Lisa On Her Way
Lisa called me this morning from her hotel using her calling card (remember, she has no mobile phone) to let me know she was checking out and hauling her luggage the ~850 m down to Union Station. The plan was for her to hang out in the Metropolitan Lounge until her train left at 2 PM Chicago time. When Union Station remodeled a few years ago, they build a new lounge that opens off the main hall and is huge. It's a very comfortable place to wait for your train. When train time comes, they call it in the lounge and escort all of the first class (sleeping car) passengers down to the train.
As I write this, Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, has departed Galesburg IL, having left Chicago on time. I don't expect to hear from Lisa again until Thursday morning. Her scheduled arrival in Reno is 9:13 AM. I will of course be watching the train's progress and will leave for Reno when the train passes on Thursday morning. I hope she gets lots of rest in her roomette and gets to watch the lovely scenery go by without having to worry about connections or hotel rooms or airline flights.
As I write this, Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, has departed Galesburg IL, having left Chicago on time. I don't expect to hear from Lisa again until Thursday morning. Her scheduled arrival in Reno is 9:13 AM. I will of course be watching the train's progress and will leave for Reno when the train passes on Thursday morning. I hope she gets lots of rest in her roomette and gets to watch the lovely scenery go by without having to worry about connections or hotel rooms or airline flights.