After that last few days I visited some family and friends it was time to head back north to Seattle. On this trip back to the train station I take a slight different route and show that route. All good, all valid, all generally the same trip times.

I get into the station and get the bike tagged, and this time per the baggage attendant’s suggestion I check my Burley. More on that momentarily.

I then went and relaxed in the first class sleeping car lounge to wait for the boarding call. In short order the call was made and out the door to board. As always, with roll on bicycle service I headed to the baggage car, lo and behold I knew all the handlers today! I was greeted warmly, handed off the bike and we chatted for a minute or three. After wrapping up a good conversation with some interesting details – as always with the crews – I headed for my roomette.

When arriving at the sleeping car some other passengers and I waited outside for the car attendant to make up some beds and straighten up real quick. This is a common practice at Portland since so many people detrain and so many board for Seattle. You’d be surprised how many opt for roomettes and such just like I do for the Portland to Seattle trip. While out I snagged a video pic of the station…

and ended up giving a knowledge drop on the station to some fellow passengers that found the plight of Portland’s station rather interesting.

From there I enter my room, and oh yeah, I didn’t get a roomette I got a bedroom! Even MORE space, so that being the case I decide to provide a short tour of the bedroom accommodations.

For the final short segment of the video, enjoy a ride through the dark streets of Seattle as I head back to Redmond, with a quick – as I do often – one take session of some thrash metal for ya. 🤘🏻

• 0:21 – Back to Union Station in Portland, but with another arrival trip, just like the previous one discussed in this episode    • Bike + Train Life…   (time marked so you go right to it).
• 2:20 – No bike box for this trip, just rolling on. But I do check my Burley trailer.
• 5:02 – A tour of Amtrak’s Superliner Bedroom accommodation.
• 8:00 – Getting comfortable and a few words.
• 9:23 – Arrival in Seattle, detraining, and into the streets accompanied by a little thrash from yours truly! 🤘🏻