2009.
•
Overland Trail
Private Railcar "Santa Barbara Daylight
Wine Lover's Train" October 10, 2009
•
"Trains to Planes"
Taking the Southwest Chief to the
Depot Inn & Suites Kirksville,
Missouri, Regional Air Festival September 11 and 12, 2009
•
2009 Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Red Unit Circus Train in Anaheim and Ontario,
CA, July, 2009
•
Central Coast Train
Day 2009 in Santa Barbara, California, July 18, 2009
• Traveling
Back In Time - The 21st Annual Behind-the-Scenes Tour
at the California State Railroad Museum and Railtown 1897 State Historic
Park
•
"Steel Wheels in California,"
RailPAC Annual Meeting, NARP Member Meeting, Los Angeles, May 2, 2009.
•
National Train Day,
May 9, 2009, Los Angeles Union Station.
•
The
History of Sleeping Cars 150th Anniversary Symposium and Passenger Train
Historical Society's Conference, April 23 - 26, 2009
•
Loco Vino - The Railroad
Winery, offers the first railroad inspired wines for train lovers and
wine lovers, with collector series railroad photographs on the labels.
March, 2009
•
GrandLuxe
Sale - End of an Era - December 3, 2008
•
Rails to the
Rim - Grand Canyon Railway Hotel and Train Package - October
16-18, 2008.
•
Passenger Train Historical Society
(PTHS) Picnic, Meeting and Train Tours at La Plata, Missouri, August
7 - 10, 2008
•
2008 Ringling
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Blue Unit Circus Train in Anaheim, CA,
July, 2008
•
Tehachapi
Rare Mileage on the
Coast Starlight,
Sunday, June 22, 2008
•
Izaak
Walton Inn, Essex, Montana, A Railfan's Paradise in Big Sky Country.
•
Chris Guenaler's
Millionth Amtrak Mile Celebration at Depot Inn & Suites, La Plata,
Missouri.
•
Vintage Train, Vintage Wines,
Vintage Cars, and Vintage Wine Country Inns -- Sounds Like California!
• Coast Starlight,
L.A. to Seattle, Two
Different Worlds with a Third World in Between
•
Game Train Surfliner from
Fullerton to San Diego, California, for a
Padres vs. Dodgers Game
•
The Sierra Railroad,
Oakdale, CA, celebrates the return of steam engine trips to the San Joaquin
Valley for the first time in 50 years.
•
Pullman
Adventures: Pacific Sands Round Trip
Los Angeles to San Diego, CA, Mar. 31 - April 1, 2007.
•
American Orient Express
Travelogue
•
Ringling Bros. and Barnum
& Bailey Circus Train just look for the phrase:
Photos and Stories by Carl Morrison
• Fullerton Railway Plaza Association and Southern California Scenic
Railway Association
•
San Diego Excursion,
December 6, 2003
•
Car Free
Santa Barbara, California
•
Coast
Starlight, California Zephyr, Cardinal to Charleston, WV, Travelogue
•
Rails
to Riverboats - Amtrak to the
River
Explorer Hotel River Barge.
•
Rails
to Rodeos - Southwest Chief to the Denver Livestock Show and Rodeo.
•
Surfliner
to San Diego
•
Santa
Fe Southern Railrad - Santa Fe, New Mexico
•
The Skunk
Train - Ft. Bragg and Willits, California
•
Riding the Rails
in Southern California - Metolink, Metro, Amtrak
•
Sunset Limited - Los
Angeles to Palm Springs.
•
Cardinal (Train
50), Chicago to Charleston, WV, 2003
II. Photo Essays, Interviews, Press Releases and Conference Reports:
•
How to Take Better Train Travel
Photos - An Instructional CD made for Let's Talk Trains.
•
Train
Riders Association of California (TRAC) Conference, Sacramento, CA,
Nov. 8-9, 2008.
•
California State Railroad
Museum Trainmaster's Reception, 2008
•
Sprinter announces another
new Start Date. Oceanside, CA, March 9, 2008
• Train Riders Association of California (TRAC)
Conference, San Diego, CA, Nov. 3-4, 2007
•
Buena Park Metrolink Station
Opening, October 6, 2007
•
RailPAC/NARP Conference,
March 17, 2007 with Keynote by Alex Kummant, Amtrak Pres.
•
The
10th Anniversary of TrainWeb.com, December 9, 2006, in LaPlata, Missouri,
their new home!
•
Metrolink Free Monthly Sunday Train Rides and Santa's
Holiday Train Express
•
Train
Rider's Association of California (TRAC) Conference, 2006, Oakland, California.
•
TRAC California 2020 --
2005
•
TRAC
California Rail 2020 -- 2004
•
TRAC
California Rail 2020 -- 2003
•
Fullerton Flyers -
Fullerton's new professional baseball team
•
Holland America's
McKinley Explorer
•
Richard
Talmy, Parlour Car Attendant - "The Most Unforgettable Character"
•
Salisbury Beach Private
Rail Car.
•
Surfliner's
Fifth Year Anniversary
•
Surfliner's Two Millionth
Rider Celebration
•
Illinois
Railway Museum - America's Largest Railway Museum at Union, Illinois
in McHenry County, Illinois
•
San Francisco MUNI Tour
November 7, 2004
•
Operation Lifesaver,
Fullerton Amtrak Station, Fullerton, CA, February 16, 2005
III.
Commentary:
Trains,
Planes and Automobiles...Why I choose Trains!
Trains, Why I like watching
and riding them. 2004