(The following appeared at www.suite101.com on April 26, 2011.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On May 1, 2011, Amtrak celebrates 40 years of service with national events through National Train Day and a further commitment to “Green Transportation.”
Amtrak will celebrate 40 years as “America’s Railroad” on Sunday, May 1, 2011. That celebration will last a week and culminate with National Train Day on Saturday, May 7th.
The 40-year anniversary also marks the end of a year-long trial run of an Amtrak green transportation experiment that uses biodiesel in their passenger line that runs between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, a program TIME magazine listed as one of “The 50 Best Inventions of 2010.”
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