I. Train Travelogues, Conference Reports,
and Photo Essays in the United States:
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Where to Learn About Several Rail Adventures in One Day:
LA Travel & Adventure Show and
LA Times Travel Show January 12, 2013
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Super Chief, “The Train of the Stars”
Inaugural roundtrip from Los Angeles - San Diego, December 29, 2012, on
the restored first lightweight Santa Fe Super Chief car,
ACOMA, December 29, 2012.
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Silver Rails Country October 17 - 27, 2012 Another Round Trip on the
Southwest Chief from Fullerton, California, to La Plata, Missouri, and Silver Rails Country, the home of
American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation (APRHF).
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Blue Unit
Circus in Southern California: Chasing it; Interviewing the
Trainmaster, Joe Colossa; Loading and Unloading the Elephants and
Horses; A Performance of the
DRAGONS Show; and a
RIDE on the Longest Private Train in the World! July 9 - August 27, 2012
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Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal (LAUPT) Walking Tour by the LA Conservancy August 18, 2012
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Izaak Walton Inn, Essex, Montana
Traveling on the Amtrak Coast Starlight and Empire Builder for a
Spring, 2012, Visit to Glacier National Park. May 19 - 26, 2012
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Trains of San Diego County, California - April, 2012
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Hotel Santa Barbara on "The American Riviera" and the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner - March 29 - 30, 2012
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Vino Train - A Santa Barbara Wine Tasting Adventure, free from driving, aboard the Vino Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara round trip. Saturday, March 17, 2012
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Amtrak Southwest Chief from Fullerton, CA, to Albuquerque, NM
Including photos of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Preserve,
Old Town Albuquerque, Unser Racing Museum, Santa Fe Southern Railway,
Classical Gas Museum - Embudo, and Taos Pueblo. January 17 - 22,
2012
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Silver Rails Country - A Photographer's Paradise in Middle America Located in Northeast Missouri (NEMO)
at the La Plata stop on the route of the Amtrak Southwest Chief.
A Photo Essay featuring the Depot Inn & Suites, Silver Rails
Gallery and Event Center, La Plata Amtrak Station, Santa Fe Espresso,
Grandma's, West Winery, and five other photo essays around La Plata.
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Columbia Star Dinner Train,
October 15, 2011. Put on your Sunday Best, pick a special
occasion and enjoy a gourmet dinner while riding a vintage classic
train through rural Missouri near Columbia. Learn about the
"Cornfield Bandit" and his effect on this dinner train experience.
• "
Rail Travel Writing and Photography Workshop"
October 16 - 20, 2011 Presented by Henry Kisor and Carl Morrison -
Reasons for holding your next small conference in the center of Silver
Rails Country at the rail-friendly Depot Inn & Suites in La Plata,
Missouri, on the route of the Southwest Chief.
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A "Car Free" Week Along the Central Coast of California. Traveling by
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner
and Amtrak Bus to San Luis Obispo, Solvang, Santa Barbara, and Ventura,
California,..all without a car. Including "The Longest Ocean view
Train Ride in America". August 15-20, 2011
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Streamliner Lounge opens at the Orange, CA, Metrolink Depot. 1950s train decor inside and out with a Ruby's Diner adjacent. Interior and Exterior photos.
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Red Unit,
July 25 & 28, 2011, Anaheim, CA. Includes photos of the
Circus Train, Animal Walk, Videos of the Animal Walk and some of the
Performance and interesting Circus Train Facts.
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National Train Day, May 7, 2011, at Los Angeles, California, with inside and outside photos of Amtrak Equipment, Private Rail Cars, Los Angeles Station, and other photos near the Station.
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Coast Starlight round trip Fullerton, CA, to Seattle, WA,
with photos of the Parlour Car, Bedrooms, Diner, Coach, Tulip Festival,
Boeing Museum, Seattle Space Needle, Pike Market, Mt. Vernon, La
Conner, Anacortes, Port Townsend, Washington, and the Washington Ferry
System. April, 2011.
