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Information lines for all of the majorairlines, Amtrak and Greyhound were jammed withanxious would-be travelers. "Due to extremeweather conditions, we are unable to answer yourcall at this time," was the response that greetedcallers to Continental Airlines...
...agent: "I heard Carter took Amtrak...
...aboard -- where you still can. To save $10 million yearly, Amtrak, the national train passenger corporation, has cut service on three long- distance runs around the country. The Pioneer, which used to operate daily between Chicago and Seattle via Denver and Portland, has been reduced to three trips a week west of Denver, as have runs south of St. Louis on the Texas Eagle, which connects Chicago with San Antonio and Houston. Eliminated is the River Cities, linking St. Louis and Carbondale, Illinois; instead passengers en route to New Orleans have to take a bus to Centralia, Illinois, where they...
...Amtrak's coast-to-coast Sunset Limited derailed last week while crossing a damaged bridge near Mobile, Alabama. The accident sent the engine and several cars hurtling into the Bayou Canot, trapping passengers in the water and an ensuing fire. Forty-seven died -- nearly equaling all the other deaths in Amtrak's 23-year history. The apparent cause: a barge struck the bridge minutes before the train came across...
Fire and water attend Amtrak's worst train wreck ever...