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What’s Better than the Train? Seeing Friends!

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Jo Johnston

My host in Kansas City for three days, Ginzy, isn’t a morning person, so I grabbed an Uber to Union Station to begin my shortest Amtrak journey of the trip – the Missouri River Runner. It travels between Kansas City and St. Louis, where I will join the Texas Eagle

Amber Waves of Grain, Purple Mountain Majesties

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Jo Johnston

“It’s like a sea day on a cruise ship.” This was how I described my first Amtrak adventure – 48 hours on the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago. I ate at community booths in the dining car, where the conversations invariably revolved around why we were taking the train.

Tag: Missouri River Runner

What’s Better than the Train? Seeing Friends!

Amber Waves of Grain, Purple Mountain Majesties

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