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Chris has ridden over 1,187,000.0 miles - that's equal to over 49.45 times around the world! He has ridden
trains in all 50 states and has traveled on every Amtrak route at least twice, plus all the trains of
Canada's Via Rail as well as every intercity route in Canada. In Mexico he has done Copper Canyon
many times plus some other special places. Here are a few of the milestones that Chris has
done: He hit his 100,000th mile on the Ferrocarril Pacifico at Lujan, in the Mexican state
of Sonora, he reached 250,000 miles on Amtrak train #580 near Irvine, California, and when he got to
500,000 miles he was on Amtrak train #11 at mile post 256.8 on the Union Pacific's Coast Line in California.
On August 28, 2002 he passed 700,000 miles 14.1 miles west of Albuequerque, New Mexico. On May 26, 2003 at
MP 178 east of Santa Ana he passed 750,000 rail miles. On April 25th,2004 he was on Train 4 and
passed 800,000 miles just west of the Metrolink West Corona Station. On February 20th, 2005 he passed
850,000 miles at MP 215.6 on Surfliner 785 on the San Diego Sub. 900,000 miles was passed aboard
the Southwest Chief Train 4 on the BNSF Seligam Sub at MP 369.9 On November 26th, 2005. 950,000.0
miles was passed at MP 200.9 on the Metrolink San Diego Sub on 8/29/06. On April 27, 2007 at MP 425.5
at the Missouri River Bridge at Sibley Missouri aboard the Southwest Chief, Chris passed his One
Millionth Rail Mile ridden. On April 7, 2008 as Chris stepped off the Southwest Chief at the La Plata,
Missouri Amtrak Station he reached his One Millionth Amtrak Mile ridden!
Watch this site for more of Chris' continuing railroad adventures!
Got any rail travel questions for Chris? Contact him at: chrisguenzler@juno.com. Read some of the comments about Chris's railroad journeys here. |
Chris passing his Millionth Rail Mile. Click here for the story. | |
Chris reached his Millionth Amtrak Rail Mile.Click here for the story. |
