Riding the Rails: The 2006-2008 Stories

Here are stories of Chris Guenzler's journeys on the trains of North America. The stories are in chronologial order, the most recent can be found at the top and the oldest by scrolling down to the bottom of the page.

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Fullerton Railroad Days 2008 with Willamette Valley Parlor Car

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The Train Riders Group Rides to Great Dome!

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Getting home from the One Millionth Amtrak Mile

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Museum of Transportation/Metrolink St Louis Trip

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Reaching my One Millointh Amtrak Rail Mile at La Plata

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What it took to get the mileage to work!

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A First Trip on the Sprinter

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Sierra Railroad Railfan Trip 2008

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Winterail 2008 with a stop at Sassy Classic in Hanford

Around Albuquerque: Sandia Peak Tram, Belen Harvey House and Model Railroad

Grand Opening of the Exhibition of Amtrak History and Silver Rail Event Center.

An Unexpected Trip to Oakland

Two roundtrips to La Junta, Colorado

Train Riders Trip to Grover Beach

The Long Trip Home via Portland

My 50th Birthday in Memphis riding Streetcars

City of New Orleans and Diner 37003 with All Day Dining Menu

A Winter Trip East to Chicago via Seattle

Home for Christmas aboard the Southwest Chief plus Santa Ana Holiday Display

A night at the Kingsley Inn, Fort Madison

A Trip to the Depot Inn with new and future things coming to La Plata

PRS Knott's Berry Farm Steam Shop Tour

Metrolink 2007 Holiday Toy Express Train at Orange

A Pacific Sands Private Car Weekend in San Diego

The Burrard's First Trip to San Diego

Train Riders Group Trip III to San Luis Obispo

A Double Headed Steam Trip on the Sierra Railroad

The Sierra Railroad Golden Sunset Dinner Train

A Trip aboard the Tioga Pass to Santa Barbara

Train Travel Group Trip to Santa Barbara

CP 2816 Thief River Falls to Winnipeg Trip

CP 2816 Shoreham Yard to Thief River Falls Trip

CP 2816 and Milwaukee Road 261 Doubleheading to La Crosse Trip

CP 2816 Dresser Turn Trip

CP 2816 Glenwood Turn Trip

First Train to the New Buena Park Metrolink Station

It will be so good to be home via the Crescent, Capitol Limited and Southwest Chief.

The NRHS Summerville Steam Trip.

A visit to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History.

A Trip on the Stone Mountain Railroad

A visit and ride at the Southeastern Railroad Museum

NRHS Visit to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

NRHS Trip Over the TAG Line

The NRHS Blue Ridge Trip

The NRHS Hiwassee Loop Trip

A visit to Ruby Falls

A visit to Rock City and the Fairyland Caverns

A trip on the Lookout Mountan Incline Railway

A stay at The Chattanooga Choo Choo

A Trip on the Big South Fork Scenic Railroad

A Trip at the Southern Appalachia Railway Musuem

Trips on the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad

The North Carolina Transportation Museum and Train Ride

Onward to Charlotte via the Southwest Chief, Cardinal and Crescent

A Trip on the Boone & Scenic Valley!

East on the Southwest Chief to La Plata!

Lake Whatcom Railroad and the flight home!

First Revenue Run of the Tacoma Spirit of Washington Dinner Train

A Trip over the Remlinger Farm's Tolt River Railroad

Flying to SeaTac and the Pacific Northwest Railroad Museum.

Chelatchie Prairie Photo Freight Trip

The Milwaukee Road 261 to Duluth and the Dinner Train

Minnesota Dinner Train plus finishing the Hiawatha Light Rail Line.

Cass 40th Railfan Weekend

The Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum and a trip to Seneca Caverns.

A Trip to the B&O Railroad Museum plus finishing up Baltimore Light Rail

One Million Rail Miles Achieved, the Complete Story

A Photo Freight on the Indiana Transportation Museum.

A trip over the Carthage Knightstown & Shirley Railroad

A Photo Freight over the Whitewater Valley Railroad.

Tour of Amtrak's Beech Grove Shops

A trip over the French Lick, West Baden & Southern Railway

A Trip to the Monticello Railway Museum and a surprise find after!

Keystone Service, SEPTA Streetcar Lines and the Cardinal to Indy.

A stay at the Red Caboose Motel

A Trip on the Strasburg Railroad, Shop Tour and a Chase

A visit to the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum.

The Trip with a stop in Pittsburgh to ride the Monongahela Incline.

