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Re: Stupid question about modern passenger service in U.S.
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:01:16 GMT
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Thanks, Larry, and everyone else. I'm not sure what I saw - several matching
passenger cars with an F-class locomotive in the same livery. Seems like I used
to occasionaly see a UP or SP passenger train when I lived in Austin, too.
Probably private parties, bigwigs, etc.
Anyway, y'all answered my biggest question - nobody but Amtrak for
regularly-scheduled passenger rail that's not commuter service.
Thanks,
James
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| (...) It may have been a shipper inspection train, or an excursion, those are both not "scheduled revenue intercity" service and thus not subject to the provisions of the Amtrak legislation. (...) As Frank said, no, not intercity. The deal made with (...) (19 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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