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April 18, 2020 - The Trip to bring Elizabeth to my home: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. This trip was one I had to make no matter what was going on in the world at the time. My life was about to start a new chapter, as was Elizabeth's. She had had a major change in her personal life and was now... Read More>> |
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June 5, 2020 - Cajon Pass with Elizabeth and Bill: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Since Elizabeth caught only one train at Blu Cut on her visit to Cajon Pass on the trip down from Washington, we decided to take her back and take her to some of our favorite spots. We met Bill out in front of our apartment and then... Read More>> |
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July 3, 2020 - My Bachelor Party: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. Since I am getting married on a train, I decided to have my bachelor party on the train as well. We made plans and then last week, had to change them due to Metrolink operating a holiday schedule on the day we had chosen. So we sent out a... Read More>> |
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July 5, 2020 - Chris Guenzler's Wedding: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. My best man Bill Compton picked me up at the apartment and we drove down to Santa Ana where inside the station we found Greg sitting on the bench. His brother Marty was in the bathroom at this point so I went out to the Metrolink ticket machine and... Read More>> |
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July 6, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Santa Ana to Winslow: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. [7/5/20] We left the reception and went home to our apartment where we finished packing then wrote the wedding story. We then drove to the La Quinta Inn in Irvine for our first night as a married couple. [7/6/20] We got... Read More>> |
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July 7, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Winslow to Dolores: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. I got up at 5:25 AM and managed to get to the BNSF mainline just as the Southwest Chief was leaving on time this morning. I returned to the room and went back to bed. At 7:10 AM, we went to the Turquoise Room and... Read More>> |
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July 8, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Dolores to Alamosa: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We woke up and went to the Ponderosa Restaurant for breakfast where I enjoyed pancakes, bacon and orange juice. We packed up the car and drove Colorado 145 over Lizard Head Pass as we made our way to Placerville where we... Read More>> |
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July 9, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We woke up in Alamosa at the Best Western Alamosa Inn. We went first to McDonald's and brought breakfast back to the room. After we packed we drove down to Antonito and parked the car. The first picture was... Read More>> |
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July 10, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Colorado Rail Experiences: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. After waking up we loaded the car and checked out of the Best Western Rambler Inn. Neither of us wanted the modified breakfast which was breakfast sandwiches and granola bars. Since Elizabeth had never... Read More>> |
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July 10, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Georgetown Loop Railroad: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. From here, we drove to Silver Plume. We parked and first down toward the engine house. Georgetown Loop 2-8-0 111 inside the engine house. We heard a whistle and we both had big smiles on our... Read More>> |
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July 11, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Denver to Douglas: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We woke up in our most comfortable bed and I converted the pictures and Elizabeth labelled them then wrote the story of the Georgetown Loop. After that, we checked e-mail and a few other things before... Read More>> |
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July 12, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Powder River Basin: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We woke up at the Super 8 in Douglas and after packing, went to McDonald's and used the drive-through, picked up breakfast and drove to the Douglas Railroad Museum and ate it in their parking lot. From here, we headed out on... Read More>> |
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July 13, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Newcastle to Alliance Black Hills Central Railroad: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We woke up at the Pines Country Inn and after preparing for our day, we left Newcastle, Wyoming and headed for Custer, South Dakota. Elizabeth making her first trip to South Dakota. After that... Read More>> |
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July 14, 2020 - Our Honeymoon North Platte plus more: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We woke up at the Alliance Hotel and Suites and then went to McDonald's for breakfast. We decided to drive Highway 2 east of Mullen, something I had wanted to do for a long time and a chance to see BNSF coal trains in a... Read More>> |
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July 15, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Laramie to Heber City: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We awoke at the Days Inn in Laramie and after taking breakfast back to the room, we packed up and checked out. We drove downtown to the Laramie Union Pacific station and LaBonte Park. The Laramie Union Pacific station... Read More>> |
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July 16, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Heber Valley Railroad: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We woke up at the Holiday Inn Express in Heber City. I showered and then packed up and we left and headed to McDonald's to go through the drive through then drove down to the old stations and parked across the... Read More>> |
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July 16, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Heber City via Evanston to Helper: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We left Heber City and headed to Evanston. Near Wasatch, Utah, we saw a train heading our way east and we pulled off at the exit and had to run over to the cut as this track was below ground at this location... Read More>> |
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July 17, 2020 - Honeymoon Trip Nevada Northern Star Train: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. I went down to the Nevada Northern depot and the ticket window and asked if they had room for me on the Star Train tonight. They said yes and they even gave me the 10% off the ticket price since I was... Read More>> |
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July 17, 2020 - Our Honeymoon Nevada Northern Robinson Canyon Steam Trip plus more: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. After we finished we packed up and checked out of the Riverside Motel then drove across Soldier Summit on Highway 6 with no trains at all. We stopped at Spanish Fork for... Read More>> |
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Jul 18, 2020 - Our Honeymoon The Two Day Trip to Home: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler. We woke up at the Ramada Inn in East Ely and wrote both stories of yesterday's two trips. We left the key in the room, loaded the car and left for the McDonald's down the road. After we ate in the car, we took... Read More>> |
