第一次坐火车体验有很多未知的因素，而且因为只身一人，沿途的城市都玩过，所以选择了只坐火车，不在中间停留的方式。加上晚点的三个多小时一共75小时，在火车上睡了三天硬座，第一天只有一个椅子，睡着有点累，后两天一人占俩座，躺着睡觉还是舒服，就差一枕头了。

路段一：Pacific Surfliner （San Diego – Los Angeles）海景不断

路段二：Coast Starlight （Los Angeles – Portland）海景+田园

路段三：Empire Builder （Portland – St. Paul）冰川+平原

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Empire Builder的起点有波特兰和西雅图两个，两趟火车出发的时间不同，在中途合并为一趟火车。选择波特兰中转是因为不想在城中停留，但这样也错过了波特兰到西雅图段的风景。

从波特兰出发的火车没有晚餐，Café Car开放的时间也很短，选择在波特兰火车站吃了个鸡肉饭还是相当明智的。从波特兰上车不需要在车站换票，直接有条形码的车票在站台Check-in就可以了。因为这趟车不分座位，建议早一点排队，可以选个好座位，不用和别人挤在一起。

上车后依然冲到Observatory Car等待日落，刚一出发看到漂亮的大桥

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日落时分的哥伦比亚河，位于火车的右侧，火车沿哥伦比亚河行驶了很长的一段，风景相当不错。

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因为阴天，并没有期待的火烧云。看完哥伦比亚河日落后安心睡觉。

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一个人占两个座位睡觉还是很舒服的，盖着暖和的毯子，听着音乐，除了缺个枕头，一切的一切都很完美。

依然日出时分就醒了，跑到Café Car买了个鸡蛋培根汉堡(English Muffin，Sausage, Egg and Cheese)味道还不错4块多，要了杯牛奶，到Observatory Car等风景。

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八点以后风景慢慢变好了，这段路线建议坐在左侧的椅子上，虽然沿路左右都有漂亮的冰川景观，但最令人震撼的个人认为还在左边。

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秋意袭来，很多叶子已经变黄了，阳光的照耀下一片金黄

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经停Whitefish小镇，乘客可以下车呼吸一下新鲜空气，伸展身体。清晨空气清新，小雨不断，依然很凉爽。

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上车之后一定要到观景车厢车行左侧，这里可以看到冰川国家公园的雪山河流，这两个小时是这段火车线的精华，从开始山间斑斑点点的积雪到后来成片成片纯白的冰川，眼睛、相机、手机完全不够用，怎样才能充分记录下如此的美景。

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经停East Glacier Park, MT站，时间很短，乘客不能下车。

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之后就是一望无际金黄色的稻田和雪山的融合

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过了冰川以后就是空旷的农田，有些农场草垛很可爱，虽然大部分是荒芜景象，时而见到成群的牛牛马马，金黄色的稻田也不算难看，只是看久了有些审美疲劳。

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Havre,MT火车站舒缓一下筋骨后，后面的风景真的十分无聊，看天上纠结的云朵，发呆到日落，吃了个简单的汉堡，回自己的座位睡觉去了

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天上松鼠形状的云

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一早起来洗漱，发现本来七点到达的火车各种晚点，要十点多才能看，于是被迫看了日出

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