This Week At Amtrak 2004-11-18

Vol. 1, No. 12 - November 18, 2004

  1. Austin Coates update: Mr. Coates, recently the victim of assault and robbery, is now out of a physical rehabilitation facility and has taken up residence in an assisted living facility near Nashville, Tennessee, home of his daughter and granddaughters. He reports his physical therapy went well, and he is currently moving around with the aid of a walker. A full recovery, courtesy of a new right replacement hip that is working well, is expected.
  2. Some Florida Amtrak Thruway Bus passengers had more excitement than they bargained for yesterday, November 17th. The bus, making its regular run from the beautifully restored downtown Tampa Amtrak station to St. Petersburg and south down to Fort Myers on Florida’s West Coast, nearly ran off the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and dropped 200 feet down into Tampa Bay. Continue Reading »