the railroad is _ the sunset limited line. the railroad is what _ the sunset limited line.hat granted the united states. it enabled transportation from east to west and that was the big drawing —— big thing, transportation of both goods and people. transportation of both goods and peeple-_ and people. the train might have been _ and people. the train might have been instrumental- and people. the train might have been instrumental in l and people. the train might l have been instrumental in the creation of modern day america, but today rail use is way below that of air and road travel which are often cheaper and quicker. so why would anyone take the train? the quicker. so why would anyone take the train?— take the train? the theory is ou take the train? the theory is you basically _ take the train? the theory is you basically don't _ take the train? the theory is you basically don't have - take the train? the theory is i you basically don't have planes flying into it, you don't have greyhound buses going to —— there are places. these isolated places in texas and new mexico,

and the service i am taking is the sunset limited train line.he route dates back to 1894, and stretches some 2000 miles coast to coast from new 0rlea ns to los angeles, passing through five different us states. an odyssey, really. so this is a route steeped in history, but i am hoping it's also going to tell me something about contemporary america, too. right up the stairs. thank you. back in the day, several railroad franchises joined up to create this pan—american rail network. and along the route, significant landmarks, historical and natural, reveal themselves to passengers. this is a view of the mississippi river on huey p long bridge. we are right in the middle of two lanes of traffic, which is a weird feeling. it gets rocky, doesn't it sometimes? one of the tricks with moving down the train is to keep your feet about shoulder width apart, and keep one hand free so you can touch things as you are going through, whether it is the back of the seats, or we have the grab irons which you can use. have you ever fallen on a customer? yes. laughs.

train supervisor bruce is a veteran of the sunset limited line.ated the united states, it opened up transportation from east to west. and so that was the big thing, transportation of both goods and people. the train might have been instrumental in the creation of modern day america, but today rail use is way below that of air and road travel which are often cheaper and quicker. so why would anyone take the train? there are areas where you basically don't have planes flying into and you don't have greyhound buses go into it, so these isolated areas in texas, especially, and new mexico, this is the lifeblood to get transportation through. every trip is unique. it's a moving city, so you have people giving births, you have people... that's happened 7 yeah. sometimes we are an hour away from civilisation and babies don't wait. we have just crossed lines, guys! we're in texas. 0n we roll as we cross into texas and arejoined by a group of train buffs on a day trip. so are you mostly here because of them, because of these two? yes. he saw thomas the trai

it's the final stop on the sunset limited train line, which i followed here all the way from new orleansne end of a line that created the hugely important artery carrying cargo and passenger traffic from coast to coast. and i tell you what, it's absolutely beautiful. like a church. and this is one reason why so many people make the trip to the californian coastline — for its beautiful weather and beaches. this is it! finally! the pacific ocean! new orleans seems an eternity away. so with 2000 miles under my belt, having travelled coast to coast, i kind of realise it's difficult to talk about a single shared american dream when this country has become so diverse. travelling off the well—worn tourist trail, i've discovered such different communities, each with an independent spirit, colourful history and a unique story to tell... all of which go towards what it means to be a modern american. hello there. we will have a look at the hurricane a little while but the weather in the uk by contrast is much, much quieter and we have seen cloudy skies coming across many parts of england. limiting

it�*s the final stop on the sunset limited train line, which i followed here all the way from new orleans artery carrying cargo and passenger traffic from coast to coast. and, i tell you what, it�*s absolutely beautiful. like a church. and this is one reason why so many people make the trip to the californian coastline — for its beautiful weather and beaches. this is it! finally! the pacific ocean! new orleans seems an eternity away. so with 2000 miles under my belt, having travelled coast to coast, i kind of realise it�*s difficult to talk about a single shared american dream when this country has become so diverse. travelling off the well—worn tourist trail, i�*ve discovered such different communities, each with an independent spirit, colourful history and a unique story to tell... all of which go towards what it means to be a modern american. hello. once again, that was all very idyllic, wasn�*t it? him evade the sun in the british isles that was as bright as it got today. —— i�*m afraid. many british isles that was as bright as it got today. if you�*re making a plan for the evening wh

it's the final stop on the sunset limited train ride which i followed here all the way from new orleanst, it's absolutely beautiful. like a church. and this is one reason why so many people make the trip to the californian coastline. for its beautiful weather and beaches. this is it! finally! the pacific ocean! new orleans seems an eternity away. so with 2000 miles under my belt, having travelled coast to coast, i realise it's difficult to talk about a single shared american dream when this country has become so diverse. travelling off the well worn tourist trail, i've discovered such different communities, each with an independent spirit, colourful history and a unique story to tell. all of which go towards what it means to be a modern america. hello. the weather on the last weekend of august last year didn't cover itself in glory — a high ofjust 16 throughout the weekend in edinburgh, in birmingham and manchester. it is going to be warmer this weekend — at least to start with. it's going to be dry throughout the weekend with this area of high pressure that's going to last into next we

