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| (48K) Me in front of the Davis depot waiting for a late #6.
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| (53K) Amtrak Capitol #727 leaving on a green! I really like Davis depot because there are signals on both ends of the platform so you have an idea when a train is approaching.
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| (57K) Amtrak Capitol #727 picking up speed after departing Davis on time. #6 arrived about 3 minutes after #727 departed. Sorry, no photos of #6. We had to have everything packed up so we could board.
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| (56K) The picture speaks for itself. The Reno Amtrak depot is within walking distance of downtown Reno.
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| (56K) The front of our hotel, the Flamingo Hilton.
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| (42K) Reno depot on a very cold morning..
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| (48K) Lana standing in front of the station.
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| (44K) Looking westbound from the depot. I like Reno on clear days--the skies are so blue!
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| (68K) About 10 minutes outside of Reno, the Truckee River provides many photos opportunities in the Sightseer Lounge.
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| (61K) More Truckee River.
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| (70K) Some sort of man-made waterfall.
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| (44K) Just after arriving at Davis as dusk falls, there is just enough light for photos of #5. Photo taken facing West.
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| (49K) Photo taken facing East, #5 getting ready to depart.
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| (37K) We had two private cars on the back of our train. These two cars were on our train the previous day!
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| (53K) I love this car! It's usually stored on a side track next to Los Angeles Union Station.
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| (46K) Private car Tamalpais bringing up the rear.
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| (50K) I would love to book an excursion on this car and sit on the platform just like these folks.
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| (51K) #5 heads out of Davis about 2 hours late.
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