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Progress Report – From Chicago

ByJim Loomis 04/18/200909/06/2014

So far, so good. I’m in Chicago between trains, comfortably settled in Amtrak’s Metropolitan Lounge. I arrived a bit ago on the Texas Eagle and will soon be off again aboard the Capitol Limited, headed for Washington. I was delayed leaving Maui by two hours because the incoming flight had been plowing through some pretty…

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On the Road Again

ByJim Loomis 04/16/200909/06/2014

There will be some gaps in posting over the next couple of weeks because in a few hours I’ll be headed to Washington , D.C., for a semi-annual meeting of the Council of Representatives for the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP). I’m lugging my laptop along, however, and will try to post brief accounts…