Awwww yeah.

[corknut]

So! In early April (the first to the eighth), I'm going to be taking a train trip across the country. I'm ridiculously excited and I've been spending forever preparing for this, and because I had nothing better to do this afternoon, I put together a list of the route I'll be taking. If any of you online people live in any of these places, I'll wave at your city from my window. :P

Lake Shore Limited- from 12:00PM 4/1/11

Boston, MA
Framingham, MA
Worcester, MA
New York City, NY
Cortlandt, NY
Springfield, MA
Poughkeepsie, NY
Pittsfield, MA
Rensselaer, NY
Schenectady, NY
Utica, NY (I'll be sure to say hi to Holly from The Office here :P)
Syracuse, NY
Rochester, NY
Depew, NY
Erie, PA
Cleveland, OH
Elyria, OH
Sandusky, OH
Toledo, OH
Bryan, OH
Waterloo, IN
Elkhart, IN
South Bend, IN
Chicago, IL

4hr 15min stopover in Chicago

California Zephyr- from 2:00PM 4/2/11

Chicago, IL
Naperville, IL
Princeton, IL
Galesburg, IL
Burlington, IA
Mount Pleasant, IA
Ottumwa, IA
Osceola, IA
Creston, IA
Omaha, NE
Lincoln, NE
Hastings, NE
Holdrege, NE
McCook, NE
Fort Morgan, CO
Denver, CO
Fraser, CO
Granby, CO
Glenwood Springs, CO
Grand Junction, CO
Green River, UT
Helper, UT
Provo, UT
Salt Lake City, UT
Elko, NV
Winnemucca, NV
Reno, NV
Truckee, CA
Colfax, CA
Roseville, CA
Sacramento, CA
Davis, CA
Martinez, CA
Richmond, CA
Emeryville, CA

5hr 57min stopover in Emeryville

Coast Starlight- from 10:07PM 4/4/11

Emeryville, CA
Richmond, CA
Martinez, CA
Davis, CA
Sacramento, CA
Chico, CA
Redding, CA
Dunsmuir, CA (this totally sounds like something out of The Lord of the Rings)
Klamath Falls, OR
Chemult, OR
Eugene, OR
Albany, OR
Salem, OR
Portland, OR

1hr 5min stopover in Portland

Empire Builder- from 4:45PM 4/5/11

Portland, OR
Vancouver, WA
Seattle, WA
Edmonds, WA
Bingen, WA
Everett, WA
Wishram, WA
Leavenworth, WA
Wenatchee, WA
Pasco, WA
Ephrata, WA
Spokane, WA
Sandpoint, ID
Libby, MT
Whitefish, MT
West Glacier, MT
Essex, MT (flag stop)
East Glacier Park, MT
Cut Bank, MT
Shelby, MT
Havre, MT
Malta, MT
Glasgow, MT
Wolf Point, MT
Williston, ND
Stanley, ND
Minot, ND
Rugby, ND
Devil's Lake, ND
Grand Forks, ND
Fargo, ND
Detroit Lakes, MN
Staples, MN
St. Cloud, MN
Saint Paul, MN
Red Wing, MN
Winona, MN
La Crosse, WI
Tomah, WI
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Portage, WI
Columbus, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Glenview, IL
Chicago, IL

2hr 15min stopover in Chicago

Capitol Limited- from 6:40PM 4/7/11

Chicago, IL
Gary, IN
Valparaiso, IN
South Bend, IN
Elkhart, IN
Fort Wayne, IN
Waterloo, IN
Lima, OH (I'll wave to all the Glee kids for you guys)
Toledo, OH
Sandusky, OH
Crestline, OH
Elyria, OH
Cleveland, OH
Canton, OH
Alliance, OH
Pittsburgh, PA
McKeesport, PA (I'll look for Rocky and Bullwinkle here XD)
Connellsville, PA
Cumberland, MD
Martinsburg, WV
Harpers Ferry, WV
Rockville, MD
Washington, DC

2hr 55min stopover in Washington DC

Northeast Regional- from 4:05PM 4/8/11

Washington, DC
New Carrollton, MD
Linthicum, MD
Baltimore, MD
Aberdeen, MD
Newark, DE
Wilmington, DE
Philadelphia, PA
Cornwells Heights, PA
Trenton, NJ
Princeton, NJ (right near where I used to live! We used to go to this station all the time to watch the trains)
New Brunswick, NJ
Metropark, NJ
Newark, NJ
New York City, NY
New Rochelle, NY (I've always remembered this city because it's where Hannah from The Devil's Arithmetic lived)
Stamford, CT
Bridgeport, CT
New Haven, CT
Old Saybrook, CT
New London, CT
Mystic, CT
Westerly, RI
West Kingston, RI
Providence, RI
Westwood, MA
Boston, MA

Done!

Can it be April yet?

Comments

[fire-lord-azula.livejournal.com]

Darn!  I used to leave near Cleveland, and now I'm too far south in Indiana.  No waves for me.  :(  Nevada will be the most desolate place you've ever been to, but the Reno area is a little more lively.  A little.

It sounds like such an amazing trip!  I hope it doesn't go by too fast!

[banerry.livejournal.com]

I love desolate places maybe not to live in 24/7, though! I've been out west twice before (though mostly in the Arizona/New Mexico area) and it was awesome. Deserts... ♥

Same. Nine days to travel across the country and back is pretty fast. I have a feeling I'll be thinking about all that I'm missing when it's dark. XD

[fire-lord-azula.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't fault that.  Living in such a place 24/7 definitely isn't for everyone.  The Arizona/New Mexico area is very beautiful, and most parts of Nevada will make them look green and lush.  So if you love deserts, you'll get your fill on the way to California.  It's a very wide state at the top.

Trains are fast, so there's little that can be done about the speed.  Take in as much as you can and savor it.  It's too bad they couldn't stop when it's dark because of the scenery that'll be missed!

[banerry.livejournal.com]

I'll have to take a lot of pictures to make up for it! :P