and the service i am taking is the sunset limited train line.everal railroad franchises joined up to create this pan—american rail network. and along the route, significant landmarks, historical and natural, reveal themselves to passengers. this is a view of the mississippi river on huey p long bridge. we are right in the middle of two lanes of traffic, which is a weird feeling. it gets rocky, doesn't it sometimes? one of the tricks with moving down the train is to keep your feet about shoulder width apart, and keep one hand free so you can touch things as you are going through, whether it is the back of the seats, or we have the grab irons which you can use. have you ever fallen on a customer? yes. laughs. good morning ladies and gentlemen, our next station stop will be new iberia approxiately 30 minutes. train supervisor bruce is a veteran of the sunset limited line. the railroad was what created the united states. it opened up transportation from east to west and that was the big thing, it was transportation of both goods and people. the trai

it's the final stop on the sunset limited train line, which i followed here all the way from new orleansl weather and beaches. this is it! finally! the pacific ocean! new orleans seems an eternity away. so with 2000 miles under my belt, having travelled coast to coast, i kind of realise it's difficult to talk about a single shared american dream when this country has become so diverse. travelling off the well—worn tourist trail, i've discovered such different communities, each with an independent spirit, colourful history and a unique story to tell, all of which go towards what it means to be a modern american. good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: british troops have left afghanistan, two decades after being sent there in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. president biden warns another attack on kabul airport the prime minister is paying tribute to their heroism but facing criticism over those who have been left behind. president biden warns another attack on kabul airport is "highly likely" within the next 26 hours as us forces pre

it will be limited to certain neighborhoods, sunset, castro. big step towardin autonomous vehicle ridesharing viable. they are confident in its safety. >> tell us how you see on the screen and have that makes you feel, tell us about the drive, an interesting thing that happened along the way and your reaction. >> waymo is not saying how long free rides will last. waymo vehicles have been logging about 100,000 miles afransca rss vehiclen june but was not injured. tomoe the time. in time, the driver may not be needed and the trip truly navigated autonomously. david louis, abc 7 news. sandhya: air quality in lake tahoe is the worst in north right now. a side-by-side of two cameras shows you the conditions. you can see great haze hanging in the air. smoke from the caldor fire instructing down to tahoe. hazardous and it is at 600. to see it is awful. larry: is this likely to continue? >> it is because two of the main factors are the proximity of lake tahoe to the bigbr pushingr from here, smokelo the pattern e set up now, this study onshore breeze w

the trusted tester program will be limited to certain neighborhoods, such as the sunset and the castro is a big step toward making autonomous vehicle ridesharing a viable commercial service. hearing from passengers who provide insights into their confidence in safety. >> tell us about what you are seeing on the screen and how that makes you feel or tells about the drive itself, tell us about may be an interesting thing that happened on one the way and your reaction to it. >> they are to seeing how long the free rides will last. it is estimated vehicles have been blogging about 100,000 miles per week in san francisco. a person fell off a scooter during a collision in san francisco in june, but was not injured. the vehicle was not in autonomous mode at the time. the backup driver may not be needed in time and the trip truly navigated a thomas lee. -- autonomously. kate: more companies may be considering vaccine mandates as some covid vaccines get full fda approval. why experts say this might affect your insurance premiums. and here is a live look at the bay. you can see the fog is still

limit their outdoor activities. coming up here. what a day for baseball sports director marco baniyas will be dishing it out. that's coming up next in sports, but first to look at tonight's stunning sunset over the bay. you're watching the 11 o'clock news on ktvu, and we will be right back i'm so glad you're ok, sgt. houston. this is sam with usaa. do you see the tow truck? yes, thank you, that was fast. sgt. houston never expected this to happen. or that her grandpa's dog tags would be left behind. but that one call got her a tow and rental... ...paid her claim... ...and we even pulled a few strings. making it easy to make things right: that's what we're made for. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. get a quote today. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. with you. all right, i admit it. i haven't googled it, but this might have been the best day in baseball history for the bay area. think about it between them. the a's and giants outscore their opponents combined. 24 cannot say that doesn't get much better than that. let's start with the giants in san francisco tonight. typical august night fog rolling in and they get it rolling right away. it's the picture no less. gettin