In late June of 2000, I took off with Special Expeditions to go to Montana. I had never been there before and was really looking forward to covering the distances from the flat planes of the East to the jagged mountain ranges, one after another after another, of the West - and to seeing it all by train!

We travelled in restored old pullman cars along with an old dining car, a glass roofed sightseeing car and a classic old engine. We moved during the day and then pulled off on sidings to spend our nights. We travelled on old rail ... (more)