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A thread for my 3.5 hour train ride from Portland to Seattle on Amtrak, the American train company.
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Waiting for the train to take off. May pop a we'd gummy and just zone out a bit.
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Apr 24, 2023 22:55
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Coast Starlight or Cascades?
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Apr 24, 2023 23:02
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Cascades. I know this because he said it would be 3.5 hours, and not a full day. |
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Apr 24, 2023 23:08
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Is there a snack car? Will you get a snack at the snack car?
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Apr 24, 2023 23:09
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The Coast Starlight takes 17 hours to get from Los Angeles to Portland, if a freight train doesn't delay it. Delays on this line happen 80% of the time, and the average delay is something like 4 hours. Ask me anything about going from Santa Fe to Pasco. |
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Apr 24, 2023 23:10
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Ridin' that train High and postin'
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Apr 24, 2023 23:10
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OP who is sitting nearby and are they acting like they want to talk to you |
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Apr 24, 2023 23:10
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If you look out the window to a nearby hillside do you see Will Smith with a sniper rifle? If so, please duck. |
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Apr 24, 2023 23:10
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Yeah i ride both trains quite regularly, they take the same amount of time to get from one stop to another (apart from the starlight being delayed most of the time lol)
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Apr 24, 2023 23:11
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alnilam posted:Coast Starlight or Cascades? cruft posted:Cascades.
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Apr 24, 2023 23:11
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My local commuter train doesn't have snack cars, just people cars. Not even like a nap car or sightseeing car. Of course, you can try taking a nap in the people car if you can manage it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBFVh4ZfHEc
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Apr 24, 2023 23:12
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We took off. Nobody near me that seems very talkative.
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Apr 24, 2023 23:12
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Nice the cascades train feels much more like a regular practical train, the starlight feels like a tourist experience and it's kinda off putting when you ride it just one stop every week
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Apr 24, 2023 23:14
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Unfortunately the cascades train does not sell beer and the starlight does, you win some you lose some
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Apr 24, 2023 23:14
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alnilam posted:Nice the cascades train feels much more like a regular practical train, the starlight feels like a tourist experience and it's kinda off putting when you ride it just one stop every week Yeah. I just want to take 'er easy.
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Apr 24, 2023 23:15
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cruft posted:The Coast Starlight takes 17 hours to get from Los Angeles to Portland, if a freight train doesn't delay it. do they have good burritos in the snack car? do they come with hatch chile salsa? is the coffee any good? similar to a gas station coffee? or a donut shop coffee? or a philz? have you ever had a beer or cocktail in the snack car?
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Apr 24, 2023 23:16
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Although i have it on good authority that you can bring your own beer, or "byob," on any train as long as you don't make a scene
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Apr 24, 2023 23:16
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alnilam posted:Unfortunately the cascades train does not sell beer and the starlight does, you win some you lose some alnilam posted:Although i have it on good authority that you can bring your own beer, or "byob," on any train as long as you don't make a scene I'll have to keep this in mind for next time
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Apr 24, 2023 23:18
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sb hermit posted:do they have good burritos in the snack car? The snack car food is tolerable, but only just. I bring my own food to suppliment it. They 100% do not come with anything that cannot be frozen and reheated, including any sort of sauces. The coffee is closer to gas station coffee, but post-Starbucks 2023 gas station coffee, not pre-Starbucks 1985 gas station coffee. Absolutely I have had a beer in the snack car. |
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Apr 24, 2023 23:20
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alnilam posted:Nice the cascades train feels much more like a regular practical train, the starlight feels like a tourist experience and it's kinda off putting when you ride it just one stop every week I'm taking Amtrack from Lamy (Santa Fe) to Minneapolis and back in May. I'll be in trains for 7 days in order to do this. I'm also planning to take Amtrak as much as I can for the rest of my life, in an attempt to not get on an airplane. It is going to be a pain in the rear end. If you're interested in how this works out for me, I took over a thread to detail stuff: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3912651 And now back to EFN being high on a train! |
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Apr 24, 2023 23:21
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EFn have u crossed the Columbia yet
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Apr 24, 2023 23:21
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I'd have a beer but I've been going a bit hard for a few weeks so I'm just gonna drink from my big bottle of water
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Apr 24, 2023 23:22
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EFN LET US KNOW WHEN YOU SEE THE MYSTERIOUS MIMA MOUNDS |
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Apr 24, 2023 23:22
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We are delayed due to marine traffic. Goddamn bridges!
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Apr 24, 2023 23:22
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cruft posted:EFN LET US KNOW WHEN YOU SEE THE MYSTERIOUS MIMA MOUNDS My mom mentioned the mysterious mima mounds.
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Apr 24, 2023 23:23
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cruft posted:The snack car food is tolerable, but only just. I bring my own food to suppliment it. that makes sense quote:The coffee is closer to gas station coffee, but post-Starbucks 2023 gas station coffee, not pre-Starbucks 1985 gas station coffee. sounds like airline coffee, which is acceptable for me quote:Absolutely I have had a beer in the snack car. a beer in the snack car feels like the ultimate adult indulgence but I always feel like I have to drink it quickly to avoid having it spill all over me and, in this post-2023 hellworld, I guess I would get worried if my mask was off for too long
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Apr 24, 2023 23:24
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alnilam posted:Although i have it on good authority that you can bring your own beer, or "byob," on any train as long as you don't make a scene whoa this is a really weird coincidence i actually post on a forum called "byob" but it doesn't stand for that
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Apr 24, 2023 23:25
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Escape From Noise posted:My mom mentioned the mysterious mima mounds. Mumbly mom meekly mentions mysterious mima mounds
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Apr 24, 2023 23:25
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Escape From Noise posted:I'd have a beer but I've been going a bit hard for a few weeks so I'm just gonna drink from my big bottle of water good call
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Apr 24, 2023 23:26
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more falafel please posted:whoa this is a really weird coincidence What does it stand for again?
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Apr 24, 2023 23:27
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Escape From Noise posted:What does it stand for again? Beer Your Own Bring
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Apr 24, 2023 23:29
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more falafel please posted:Beer Your Own Bring 
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Apr 24, 2023 23:31
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We are stopping so a freight train can pass. Booooo!
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Apr 24, 2023 23:41
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How do things smell in the train? Relatively neutral? Antiseptic and ammonia? Like a dusty diner off the side of the road?
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Apr 24, 2023 23:48
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does train go toot toot
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Apr 24, 2023 23:49
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They're doing the horn! Toooooooot!
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Apr 25, 2023 00:00
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sb hermit posted:How do things smell in the train? Relatively neutral? Antiseptic and ammonia? Like a dusty diner off the side of the road? Pretty neutral IMHO, but the train has no nose.
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Apr 25, 2023 00:02
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I'm in Kelso, WA
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Apr 25, 2023 00:17
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Escape From Noise posted:Pretty neutral IMHO, but the train has no nose. I had read about one person's experience going from los angeles to seattle on the coast starlight and apparently it got ripe at times https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2022-12-01/amtrak-coast-starlight-train-ride-los-angeles of course, this is more of a.commuter line so the passengers would be different
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Apr 25, 2023 00:26
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