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For Amtrak riders from Florida, New York run becomes a crawl
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 1.) NEW YORK -- Amtrak's Silver Meteor train arrived in New York from Florida yesterday more than 28 hours late, releasing more than 100 exhausted, hungry and angry passengers. "I'm tired; I just want...
For Amtrak riders from Florida, New York run becomes a crawl
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 1.) NEW YORK -- Amtrak's Silver Meteor train arrived in New York from Florida yesterday more than 28 hours late, releasing more than 100 exhausted, hungry and angry passengers. "I'm tired; I just want...
Thousands aboard six Amtrak trains endure a long ordeal
(The following article by Brenda Goodman was posted on the New York Times website on December 31.) NEW YORK -- Amtrak passengers along the busy corridor between Florida and New York were delayed for up to 20 hours after eight freight cars derailed on Thursday near...
Thousands aboard six Amtrak trains endure a long ordeal
(The following article by Brenda Goodman was posted on the New York Times website on December 31.) NEW YORK -- Amtrak passengers along the busy corridor between Florida and New York were delayed for up to 20 hours after eight freight cars derailed on Thursday near...
Rail love persists despite Amtrak’s uncertain future
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 3.) WASHINGTON -- With a 3-year-old in tow, riding the rails cross-country was not an option. Given that, Melinda Pierson, her husband and daughter flew from their home in Los Angeles to visit her...
Rail love persists despite Amtrak’s uncertain future
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 3.) WASHINGTON -- With a 3-year-old in tow, riding the rails cross-country was not an option. Given that, Melinda Pierson, her husband and daughter flew from their home in Los Angeles to visit her...
A return to rail travel of a bygone era
(The following article by Eric Noland was posted on the Los Angeles Daily News on January 1.) ABOARD THE AMERICAN ORIENT EXPRESS -- The cottonwoods along the riverbank were ablaze with golden leaves as the train barreled into Gore Canyon in the Rocky Mountains. Steel...
A return to rail travel of a bygone era
(The following article by Eric Noland was posted on the Los Angeles Daily News on January 1.) ABOARD THE AMERICAN ORIENT EXPRESS -- The cottonwoods along the riverbank were ablaze with golden leaves as the train barreled into Gore Canyon in the Rocky Mountains. Steel...
Medicare benefit still puzzling seniors
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Laura Wides-Munoz on December 28.) MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Jean Newman is hardly afraid of challenges. The 73-year-old Cuban native came to the United States as a teen, worked for years as a substitute teacher and...
UP train crew rescues poodle that survived eight days in wilderness
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 28. Mike Kessler is Local Chairman of BLET Division 794 in Elko, Nevada.) ELKO, Nev. -- The biggest Christmas present came a day late this year for Lee and Irene DellaSilva of Ogden, Utah. But it's one...
