I’m one of those people who like to rack up life experiences. Unfortunately, sometimes those experiences aren’t always pleasant. Traversing America on our 200 year-old railway system was amazing, but it’s safe to say I won’t be doing that again.
There are actually a few other interesting details from this trip that I didn’t have time to get into. One was how, around 3 AM, the train stopped in the middle of the Arizona desert. I saw red flashing lights way off in the distance. I asked a conductor what was going on. He said, “There’s a medical emergency on the train, and the ambulances are trying to find us.”
I just thought that was cool. Right out of a Tom Clancy novel…
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