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    USA by Rail

    The new edition of Bradt's USA by Rail guidebook has just been published. It covers train travel throughout the United States and Canada and has chapters about railroad history, modern steam trains, etc. There's always room for improvement, though! As the book's author, I would welcome any...
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    Amtrak celebrates

    Amtrak is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a boost in popularity and is set to carry over 30 million passengers this year for the first time ever, beating last year's previous record. The recent surge in fuel prices has made rail travel a more attractive option for Americans squeezed by the...
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    Too much Bob Dylan?

    Has there been too much celebration of Bob Dylan's 70th birthday across the media? Even The Bobster's greatest fans might have had enough by now.
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    Woman chats for 15 hours

    Some people don't know when to stop: http://bigpondnews.com/articles/OddSpot/2011/05/19/Marathon_phone_call_annoys_passengers_614901.html
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    Win railway history books

    The USA by Rail website has a competition to win two Haynes railway history books by David Wragg, about The London & North Eastern Railway and The Southern Railway. Closing date is 30 May 2011. http://www.usa-by-rail.com/html/competitions.html

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