Thursday, May 2, 2013

AMTRAK EXHIBIT TRAIN ON TOUR

Amtrak's traveling Exhibit Train is hitting the rails again. The train, which showcases Amtrak's past, present and future, includes two locomotives, three renovated baggage cars and one bistro car, with historic paint schemes. Making its first stop at Railroad Days 2013 in Fullerton, Calif., the Exhibit Train "features new displays including workable signals, virtual sleeping accommodation tours and trivia with returning favorite displays including the locomotive stand and horns. In addition, it features photos, uniforms, vintage advertising and memorabilia from Amtrak's beginning in 1971 to today's modern-sleeping cars and high-speed rail service."

The schedule includes:

May 4 - 5
Railroad Days 2013
Amtrak Station, Fullerton, Calif.,

May 11
National Train Day
Amtrak Station at the Alvarado Transportation Center, Albuquerque, N.M.

May 18
Hope, Ark. Station Celebration
Amtrak Station at the Hope Visitors Center and Museum

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