In no particular order:

First trip on the Montrealer in the mid 70's, a cup of coffee in the old C&O diner heading out of Vermont and into Quebec was incredible.

First trip on the RGZ in 1976. Scenery, old but serviceable equipment and the ghost of Zephyrs past was fantastic.

The Broadway Limited when my Dad was conductor in the last years of its operation as 28 and 29 (65-67). I was fascinated with the duplex sleepers, finger bowls in the diner and doodling on stationary in the lounge (TOWER VIEW and MOUNTAIN VIEW)as we popped out of the tunnels heading towards Newark.

The RDC equipped Crusader and Wall Street ripping across New Jersey at 80+ and on into suburban territory at West Trenton. Well known Reading trainman Bob Linden always allowed me the "run of the train".

THe Amtrak National Limited. A sad excuse for a train some days but always fun. Summer of 1973 myself and friend rode Paoli to Indianapolis, early in the morning we joined the rear brakeman on the rear platform grabbing a smoke. The sunrise across bad track as we loafed through Xenia was a memory I still savor.