![]() Engines 99 and 23 lead the City of New Orleans as it prepares to depart the Crescent City on July 24, 2012
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![]() The Louisiana Superdome can be seen as the train departs New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
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![]() Seen
in the New Orleans yards, engine 145 is one of Amtrak’s heritage
locomotives, painted to commemorate the company’s 40 years of service
as of 2011
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![]() The rear view from the City’s sleeper shows Lake Pontchartrain and I-55 (left), and marshes on the right
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![]() Helpers shove a southbound coal train through the marshlands south of Pass Manchac
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![]() The Pass Manchac drawbridge is located at one of the most scenic points on the City of New Orleans route
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![]() Chicago Trolley and Double Decker Bus Company bus
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![]() Marina City, one of the opening scenes in the old Bob Newhart Show
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![]() Metra/Illinois Central electric train yard seen from our tour bus near downtown Chicago
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![]() The Field Museum
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![]() Sailboats anchored in a harbor along Lake Michigan
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![]() The Chicago skyline seen from the top deck of our tour bus
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![]() The Chicago Sun-Times clock tower
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![]() The John Hancock Building as seen from our tour bus
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![]() Engines 157 and 151 head the westbound California Zephyr at Chicago Union Station
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![]() Westbound Southwest Chief (left) and California Zephyr (right) at Chicago Union Station
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![]() Crossing the new BNSF Mississippi River bridge at Burlington, Iowa
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![]() An Iowa sunset prior to a major nighttime storm
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![]() Castle Rock, a notable land form visible along I-25 between Denver and Colorado Springs
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![]() The entrance to the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs
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![]() The gymnastics training facility used by the US men’s team
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![]() The strength and conditioning facility used by US Olympians
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![]() One of the pools in the Olympic aquatic center
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![]() A two car train passes the storage sheds at the base of Pikes Peak Cog Railway
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![]() A train prepares to board at the Manitou Springs station
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![]() Beautiful mountain scenes dominate the climb to the summit
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![]() A mountain lake nestled among the mountains
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![]() The steep climb among the rock fields nearing the summit of Pikes Peak
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![]() A trailing train climbs the part of the line our train traversed a few minutes before
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![]() The twisting line and a trailing train visible behind our train
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![]() The author with our train at the absolute end of the line at the summit
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![]() The cog railway logo seen during the layover at the summit
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![]() The author and the photographer at the summit of Pikes Peak
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![]() Our train and the one that will precede it prepare to leave the summit
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![]() The trains at Summit House
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![]() A yellow bellied marmot spotted on our descent
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![]() Big horn sheep seen from the train
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![]() Garden of the Gods
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![]() Striking rock formations at Garden of the Gods
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![]() A large deer strolls across the entrance driveway at the Colorado Springs Marriott
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![]() The view from our suite at the Colorado Springs Marriott
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![]() The Colorado Springs Marriott was a perfect stopover for the first night of our Colorado visit
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