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Aug 16, 2022, 7:48 am

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Location: MDW/ORD

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Originally Posted by zephyr17

You won't miss most of the Rocky Mountains westbound, you'll miss all of them. Train doesn't get to Browning about 15 minutes from East Glcier the start of Marias Pass until 7:28 pm. The sun sets at 6:43 pm at East Glacier on October 15th according to NOAA.

Thanks for looking it up. At least I'll get to see the Columbia River to Portland in daylight.

It's interesting that WB Zephyr is timed perfectly for the scenic parts, yet the Empire Builder seems not be.

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