Taking the Train. Kala and I may be on a train heading south later this week. I haven't ridden on Train for an extended duration in more than a decade, to me an extended duration is more than 6 hours.

My last extended rides were around late summer/early fall 1996 when my Dad and Step Mom packed up all 5 kids and headed to LA for a trip to Disney land. 36 hours on the train from Salem to LA. I Slept in the luggage rack on the way down. Under a seat on the way home. I don't know that you could call either sleeping. On the return trip I actually lost track of space and time and thought I just existed on the damn train. Fun fact I almost got sent home on a bus from that same trip because of my bad attitude and smart mouth.

With any luck this time it will only be about 13 hours to Sacramento, and perhaps a bit more sleep than my last long train ride. Though I do wish the circumstances were different for this trip.

Posted by Ben at May 24, 2010 06:30 PM