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Atlantic City casinos
gamble on new NYC train
NEW YORK The first clues that this could be a different kind of railroad
experience are in a passenger guide that includes drawings depicting
the proper way to display a poker face and admonishes, "Trafficking
bad vibes into AC is strictly prohibited."
Welcome to the Atlantic City Express Service, dubbed "ACES,"
the first direct train service between New York and New Jersey's gambling
mecca. The multimillion-dollar project will carry its first passengers
Feb. 6 and will operate on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. READ
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Model railroading
puts several generations on the same track toward fun
It took 19th-century innovation, invention and manpower to connect
America coast to coast when Union Pacific and Central Pacific locomotives
touched cowcatchers at Promontory Point, Utah, on May 10, 1869. Railroads
on all scales continue to connect people of all ages. A grandfather
and grandson hope to find model railroad accessories pulling into
the Mailbag station! READ
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Train pain: Bus
boss says Amtrak could doom Starlight
One of the founders of the Starlight Express linking Charlottesville
to New York says his popular bus service might be doomed by a planned
daily Amtrak train that the governor would like to subsidize. “If
the Amtrak really gets successful, we’ll almost certainly close
our doors,” says Oliver Kuttner. “We’re marginally
profitable now,” Kuttner adds, “so if we lose 20 percent
of our customers, it probably won’t make sense to continue.”
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Sedona Arizona
Visitors Enjoy Choo-Choo for Chocolate on the Verde Canyon Railroad
Sedona, AZ: Sharing
chocolate is a time-honored, tried and true recipe to woo a sweetheart.
Add a romantic ride on the rails, snuggled up in a love seat, and
the romance is sure to be extra sweet. Mix in the occasional stroll
out to gondolas open to nature’s splendor and saturate all the
senses in the breath-taking panorama of the Verde Canyon. The Verde
Canyon Railroad’s annual Chocolate Lovers’ Festival is
scheduled around the Valentine’s holiday, running from February
11 to the 16.
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Model hobby about
more than just railroadsSteve Sandifer has dedicated a room in his
Stafford home to creating a model railroad system.
Steve Sandifer’s lifelong love of trains began when he received
a Lionel model when he was 18 months old.
Now, at 60, an entire room in Sandifer’s Stafford home is being
used to rebuild a model of the Santa Fe Railway as it ran through
central Kansas in the 1950s. READ
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