A conductor assists as Julie and Frank Zinn of Delaware, Ohio board an Amtrak train at the Dyer, Ind. station Thursday morning October 18, 2012. The Zinns, who chose the Dyer station for its safety and ease, picked up the train in Dyer to begin their Totally Trains Tour which will take them through the West, up the Pacific coast to Seattle and back. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Julie (inside, at right) and Frank Zinn of Delaware, Ohio arrive to wait at the Amtrak station in Dyer, Ind. Thursday morning October 18, 2012. The Zinns, who chose the Dyer station for its safety and ease, picked up the train in Dyer to begin their Totally Trains Tour which will take them through the West, up the Pacific coast to Seattle and back. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Julie and Frank Zinn of Delaware, Ohio wait for the Amtrak train to arrive at the Dyer, Ind. station Thursday morning October 18, 2012. The Zinns, who chose the Dyer station for its safety and ease, picked up the train in Dyer to begin their Totally Trains Tour which will take them through the West, up the Pacific coast to Seattle and back. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

An Amtrak train bound for Chicago pulls in to the Dyer, Ind. station where Julie and Frank Zinn of Delaware, Ohio wait to board at the Dyer, Ind. station Thursday morning October 18, 2012. The Zinns, who chose the Dyer station for its safety and ease, picked up the train in Dyer to begin their Totally Trains Tour which will take them through the West, up the Pacific coast to Seattle and back. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

Julie and Frank Zinn of Delaware, Ohio step out to the platform after hearing a train whistle as they wait for the Amtrak train to arrive at the Dyer, Ind. station Thursday morning October 18, 2012. The Zinns, who chose the Dyer station for its safety and ease, picked up the train in Dyer to begin their Totally Trains Tour which will take them through the West, up the Pacific coast to Seattle and back. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

A conductor checks the tracks before the Amtrak train pulls out from the the Dyer, Ind. station Thursday morning October 18, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media

A conductor assists as Julie and Frank Zinn of Delaware, Ohio board an Amtrak train at the Dyer, Ind. station Thursday morning October 18, 2012. The Zinns, who chose the Dyer station for its safety and ease, picked up the train in Dyer to begin their Totally Trains Tour which will take them through the West, up the Pacific coast to Seattle and back. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media