On this particular Sunday, Seattle's
downtown area was crowded with pedestrians. Some were going to a
graduation ceremony at Seahawks Stadium while others were walking to
Safeco Park for a Mariners baseball game. I had about 5 hours to
wait for my Alaska Airlines flight back to Southern California. I
had wanted to share the photographs with Craig Thorpe and his son
David, so I set up the laptop computer outside King Street Station and
we had a slide show. After that, I walked to Pyramid Brewing for
lunch.
I would like to thank everyone
involved at all the railroads who get the Empire Builder over the line
on a daily basis. From the top down, thanks to David Gunn, the
consummate host of the 75th Anniversary Empire Builder train, June
Trapley, Senior Executive Assistant to Mr. Gunn, Ray Lang, Amtrak
Director of Government Affairs in Chicago, Marc Magliari, Amtrak
Manager of Media Relations, Gary Erford, Amtrak Manager of Onboard
Services for the Empire Builder, the train crews who were invisible
getting us over the line, the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railway, and Craig Thorpe, and many other people
whose name I never got who were just as important to the success of the
Anniversary run. Also thank you to the employees of the Empire
Builder who work 6 days straight making the passengers experience the
best.
Email Richard Elgenson: Richard@TrainWeb.com
Richard Elgenson
RailNews Network Site
Links:
Amtrak
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Canadian Pacific
Railway
Great Northern Railway Historical
Society
TrainWeb.com
Washington Association of Rail
Passengers
An
interesting
interview with David Gunn, courtesy of National Corridors Initiative
Amtrak Press
Release
History
of Beech Grove Shops in Beech Grove, Indiana
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