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2025 Amtrak, Trip North, A U.S. Railroad, Oregon and California

Dreams Become Winnings
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Early in the morning we passed a sign that read, "Dreams Become Winnings." and another sign that read, "Casino."


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Sun About To Rise
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The sun was about to rise over distant hills, and among dark clouds.


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Just Peaked
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The morning sunrise had just peaked over the distant land.


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Almost Fully Up
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The sun was almost fully up on that morning outside the Amtrak train.


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Trees Reflected
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Trees were reflected in water as the sun rose behind them.


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Back-lit Clouds
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Over head, the clouds were back-lit by the dawn sun.


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Four Lights
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Only four lights were lit on and in a distant warehouse.


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Power Lines
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Power lines paralleled the tracks of the Amtrak train.


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On A Siding
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A rail car on a siding, next to the Amtrak train, had a man walking by it and the words, "Cascade Warehouse," printed in its side.


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Storage Facility
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Our Amtrak train on its way north, passed a storage facility with the name, "Main Street Mini Storage," on it.


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K On A Hill
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A large letter K was set near the top of a hill. This K meant were passing Klamath Falls, Oregon.


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A Farm
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Our next Amtrak train passed by a farm that appeared abandoned.


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Evergreens
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Our Amtrak train finally arrived at the evergreen covered hills of southern Oregon.


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Stony Hills
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Our Amtrak train finally arrived at the stony hills of southern Oregon.


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Fall Leaves
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There among the evergreen trees, we passed a low tree that had its leaves covered in golden colored leaves.


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Thick Trees
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Shortly thereafter, we entered a part of the forest that was thickly grown with evergreen trees.


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Clear Space
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There among the clouds, our Amtrak train passed a clearing next to the tracks.


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Bones
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Elsewhere in the evergreen forest, our Amtrak train passed a tree that appeared made of bones.


2025 Trip North external link   •  Amtrak external link   •  A U.S. Railroad external link   •  Through Northern California external link and Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) (A14)   •  (Date Photographed: 10:35:10 Thursday 9 October 2025)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 27 October 2025)   •  © 2025 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C25_3854
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Train Picked Up Speed
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There among the evergreen forest, our Amtrak train picked up speed and flew past the trees.


2025 Trip North external link   •  Amtrak external link   •  A U.S. Railroad external link   •  Through Northern California external link and Oregon external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) (A14)   •  (Date Photographed: 10:41:16 Thursday 9 October 2025)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 27 October 2025)   •  © 2025 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C25_3861
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