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I for Off Season Travel

I for Off Season Travel

Vol. 5, No. 2 February 15, 1978

Bargain Excursion Fares Offered I For Off Season Travel

Amtrak is offering bargain fares on tickets are 33 per cent off regular Harrisburg through Pittsburgh to all 21 routes beginning January 31, with round-trip coach fares and may be us­ other stations on both routes. Harris­ savings up to 46 per cent off regular ed within 32 days of the first travel burg fares apply to points west only. fares. Still other excursion fares go date. fares will not apply , Silver Star and Pal­ into effect February 10. from February 17-20 or March 18-26. metto - Round-trip coach excursion The excursion fares, most of which and National fares already in effect for New York­ apply only to round-trip coach travel, Limited - Passengers on both routes Florida and Baltimore/Washington­ are intended to boost ridership during may take advantage of a seven-day Florida passengers will remain in ef­ the late winter and spring months, round-trip coach excursion fare for fect until October 29. Passengers usually a light travel period. only $5 more than the one-way fare. from New York to any Florida So me of the fares are new while The excursion fare applies between destination pay only $109 for a others are extensions of fares already end point cities, and stations from round-trip coach ticket, while pas- in effect, or rein statements of fares which expired last November. Most of the discounted fares are not of­ Gareliek Named Executive Vice President fered during holiday periods such as the Washington's Birthday or Easter Martin Garelick, vi ce president of with traditional railroad organiza­ weekends. operations for the Milwaukee Road, tional structures." stresses that many of the has been appoint­ Reistrup stressed, "Our aim in this excursion and special fares contain ed to the new coordination is to bring improved ser­ restrictions on dates and conditions position of Am­ vice to our passengers . " of travel and that trip planners should trak's executive Except for a two-year period as check with an Amtrak travel or vice president and general manager of the Des Moines reservation agent on wh ich of the new operating Union Railway, Garelick has been fares best meets their travel needs. officer, effective with the Milwaukee Road since 1947, Following is a route-by-route des­ February 1. where he started with the line's engi­ cription of each type of fare. Unless Garelick, 53, neering department after graduation noted otherwise, the excursion fares will report dire<;t­ from college. expire on May 25. ly to Amtrak Garelick subsequently rose through Limited - Passengers President Paul H . Martin Gareliek the operating ranks as trainmaster , traveling round-trip between / Reistrup and will coordinate the ac­ superintendent at various locations, New York and Chicago, or between tivities of four major departments: assistant general manager at Seattle, several other long-distance city-pairs, the , national assistant vice president of marketing can ride for only $5 more than the operations, marketing and operations development and pricing, vice presi­ one-way fare. The round trip must be support. He wil also be responsible dent of transportation and, finally in completed within seven days of the for the company's mechanical, engi­ May 1976, vice president of opera­ date of first travel and the discount neering, police and security, and safe­ tions. does not apply between March 18-26. ty functions. Garelick was born in Rochester , For passengers traveling the farthest Said Reistrup, '''We are delighted New York, and was graduated from distances, the discount adds up to a to have a man of Marty Garelick's Purdue University in 1947 with a savings of 46 per cent. broad experience and capabilities join bachelor of science degree in civil Lake Share passengers mayaiso the Amtrak staff. engineering. He has also attended qualify for Night Owl fares , which "His joining Amtrak enables us to management training courses at are round-trip coach fares for select­ bring our marketing department, plus Northwestern University, University ed cities served during the "wee all of the company's major operating of Salt Lake City, Harvard and the hours" of the night. Night Owl elements under one person, a break University of Wisconsin. sengers froin Baltimore and Washing­ in or Washington, and October 29. A person from Min­ ton pay only $99. Discount tickets do or those from the Shenandoah, Car­ neapolis can thus travel to Miami for not apply during several peak travel dinal or connecting in $65. periods. Agents have the specific Washington. - Amtrak now offers dates. Connecting passengers from any ci­ a 25 