Long Amtrak Train Trip Starting 26 August!

The Sightseeing Car was high in demand on Zephyr. Two ladies sat besides me. Married to each other. They were from Maine. We had a nice long chat. They were staying in a room for the long trip for $2500 plus other charges. Plus their flight to Chicago and what not other expenses. I don't think they were rich but celebrating some special date/event. After our long chat there, I decided to move away from them to let them have their own couple's time. But I could sense they wanted to have their own time after that and felt they were not so keen on meeting me, which was understandable. So I too kept my distance from them during the rest of the trip. We said Hello/Hi when ran into each other.
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ExDtimy6hUCiJkPn9

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The headphone guy became a bit of a bother to me and probably others. I don't know if he had mental issues or not but all he did was to have the headphone on him and mumbled words. And by day two on the Zephyr, he stank really badly. And he had taken a particular fondness to sit in the Sightseeing Car right next to me. I once begged some people to take the seat next to me as the headphone guy could sit elsewhere. Sorry, but sitting next to someone like him was too much; it almost came to puking from his stench.
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/nZXC5jguLXakRgXp9

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Going further west toward Utah. No GPS location was recorded for this pic--maybe because no cell signal. The Zephyr maybe going through the Tunnels region but I am not sure.

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Finally in Utah. Some majestic National Parks in that region. A retired college professor was sitting next to me in the Sightseeing Lounge and she kept pointing toward the hills and the erosion. She said it is possible that once the Colorado River was that high. She mentioned something like Moraines. But she didn't seem like an expert in geology--which I am not either--but when she said the Ice Age extended to FL then I didn't agree with her. So she looked up on her phone and corrected herself. A polite fun lady! She complimented me: "You look like a college professor". Haha!

GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8Gpi5ZPa1gsAqkbD6

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Mr. Spiro was the Cafe Car attendant for the most of the trip on Zephyr. He is from Chicago. Has a thick accent and people think he is Italian but he is a born and raised American of Greek origin. Friendly, chatty guy.
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FZcroxFLVzhoGD1Q9


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Sightseeing Car at night. The nights were not fun: Generally cold and not much to see. That night, a senior conductor chatted with a group of passengers. The train had slowed down a bit because of flash flood watches issued; our phones also rang. The conductor said he has maybe seen only 3-4 such events in his 15 years of service on that route. We saw several muddy streams around the track. Lightning and thunder and rain too.

GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/W2LrN8bMUBaQUXAr9

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The next morning on the Zephyr. We were in Nevada then. Beautiful morning. The guy to my left was a bit agitated about not getting a 'fresh air' break which is a more polite way for cigarette break. I sat in my usual spot and the empty seat next to me made me nervous about the Headphone Guy!
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bGw14kdfYvnEQRN47

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Geographically the USA is a beautiful country with a lot of variety of landscapes to see. One of the things that I do enjoy about my trips to the USA.
 
Finally, the Zephyr was in California! Truckee River (the Donner Pass area).
In just a few hours, my Zephyr trip was ending with friends picking me up in Sacramento area where I would spend the night.
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dXhWFgqugSRUkMnY8

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