This Week At Amtrak 2007-12-18

Volume 4 Number 39

  1. “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably will themselves not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die.” — Daniel Burnham, architect of Washington Union Station, El Paso (Texas) Union Depot and other notable structures
  2. First, background from a notable Washington Wag about the beginnings of Amtrak and the original intentions of Amtrak’s creators. Continue Reading »