per cent discount on coach The New York-Florida excursion ty in Virginia can purchase the inter­ round-trips between and fare is being cut even further , to $87, route tickets for $99. stations from New York through or $1 over one-way, on Mondays, Inter-route excursion tickets are be­ Washington. The excursion does not Tuesdays and Wednesdays only from ing offered through October 29, with apply to travel beginning on Fridays February 10 through June 15. certain exceptions, details of which or Sundays and the fare is being ex­ New Florida "inter-route" excur­ are available from Amtrak ticket and tended indefinitely. si on fares, designed to encourage travel agents. Effective April 1 through May 25, travel to Florida by passengers from Within Florida itself, Amtrak will Montrealer passengers between Mon­ other Amtrak routes, became effec­ have available a special intra-state, treal and stations south of Philadel­ tive on January 31. Passengers from 17-day excursion fare of $5 over phia through Washington will be able New England states may connect with regular one-way fares from February to ride round-trip in coach for $5 Florida trains in New York and pay 10 through June 15. more than the one-way fare. Travel only .$129 for a round-trip coach Passengers on the Si/ver Meteor, must be completed within four days ticket from their origin city to any Si/ver Star or traveling bet­ of the first travel date. By the time Florida destination. ween Savannah and New York, Tren­ this fare goes into effect, the Mon­ The $129 fare also applies to pas­ ton, Baltimore, Washington and trealer should be operating with Am­ sengers originating at stations from Richmond can also save on round­ fleet equipment plus rebuilt sleeping Columbus, Ohio through Terre trip coach tickets. The 30-day excur­ cars. Haute, Indiana, on the Naitonal sion fares, in effect February 10 - Beginning January Limited route; from Canton, Ohio, through May 25, vary in savings and 31, Amtrak is offering a new "cus­ on the Broadway Limited route; from the tickets will not be honored tom class" on the Adirondack. The Muncie, Indiana, on the February 17-20 or March 18-26. new service will cost $3, in addition to route; and from Erie, Pennsylvania, More service will also be available basic coach fare between any two on the route. to and from Florida, beginning points on the route, and will guaran­ Florida-boundtraveIers from Am­ - February -26-; with the reirrslatement teetffe passenger a searin tl1e'furbo-:. trak routes in Pennsylvania (west of of the , linking New York club. First-class club service, with at­ Philadelphia), Maryland, West with Tampa and St. Petersburg. your-seat food and beverage service, Virginia and Kentucky are now able -A special one-way $60 will not be offered. Custom class of­ to purchase excursion tickets for coach fare, currently in effect be­ fers a passenger the convenience of a $119. Ohio cities served by the tween Chicago and Florida, will be guaranteed seat on an otherwise unre­ Shenandoah also qualify for the $119 extended for only $5 more to cities on served , plus the extra comfort of fare. This, fare include passengers the connecting Detroit-Chicago, Min­ the roomier Turbo-club seats. from the National or Broadway neapolis-Chicago and Cleveland­ The Adirondack already offers two Limiteds connecting with Florida Chicago lines, between February 10 excursion fares: a 30-day round-trip excursion between any two stations for 25 per cent less than the regular U .S.A. Rail Pass Goes On Sale round trip fare; and a three-day round-trip excursion for $33.50, Amtrak 's unlimited travel rate. which can be used between the end U.s.A. Rail Pass goes on sale The sale-priced passes will in­ point cities and any other two stations between February 10 and May 15 clude those purchased both in for wh ich the excursion fare offers a at prices that make it one of the North America and overseas, and saving. Custom class may be pur­ best travel bargains in the United are good for unlimited coach chased in conjunction with the 30-day excursion. States. travel 01) any non- Cost of the 14-day U.s.A. Rail train throughout the 28,000 miles Limited - A new Pass drops from $185 to $159, of Amtrak's and Southern round-trip off-peak coach excursion t he 21- day pass from $250 to Railway's systems. fare for travel between any points on $215 and the 30-day pass from Passes can be purchased at any the Chicago-Port Huron route began $295 to $255. Amtrak station or ticket office January 31. The excursion fare offers Children under 12 pay approxi­ or through Amtrak-authorized a saving of 25 per cent off the regular mately one half the new adult travel agents. round-trip coach fare. It can be used by passengers boarding trains that are

