| I'm not sure why on scenic train rides
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| | train descends some streches of track
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| you can have a beer, but you can't on a
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| | caboose-first. There's a lunch stop in
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| bus. In any case, this is one of the
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| | one of the small mountain towns. When we
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| reasons to take a train ride. Another
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| | took the train (May 2004), it was limited
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| reason is that they go where the roads
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| | to 40 passengers, and tickets sold out
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| don't, so you'll see scenery you miss
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| | quickly.Agawa Canyon RailroadOne of the
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| when driving. Trains don't have to stop
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| | more scenic train rides in the north,
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| at traffic lights, and you can get up and
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| | starts and ends in Sault Saint Marie,
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| walk around. Finally, trains are relaxing
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| | Ontario, Canada, just over the border
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| for all the reasons above AND the rythym
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| | from Sault Saint Marie, Michigan. It's an
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| of the rails.Amtrak has scenic sections,
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| | all-day trip that goes through a rocky
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| and there are also numerous dinner trains
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| | and heavily-wooded wilderness, along the
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| operating around the United States now.
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| | Agawa River, to Agawa Canyon. At the
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| However, the most scenic train rides are
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| | canyon, you can have a picnic in a
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| the classics. Below are a few to whet
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| | beautiful meadow, or just relax and enjoy
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| your appetite.The Silverton-Durango
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| | the scenery, before reboarding for the
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| Narrow GageI first caught this train far
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| | return trip.Autumn, when the maples have
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| from any road. I was in the Weminuche
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| | all changed color, is the most beautiful
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| Wilderness Area, next to a footbridge
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| | time to take the train. It's also the
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| over the Animas river, where they stop if
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| | most difficult time to get tickets, so
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| backpackers there flag them down. More
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| | plan far ahead. The route is also run as
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| recently, my wife and I took the train
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| | the scenic "Snow Train," in winter.The
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| from Silverton to Durango. Wherever you
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| | Thunder Mountain LineThunder Mountain
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| catch this train, it will be an
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| | Line has scenic train rides that take
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| experience you won't forget.It is a
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| | several routes in Idaho, starting from
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| classic steam locomotive that goes
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| | Horseshoe Bend and Cascade. Depending on
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| through Colorado's San Juan Mountains,
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| | the route you choose, you'll travel
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| along the Animas river. At times you'll
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| | through dramatic narrow canyons,
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| look out the window, over the edge, to
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| | sagebrush-covered hills, mountain
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| the water hundreds of feet below. In
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| | meadows, or pristine evergreen forests.
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| Silverton you can eat good food, buy
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| | The tracks follow the mountain trails
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| souvenirs, and see an old-west mining
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| | settlers used a hundred years before. You
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| town that hasn't much with time.La Nariz
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| | may see deer, fox, elk, blue herons,
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| Del DiabloTrain rides on this line, which
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| | osprey, and bald eagles. Rides vary from
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| goes from Riobamba to Alausi, Ecuador,
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| | three to five hours, depending on the
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| are scenic and adventurous. On our recent
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| | route.Amtrak's Scenic Train RidesThe
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| trip, my wife stayed inside, but I rode
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| | California Zephyr, Amtrak's train from
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| on the roof for the first half of the
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| | Chicago to San Francisco, passes through
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| ride. Despite the occasional rain, there
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| | the Rocky Mountains and the more
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| were twenty other travelers up there. I
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| | beautiful (in my opinion) Sierra Nevadas.
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| highly recommend you pay the dollar to
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| | The Coast Starlight goes from Seattle to
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| rent a pillow to sit on. Your final
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| | Los Angeles, with views of snow-covered
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| destination is a valley with a view of a
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| | mountains, thick forests, and long
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| rock formation high above, called "La
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| | stretches of Pacific Ocean shoreline.
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| Nariz Del Diablo," or "The Devil's
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| | Amtrak's Auto Train is a unique scenic
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| Nose."Be careful of tree branches if
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| | train ride that allows you to take your
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| you're on the roof, and be prepared for a
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| | car with you from Lorton, Viginia, to
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| five-hour ride. It starts in downtown
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| | Florida.Steve Gillman hit the road at
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| Riobamba, in the highlands of the central
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| | sixteen, and traveled the U.S. and Mexico
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| Andes Mountains. You'll travel through
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| | alone at 17. Now 40, he travels with his
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| "cloud forests" and finally down to a
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| | wife Ana, whom he met in Ecuador.
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| much warmer climate. Interestingly, the
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