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Posted by MichaelSol on Friday, February 15, 2008 1:56 PM
 SR1457 wrote:

I think Amtrak is one of the best run organizations in the USA., always there 24/7, with good food, clean cars., very attentive employees., who always keeps you well informed,gets you to your destination on time, sometimes early., good place to meet new people., wonderful scenery., prices right., why would anyone who likes trains not like Amtrak I just dont understand.Well thats my story and im sticking to it!

How often have you ridden Amtrak? And on which trains?

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Posted by oltmannd on Friday, February 15, 2008 1:14 PM
.... and it's obvious to some of us that Amtrak could be a whole lot more and a whole lot better and a whole lot cheaper to run.

-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/

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Posted by ndbprr on Friday, February 15, 2008 9:56 AM

why would anyone who likes trains not like Amtrak

Because some of us are old enough to remember a time when train travel was all the things you mention and railroads took pride in service.

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AMTRAK WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION
Posted by SR1457 on Friday, February 15, 2008 8:59 AM

I think Amtrak is one of the best run organizations in the USA., always there 24/7, with good food, clean cars., very attentive employees., who always keeps you well informed,gets you to your destination on time, sometimes early., good place to meet new people., wonderful scenery., prices right., why would anyone who likes trains not like Amtrak I just dont understand.Well thats my story and im sticking to it!

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