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BOSTON--Manny J. Frazier, a seven-year veteran employee of Amtrak, was an island of calm in the sea of holiday travelers coursing through South Station yesterday...
...course of just fifteen minutes, Frazier, who mans the Amtrak information counter, explained the inner workings of Boston's subway system to harried passengers approximately 10 separate times...
...Amtrak's Frazier, similarly, said did not expect any extra trouble for train travelers, as the trains can accommodate the extra volume...
...have been replaced by oversize windows, and the tiny, smelly toilets have been transformed into spacious, bright rest rooms. Still, creaky infrastructure will prevent Acela from reaching its top speed most of the trip, but it should cruise consistently at around 100 to 120 m.p.h., more than enough, in Amtrak's mind, to change people's travel habits...
...help prop up its balance sheet, Amtrak is busy building its mail and express business, which hauls letters, packages and even freight for such clients as the Postal Service and UPS. Within a few years, that too could bring in a few hundred million dollars in additional revenue...