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Ring Out the New; Ring in the Old?

ByJim Loomis 11/29/201812/01/2018

I never dreamed that I would get so involved with passenger trains, either as an ordinary passenger or as an advocate. And I’ve often regretted not keeping a record of my many cross-country trips on Amtrak. It would be fun to know how many miles I’ve accumulated on Amtrak and on VIA Rail trains in…

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Any New Equipment for Amtrak?

ByJim Loomis 11/15/201711/17/2017

Once again on my latest trip, I heard fellow passengers remarking on the state of Amtrak equipment. The fact is, some of the Superliner sleeping cars running back and forth across the country were built in the mid-1970s. That makes them some 40 years old. Then, of course, they find out I’m involved with…