Thursday, August 13, 2009

Tentative Routes

So we're now thinking one of two routes:

Washington-Chicago (Capitol Limited)
Chicago- Portland (Empire Builder)
Portland-Los Angeles (Coast Starlight)
Los Angeles- Chicago (Southwest Chief)
Chicago-New Orleans (City of New Orleans)
New Orleans-Washington (Crescent)

or

Washington-Chicago (Capitol Limited)
Chicago- Portland (Empire Builder)
Portland-San Francisco (Coast Starlight)
San Francisco- Chicago (California Zephyr)
Chicago-New Orleans (City of New Orleans)
New Orleans-Washington (Crescent)

Thoughts?

Both would include overnights in New Orleans, and an overnight in whichever California city we settle on.