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Amtrak California Zephyr (2003)
  
  
I took the Zephyr from Emeryville California back to Chicago.  This was the fourth time I had taken the nearly 2,500 mile Zephyr trip, and I never get tired of it.
  
This Zephyr trip was unusual in that we had to make an unscheduled stop before we got to Denver.  My father had a heart attack a few miles east of the Moffat tunnel exit.   The train stopped for us in the Nederland/Rollinsville area, and paramedics drove us down to Boulder, Colorado (which really was a few thousand feet down in elevation).   Lots of thanks to Dave and the conductor, and to everyone else who helped my dad get off the train and to the hospital.
  
Everyone we met at Boulder Community Hospital was great.  After some tests, Dr. Holland placed some new devices into my dad's chest, and we were ready to come home after about 10 days in Boulder.  Thanks, everyone!
  
We completed the train trip and returned home in early April.  While it was my father's final trip, I'm sure I'll continue to take cross-country trips like this whenever I can as long as I am able.
    
Click on the images to bring up larger views.  If you have any comments, contact me at thpfft@yahoo.com.
  
  

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 Emeryville station

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 Here comes the Zephyr.

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 One of the many tunnels we go through on the Zephyr trip

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March
2003		 It's another tunnel.
March
2003		 There was a private car attached at the end of the train.
March
2003		 Getting some fuel in Salt Lake City
March
2003		 Looking up at our head engine
March
2003		 More fresh air
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March
2003		 Boulder Community Hospital
April
2003		 Here's Denver's Union Station.
April
2003		 About to cross the Mississippi River
April
2003		 Crossing the Mississippi
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