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Progress Comes With Small Steps.

ByJim Loomis 11/23/201711/25/2017

New Locomotives The Amtrak Cascades, which operate in the busy 310-mile long corridor from Vancouver, BC to Eugene, Oregon, by way of Seattle and Portland, have just taken possession of eight brand new Charger locomotives. These new beauties bring a lot to the table: they’re lighter and quieter than their predecessors, they accelerate…

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Maui to Washington in 10 Days.

ByJim Loomis 04/12/201704/14/2017

Later this afternoon (Thursday), I’m leaving here and taking a very indirect route to Washington, DC, for NARP’s annual Spring meeting. The first leg is a Hawaiian Airlines flight to Seattle, but unfortunately there won’t be time for anything but a night’s sleep. My flight arrives at 11:15 p.m. Seattle time and I’m taking Amtrak…