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	<description>Almost anything is possible in a train ... - Paul Theroux</description>
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		<title>This Week at Amtrak; 2010-03-08</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jack Benny, one of America&#8217;s most beloved comedians and reputed tightwad extraordinaire, was perpetually 39 years old; Amtrak, this first of May, will join Mr. Benny at milepost 39.  Benny&#8217;s radio and television persona never sold his ancient Maxwell automobile, but Amtrak does seem to have traded in some sputtering old ideas for new ones.

First [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week at Amtrak; 2010-02-27</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Patience and perseverance have a magical effect
before which  difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
-   John Quincy Adams

Gentle Readers,
Darwin was wrong. No, I&#8217;m not questioning &#8220;did man descend from the apes?&#8221; (perhaps he should have said &#8220;ascend&#8221; anyway). Darwin postulated a continual pace of evolution, but the reality is: whether we discuss clothing fashions, musical taste, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week at Amtrak; 2010-02-16</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Volume 7, Number 6
Gentle Readers,
Thank you for returning this week for another installment of This Week  at Amtrak. I would like to give special appreciation to Mr. J. Bruce  Richardson for the first seven years of this column.

Reviewing this Monday, let us begin with a line from Lewis Carroll&#8217;s &#8220;Through  the Looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week at Amtrak; 2010-02-10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Volume 7, Number 5

This is my final issue of This Week at Amtrak as principal writer, editor, and publisher. Starting with the next issue, William Lindley of Scottsdale, Arizona will take over those chores. I will be contributing occasional articles on various subjects. Mr. Lindley is a longtime United Rail Passenger Alliance professional member, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week at Amtrak; 2010-01-28</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Volume 7, Number 4

To the surprise of no one, when political decisions are made, those decisions are not always based in reality. Today’s announcement from the White House on how the $8 billion pie for high speed rail is being carved up can be viewed as nothing more than a string of political decisions, but, [...]]]></description>
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