TOP: Under the care of Bob Cox, the La Plata Amtrak depot still maintains a very Santa Fe feel about it. TOP RIGHT: The westbound Southwest Chief is rapidly decelerating as it makes its station stop at La Plata on October 24. ABOVE: The view from the author’s Su- perliner roomette included Metra trains wait- ing the commuter rush as the Southwest Chief arrives in Chicago on October 25. RIGHT: The (former) Sears Tower rises above Chicagoland as an outbound CTA Blue Line train ap- proaches the Western station.
Station but I still wanted one more shot at California. I moved myself to the middle of the outbound platform near the steps — if I saw an inbound train coming I could hustle down the stairs, cross under the tracks and get up to the inbound side. The shot I wanted was actually better from mid-platform that what it was at the end of the platform, so this maneuver was actually benefi- cial. Another outbound train showed up first, then I hustled over to the in- bound side and rode back into down- town. I walked down the platform at Union Station alongside the Capitol Limited, and was soon in a Superliner roomette for the eastbound trip. My last dinner in the diner was held short- ly after departure. I quickly discovered I like the View- liner roomette I had going west more than I like the Superliner roomettes.
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