Day 3
Leave Sacramento at Midnight Wednesday. By the time we got onboard we were exhausted. Our beds were all ready and waiting for us. Jim crawled into the top bunk this time. We both slept very well.
By the time we woke up Thursday morning we were in Northern California, just about to enter Oregon. Once we crossed to state line the landscape changed dramatically. Once again headed into the mountains -- this time the Cascades. After lunch we sat in the parlor car for a few hours and enjoyed the views.
This train -- the Coastal Starlight is one of the signature trains in the Amtrak line. There were a few amenities unique to the line. In addition to the regular dining and scenic viewing cars they had an old fashioned parlor car with food service and comfy swivel chairs.
On through Portland, OR; up the Columbia River; to Toccoma, WA and finally Seattle. Cheryl, David & boys met us at the train station and we all walked to the ferry that would take us to Bainbridge Island.
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