MILLION MILES ON AMTRAK at La Plata, MO
PHOTO TRAVELOGUE
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By Dutch Myers
This is a photo travelogue from Pennsylvania to La Plata, Missouri for Chris Guenzler's celebration of a million miles traveled on Amtrak. The journey was round trip on the same trains – the Pennsylvanian, the Capitol Limited and the Southwest Chief.
Although this is a photo travelogue, some explanatory text is necessary. However, I will keep it to a minimum. Train photos from the same locations during the round trip are grouped together. Due to nighttime traveling, some locations have no photographs. The first section is on the Pennsylvanian from Harrisburg to Johnstown. The few Pittsburgh photos are placed in the Capitol Limited photos from Pittsburgh to Chicago. The Southwest Chief has photos from Chicago to La Plata, MO. The last section contains the photos of the events in La Plata, Missouri for Chris Guenzler's Million Miles on Amtrak. Tom and Kelly Marshall and Maria Snodgrass and the rest of the staff at the Depot Inn & Suites performed an outstanding job hosting the occasion.
The
Pennsylvanian left Harrisburg on time and kept the schedule all the way
to
Pittsburgh. It passed Harrisburg
International Airport, Norfolk Southern GI8 Yard, across the Rockville
Bridge, through
Lewistown, Huntingdon, Tyrone, Altoona, Johnstown, Latrobe, Greensburg
and into
Pittsburgh. You will see quite a
few pieces of track equipment doing work near Mifflin, PA.
Click
Here to Start or Click below the Table of Contents
On The Pennsylvanian
Harrisburg to Tyrone – photos 101 through 199Altoona – photos 200 through 223
Altoona Horseshoe Curve – photos 224 through 251
Johnstown – photos 252 through 264
On The Capitol Limited
Pittsburgh – photos 265 though 269 (fellow travelers and Primanti's Restaurant)
Capitol Ltd – photos 270 through 277 (morning photos South Bend and Gary IN)
Chicago – photos 278 through 347 (A St. Louis High School Choir at the Navy
Pier were very talented and notice the car for Amtrak Train Day on the last two
shots).
On The Southwest Chief
Naperville, IL – photos 348 through 353
Mendota, IL – photos 354 through 366
Princeton, IL – photos 367 through 376
Galesburg, IL – photos 377 through 379
Fort Madison, IA – photos 380 through 389 (bridge crosses the Mississippi River)
Depot Inn and Chris Guenzler Lookout – photos 390 through 414
Meeting Chris Guenzler's Train – photos 415 through 445
Silver Rails Event Center reception – photos 446 through 472
Red Rooster Restaurant lunch – photos 473 through 482
Tour – Train Party Building area – photos 483 through 499
Tour – Santa Fe Lake & South Gifford – photos 500 through 510
Tour – Chris Guenzler's Million Mile Lookout – photos 511 thru 534
Silver Rails Center Dinner – photos 535 through 561
Tour – St. Louis group – photos 562 through 568
First to head home – photos 569 through 575
Rainy Tuesday – photos 576 through 587
Wednesday morning at RR – photos 588 through 591
Wednesday at the Lookout 592
Maria drives to the La Plata Station 593
EB Southwest Chief arrives to head home – photos 594 through 597
Chris Guenzler waves from the Lookout – photos 598 & 599
Chris Guenzler and his Million Mile Lookout Bldg – photo 600
