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U.S.; before Amtrak, Broadway Limited and 20th Century Limited’s great rivalry: Speed, luxury and superb Pullman service

October 5, 2022 Administrator

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on this platform on May 24, 2021. It has been updated and photos and…

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Posted in: Amtrak, History, Intercity Passenger Train, Passenger Amenities and Food Service, Passenger Train Operators, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains Filed under: 20th Century Limited, Atlantic Coast Line, Broadway Limited, City of Los Angeles, Dining Cars, East Coast Champion, Empire Builder, Florida Special, Golden State, Grand Central Terminal, Great Northern, History, Intercity, New York Central, New York Pennsylvania Station, North Coast Limited, Northern Pacific, Orange Blossom Special, Passenger Food and Amenities, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Pennsylvania Railroad, Pullman Company, Pullman Sleeping Cars, Rail Passenger, Rivalries, Santa Fe, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Silver Meteor, Southern Pacific, The Chief, The Super Chief, Transportation, Travel, Twentieth Century Limited, Union Pacific

U.S., New York/Florida Service History: Famous Winter Rivals, Orange Blossom Special and Florida Special had Exceptional Dining Cars

April 13, 2022 Administrator

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; April 13, 2022 Editor’s note: This article first appeared on December 14,…

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Posted in: Passenger Amenities and Food Service, Passenger Train Operators, Passenger Trains Filed under: ACL, Atlantic Coast Line, Dining Cars, E.M. Frimbo, Fashion Shows, FEC, Florida, Florida East Coast Railway, Florida Special, Great Depression, Intercity, Lounge Cars, Miami, New York, New York Pennsylvania Station, Orange Blossom Special, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Rail Passenger, Ridership, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Seaboard Coast Line, Tampa, The Champagne Train, Transportation, Travel, Wildwood, Winter Seasonal Trains

The Most Awful Transit Center in America Could Get Unimaginably Worse

January 10, 2018 Administrator

By Devin Leonard, Bloomberg Businessweek; January 10, 2018 To get to New York’s Penn Station, every northbound Amtrak passenger makes…

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Posted in: Passenger Train Stations Filed under: Amtrak, Commuter Trains, East River Tunnels, Federal Funding, Gateway Project, Gateway Tunnel Project, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Governor Chris Christie, Hudson River Tunnels, LIRR, Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, New York, New York City, New York Penn Station, New York Pennsylvania Station, NJT, Northeast Corridor, Orange Blossom Special, Passenger Train Stations, Passenger Trains, Rail Passenger, Rail Safety, Ridership, Superstorm Sandy, Transit, Transportation, Trump Administration, Tunnels Crumbline, USDOT

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