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Mr. Guenzler, would you have a problem granting an interview with general circulation media when you "crack the M'?
I think such would be great story; and I'm certain this Forum has 'resources' i.e. Members with contacts in the "OC", and maybe even the LA, media community,
Even if I'm not all that much of a traveler myself anymore, I think you are a one courageous guy in this life, and if you want it, you certainly deserve general circulation media recognition of your upcoming milestone.
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My wife and I have been traveling on Amtrak since 1986 when our oldest son moved to San Diego. Another son then moved to a Minneapolis suburb. Both have families. We've been on all the long distance routes, some many times.
Current mileage accumulation is 269,047. Cross country trips pile up the totals fast! That figure includes two trips on ViaRail Canada: the Canadian westward and the Ocean both ways in the east.
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Are you willing to share, Mr. Guenzler, where you plan to pass your M?
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Some railfans of a certain age, those 70 or over, might remember "E.M. Frimbo," the pen name of Rogers E.M. Whitaker, who wrote about trains for the New Yorker. Before he died in 1981, he claimed an official mark of 2,748,636.81 miles on railroads throughout the world. And he said he was a few years behind in his arithmetic.
As for me, I have somewhere between 32,000 and 35,000 miles, mostly in those 16 Zephyr trips I took in 1992-93 for my book on that train. And I enjoyed every single mile mightily.
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The day will be April 27th, 2007 on the Southwest Chief on the way to La Plata for the major celebration at the Depot Inn & Suites. Yes, I do interviews as you can tell on the front page of my web site where there are two. I wil leave LAX on April 25th and plan to do it east of Kansas City.
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Hey Chris, make sure someone wakes me up back in coach that morning!
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Chris, would you kindly stop that and let the rest of us try to catch up? Thank you. Henry (puffing)
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Chris, I'm doing a little math here and I'm reading that you've been roughly 240,000 miles in 34 months? That's about 7,000 miles per month, every month, 34 times. Mind boggling!
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I just bought this post back so anyone who hadn't posted could or update their again. It not who has the most but that everyone who rides is very special in my book.
Chris
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I recently passed 300,000 miles and am now at 300,587. Hard to believe, but I have it all documented. Mileage is taken from Amtrak timetables, which I presume are accurate enough. A very small part of my mileage is on ViaRail Canada.
Another cross-country trip is coming up shortly.
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In my railroad map project, I have found that AMTRAK timetable mileages are only accurate to approximately 5-10 miles, depending on the route...........
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I just reached 134,000 aboard the Silver Star Saturday. My biggest events in 2010 included the Spencer-Asheville excursion in October and a Sacramento-Denver ride on #6 in May. Also had a day at the Cumbres & Toltec, my favorite railfan destination, in July.
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Steve Grande passed his 300,000.0 Rail Mile on his way home from La Plata. He did it near Dalies 3.4 miles east of that location on the way to Albuquerque.
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If I lived in Southern California, I think I'd find a reason to take the train to either San Diego or San Luis Obispo nearly every weekend!
I now stand at 137,147 miles. Highlights for 2011 included the Cascade Talgo, Coast Starlight, and San Diegan this past June.
Threads about 2012 plans coming soon!
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For me it's getting close to 10,000 miles. My wife and I take the Surfliner to either San Diego and Santa Barbara a few times a year. The longest trip was Los Angeles to San Antonio to New Orleans to Memphis to Chicago to Denver to San Fransisco the back to L.A. This took about three weeks with stays in all mentioned cities and cost me about $3500 not counting beer money.
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I'm adding it up and getting 141,561 miles, but that includes 1 RT Montreal to Quebec, 3 1-way Montreal to Ottawa, 1 1-way Toronto to Montreal, and 1 1-way Jasper to Vancouver, all on VIA; plus 3 trips on the section of the Maple Leaf that is really VIA (Niagara Falls ON to Toronto); plus 1 1-way Vancouver-Banff on Rocky Mountaineer.
Also, re local trips in NYS from some time back, I had to estimate those and may have undercounted or overcounted a tad.
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I'm at 1,337,020.9 for now but have cut back my riding to rest up for my Winterail Trip leaving at 4:24 AM from Santa Ana on Friday. I'mdoing a show Friday night at the Pizza Pary. Stop by and introduce yourself to me if you are attending.
Chris
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Reached mile 138,000 shortly west of Cumberland, MD on the Capitol Limited last Saturday evening. Padded the total a bit riding on to Chicago and then with a brief ride out to the western suburbs on a Metra Commuter.
Coming up in 2012 - maybe some spring rides on NCDOT's Piedmonts, a railfan jaunt to Colorado's narrow gauges, a July ride on the Southwest Chief ABQ-CHI with the family, and perhaps on the AAPRCO Special Asheville, NC - Chattanooga, TN in September. Ought to put me comfortably over 140,000 by winter.
-------------------- David Pressley
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quote:Originally posted by Ira Slotkin: David - if you'll be coming through Denver enroute to the narrow gauges here in CO, I hope we can find time to get together.
Ira
I would like that Ira but we won't be in Denver on this trip........ going in and out of Albuquerque this time and not getting nearer than Canon City.
I am hoping to get back to Denver no later than July 2013 though...... perhaps sooner as I'd like to use Denver as a jumping off point for my next AGR points solo venture.
-------------------- David Pressley
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My plan to do so, RRRich, went off the rails long ago.
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Currently stand at 141,152 and over the last 6-8 years have been averaging about 4,000 miles a year.
That breaks down into 2 or 3 overnight Amtrak trips, 8-10 joyrides on the NCDOT Piedmont trains, and another 2-4 foamer daytrips each year.
Next up - maybe a midweek joyride on the Piedmont and then adding some rare mileage riding the AAPRCO Convention Special Asheville, NC - Chattanooga, TN in late September.
-------------------- David Pressley
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Disclaimer - there is NO WAY that my figure is accurate. I have never attempted to calculate to the 10th of a mile and while I do count light rail and interurban mileage, I do not count miles ridden on 'subway' systems such as the DC Metro or Atlanta MARTA. I also don't count miles accumulated on 'toy trains' in amusement parks running on anything less than a 2-foot gauge.
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