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Silver Meteor and Palmetto Routes Added!Last month a Route Guide for the Silver Star, Amtrak Trains 91 and 92 was added to Rail Passenger USA. This month we've completed the Route Guides for the two trains that comprise Amtrak's "Silver Service" by adding the Silver Meteor, Amtrak trains 97 and 98. The Palmetto, Amtrak Trains 89 and 90, has also been added This trio of trains provide service from New York City to the south serving parts of the Northeast Corridor, Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida along the way. The Palmetto provides service only as far south as Savannah, Georgia, while the Silver Star and Silver Meteor travel all the way to Miami. Each train serves a few cities not served by either of the other two. For example, the Palmetto stops in Quantico and Fredericksburg, VA and Dillon, South Carolina and the Silver Star makes a westward swing in Florida providing service to the Tampa area. To tour all of the cities and towns served by a given train, click on one of the photos below to open the Route Guide.
USA Long Distance Routes CompleteWith the addition of the Palmetto and Silver Meteor, Rail Passenger USA has now completed Route Guides for all of Amtrak's long distance passenger routes except for the Auto Train. Next month we'll start on the intermediate distance and regional routes beginning with the busy Northeast Corridor. Recent VIA Rail Canada Schedule ChangesVIA Rail Canada made a few changes to their 2009 Printable Timetables in March. Here's a summary:
VIA Rail Canada provides an excellent printable, customizable train schedule for your convenience on their website under "Internet Schedules >> Customize your train schedule". Murphy's Law
Don't let an occasional occurrence like this stop you. The pleasures of train travel far outweigh the rare little surprises you may encounter along the way. Happy Rails to You! |
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Ray caught some kind of bug on his Northwest rail tour last month. As luck would have it, this photo shows the windy scene he encountered at 3:58 am on the California Zephyr on the final leg home. The train was travelling through a blizzard somewhere near Hastings, Nebraska. Apparently Murphy has not overlooked the fact that "when you've got to go, you've got to go".