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Posted 29 November 2015 - 08:40 PM

The New York Times, 11/29:

Metropolitan Diary

Elegant Railroading of the Past

 

Dear Diary,

 

Your reader’s story about the old Erie-Lackawanna railroad brought back wonderful memories from the 1970s. As a young woman newly launched into a publishing career, I commuted every day with Amtrak from Philadelphia to New York on the Bunker Hill. The dining car was elegant – white linen tablecloths, roses in bud vases and steward service. We jostled one another to get a seat for breakfast, and what a treat it was  .  .  .

 

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