Tag: people
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August 05, 2008 07:38 PM EDT --
Whoo-whoo
All aboard
Conductor calls
You rest assured
A long train ride
From state to state
Quickest transport
Highest rate
Greatest views
Of country-sides . . .
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May 08, 2007 10:05 AM EDT --
Growing up in a small Midwestern town plopped down in the middle of nowhere but linked to everywhere by the Santa Fe freight and passenger trains that ran through our little burg left me with an abiding . . .
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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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February 12, 2007 05:16 PM EST --
Riding on rails through the Canadian Rockies at 40 miles per hour was the last place I expected to find myself hunched over a Bingo card, teeth clenched, and dauber poised in anticipation of a single number: . . .
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January 06, 2007 11:27 AM EST --
It was our first visit to the home of some dear friends. We had corresponded with Frank and Marilyn for some time, but never met them. In person they were even more delightful than they had been through . . .
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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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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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November 23, 2007 08:06 PM EST --
Confessions of My People Watching: Amtrak Holiday Edition
I dared to travel on Thanksgiving Day!
Everyone is scrambling on the train to get a "good seat ". They . . .
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February 27, 2007 09:33 AM EST --
If you think the best Boston-area seaside experience is on Cape Cod, it’s time to head north to Cape Ann. This destination is a granite-strewn apostrophe of land, a promontory that juts into the . . .
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December 28, 2006 06:54 AM EST --
(I went to Bhutan on 22nd May, 1997. First, I stayed at Paro & then went to Thimpu. I was overwhelmed to see the scenic beauty & the visit left a permanent impression on my mind.)
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December 15, 2006 01:56 AM EST --
The year before my 30th birthday, in between marriages, and feeling quite the "liberated woman" in the early 1980's, I set off on a three-week rail journey across the country. All . . .
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May 26, 2007 05:27 PM EDT --
Detroit gets a lot of bad press, but there are a lot of things to see and do in the area. Last year I finally went on one of the tour boats and we had a great time. Seeing the sights from the river also . . .
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November 18, 2006 11:22 PM EST --
Boston's South Station is only minutes from my fabulously located apartment so I left for a 5:20 train about two minutes passed 5pm. Since I only had one small bag – I'm an exceptional minimalist . . .
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December 12, 2007 03:40 PM EST --
On my way home; Confessions of My People Watching: Amtrak- New Jersey - Boston ( A do - gooder version )
I've just stepped onto the train; I'm managing my bags and fighting off tears all . . .
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November 05, 2007 09:41 PM EST --
Confessions of a People Watcher @ the Train Station:
Here’s a list of all the happenings and people I saw at North Station today. I figured it was amusing, so I’d share it. . . .
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December 08, 2007 12:01 PM EST --
I'm at South Station (Boston) waiting once again for my Amtrak train to New Jersey to see my love. They have a huge beautiful winter scene set up in the middle of the station with trains going up . . .
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January 22, 2007 02:49 PM EST --
I have precious few positive memories of my father. This is one and it’s probably the reason I still love this kind of street theater.
My dad was not a big traveler. Neither was he known for his . . .
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December 07, 2006 04:55 PM EST --
Growing up as the only child of two Type-A New Yorkers, my experiences with family vacations weren't what you could really call relaxing. Trips were as carefully planned and tightly coordinated as . . .
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