AMTRAK ANNOUNCES 'AUTUMN EXPRESS'

Are you a "leaf peeper"? If so, Amtrak has announced the trip for you -- the inaugural "Autumn Express." This one-day-only special train, which departs from and returns to Philadelphia 30th Street Station on Saturday, Nov. 2, affords scenic views of fall foliage and historic railroad sites throughout Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Details from Amtrak:

"The train will travel the Northeast Corridor to Perryville, Md., then make a rare trip up the historic Port Road Branch (usually off limits to passenger traffic) along the Susquehanna River, passing through Enola Yard, crossing the Shocks Mill and Rockville bridges before continuing over the Columbia Secondary and back to Philadelphia via Amtrak's Keystone Corridor through scenic Lancaster County."

Tickets cost $89 for adults and are half-priced for children ages 2-15. All tickets include a boxed lunch and free souvenir tote bag emblazoned with the special "Autumn Express" inaugural logo. -- Gerry