I reside in Fernandina Beach, Florida. For the past 7 years, I've taught Economics and American Government at Hilliard Senior High School....which lies only about 200 yards from CSX's famous "Florida Funnel" trackage. From 1979 to 1999, I was in sales and marketing as an account executive and sales manager with Keebler Cookie Company/Grocery Sales Division.
My first "real job", after graduating from The University of Florida, was as an OBS based out of JAX....working the "extra board", as either a waiter, bartender, or chair car attendant on either the "Silver Star" or "Champion", from December, 1975 to Spring, 1977...at which time I was furloughed....then rolling to a job at the JAX Reservations Call Center. I left Amtrak to go to work for Keebler in June 0f 1979. The JAX center closed and moved to Bensalem(PHL Area), PA in 1980.
In addition to about 70 to 80 CSX trains daily, the "Florida Funnel" hosts the "Silver Meteor", "Silver Star", and "Auto Train"
From the "Florida Funnel"
Foodman53
My first "real job", after graduating from The University of Florida, was as an OBS based out of JAX....working the "extra board", as either a waiter, bartender, or chair car attendant on either the "Silver Star" or "Champion", from December, 1975 to Spring, 1977...at which time I was furloughed....then rolling to a job at the JAX Reservations Call Center. I left Amtrak to go to work for Keebler in June 0f 1979. The JAX center closed and moved to Bensalem(PHL Area), PA in 1980.
In addition to about 70 to 80 CSX trains daily, the "Florida Funnel" hosts the "Silver Meteor", "Silver Star", and "Auto Train"
From the "Florida Funnel"
Foodman53