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

[banerry.livejournal.com]

I'll wave to your old college, then? :P From what I've heard it's a really pretty town.

[rinhriveiel.livejournal.com]

Parts are. Other parts are just slummish. XD

[banerry.livejournal.com]

Haaa, I think every place is like that at least a little. :P