tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post5298095497658872153..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Late Train to West Palmsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-33964005638661607982009-04-30T13:40:00.000-04:002009-04-30T13:40:00.000-04:00Wow, that's insane. Hitting a house?? Oh man.
Fu...Wow, that's insane. Hitting a house?? Oh man. <br /><br />Funny, but today people would have been on cell phones ordering pizza to be delivered or something ;) Oh how times change.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-91992022464853159732009-04-28T17:43:00.000-04:002009-04-28T17:43:00.000-04:00Leigh, that trip sounds wonderful!
Jay, it wasn't...Leigh, that trip sounds wonderful!<br /><br />Jay, it wasn't very bad (we didn't jump the tracks). I think you'd like the train.<br /><br />Fantasy Life: I like reading Theroux, but I don't think I'd like to travel with him--there's a reason he goes alone!<br /><br />Scarlet--both trains still run, you'd take them to NYC, then take one of the trains that run across the state to Rochester. Go for it!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-11320229095822505812009-04-28T14:14:00.000-04:002009-04-28T14:14:00.000-04:00I'm still not over the sentence, "We had hit a hou...I'm still not over the sentence, "We had hit a house." Well, that's a little too much adventure...even for me! I'm glad no one was hurt.<br /><br />I wonder if the Silver Star is still running. If I had time, I'd travel by train to my high school reunion. One of these days I'll travel on Amtrak. (You're inspiring me!)Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-66414210316101522292009-04-28T08:33:00.000-04:002009-04-28T08:33:00.000-04:00Great story. I've always loved Paul Theroux's boo...Great story. I've always loved Paul Theroux's books that detail his train travel.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253518897502046799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-54131418961314825632009-04-26T18:07:00.000-04:002009-04-26T18:07:00.000-04:00I 've never beenanywhere long distance on a train....I 've never beenanywhere long distance on a train. I don't think I'd be brave enough to do it again after hitting the house!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158409505328990008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-72560399640914057862009-04-26T08:03:00.000-04:002009-04-26T08:03:00.000-04:00Once spent 25 hours on a train from Ukraine to St ...Once spent 25 hours on a train from Ukraine to St Petersburg. It was quite an experience. There's something deeply exciting about travelling by train, not that I'm a great traveller. I wish I was more adventurous.Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-9892526548055772282009-04-26T06:59:00.000-04:002009-04-26T06:59:00.000-04:00This has been a busy weekend for me... I'll try t...This has been a busy weekend for me... I'll try to get around and catch up on folks.<br /><br />Kenju, Part of the reason they ran out was due to it being right before Christmas and the train was full. They were also scheduled to be done before needing another meal in the dining car.<br /><br />Ed, it'd be interesting to know about the drug bust--what tipped them off?<br /><br />Michael, it's a dream to write a book--I somehow got to get the dream on paper! Actually, I have a dissertation that really needs to be published, but once I was done with it, I didn't want to deal more with it.<br /><br />Walking guy, THANKS!<br /><br />Randall, I'd love to ride along with you--have you read Theoux's books? He starts out "Riding the Red Rooster," by taking the train across Russia, then into Mongolia and then to China. Thanks for the link.<br /><br />Lisa, Do it! The ride across PA is wonderful-with the great views along the Horseshoe Bend!<br /><br />Stephanie, My sister lived in both Staurt and Juipter Beach--it was fun to visit in the winter! Somehow, even with the metal beams under the first engine, the train stayed on the track!<br /><br />Murf, a little mayhem goes a long ways! It also is more interesting to write about.<br /><br />Bone, What a way to wake up from a nap! No, no one was home and the mover of the house, who'd gotten it stuck on the track, had time to unlike the truck pulling it (but not enough time to place flares down the track!).sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-79129641929264678472009-04-25T17:47:00.000-04:002009-04-25T17:47:00.000-04:00The rain and fog made everything seem sad.That's a...<I>The rain and fog made everything seem sad.</I>That's a great line, Sage. <br /><br />Always enjoy your train/traveling stories. As for the house, I assume no one was home at the time of the accident? :)Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-79110845770940237952009-04-25T17:02:00.000-04:002009-04-25T17:02:00.000-04:00These sound so much more fun than that horrible Ag...These sound so much more fun than that horrible Agawa Canyon train trip. I look forward to hitting a house or being delayed because of a drug bust rather than doing that again.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-66249778996306173332009-04-25T14:45:00.000-04:002009-04-25T14:45:00.000-04:00What a great story! "I was one on a train that hi...What a great story! "I was one on a train that hit a house" :)<br /><br />My mom taught school in Port Salerno - just south of Stuart. She made the drive to and from WPB every day. <br /><br />Glad you weren't injured. It could have ended a lot more traumatically, I would imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-32575293381668865172009-04-25T11:18:00.000-04:002009-04-25T11:18:00.000-04:00Your stories make me want to ride on a train...
I...Your stories make me want to ride on a train...<br /><br />I never have. ???<br /><br />How does one get to 41 without having ridden a real train?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02285327851504685807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-47627012737849816422009-04-25T11:17:00.000-04:002009-04-25T11:17:00.000-04:00Check this link out. It's blog written by a Swiss ...Check <A HREF="http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">this link</A> out. It's blog written by a Swiss guy who traveled via train from Vienna to North Korea, most on the Siberian Railroad. Some day I'd love to do that, except to go all the way across Eurasia, starting in Britain, through the "Chunnel" on to Vladivostok ultimately.<br /><br /><I>Sigh</I>In my copious free time.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-6095446236434506122009-04-25T04:51:00.000-04:002009-04-25T04:51:00.000-04:00...and the hits keep on coming. Brudda you are liv......and the hits keep on coming. Brudda you are living a fine adventure filled life. Well done.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-69433459929628730582009-04-25T00:38:00.000-04:002009-04-25T00:38:00.000-04:00Sage: You have lived through so many adventures in...Sage: You have lived through so many adventures intertwined with many interesting people. I smell a book ahead! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-64248836840955854902009-04-24T22:43:00.000-04:002009-04-24T22:43:00.000-04:00Funny how my first and only train ride so far was ...Funny how my first and only train ride so far was delayed due to a drug bust a couple stops before we got on. The next stop after we got on, we had to stop and offload a patient having a medical crisis. Still like you, I loved the experience and hope to do it again someday.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-39130967385867351682009-04-24T16:21:00.000-04:002009-04-24T16:21:00.000-04:00That stinks, especially the part about them not ha...That stinks, especially the part about them not having enough drinks for everyone! I like train travel, but I've never had a problem like that.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.com