2 scheduled to depart during off-peak periods. "Peak" periods are defined Special Corridor Fares To May 15 as 11 a.m. to midnight on Fridays and Sundays. Excursion fare tickets must Prices for round-trip excur­ sion fares also become effective be used within 30 days in addition to sions in the Northeast Corridor the same day between most other the date of sale. drop substantialy between cities in the Corridor. These are "Custom class" was also intro­ February 10 and May 15 as part "off peak" fares which are not duced on the Blue Water on January of the off-season rail bargain available between 11 a.m. and 31. For $3 plus one-way coach fare, a package being offered by Am­ midnight on Fridays and Sun­ passenger can reserve a seat in the trak. days, or on February 20 and Turboclub. One example is an unrestricted March 27 . - The three-day $40 round-trip coach excursion The new fares drop the price of round-trip coach excursion fare, al­ between Boston/ Providence and a Boston-New York round trip ready in effect between Albany and Baltimore/ Washington. The from $26 to $20 and a Boston­ Buffalo, will be extended to include round trip must be completed Philadelphia round trip from $36 travel between Albany and Detroit. within 17 days but there are no to $30. Comparable savings ap­ Round-trip excursion is $3 more than restrictions on days of travel. The ply between other cities. the one-way fare. new fare replaces a $50 fare The excursion fares are good The 30-day round-trip excursion which had a 35-day time limit. on all trains but not on fare, currently in effect between Other new 17-day coach excur- Metroliners . Albany and Buffalo, will be extended to include Detroit. Peak restrictions cent less than the regular fare. Ex­ Inter-American, the , the now in effect for excursion fares to cursion tickets may be purchased bet­ , the Southwest Detroit will be lifted, and the ticket ween any two stations on the route Limited, the , the may be used any day of the week. The but they will not be sold for February , and the . 30-day excursion ticket saves pas­ 17 -20 and March 18-26. For every type of excursion ticket, sengers 25 per cent off regular round­ Night Owl fares are also available children under 12 may ride for half of trip coach fare. Excursion tickets will on both the the adult excursion fare. All excur­ not be honored February 17-20 and and the . sion tickets must be purchased from March 18-26. The Cardinal - pas­ an Amtrak ticket agent or tiavel Chicago-St. Louis - A 25 per cent sengers traveling from Washington to agent before boarding the train. discount on regular round-trip coach any station between it and Cincinnati tickets will be offered between all will be eligible for bargain rates from points on the Chicago-St. Louis J anuary 31 through April 29. The 25 I Troop Train Special I route. The discount will be offered in per cent discount applies to the total connection with a newspaper ad cam­ round-trip fare, including accom­ What probably was the first paign between January 31 and Febru­ modations charges, but will not apply military train since the Korean War ary 28 . Passengers must present March 18-26. moved over 700 soldiers from Fort copies of special newspaper or flyer Night Owl fares are also available Jackson, South Carolina, to New coupons to qualify for the discount. for selected cities on the Washington­ York City just before Christmas. The Los Angeles-San Diego - A 20 per Cincinnati-Chicago line. all Amfleet train consisted of seven cent discount for round-trip coach - Amtrak will Amcoaches, two Amcafes and a bag­ travel Monday-through-Thursday be­ renew the round-trip coach excursion gage car. tween the two cities is being offered fare on this train. The excursion fare Stops were made enroute to allow for the first time beginning January is $64, or $10 over the one-way coach the men to make connections to other 31. Passengers must present a news­ fare between end points. It can also Amtrak trains. paper or flyer coupon to qualify for be used between any two cities, if the The Fort Jackson Special returned the discount through February 28. fare is less than the regular round-trip to Columbia on January 5. Round-trip excursion tickets on this fare. To qualify for the excursion Buses moved the men between line must be used within 29 days in rate, passengers must complete their camp and the rail station. Ar­ addition to the date of purchase. Dis­ trips within five days of the first date rangements for the troop movement counts will not apply for travel on of travel. were made by Earl Eargle, senior February 20 and March 27. Night Owl Fares - Night Owl ex­ sales representative for South North Co ast Hiawatha and Empire cursion fares, with a 33 per cent dis­ Carolina, who with Don Mouzon, Builder Both Chicago-Seattle count off regular round-trip coach lead ticket clerk at Columbia, per­ routes are offering a 30-day round­ fares, are also available on the fol ­ sonally ticketed the 700 military pas­ trip coach excursion fare at 25 per lowing routes: the Floridian, the sengers.

