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   Message 3,249 of 3,261   
   Dave Drum to Al Kaiser   
   Amtrak 50th Anniversary E   
   09 Feb 22 06:16:00   
   
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   -=> Al Kaiser wrote to All <=-   
      
    AK> Amtrak is running the 50th Anniversary Locmotive Engines on some of   
    AK> their routes.   I've seen it on the Farpoint, NY camera and also on the   
    AK> Springield, MA Camera running on the Lake Shore Limted route.   
      
    AK> They had one on the CT Rail Line for a week and I was fortunate enough   
    AK> to capture it on video going thru the Quinnipac St. crossing in   
    AK> Wallingford. CT.   
      
    AK> I was going to try and get a couple of station stops and other run bys   
    AK> but it was on there for a week and got tranferred to some other line.   
      
    AK> I sent an email asking for it to be brought back for a longer run but   
    AK> have not got an answer from Amtrak.   
      
   And you probably won't - get an answer, that is. Amtraak only is an    
   illusion of a customer-service business. Still, I prefer it to the silver   
   birds.   
      
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