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    A collection of recent Amtrak articles

    They really are pure gold! So beautifully written and make me want to jump on the next train that I can. Here you go... US by train: the rail way to see America http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hubs/gre...ee-America.html Family of Strangers on the Sunset Limited...
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    Chicago Hub Service — Heavy Rains Result in Track Closures

    According to Amtrak's website... I'm scheduled to travel on the SWC this Friday FLG-CHI. Will the tracks be open by then? Or should I look at re-booking now? September 14, 2008 11:00 am CDT   The remnants of Hurricane Ike have been dumping heavy rains on the states of Illinois, Iowa...
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    What's up with the SWC today? #4

    What's up with the SWC today? #4 is expected 6-7 hours late into CHI tonight! Anyone know why? Also, what route was this train supposed to operate when it go into CHI?
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    Another LD Amtrak Trip Booked + Acela!

    Well, after spending 7 months in Arizona my parents decided they DO NOT want to buy a house here and that they miss the East Coast (Rhode Island) where we are from. So, we're moving back in mid-September after we get back from a summer trip to Europe. It took some convincing, but I managed to...
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    FLG-CHI-ALB / ALB-CHI-FLG (pics & vids)

    (pictures at the end) This was my first ever LD trip on Amtrak and my first ever trip with Amtrak since I was a little kid. I'd recently moved to Tucson AZ with my parents and I had a desire to go back to Rhode Island and see people and places which I missed. I've flown so much it's sickening...
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    First LD Amtrak Trip Booked!

    I FINALLY booked my first LD Amtrak trip. I had to change the trip (no WAS visit) because my dad really wanted to go with me (hey, I couldn't say no). Anyhow we're leaving Flagstaff on the Southwest Chief to Chicago and then connecting to the Lake Shore Limited to Albany and then driving around...
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    Which Route?

    I've recently moved out to Tucson AZ from Rhode Island (as of Januaury). I'm planning to go back east and visit family in Washington D.C. and Providence R.I. in the middle of May for a few weeks. However, I've been very confused about which routes to take. I will be getting a Roomette though no...
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