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Fallon-Fernley Train Spotting
Jan. 22nd, 2022 04:23 pmWe got pretty much the maximum use out of that suite in Fallon. We were able to check in early yesterday afternoon, and we checked out just before noon (and could have stayed another hour if we wanted to do so). Because I woke up at 5:30 (which is still sleeping in by my standards) and went to the breakfast bar right after it opened, I essentially got two breakfasts. Lisa slept in later (she didn't sleep that well last night, so I let her sleep until 8:30), and I went down and brought her breakfast as well as some more for me. We stuck around in the room and watched more videos on the big set in the parlor, I used that double-headed shower (although one shower head was clogged, so it wasn't the big deal you might imagine), and we took our time. It was nice not being in a hurry.
After we checked out, Lisa asked if we could go have a look at the railroad activity on the Fallon Industrial Lead, and we more or less hit the jackpot.
( The Fallon Job )
Eventually the UP crew were able to pull clear of the crossing they were blocking, the conductor and brakeman walked up to the head end, and the train slowly began to pick its way west down the Fallon lead. Lisa and I elected to go ahead and make for home rather than to pace the slow train back to Hazen and the junction with the main line. It's a short trip home (I've rarely stayed in a hotel so close to my own home), and we can make much better time to Fernley than the train could due to the slow nature of the Fallon lead.
( Fallon Job Heading Home )
I'm glad it did not get too cold last night or today, because of course the fire in the fireplace had died out. That's not such a bad thing, because while the fire logs are very efficient, eventually there is enough ash that you need to clear the firebox, and this was a good opportunity to do dig ash and clean around the fireplace before restarting the fire and warming the house back up.
We enjoyed this little trip to Fallon. If it weren't for COVID and for her tinnitus, Lisa says we would come out and do this hotel thing more often, as the hotel has a dual pool (indoor/outdoor) and a hot tub. She does say that she'd enjoy the whirlpool bath more if the water was like that in Reykjavik, with the mineral-bath feel and smell caused by using the geothermal municipal hot-water supply they have there. OTOH, given the cost per unit area of hotels in Iceland, I reckon a room similar to what we had last night in Fallon would have cost roughly ten times as much in Reykjavik. I agree that it would be nice, though.
After we checked out, Lisa asked if we could go have a look at the railroad activity on the Fallon Industrial Lead, and we more or less hit the jackpot.
( The Fallon Job )
Eventually the UP crew were able to pull clear of the crossing they were blocking, the conductor and brakeman walked up to the head end, and the train slowly began to pick its way west down the Fallon lead. Lisa and I elected to go ahead and make for home rather than to pace the slow train back to Hazen and the junction with the main line. It's a short trip home (I've rarely stayed in a hotel so close to my own home), and we can make much better time to Fernley than the train could due to the slow nature of the Fallon lead.
( Fallon Job Heading Home )
I'm glad it did not get too cold last night or today, because of course the fire in the fireplace had died out. That's not such a bad thing, because while the fire logs are very efficient, eventually there is enough ash that you need to clear the firebox, and this was a good opportunity to do dig ash and clean around the fireplace before restarting the fire and warming the house back up.
We enjoyed this little trip to Fallon. If it weren't for COVID and for her tinnitus, Lisa says we would come out and do this hotel thing more often, as the hotel has a dual pool (indoor/outdoor) and a hot tub. She does say that she'd enjoy the whirlpool bath more if the water was like that in Reykjavik, with the mineral-bath feel and smell caused by using the geothermal municipal hot-water supply they have there. OTOH, given the cost per unit area of hotels in Iceland, I reckon a room similar to what we had last night in Fallon would have cost roughly ten times as much in Reykjavik. I agree that it would be nice, though.
