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U.S.: Stephen Gardner’s Amtrak ‘supersize’ Silver Star was normal not too long ago; what it was like riding Seaboard’s premier Silver Star in 1967

May 26, 2022 Administrator

Editor’s Note: This narrative was first written in 2019 and published on this platform on January 12, 2021. The article…

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