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[QUOTE]Originally posted by notelvis: [QB] Happy December - With a nod to a couple of posters (George Harris and TwinStarRocket) on the Kansas City thread, I'll start the holiday season rolling with my 'wish list' of 5 routes I would like to see Amtrak service return (or be inuagurated for the first time) to. In no particular order - 1) A 'Twin Star Rocket' Service from the Twin Cities to Texas connecting to and from the Chief at Kansas City. South of KC this train might possibly go to Oklahoma City (a reroute from the original) and incorporate the Heartland Flyer. 2) Bring back the 'Pioneer' Service Denver to Seattle through Wyoming. I know UP would love this just as much as....... 3) Bring back the 'Desert Wind' Salt Lake City to Los Angeles via Las Vegas. It's time that Amtrak goes to Las Vegas again. 4) Some version of the 'South Wind' Whether Amtrak ever restores the Sunset east of New Orleans or not, one huge 'missing link' is a direct train from Chicago to Florida. My preference for a new South Wind would be via Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Atlanta.....relying heavily on former L&N routes now operated by every passenger train rider's friend, the CSX. 5) The 'Asheville Special'. Frommer's has just named Asheville, NC as one of the top top tourist destinations in the United States (something we who live in the area already know) and it's high time to make good on a route the NCDOT has been 'studying' since 1994. Just 140 miles from Asheville to Salisbury would link us to the rest of the national system but since we're dreaming why not turn south at Salisbury and run through Charlotte and on to Columbia, SC. Carry a through sleeper to Miami on the Silver Star. My family (Here and in Orlando) would generate probably 8-10 roundtrips a year on this train. Looking forward to seeing other folks' additions to my wish list. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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