{ Monthly Archives }
June 2005
Vol. 2, No. 13 - June 23, 2005
- Amtrak’s best chef in the east, who works on the Crescent, wants the world to know that on his train (as opposed to the Sunset as discussed in last week’s TWA), that his crew keeps the Crescent dining car open for 11 hours a day. Here is what he had to say: Continue Reading »
Vol. 2, No. 12 - June 16, 2005
- Just a scant 16 years ago, VIA Rail Canada was twice the passenger railroad it is today. There were two magnificent trains between Toronto and Vancouver, including the original CP route of the Canadian. Both the Atlantic and the Ocean operated between Montreal and Halifax. VIA still had the Rocky Mountaineer, and lots more. Today, VIA’s mere skeleton of a system hardly represents the proud Canadian national heritage of a country that was built on rails. Continue Reading »
Vol. 2, No. 11 - June 05, 2005
- “Well, Stanley,” Ollie said famously many times, “this is another fine mess you’ve gotten us into.” Today it’s not that famous comedy duo of Laurel and Hardy, but rather that soon-to-be-infamous duo of Norman and David that is providing some early summer hijinks. Continue Reading »