Scenes along the Surfliner Route on my quest for the Million Rail Mile

A Trip to Ride the New Mexico Railrunner, Beep! Beep!

Winterail 2007 Show and Trip

Stuck for hours in Lamy: A roundtrip on the Southwest Chief from Los Angeles

My return to the Pacific Parlor Car

A Trip to Stay at the Depot Inn & Suites in La Plata, Missouri.

Train Riders Group Trip to ride the entire San Diego Trolley System

The Trip home from Fort Worth on the Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited plus DART

A Trip on the Texas State Railroad Palestine to Rusk and return.

The Grapevine Vintage Railroad to the Fort Worth Stockyards and Trinity River Run.

The Museum of American Railroad in Fair Park in Dallas 12/30/06

The Trip to Fort Worth on the Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle plus TRE and DART

"A Holiday Festival of Trains" at the Richard Nixon Library

Another morning Surfliner ride.

A Trip La Plata, Missouri for Trainweb.com Grand Opening

Trainweb.com 10th Anniversary Birthday Bash at the Rail Restraurant 12/06/06

Holiday Season Display at the Santa Ana Antrak Station

A short ride on Surfliner Amfleet 573 and Metrolink to Riverside

A Trip to Tustin to see the Metrolink Holiday Toy Train 2006!

A Trip to Sacramento for the 18th Annual Trainmaster Dinner plus more!

Sand Dunes, Ghost Railroad and the Trip Home

A trip on the San Luis Central Railroad

A Trip of the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad

A trip on the Manitou and Pike Peak Railway

Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway visit and ride

Southwest Chief to Trinidad, Pueblo Railway Museum and other surprises

First Train to use new Santa Ana east platform plus history of the east platform and bridge.

SP 4449 Excursion to Bend, Oregon

My 950,000 Rail Mile in the last Great Dome

A look at both Coaster and Metrolink Services

The Trip Home from the NRHS 2006 Convention via Altoona

NRHS 2006 Convention Trip 4: The Buckeye Circle Trip

NRHS 2006 Convention Trip 4A: The Morgan Run Shop Tour

A Brief Trip to the Warthers Carving Museum and the NRHS 2006 Convention Banquet

The Mad River & NKP Museum in Bellevue, Ohio plus the trip there!

NRHS 2006 Convention Trip 3: The Cincinnati Limited Dennison to Newark.

NRHS 2006 Convention Trip 2A: A Trip at the Minerva Steam Railroad Museum

NRHS 2006 Convention Trip 2: The Cuyahoga Valley Classic

NRHS 2005 Convention Trip 1: Dennison to Gould Tunnel plus a Photo Freight

A Trip to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

The Tunnel Inn plus a second trip to the Horseshoe Curve.

A Trip and Tour at the Rockhill Trolley Museum

A Visit and Trip on the East Broad Top Railroad

First on the ground experience at the Horseshoe Curve and more!

A Ride on the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad

A Ride on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Amtraking to Pittsburgh to get to the pre NRHS Convention Trips

First runs of Sunday Metrolink Orange County Line Service

Midday Orange County-Inland Empire Train Service plus a side trip to San Diego

Another trip on the Mount Hood Railroad plus a cab ride return.

SP 4449, SP&S 700 Ride, Speeders and the Willamette Shore Trolley.

A Train Ride at the Camp 6 Logging Museum

Steam Charter on Tacoma Rail from Morton to Tacoma

Steam Photo Charter on the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad

A trip from Banks to Tillamook on the Port of Tillamook Railroad

The first Run of Metrolink Train 655 the New Orange County Line Weekend Service

Train Riders Group 2nd Santa Barbara Trip

Training to Fullerton Railroad Days 2006

Oakland Circle II and my final steak on Amtrak?

The Spring 2006 Trip Featuring Simplified Dining on the Southwest Chief, Capitol Limited and Cardinal along with SEPTA, The NJT River Line, PATCO, Princeton JCT, PATH , Hudson Bergen Light Rail Line and the New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves Game.

Surfliners, PRS San Dimas Museum and PRS Yard Tour

The Feather River Express

First Train to Piru in Years: Fillmore Railfest

The Coldest Winterail Ever!

A New Bridge, a Test and Just a Morning Aboard a Surfliner

A Train Riders Group Trip to Santa Barbara

A Trip to Los Angeles to Hear Michael Dukakis Speak

A visit to Los Angeles to see Santa Fe 3751

A trip over the entire San Diego Trolley System

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