Tag: railroad
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November 28, 2007 03:42 PM EST --
How quickly American?s seem to turn their backs on our roots?the simple foundations on which our country was built upon. Some of these ideas, while seemingly outdated and maybe not the most convenient, . . .
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March 10, 2008 06:09 PM EDT --
The Regional offers convenient and affordable downtown-to-downtown service up and down the Northeast Corridor, with multiple departures daily.
The trains that run the Regional line have been redesigned . . .
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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 29, 2008 06:10 PM EST --
Do you like to travel? Have you seen all there is to see in the United States or are there some corners left undiscovered that you're longing to see? We want to know! Tell us where you'd like . . .
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February 06, 2008 05:29 PM EST --
Through the Heart of the West
Amtrak's Southwest Chief runs daily between Chicago and Los Angeles, through the vast expanse of the fabled American West.
You'll be mesmerized by this region's . . .
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June 10, 2008 03:08 PM EDT --
Amtrak's Empire Service provides convenient service throughout the Empire State.
With frequent daily trains between NYC and Albany (and others that continue to Buffalo and Niagara Falls), business . . .
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February 21, 2008 04:42 PM EST --
The Auto Train takes you and your car (or your van, motorcycle, SUV, small boat, jet-ski, or other recreational vehicle) nonstop from the Washington, DC area to sunny Florida.
Let Us Get You There . . .
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July 18, 2008 10:54 AM EDT --
Two Great Lines
The Cardinal operates between New York and Chicago three days a week. The Hoosier State runs daily between Chicago and Indianapolis.
The Cardinal
The Cardinal offers unforgettable . . .
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December 03, 2007 11:16 AM EST --
Welcome aboard! You’re about to take a tour of the next route in the Next Stop series: The City of New Orleans. For the next three weeks, Gather members from three main cities along Amtrak’s . . .
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April 16, 2008 05:32 PM EDT --
The Pacific Surfliner offers great service, style and amenities as it travels the Southern California coast between San Luis Obispo and San Diego.
Onboard the Surfliner you'll find modern bi-level . . .
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September 05, 2008 01:58 AM EDT --
The Grand Canyon Railroad saved the town of Williams from becoming yet another ghost town on the old Route 66 after Interstate 40 bypassed it in 1984.
The Santa Fe Railroad first ran passengers from . . .
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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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October 24, 2007 03:28 PM EDT --
I love to travel, I am usually barely on my way home and I am already dreaming of the next trip. On Labor Day weekend of this year I did something that I never do: I traveled in my own home state . . .
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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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February 02, 2007 04:13 PM EST --
New hope for national landmark bridge
Brian Emberg made his way through splintered railroad ties and twisted steel high above Pennsylvania’s Kinzua Valley. The winds had died down, and a deep, . . .
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January 02, 2008 05:06 PM EST --
The Amtrak Downeaster offers four round-trip journeys every day between Boston and Portland.
In Colonial times, Maine shipbuilders created some of the finest sailing vessels ever built, and called . . .
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January 14, 2008 03:30 PM EST --
The Heartland Flyer offers convenient, affordable, daily service between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth. In Fort Worth, connections are available to Dallas, Chicago and San Antonio via the Texas Eagle. . . .
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November 16, 2007 12:26 PM EST --
The visitors approach the steps, climbing them one by one until they reach the thirteenth. They turn and smile for the camera. Click! As the sign on the stairs says, they are exactly one . . .
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October 19, 2007 09:37 AM EDT --
The Adirondack Route: Montreal – Albany – New York
Welcome aboard! You’re about to take a tour of the first route in the Next Stop series: The Adirondack. For the next three . . .
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June 23, 2007 09:06 AM EDT --
My friend Judy and I just got back from our annual road trip in which we visit nine different quilting shops over the course of two days. We enjoy getting out and seeing the sights along the way and . . .
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