I'm now at the famous Izaak Walton Inn, built by the Great Northern Railroad in 1939 for rail workers and later passengers. The Inn is in the heart of the Glacier National Park and in winter is a mecca for cross country skiing . It's also right on the BNSF transcon mainline between Chicago and Seattle, so plenty of trains round the clock. Scott, a friend from you-tube has driven all the way from Seattle to show me his favourite filming locations!. Unfortunately, my dream run with the weather has come to an end, so we are sitting in the Inn watching trains from the balcony and from inside by the fire :-).We have spent 2 nights in a beautifully fitted out BN (Burlington Northern) Caboose....how cool is that!! , and the next 2 nights in a trackside room at the Inn. The upsides there has been track work traffic is very low so we're not missing many trains, but we managed to fim a few on our first day here.
I caught the "Empire Builder" from Seattle to the Inn and it was a great trip in one of Amtrak's huge Superliner sleeper cars. From here Scott is taking me to his favourite locations in Mullan Pass, not too far from here.
Hooroo for now ,
Cheers Gregg.
