The day of my departure, the 18th of February, had come. After taking a bath, I visited Mr. Hornich in his factory. He was very moved and gave me a bottle of Cognac. Also the wine merchant Kurzenberge...
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1882: New York – Barmen
1881: Ogden – Virginia City
August 1881
Not before 6:30 pm can we continue our journey; it starts with the Utah- and Northern R.R. passing Salt Lake, its lonely shores being washed by salty waters. Bright moonlight shines upon ...
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1882: Salt Lake City
February 1882
After a so-so breakfast at the station [in Dillon, Montana], for which I pay 75 cents, I can finally take the ongoing train at 9:40 of the Utah & Northern Rail Road. The weather had b...
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Denver – Salt Lake City by train
After many train adventures the train ride from Denver to Salt Lake City was the first I experienced with a friend.
The route from Denver to Salt Lake City is not anymore the same as in 1881, when ...
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1881: Denver – Ogden
After a layover of 3 hours, we continue north through rough rocky areas up to the mountains. At the station of Colorado Junction in the state Wyoming, we already have reached a height of 6300 feet abo...
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Kansas City – Denver
Kansas City - Omaha
Unlike Otto in 1881, I was not able to go from Kansas City to Denver directly. I had to take a Greyhound bus from Kansas City to Omaha, Nebraska, where I would hit the California ...
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1881: Chicago – Kansas City – Denver
On August 2nd my brother accompanied me to the station, and I left Chicago on the midday train on the Chicago-Burlington & Quincy-Railroad. Albeit I took a so called „Emigrant Train“ - only 3rd class ...
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Meeting the Amish
Prior to my trainride from Chicago to Kansas city I had seen Amish people during my other train rides, but for some reason, this time it was different. When I saw an Amish family just a few rows in fr...
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Chicago-Kansas City
I left Chicago on May 29th on another Amtrak train, the Southwest Chief headed to Kansas City. Just a few minutes outside of Chicago, the midwest really unfolded. Wide open spaces with verdant landsca...
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