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    Boston area. Fancy rail cars, private rail cars, restored rail cars, e

    Boston area. Fancy rail cars, private rail cars, restored rail cars, et al. What fancy rail cares, private rail cars, restored rail cars, et al are coming up to the Boston area this month?... especially any that could be viewed exterior and maybe interiors too.
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    Ferreting out promotions, savings.

    a. Room accomodations. Sleeping accomodations. What hints, tips, pointers are there for ferreting out any promotions, any possible savings related to train room accomodations?..., train sleeping accomodations?... when planning North American rail trips. b. Meals What hints, tips, pointers...
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    Rail specialists. Rail travel fanatics. Travel agencies.

    a. Cambridge 02139 area travel agencies Around the Cambridge 02139 area what travel agencies have any North American rail travel specialists or any rail fan type agents?... Boston?, Brookline?, Somerville?, Massachusetts?, New England?, New York? Any agents' names, addresses, tel nos, email...
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    How long?... bos-ny-buf, buf-ny-bos

    How long are the shortest and longest train travel times for boston-ny-buffalo and for buffalo-ny-boston?... not across massachusetts.
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    How do you sort out travel times and layovers, Westbound and Eastbound

    a. What's the total travel time from Boston to Buffalo, from Buffalo to Boston by trains through Massachusetts and by trains via New York City?... b. How long are any Westbound layovers and any Eastbound layovers?... c. What's of interest during the layovers in New York City?... and in...
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    Comprehensive types of listings of all the kinds of services, amenitie

    Around the web where would there be any comprehensive types of listings of all the kinds of services, amenities you might ask the train crew for?... on the Boston-Buffalo, Buffalo-Boston Lake Shore Limited
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    Is the bus from Boston to Buffalo NY and back more comfortable than th

    Do you kind folks out there think the bus from Boston to Buffalo NY and back is more comfortable than the train?... all things considered
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    boston-ny-buffalo. boston-albany-buffalo.

    Thank you folks! I'm grateful for all the detailed information. Does the service alert mean that a boston-ny-buffalo or buffalo-ny-boston trip could be a better choice than the boston-albany-buffalo or buffalo-albany-boston trip? _ _ _ _ _ Service Alert _ _ _ _ _ Amtrak...
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    Etymology. Stub.

    Thank you AlanB ! What is the etymology of the term?... stub
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    Mileage. Timing. Boston to Buffalo. Via Albany. Via New York.

    Thank you folks! As always, I'm grateful for all the great details. a. What's the total rail mileage from boston to buffalo via new york?... is mileage the same on the return trip? b. What's the total rail mileage from boston to buffalo via albany?... is mileage the same on the return trip...
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    The most complicated change that could possibly be involved at New Yor

    Thank you folks! a. Complicated changes at new york, boston to buffalo What's the most complicated change that could possibly be involved at the new york station for passengers travelling west to buffalo from boston via new york?... where's the track for boarding in relation to the arrival...
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    Around the cambridge somerville brookline boston area what travel agen

    Around the cambridge somerville brookline boston area what travel agents are rail enthusiasts?...
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    What happens at the Albany station when the Lake Shore Limited arrives

    a. What happens at the Albany station when the Lake Shore Limited arrives from the East?... b. What happens at the Albany station when the Lake Shore Limited arrives from the West?...
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    by Andrew Ryan

    by Andrew Ryan An Amtrak flagman working at a construction site died apparently of a heart attack overnight when a train hit a piece of equipment that had been improperly left on the tracks, transit officials said. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_regi...ak_flagman.html
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    The best services. The best accomodations. Boston-Buffalo, Buffalo-Bos

    c. What are the best services available on the Boston through to Buffalo and the Buffalo through to Boston trains? d. What are the best accomodations available on the Boston through to Buffalo and Buffalo through to Boston trains? On the Boston through to Buffalo and the Buffalo through to...
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    Downtown Buffalo Exchange Street station. Transfer. Boston.

    How do you plan a round trip rail trip from Boston to the downtown Buffalo Exchange Street station and back to Boston?... so that you transfer from the Lake Shore Limited to a train at some station along the Albany Buffalo part of the trip that arrives at the downtown Buffalo Exchange Street...
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    Luxury on the Lake Shore Limited

    a. For a round trip from Cambridge Massachusetts to the Amherst suburb of North Buffalo New York, what are the most wildly luxurious accomodations that can be planned on Amtrak?... b. How do you plan for eating on the trip over and back?... Would it be better to bring your own prepared foods...
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    How to arrange for a private rail car

    a. What kinds of resources and alternatives are there for arranging for a private rail car?... b. What kind of budget would be needed?...
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