What is the longest train trip you have experienced?(both)

@Gusman I'm always amazed that you can still go places where very few people go, and get to them pretty easily. I hiked into a valley in West Texas in November once, and I was the first person to go there that year. I've hiked 40 miles on trails without seeing another human being. Solitude is there for those who seek it out. And even on the train, just seeing those areas is soothing.

@windinhishair Agreed.
I am in Western Australia, and I often go out into the countryside and there is no one around.
I go to out of the way places, not tourist spots.

@Gusman Those are the best places. I often find signs of native encampments from hundreds of years ago, as well as petroglyphs and pictographs on nearby rocks, in areas that are uninhabited. After a while, you can pick them out pretty easily by looking for the same things they would have looked for--a water source, shelter, and food resources.

@Abstraction Driving across Australia is great as well. One can stop anywhere along the way, take as long as one likes.
I have driven from Perth to Melbourne twice. Standing on the edge of the Great Australian Bight is Spectacular.

@Gusman The Bight - On the edge of those cliffs, the ocean. Unforgettable.

@Abstraction I never had a camera with me.
But I have those memories.
I intend to drive across again in the next year or so.

@Holdontothefire The Indian Pacific crossing is on one train.
Saves time.

@Gusman yeah our infrastructure is pitiful

@dirge Break down?

@Gusman started late, then we hit every freight yield possible... it was just stupid. I could have rented a car and made the trip in 1/2 the time and for less money.

@Gusman to Minnesota

@texasborn89 oops sorry I misread the question. I thought it said road trip for some reason. I have taken a train once from San Antonio Texas to fort worth.

@texasborn89 7 Hour train ride👍️

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout What is the FFS?

@Gusman 'for fucks sake'.. its like 4 hours from sydney to newcastle on the all stations..

only about 2 hours on the express.