Sunday, March 18, 2007

Trestles, trenches, and travesty: Stop #3 - Winnemucca, NV

Sat in the Union Pacific yard at Sparks, NV for about an hour. Watched the engineer get off and let some water out of our sleeper car. We overhear that there are water issues on the entire car.
It is still roasting on this thing. Props to the "Greatest Generation". I guess they never heard of blankets.
Dinner was better than expected. We ate at the early sitting and sat with a gent from South Africa. Roasted chicken can apparently be prepared adequately in a convection / microwave oven. Frozen cheesecake for desert, choice of chocolate or strawberry topping. I chose the strawberry option.

Where else are you going to get to see a pile of railroad crossing gates, signals, and gantries than on the train?

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