I Just love trains!!

When I was a little girl the train track was right across the street from our house. My brother and his friend one time gave me bottle caps that were flattened on the train track and told me it was money. I was to go to the store/restaurant next to our house to buy pop and chips for them. Of course the store owner was not having it telling me it was not money and I began to cry and say yes it is my brother told me so. I admitted to the story owner I had never seen money like that before either but it must be money because my brother told me so. The store owner explained what my brother and his friend did and told me I am going to let you pick some candy just for you but you can not share them with your brother. I did travel on train once when I was younger but I really don't remember to much about it except eating to many of my mothers mints until I was sick. I also remember starring out the window and being amazed at all the empty land I was seeing and oh yaw being afraid the train would love of the side of the mountain. I love trains. When we end up in our car waiting for a train to pass I am so happy to watch and wait. My husband on the other hand is oh drat’s why did we come this way or why did we leave earlier so we could of avoided this thing. I say oh enjoy it, count the boxes and wave to the engineer! :) We had dinner with a couple this summer that traveled from the East to the West on train through the Rockies. They said it was such a lovely time and well worth the money. Have you ever thought about visiting Canada by Train?

I've been on trains, but never fancy like that. On my honeymoon we traveled through Europe with Eurail passes and Youth Hostel passes. We got to Germany after spending some time in the UK and the only hotel room we could find was too expensive. Not sure about the youth hostel. Anyway we got back on the train and headed to Denmark. They actually load the train on a ferry to cross some water on the way to Copenhagen, though I missed it on the way up (was sleeping). I guess I could think of a lot of European train stories if I put my mind to it.

Hi Leenie... There. I can see you now. hmmm... I've never been on a train ride. It's something that I would love to try. (I just hope it doesn't make me sick in the stomach as I have problems with motion sickness.) Sounds like a lot of fun. Did you get any pictures from your train trip?

[i]Hi leenie, wow..sounds fun and interesting! I wish I will be able to experience that one day! LOL! In my whole life, I have not ride a train! LOL![/i]

wow. im glad i found this discussion. i went on a train years ago. but didnt have a sleeper car. it was so much fun tho. even tho i only had a seat. i've always wanted to go on one again but with the sleeper car. except now i have a little dog that i would miss terribley.

hi hun, i dont have an adventure but i love the sound of your trip sounds great..i want to go up to queensland some time next year and i was going to fly but i will talk to my hubby about taking the train thanks sweetie sounds like you and your ubby had a great time.. hugssssssssssss

great!! i like to experience traveling by train!! but not possible here in our place since its not available...but i love to..if given the chance..

Wow! sounds like you were spoiled rotten. My friend owns and operates a business out of a caboose. Her husband is a volunteer conductor for a scenic railroad non-profit tour in the Adirondacks. He bought the caboose. It sits next real working railroad tracks. Their home is an old train depot building. The warehouse next door has a community room for religious events and the rest of it is his workshop. She has her shop/business on the web, but not her house or the community room. We went on train trips as a class on the really hot days of school end. Our teachers in Elementary School would always try to get us a good trip and a good deal on it. I think it cost $2 for the day when I was little. That was my first train ride. I've been on the Adirondack train, too. I want to go to the train, play and then back on the train for the Westport Theater run, but I haven't been yet. Need time and money and I have one or the other, but this year, I've also had neither. Take care

I have never been on a train journey across country as have only used local trains to get from places within the same town. I think if I had the chance(and the money!)I would love to travel on the Orient Express - in fact I would love to travel on both so the one from London to Paris and then the one across asia! x

Hi Leenie! I don't have any specific train trip to share with you but I can say that I have traveled on trains many times and I love them also. It is so nice when you have a long trip to get bedrooms, as like you say, they wait on you hand and foot and of course you are nicely rested for enjoying your trip and the countryside that you see. I can not imagine sitting in a seat for 6 days, that would be pure torture! On second thought! I did have one very nice train trip through Mexico one year on vacation, and for just a small amount of money we were treated very luxuriously. Of course that had to do with the economy, the U.S. economy was going strong and the peso was very low. And while most people on the train had to travel in the economy class, 1 seat, when you could afford the first class it was first class all the way! ;)