I've just tallied up my additional 945 rail miles from my recent overnighter on the Silver Meteor (yes - I am THAT kind of train geek)and made an unexpected discovery.
I have been married just six weeks shy of 15 years and, now, for the first time since the wedding in July 1998, the number of train miles I have ridden as a married man exceeds the number of train miles I logged as a bachelor.
My last two train rides as a bachelor were behind steam at the Cass Scenic Railroad and with Southern Railway #4501 at the Tennessee Valley Railway Museum. The first two as a married man were part of a honeymoon trip involving the Lake Shore Limited and the Empire Builder.
I'm appreciative for having a wife who permits some solo train riding each year. I'm also appreciative for having a wife who pointed out that I could log more train miles by flying to the places where the trains I wanted to ride are located!
Posted by Vincent206 (Member # 15447) on :
...and I thought this was going to be your 4,000th post milestone. I've always secretly hoped that your 4,000th post would be a trip report from your first ride on the Wisconsin Talgo, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen.
Congratulations on finding such a wonderful partner!
Posted by notelvis (Member # 3071) on :
Hey Vincent -
What a concept for the 4,000th post but no.......
Though we will be riding whatever Talgo presents itself from Portland to Seattle in July..... and I need to go ahead and reach 4,000th posts so I can change my tagline in an honorable way. No point in dragging it out waiting for the Wisconsin Talgo.
I'd settle for a return of the Blackhawk for a Chicago-Dubuque ride in a horizon coach though!
Posted by Gilbert B Norman (Member # 1541) on :
Mr. Vincent--
Is this to say Mr. Presley will have to fly out to your neck of the woods, presuming that is where the Wisconsin Talgos will end up, to report on a Talgo ride?
Be it assured, he is a decent guy who I have met face to face - and he doesn't foam at the mouth - just likes to eat at Subway.
Posted by notelvis (Member # 3071) on :
cheap - quick - not particularly fattening!
Posted by Geoff Mayo (Member # 153) on :
While my wife is certainly tolerant of train travel, to do so requires some comfort and that means sleeper accommodation which is fair enough - I may do an occasional single overnight in coach alone but that's all. But sleeper accommodations these days are somewhat pricey. Add two children to the mix and it's a virtual no-no now!
Sadly my 17,000+ miles will stay at that total for some time yet! I've stopped counting though could probably work it out if inclined to do so.