Amtrak Across America: Day 1 on the California Zephyr

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  @Thom-TRA · 2 years ago · pinned

  Aurora Amtrak station closed in 1983. The building was demolished in 2013.

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• LI

  @lionfan11 · 2 years ago

  I noticed people don’t get as mad when there is a train delay if they’re just riding the train for fun, they don’t have to worry about getting somewhere on time

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  @official1707productions · 9 months ago

  “or smoke stops, if you don’t like breathing in fresh air.” that was savage 😭😭

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  @AverytheCubanAmerican · 2 years ago

  Princeton, IL was first settled in the 1830s by New Englanders who came as part of a wave of farmers who headed west into the then wilds of the Northwest Territory during the early 1800s. Most of them arrived because of the Erie Canal. How they named it Princeton when it was incorporated in 1884 is a fun story, it was drawn from a hat! Three trustees, Roland Moseley, John Musgrove and John P. Blake had a favorite name to present but couldn&apos;t agree, so they settled by drawing it from a hat and having a blindfolded stranger choose. Musgrove, coming from NJ, and being loyal to his classic institution, wrote Princeton! Princeton in NJ in turn is said to be named in honor of William III or then Prince William of Orange and Nassau.<br><br>Burlington, Iowa on the other hand is named after Burlington in Vermont! Settlement began in 1833 when Samuel White, Amzi Doolitle, and Morton M. McCarver staked claims there. In 1834, when a guy named John Gray purchased the first lot there with his wife Eliza Jane, he was allowed to rename the town for $50 (or over $1,700 in 2023 money) and chose Burlington in honor of his hometown in Vermont.

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  @AverytheCubanAmerican · 2 years ago (edited)

  That was the 2023 World Squash Championships! The winner and runner-up were both Egyptian, Ali Farag and Karim Abdel Gawad. A stunning backdrop for a sports tournament! Racquetball in the US is similar to squash, but there are differences between the two. The ceiling is out of bounds in squash but it&apos;s not in racquetball. Racquetball players must bounce the ball once against the floor before serving, while those who play squash don&apos;t. And unlike squash where you have to stand in a specific box to serve to the opposite corner, in racquetball you can serve anywhere in the marked service zone and hit the ball against any part of the front wall. You also get a redo in racquetball while you&apos;re only permitted to do one serve in squash. <br><br>Racquetball was invented in 1949 in Greenwich, CT at the local YMCA by Joseph Sobek who added a stringed racquet to paddleball in order to increase velocity and control. He devised a set of rules based on squash, handball, and paddleball. Though he named it &quot;paddle rackets&quot; instead of racquetball.

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  @philipnations4791 · 2 years ago

  Don’t forget about the virtual rail camera in Galesburg IL

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  @JDoors · 2 years ago

  I grew up in Chicago and our family would take the train on vacations to visit relatives in Missouri, so the stops up to that point bring back memories. I can practically hear the conductor calling them out to this day. The observation cars back then had a glass bubble-top with seating arranged like the rest of the train so they fit many more passengers than what it looks like now. SO many memories, glad you two are making new ones to remember forever.

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  @nolantherailfan5048 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iifvaBVVL0&amp;t=222">3:42</a> she seems excited for the trip

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  @SoundHoundStudios999 · 2 years ago

  I like how he said smoke stops if you don’t like breathing in fresh air

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  @history_leisure · 2 years ago

  My grandfather is still a member of a Cricket Club, and my parents were until I was a teen, the term Squash was used-you can walk to the Paoli/Thorndale line to the club. My grandfather played Tennis there until about a year ago and almost no one actually plays Cricket-but I’ve seen it

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  @Michael-lk4oh · 2 years ago

  You sold me! I just bought a roomette from Emeryville to Chicago for next week which is after Labor Day. I also bought a coach seat for the way back and used the bid up process for a roomette. If they take my bid the roomette on the return trip will only cost $325, a great deal for two nights and several meals in the diner.

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  @MrCateagle · 2 years ago

  IIRC, the original Califonia Zephyr was &nbsp;joint effort of the CB&amp;Q, the D&amp;RG, and the Western Pacific to compete with the City of San Francisco &nbsp;on rhe UP.

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