Hi all, I've been reading the travelogues and this forum for some time, and thought it was about time to join in formally. I've enjoyed train travel since my family went on a two week jaunt in 1964 from CA to KC, Minneapolis and Chicago. Don't travel the LD tains as much as I hope to in the future (retirement is anywhere from 5 to 15 years off!) Just took a vacation day yesterday and took an ACE, Capital Corridor and San Joaqin loop.