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jbm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-30-04 12:47 AM
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9. Me! I love trains...
A few years ago I bought a couple of those 'see america on Amtrak' passes,and my then 12 year old son and I had two weeks where we could ride the train to whatever destinations we chose(with a few exceptions and conditions). It was the best money I've ever spent. The tickets were 500.00 each,but we spent a day or two in St Louis, Chicago,D.C.,Virginia Beach(they have a shuttle from the the nearest depot to the beach) and then spent just a few hours in several other locations. One of the trains had one of those two level 'scenic' cars where the sides were clear and you could watch the scenery.

We did get delayed once,which kind of sucked,and it was enough of a delay that they ran low on food. Amtrak called ahead to a KFC and bought everyone on the train lunch! As much as it sucked being delayed,it had to suck even worse to have been working at KFC that day.

Anyway,I love trains too!
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