Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!Chuck.Weinstock@a.sei.cmu.edu From: Chuck.Weinstock@a.sei.cmu.edu Newsgroups: net.railroad Subject: Rare Mileage Excursions Message-ID: <2600@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 09:45:23 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.2600 Posted: Wed Oct 30 09:45:23 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Nov-85 02:06:21 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Lines: 23 Most rare mileage excursions are one or two shot deals. You can expect to wait years for another shot. Given the state of some shortlines, you may never get a chance again. A case in point is the Ann Arbor trip of a few weeks ago (from Birmingham, MI on the GTW to the end of the Ann Arbor near Frankfort.) It is expected that the Annie will be abandoning trackage west of Cadillac. Sometimes you can get rare mileage on Amtrak. A case in point is the Parker Peavine Extra which I just came back from riding. This three day trip went from LA to Flagstaff (via the route of the Southwest Chief), Flagstaff to Phoenix (on the Peavine), and Phoenix to LA via the Parker district (now subdivision.) The train was an Amtrak Superliner, and the service was first class. All travel was during the day. This trip is unlikely to be repeated in the next several years...it was quite expensive to ride and to operate. On the otherhand, over the last few years, the Sunset has been known to detour via the Parker district, and the Chief has been known to detour via the Parker district and the Peavine. Of course, this usually happens at night. (On the otherhand, once you've seen one view of the desert, it all starts looking pretty much the same.) Who else is interested in collecting rare mileage out there? Chuck Weinstock