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Tour Blog
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Forty Years...and Counting!
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Amtrak's Birthday & National Train Day Kick Off the Tour at Washington Union Station, May 2–7
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Lorton Terminal, May 14 and 15
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Baltimore, May 21 and 22
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Philadelphia, May 28 and 29
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Harrisburg, June 11 and 12
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Strasburg, Pa., June 18 and 19, 25 and 26
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Springfield, Mass., July 9 and 10
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New Haven, Conn., July 16 and 17
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New London, Conn., July 23 and 24
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Providence, R.I., July 30 and 31
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Boston, Mass., August 6 and 7
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Freeport, Maine, August 13 and 14
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Burlington, Vt., August 20 and 21
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Albany, N.Y., August 27 and 28
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Steamtown National Historic Site, September 3 & 4
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St. Louis, Mo., September 10 and 11
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Beech Grove, Indiana, September 16
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Galesburg, September 24 and 25
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Chicago, October 1 and 2
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Jackson, Mich., October 8 and 9
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Milwaukee, October 15 and 16
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Pacific Northwest - Seattle, Oct. 22 - 23 and Portland, Oct. 29 - 30
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Sacramento, November 5 and 6
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Oakland, November 12 and 13
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Bakersfield, CA, November 19 and 20
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San Diego, December 3 and 4
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Los Angeles, December 10 and 11
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Amtrak 40th Anniversary Logo Wins 2011 Graphic Design USA Award
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Fort Worth, January 7 and 8
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Oklahoma City, January 14 and 15
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San Antonio, Texas, January 21 and 22
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New Orleans, January 28 and 29
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Meridian, Miss., February 4 and 5
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Jacksonville, Fla., February 11 and 12
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Tampa, Fla., Feb. 18 and 19
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Hialeah/Miami Employee Appreciation Day, Feb. 25 and 26
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Richmond, Va., March 3 and 4
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Raleigh, N.C., March 10 and 11
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N.C. Transportation Museum, March 17 and 18
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North Carolina Transportation Museum Photos
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Charleston, S.C., March 24 and 25
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Wilmington, DE, March 31 and April 1
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Longview, Texas, April 28 and 29
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Gallery
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Equipment History
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Model Trains
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Freeport, Maine, August 13 and 14
Freeport proved to be one of our busiest stops yet with almost 2,000 visitors, many of whom are excited about the planned expansion of passenger rail from Portland to Brunswick via Freeport.
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Arriving in Freeport
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Welcome to Freeport, Maine!
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Exhibit Train this way
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We shared the space with
other exhibitors
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Three of the Exhibit Train team
at our table
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Pan Am Railways' vintage office cars
were attached to the exhibit
cars in Freeport
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At Freeport, we were happy to be joined by volunteers from TrainRiders/Northeast (TRN) and Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA), two groups that have been vital to the establishment of the popular Downeaster service linking the towns of southern Maine and coastal New Hampshire with the greater Boston metropolitan area. Towards the back of the Exhibit Train, a few of the display cases contain memorabilia from the first day of Downeaster service.
Visitors were also lucky to have the opportunity to walk through two vintage Office cars owned by Pan Am Railways, over whose tracks the Downeaster runs in Maine. Dressed in an elegant blue livery, the cars took on a beautiful sheen as the sun cast down its rays. TRN members, many of whom volunteer as hosts on the Downeaster in order to provide travelers with information on the towns and sites along the route, were kind enough to donate their time to help staff the Exhibit Train.
The 116 mile Downeaster route is financially supported by the federal government and the state of Maine. NNEPRA manages the budget, contracts, promotion, and customer services while Amtrak operates the train. Popular with commuters, students, and vacationers, the Downeaster ranks as one of Amtrak’s fastest growing services.
As they say, the railroad never stops. After enjoying a steamed lobster dinner overlooking Casco Bay, we headed inland to Burlington, Vt., where we’ll be parked at the head of Main Street right by the shore of Lake Champlain. See you this weekend!
--PK
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