No it's not aptly named. It's not really a train but one extra baggage car on the Crescent. Too bad they didn't save the Reefer Railers, because I needed frozen food to replace what I threw out.Amtrak is bringing a baggage car loaded with relief supplies donated in Slidell, La., to New Jersey communities hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. The aptly named “Train of Hope” is on the northbound Crescent that left New Orleans today (Nov. 9) and is scheduled to arrive in Newark, N.J., on Saturday morning, Nov. 10.
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