But -- the station is looking shabby. At least the exterior, I didn't go inside. The outside could use a fresh new coat of stucco. I feel bad that the first impression that visitors getting off the train get of the Santa Fe area is the rundown station.
AND - the train was late. THEN after arriving late, the train sat there for three hours while they got a new engine for it - they were having problems with the engine on the eastbound train -- and the westbound incoming train had two engines - but even so it took them an awfully long time to get back underway.
The train DID look intriguing, and gave us ideas about taking a little Amtrak trip someday in the future.
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This post kinda-sorta makes me wanna do an Amtrack thing, too. The last time I was on a train in the US was in the mid-70s when I took Amtrack from Klamath Falls, OR down to San Luis Obispo.
That was a FUN trip, but more for the company I met in the club car. We did the scenic part of the trip in the dead of night and I was oh-so-grateful for my drinking companions... and the attendants who vowed to keep the club car open as long as wanted. What a great good time!
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