Tag: family
group name: allaboard
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April 30, 2008 12:13 PM EDT --
The race is on in the All Aboard Group – is your train winning? See below for the recent tally of boarded passengers on each train. Remember, the first team to reach 300 passengers by 11:59pm . . .
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May 14, 2008 05:09 PM EDT --
Thank you to all of the participants in the Race to National Train Day in the All Aboard group . I hope you enjoyed boarding your train and jumping into the race!!! Whether the train was green , . . .
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April 28, 2008 05:47 PM EDT --
As part of the National Train Day celebration on Gather we're inviting all of the kids to show us their train model building skills!!! Tell them to get outside and see how creative they can be with . . .
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January 04, 2008 10:51 AM EST --
Welcome to Maine, The way life should be. This is the sign you read as you entered one of the largest New England states, and anxiously await your opportunity to experience a wonderful adventure. Maine, . . .
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April 08, 2007 06:23 AM EDT --
I am an Amusement Park junkie, and often use vacation time to visit a specific park. Busch Gardens in Williamsburg,Virginia happens to be one of my all-time favorites, having once lived very close to it. . . .
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May 09, 2008 02:40 PM EDT --
There's been some great fun had in the All Aboard group in celebration of National Train Day on May 10 th and it's time to recognize some of the excellent work that's been done! I know . . .
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June 09, 2007 11:27 AM EDT --
We have travelled on the Coast Starlight train from Los Angeles to San Francisco with our little girl since she was a baby, several times over the last few years and loved it. The trip along the California . . .
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January 20, 2007 03:37 PM EST --
A few years ago I was staying at the Outdoor World Campground in Ogunquit, Me. We decided to explore the towns as we usually do. We came upon this gem- Old York. This was a historical town with alot of . . .
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April 30, 2008 09:42 PM EDT --
My middle son was one of the train drawing winners for the contest held in the Amtrak group here on Gather. He was pleased as punch that he won and was even more excited when he saw the big priority box . . .
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April 10, 2007 03:46 AM EDT --
One year, while on a typical Amusement Park extravaganza, four of us we made our way up to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. We had seen numerous folks wearing Cedar Point T-shirts while stinging in line . . .
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May 07, 2008 10:14 AM EDT --
How much do you know about trains? National Train Day is this coming Saturday, May 10 th at four U.S. Amtrak stations and to get ready, we're going to test your train knowledge! See how many of . . .
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January 01, 2007 10:35 PM EST --
As a birthday gift two years ago, my parents gave my family and me a cross-country adventure from our hometown of Kansas City to Flagstaff, Arizona. I have two young boys who are in love with anything . . .
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May 02, 2007 04:33 PM EDT --
I have booked the AutoTrain for July. I paid the extra money for the Roomette....I am wondering just how small is it! will I be able to turn around....I have tried to look at the pictures but I am sure . . .
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January 19, 2007 12:58 AM EST --
Trains were part of my everyday life growing up. Hormels Meat Packing had their headquarters in my hometown of Austin, Mn. so I crossed the tracks leading into the plant daily. I must confess there were . . .
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April 03, 2007 06:57 AM EDT --
Interstate 55 runs from Lake Michigan in Illinois to Lake Ponchartrain in Louisiana. There are many interesting places to dine along its approximately 900 mile length. One of the best is a place tucked . . .
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June 04, 2007 11:58 PM EDT --
I love Amtrak, compared to many other traveling tranportations. Trains are faster (most of time, not always) and the seats are way more comfortable. Greyhound has CROWDED seats and the people are most . . .
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January 08, 2007 11:04 AM EST --
Want to feel what it's like to live through a tornado? Or, pilot a riverboat down the Mississippi? Or, step into a sound booth to try your pipes at recording a pop song? Then, come along with me and . . .
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March 05, 2007 05:52 PM EST --
When I asked my son if he wanted to go to Seattle, he gave me the rolled-eyes treatment. "Hilarious," said the 14-year-old.
You see, Seattle is a running joke in our family. When Ian was little, . . .
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January 17, 2007 09:11 PM EST --
Riding the Rails during the Great Depression
Berkeley Hackett made his first trip in 1929 at 13, riding with his stepfather from Flint, Michigan to Kalamazoo to get a summer job working in . . .
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August 29, 2008 12:14 PM EDT --
Gardiner, Montana is a pretty little mountain town perched at the north entrance to Yellowstone Park. The Roosevelt Arch, dedicated by Teddy Roosevelt himself, used to be the main entrance to the park . . .
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