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Writers, Western
Tour of North America

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Regions of Tour
USA Midwest
USA Lower West
USA Upper West
Canada
USA East

Special Notes:

22 Scheduled Days ... 8 days open ... 13,000 miles ... buy your tickets a segment at a time one or two stops before the end of a segment.
Stayovers (non-scheduled cities): Austin, St. Louis, El Paso, Salt Lake City, etc.
Sidetrips: Montreal, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma City, San Diego, Las Vegas, Churchhill, Montreal, New York, Washington, etc.

USA Midwest Segment of Writers, Western (Map ... Tables ... Top ... Bottom)

Day	City/Train	TorD	Miles	Start (time)	Giiggle	Notes
1 Sun	Chicago, IL	C.T.	0	00:00 (00:00)	temp	Pivot Point
	Lincoln #301	South	185	07:00 (03:15)	temp	Chicago History of a problem-solver
	Springfield, IL	C.T.	185	10:15 (07:14)	temp	OakRidge, House, Capital, Oak Ridge
	Texas Eagle #21	South	806	17:29 (18:31)	temp
2 Mon	Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX	C.T.	991	12:00 (26:40)	temp	Intermodal, Dealy Plaza, Billy Bob's, Stockyard
3 Tue	Texas Eagle #21	South	284	14:40 (07:55)	temp
	San Antonio, TX	C.T.	1275	22:35 (31:05)	temp	Extra Day
4 Wed	Sunset Ltd #1	West	1423	05:40 (28:30)	temp

USA Lower West Segment of Writers, Western (Map ... Tables ... Top ... Bottom)

Day	City/Train	TorD	Miles	Start (time)	Giiggle	Notes
6 Fri	Los Angeles, CA	P.T.	2698	10:10 (08:35)	temp	Metro Pass: Hollywood, Gumman Theatre, City Hall
	Southwest Chief #4	East	565	18:45 (10:15)	temp
	Grand Canyon, AZ	M.T.	3263	05:00 (15:52)	temp	Flagstaff ... Bus to Las Vegas
7 Sat	Southwest Chief #3	West	565	20:52 (11:23)	temp
8 Sun	Los Angeles, CA	P.T.	3828	08:15 (02:00)	temp	Metro Pass, China Town, Sidetrip ... San Diego
	Coast Starlight #14	North	594	10:15 (09:47)	temp

USA Upper West Segment of Writers, Western (Map ... Tables ... Top ... Bottom)

Day	City/Train	TorD	Miles	Start (time)	Giiggle	Notes
	San Francisco, CA	P.T.	4422	20:02 (13:13)	temp
9 Mon	California Zephyr #6	East	1400	09:15 (34:10)	temp	Rocky Mountains (St. Lake City option) miss Denver
10 Tue	Denver, CO	M.T.	5822	19:25 (12:40)	temp
11 Wed	California Zephyr #5	West	1400	08:05 (32:44)	temp
12 Thu	San Francisco, CA	P.T.	7222	16:49 (03:23)	temp	Lodging
	Coast Starlight #14	North	918	20:12 (19:28)	temp	Cascades
13 Fri	Portland, WA	P.T.	8140	15:40 (25:05)	temp
14 Sat	Empire Builder #8	East	664	16:45 (17:09)	temp
15 Sun	East Glacier, MO	M.T.	8804	09:54 (08:51)	temp	See a glacier while they last
	Empire Builder #7	West	664	18:45 (15:35)	temp
16 Mon	Seattle, WA	P.T.	9468	10:20 (10:55)	temp
	Thruway Amtrak Bus	North	144	21:15 (03:20)	temp	Bus Option later

Canada Segment of Writers, Western (Map ... Tables ... Top ... Bottom)

Day	City/Train	TorD	Miles	Start (time)	Giiggle	Notes
	Vancouver, BC	P.T.	9612	00:35 (16:55)	temp	Daily Pass: SkyTrain ... Ferries
17 Tue	Canadian #2	East	2768	17:30 (74:30)	temp
20 Fri	Toronto, ON	E.T.	12380	20:00 (12:30)	temp
21 Sat	Maple Leaf #64	South	82	08:30 (02:00)	temp	Niagra ON walk across Peace Bridge

USA East Segment of Writers, Western (Map ... Tables ... Top ... Bottom)

Day	City/Train	TorD	Miles	Start (time)	Giiggle	Notes
	Niagara Falls, NY	E.T.	12462	10:30 (13:29)	temp	Walk: Simon's Cafe Sign up in advance
	Lake Shore Ltd #63	West	528	23:59 (09:46)	temp
22 Sun	Chicago, IL	E.T.	12990	09:45 (00:00)	temp