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[jis]

Southern Rail Fest

More of a CSX Rail Fest than Southern Rail Fest I am afraid

[KevinKorell]

After considering these ideas for a month, out of the aforementioned suggestions I think the best one is Atlantic Coast RailFest. (Gotta keep the word "Rail" in there to distinguish it from anything else search engines might find with similar names related to non-rail events.) It would span a good portion of the Atlantic Coast, not just the Southern or Mid-Atlantic portion. (We did BTW have a Mid Atlantic RailFest in 2006, which just included Baltimore and Philadelphia.) And yes, as mentioned it does match the generic name given to all Southeastern Amtrak service as shown on the combined timetables that include the trains we would ride. So although its acronym pronunciation is awkward, ACRF it is.

[BillMagee]

After considering these ideas for a month, out of the aforementioned suggestions I think the best one is Atlantic Coast RailFest. (Gotta keep the word "Rail" in there to distinguish it from anything else search engines might find with similar names related to non-rail events.) It would span a good portion of the Atlantic Coast, not just the Southern or Mid-Atlantic portion. (We did BTW have a Mid Atlantic RailFest in 2006, which just included Baltimore and Philadelphia.) And yes, as mentioned it does match the generic name given to all Southeastern Amtrak service as shown on the combined timetables that include the trains we would ride. So although its acronym pronunciation is awkward, ACRF it is.

ACRF = Ack-Ruff

[KevinKorell]

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