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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   
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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


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Rough Pastel painting of me.  Click for larger copy.

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How most people recognize me.


I.  Travelogues in the United States:

•    http://TrainWeb.org/carl/arrow_2.gif 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.
•    Private Railroading in PVs Birch Grove and The Observatory to AAPRCO 2008 - Chicago to San Pedro, CA, Sept. 2008
•    American Association of Private Rail Car Owners (AAPRCO) 2008 Convention and 3751 Excursion, San Pedro, CA, Sept. 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.
•   Ribbon Cuttings at the new Exhibition of Amtrak History and Silver Rails Event Centers and the Events Center Gala, all Feb. 23, 2008.
•   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:

•    http://TrainWeb.org/carl/arrow_2.gif 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


IV.  Travelouges from South of the Border:

•  The Maya Route by Rail:  Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche and Yucatan, Mexico, Offered by Sue Stilwell at S&S Tours
•  The Copper Canyon, Mexico, Offered by Sue Stillwell at S&STours.



The current project at MoKnowsPhotos.com is 

Photo Note Cards by Carl Morrison


Contact:  Carl@TrainWeb.com
or 714-225-8463 or 325 Koch Avenue, Placentia, CA  92870

(Click Here, or below, to go see all the Photo Note Cards and order)

The Photo Note Card Categories are:


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