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The American Association Of Private Railroad Car Owners, Inc. Convention

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The American Association Of Private Railroad Car Owners, Inc. Convention
Posted by Left Coast Rail on Saturday, September 20, 2008 1:15 PM
I think this would be one of the cooler ways to spend a weekend:

http://www.aaprco.com/convention/2008/08index.html

I've got a sudden urge to go to the store to buy a winning ticket for tonight's lottery drawing.
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Posted by Flashwave on Saturday, September 20, 2008 6:51 PM

 Left Coast Rail wrote:
I think this would be one of the cooler ways to spend a weekend:

http://www.aaprco.com/convention/2008/08index.html

I've got a sudden urge to go to the store to buy a winning ticket for tonight's lottery drawing.

Buy two, you might need a second lottery for the return trip. Unfortunately, Amtrakhas been forced to make alot of price hikes for Private cars.

-Morgan

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Posted by ndbprr on Monday, September 22, 2008 11:26 AM
Several years ago the convention required the cars to come through Chicago.  The IC line thourgh Joliet had two or three Amtrak trains a day.  Each one had 5-10 private cars on the back end heading for Union Station for a couple of days.  My boss couldn't understand why I couldn't leave the plant until 10:00Am when the last one would be coming through right past my office window.

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