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August 11, 2008 04:28 PM EDT
(shared with group: August 12, 2008)
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We just completed another Autotrain trip. This is our fourth trip on this train. I love taking the train, I love not driving all the way to Florida! In two weeks I will be back on it for the return . . .
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August 11, 2008 07:06 PM EDT
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I do not want to leave this earth just yet,
but I miss my Dad and brother , I do not want to wait.
So I am taking the train you can bet,
To see two special people ,who could not help their fate. . . .
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August 11, 2008 11:08 PM EDT
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All Aboard the Crescent Line
by Laura Cushing
1. Penn Station, NY
A Columbia University student
backpack on his shoulders
i-pod in ears, a going-home smile,
checks the schedule . . .
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August 11, 2008 09:35 PM EDT
(shared with group: August 12, 2008)
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Ever since I can remember I loved trains, I used to sit down by the hill and watch the trains go by. All we had was frieght trains, never even knew about rail travel at the time. but I use to dream about . . .
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August 08, 2008 11:16 AM EDT
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A Matter of Good Training
Aboard the train I've time to think,
And thoughts come floating down
From thought balloons of puffy clouds
So light but still profound,
. . .
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August 05, 2008 07:38 PM EDT
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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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August 06, 2008 09:46 PM EDT
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The smoke rolls up into the sky,
The moon makes it shine a silvery color,
You wonder if that thunder is real or from the engine.
This is the journey you've yearned to take,
you . . .
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August 04, 2008 02:36 PM EDT
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To the surprise of many visitors the seat of American government is also a beautiful city, a celebration in marble and stone of the ideals on which democracy was founded. Though laid out roughly according . . .
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August 07, 2008 12:15 PM EDT
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It Happened Near Amtrak
I'd not ridden Amtrak before 2001
But I'd do more than ride before I was done.
We all gathered in Del Mar that bright sunny day
To wave to Don's . . .
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August 07, 2008 07:51 PM EDT
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All Aboard Life's Train
We get on, we get off, we're the conductor who's brave
We must make the ride successful from cradle to grave
Some tracks are nice, others are tough . . .
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August 04, 2008 03:28 AM EDT
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An old steam train engine parked on a siding
Dreaming of days when she chugged down the tracks
With weapons of war, and troops that would man them
To fight foreign wars, . . .
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August 04, 2008 09:12 PM EDT
(shared with group: August 05, 2008)
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"Next Stop Poem Contest Submission"
Night Train Serenade
On still summer nights
with the windows open wide,
I hear faint, familiar music;
steel . . .
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July 18, 2008 10:54 AM EDT
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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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August 04, 2008 10:09 AM EDT
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down the tracks goes the train
down the track goes the train
with a whistle and a pop
down the track goes the train
just a few hours to our stop
with a shimmy and a shake the train
starts . . .
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August 04, 2008 03:05 PM EDT
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Living close to Lincoln Park, we enjoy the landscaped gardens, zoo, conservatory, nature museum, theater on the lake, beaches, and recreational facilities. Covering 1200 acres along the lakefront, the . . .
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July 22, 2008 05:48 PM EDT
(shared with group: August 04, 2008)
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As children, we all grew up playing with trains and many of us attached a kind of fondness to them. We envisioned ourselves riding the rails heading to our "special destination." Some of us . . .
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August 01, 2008 01:06 AM EDT
(shared with group: August 04, 2008)
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After two weeks on the road, we've got a couple of stops left as we head back to Los Angeles, although we're not sure what they are until we get there.
Today, we raced up the hill from San . . .
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June 04, 2008 04:13 PM EDT
(shared with group: August 04, 2008)
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One of the first things people think of when considering a visit to Seattle, is water: in the air and on the ground. Seattle is bounded on the west by Elliot Bay, which gives entry to Puget Sound and . . .
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August 01, 2008 10:15 AM EDT
(shared with group: August 04, 2008)
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I'm on the train to Glory, children,
Charging down that track
I'm on the train to Glory, children,
And I'm hangin' onto the back
I won't get off at the station, children . . .
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August 01, 2008 11:27 AM EDT
(shared with group: August 04, 2008)
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The train is moving
On the track
I sit alone and
Don't look back
Embarking on
Adventure real
A time to think
A time to heal
A time to watch
The scenery
And think about
What . . .
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