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I'll try this soon......can't do it from the office because the site you link to is firewalled.....to keep the youth of America off.
Darned Kids!
-------------------- David Pressley
Advocating for passenger trains since 1973!
Climbing toward 5,000 posts like the Southwest Chief ascending Raton Pass. Cautiously, not nearly as fast as in the old days, and hoping to avoid premature reroutes. Posts: 4203 | From: Western North Carolina | Registered: Feb 2004
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"Which Amtrak route runs right by the Grand Canyon?"
Let's see...right by the Grand Canyon, well I guess some people stretch the definition of "right by" just a bit huh?
I think the closest the Southwest Chief gets to the actual canyon is somewhere around Peach Springs? But the canyon is still pretty far away, not "right by" in my book.
Hope this doesn't mislead someone into thinking hey let's take the Chief...the Grand Canyon shouldn't be too far away or maybe we can walk to it, since it's right by.
Sorry for the rant, but I would not consider the Grand Canyon to be "right by" the route of the Chief. Close enough for a day trip for sure, but not right by.
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Not out of line at all, Mr. Matt Chief; a reader could easily conclude from that trivia question that the Southwest Chief approaches Grand Canyon to the same extent as did the Santa Fe 123-124 Grand Canyon.
Finally, I must wonder if that "sweet young thing" picced (to use you youngsters around here terminology) is actually the sponsor of that blog.
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1.What's the most recent train station to be a part of Amtrak's Great American Stations Project? (Hint, there will be civic conversation held there on May 7, 2008) Albuquerque What happened on May 10, 1869 that brought about National Train Day? The Union Pacific and Central Pacific were joined in Utah completing the first transcontinental railroad. 2.Which state has no Amtrak trains running through it? Wyoming, South Dakota, Alasska & Hawaii 3.Which Amtrak city has 6 Amtrak routes running into it? Chicago 4.Which Amtrak route runs right by the Grand Canyon? The Southwest Chief 5. How many Amtrak routes are there in the United States? 6.How many Amtrak routes are there in Canada and Mexico? 35 7.What is the longest passenger train in the world, with two engines and 40-plus passenger rail cars and vehicle carriers? Auto Train 8.Of the 391 national park sites, how many are within 100 miles of an Amtrak route or station? 17 routes 9.Name 3 of the 6 largest host railroads for Amtrak? BNSF, UP and CSX 10.What 4 Amtrak stations will celebrate National Train Day this Saturday, May 10th? Washington Union Station, New York Penn Station. Chicago Union Station ansd Los Angeles Union Station 11.Which route did Amtrak recently substitute electric locomotives for diesel locomotives to help improve fuel efficiency and schedules? The Keystone
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