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"The Railroad Revival Tour 2011"
a report about the Tour Train at the San Pedro, CA, concert 4/22/11 (3
bands, 2,000 miles, 6 outdoor concerts, all by 14 private rail cars)
• A slide show titled,
How to Take Better Train Photos,
by Carl Morrison. My train photos are used to illustrate the
different elements of composition. Use the >> button to advance
to the next slide. Use Command/- or Command/+ on your keyboard to
decrease/increase the slides so they show on your monitor.
• A Train for All Seasons A Ride on the All-Season
Verde Canyon Railroad, Clarkdale, Arizona
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Blazin' M Ranch A Scrumptious Chuckwagon Dinner and Cowboy Music Show after a ride on the Verde Canyon Railroad.
• A Winter Ride on the
Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, Arizona, February 8, 2011.
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Car Free San Diego,
California - Where to Stay, What to Do, Where to Eat, and Where to
Drink in San Diego without a car,
Using the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, San Diego Coaster, and San Diego Red
Trolley. November 18 - 20, 2010
• Train Riders Association of California (TRAC) 2010 Conference in Sacramento,
CA, with excursion to Alstom in Vallejo, CA.
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Vino Train -
Los Angeles to Santa Barbara Round Trip, October 23, 2010. Wining,
Dining, and Training with a Pacific Ocean View.
• Trains to Planes 2010: Taking the
Southwest
Chief to
Silver Rails Country, La Plata, MO,
for the
Depot Inn
& Suites Kirksville Air Festival Sept. 12, 2010.
• Los Angeles, Griffith Park,
Travel Town - A Railfan Destination,
August 15, 2010.
• Railfan -
Dan Dalke's Memorial Service,
August 16, 2010.
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Ringling
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train - 2010 Blue Unit
Report and Photos from Commerce and Anaheim, California, July 13, 2010
• Photo Essay:
Trains of Cajon
Pass, California. May 25, 2010.
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"Spring Training" from Fullerton, CA,
to Los Angeles to Essex, Montana Amtrak:
Pacific
Surfliner, Coast Starlight, and
Empire Builder.
May 12 - 13, 2010
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National Train Day,
May 8, 2010, Los Angeles
• Photo Essay:
No. 3751 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive
Trip LA to San Diego, May 1, 2010.
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RailPAC/NARP Conference,
Los Angeles, April 17, 2010
• Photo Essay:
Union Pacific's 1904 Santa
Ana River Bridge, Riverside, CA.
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Luncheon by the
Sea on the Silver Splendor,
April 11, 2010.
• Photo Essay:
Surfliner and Coaster
Trains at Del Mar, California, April, 2010.
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VIEWS FROM A
SUPERLINER: Southwest Chief from Fullerton, California, to LaPlata,
Missouri, March 8 - 14, 2010, for the Silver Rails Gallery Opening,
and return to Fullerton.
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Silver
Rails Country Attractions: LaPlata; Kirksville; Macon;
Higbee, and Hannibal, Missouri. Missouri Wineries and more. March
8 - 14, 2010
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Silver
Rails Gallery, La Plata, MO, Grand Opening, March 13, 2010.
A new Art Gallery devoted exclusively to Railroad Art of nationally
known artists.
• 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/
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California Rail 2020 Conference
and Fillmore & Western Excursion November 6 - 8,
2009
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What's New with
Santa Barbara Carfree in 2009? October 19 - 21, 2009
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Barstow Flyer
LA Rail and Pacific Railroad Society's Special Private Car Train -- LA
- Barstow roundtrip October 17, 2009.
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Overland Trail
Private Railcar "Santa Barbara Daylight Wine Lover's Train"
October 10, 2009
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"Trains to Planes"
Taking the Southwest Chief to the
Depot Inn & Suites Kirksville,
Missouri, Regional Air Festival September 11 and 12,
2009
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2009 Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Red Unit Circus Train in Anaheim
and Ontario, CA, July, 2009
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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
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"Steel Wheels in California,"
RailPAC Annual Meeting, NARP Member Meeting, Los Angeles, May 2, 2009.
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National Train Day,
May 9, 2009, Los Angeles Union Station.
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The History of Sleeping Cars
150th Anniversary Symposium and Passenger Train Historical Society's
Conference, April 23 - 26, 2009
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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
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GrandLuxe Sale - End of an
Era - December 3, 2008
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Rails to the
Rim - Grand Canyon Railway Hotel and Train Package
- October 16-18, 2008.
