The Cardinal Makes a Convert.
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The Cardinal Makes a Convert.

Some years back, I met a woman over lunch on Amtrak’s train #51, the westbound Cardinal. I was heading for Chicago following a NARP meeting in Washington. She had some high-stress job in Philadelphia and was treating herself to several relaxing days at the famous Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.    I…

Amtrak’s Cardinal Should Be A Daily Train.
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Amtrak’s Cardinal Should Be A Daily Train.

This is one of my favorite rides. The Cardinal runs between New York and Chicago, but it takes a meandering southern route that makes it, without doubt, one of the two or three more scenic Amtrak rides in the eastern part of the country.  After the westbound train leaves New York’s Penn Station, it heads…