Mike,
I actually rode both the 1959 and the 1960 trips, but did both in
coach. As you will recall, the second trip was one day longer because
we went to both Silverton and Farmington, NM on two separate days.
There were very few fantrips to Farmington. I believe that the Illini
RR Club ran several more trips to Colorado, but 1960 was my last.
Bill Barber
On Friday, October 15, 2004, at 04:10 PM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:28:46 -0600
> From: "Mike Decker" <mdecker@gwtc.net>
> Subject: Re: Digest Number 2191
>
> Hi Bill & Paul:
>
> I rode the second Illini trip, in June 1960. We had 5632 out to
> Lincoln,
> diesels to Alamosa and back to Lincoln & 5632, Lincoln back to
> Chicago. As
> I recall, my fare was about $300, for an upper (#10) in Car 50, the
> Chief
> Illini. The Omaha Club was in the consist, along with some day
> coaches,
> Slumbercoaches and regular Pullmans. I had to take my Sophmore end of
> semester finals before I left, and Niles West wasn't amused, but that
> wasn't
> the first time they didn't get a vote :>)
>
> Mike Decker
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