Version XXIII – This Was The Week That Was – An Amtrak Saga
October 12, 2001
What can you say about a week where Amtrak was constantly talked about in the press and in the halls of Congress? Well, you could say that it was the climatic week that had no climax. But, lots of things are still roiling around about Amtrak. Here’s the latest: Read more…
Version XXII – This Was The Week That Was
October 5, 2001
Week 22, and Amtrak has safely made it to Fiscal Year 2002 – just one more year until the Congressional self-sufficiency mandate kicks in. Will Amtrak make it? Inquiring minds want to know. In the meantime, lots of things are going on at Amtrak this week. Read more…
Version XXI – This Was The Week That Was
October 1, 2001
We’re into Week 21 of This Was The Week That Was, and Fall is in the air here in Northeast Florida. We know that it must be Fall because we haven’t had daily temperatures in the 90s for over 10 days now.
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Version XX – This Was The Week That Was
September 21, 2001
The end of the second week after the World Trade Center, Pentagon and airline hijacking travesties has seen our country come together in ways not seen since the beginning of World War II or the arrival of the first man on the moon. Unfortunately, we have also seen some use this time for lying. Here are some horrid examples:
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Version XVIII – This Was The Week That Was
September 7, 2001
It’s amazing what getting past the Labor Day holiday will do to get things moving.
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Version XVII – This Was The Week That Was
August 31, 2001
Welcome to the end of the final week of the traditional Summer season. We know Fall must be approaching here in Northeast Florida because the daily high temperatures are now down to a less stifling low 90s. And, who said you had to live in Arizona to bake in the sun?
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Version XVI – This Was The Week That Was
August 24, 2001
This week is Version 16 of TWTWTW – hey, it’s old enough to drive now! This week marks four months of the adventures of Amtrak, and, the week was pretty quiet.
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Version XV – This Was The Week That Was
August 17, 2001
We’re just a week shy of four months chronicling the life of Amtrak in the Summer of 01.
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Version XIV – This Was The Week That Was
August 10, 2001
And, here we go again. Another week to remember for Amtrak. At first, we thought it was another dog days of summer week, but, we were wrong. Here’s what is happening.
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