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An Ordeal in the Arizona Desert.
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An Ordeal in the Arizona Desert.

ByJim Loomis 07/22/201807/25/2018

When something goes wrong with one of Amtrak’s long distance trains, problems can snowball and, before you know it, things get ugly. Such was the case several nights ago when Amtrak’s Train #1, the fabled Sunset Limited, was heading for Los Angeles but stalled about seven miles from Tucson, Arizona.   Actual facts are hard…

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