3 Weather, Snow Create Problems, ______I Floridian Frozen In Indiana

Record snow falls combined with locomotive boilers ran out of water. In another case, some passengers bitterly cold temperatures and high It could not be refilled because the that left Florida on Wednesday, winds in late January to turn much of train was inaccessible to outside help January 25, on the northbound FIori­ the Midwest into aseries of frozen-in because of the heavy snow. dian, were unable to proceed any fur­ and isolated communities. A Louisville and Nashville freight ther than Lafayette, Indiana, where The initial heavy snow of January locomotive, with 15 volunteers from they were stranded as transportation 25, plus drifting over the next several the nearby town of Bainbridge there ground to a halt. With no local days, forced Amtrak to annul and aboard, was able to get close enough hotel space available and access to terminate many trains. Few operated to the F/oridian '5 lead diesel unit so hotels further away impossible over out of Chicago to the East or South the "Bainbridge Brigade" could the snow-packed roads, the passen­ for several days, and trains like the shovel a tunnel through the drift to gers just stayed aboard the train National Limited, Broadway Limited the Floridian locomotive's nose. wh ich was weil stocked with food and and Cardinal operated over only a Passengers then walked through had adequate power and heat. portion of their routes. the Floridian '5 two locomotives and Eight-foot-high drifts, some one Most dramatic example of the im­ the snow tunnel to the L&N loco­ thousand feet long, were reported pact of the blizzard on Amtrak pas­ motive to be ferried to Bainbridge over the railroad tracks and high­ sengers occurred to those traveling on where they were fed and housed in a ways, so passengers accepted their lot the Floridian that left Chicago on local church. and just settled down for an extended January 25. Residents of the town took the pas­ wait on board the equipment. The southbound train ran into ex­ sengers into their hornes the following By Saturday, Lafayette's road con­ tremely heavy snow drifts in Roach­ day and hosted them until Amtrak dition improved enough to allow Am­ dale, a small community south of In­ was able to secure motel space on trak to move the passengers to a dianapolis. Drifts were so deep and Saturday in Indianapolis. Lafayette hotel where they enjoyed winds so fierce that the train was For those who would fly, the three­ the luxury of beds for the first time in completely snowed in . Passengers day ordeal ended on Sunday when four days. spent over 30 hours on board, the last Amtrak arranged to have them flown On Sunday, two charter flights several without heat when the south to their destinations._ f1ew_the passengers o.u t..QJ Lafay.et.te. Florida Ticket SeIler Raises Arabian Horses

When Kathy Teitrick isn 't selling breed the horses. Teitrick joined Amtrak as a ticket tickets at Amtrak's Winter Haven, "The colts we're expecting will be seiler in Miami in 1973. She met Florida, station, she can usually be the first ones to be bred and foaled at her husband there and in April 1974 found on Greenland Farms, her 25- Greenland Farms," Teitrick said. the couple moved to central Florida acre ranch in Lakeland, tending to an In addition to breeding and selling because they wanted to buy some unusual family-owned business: rais­ the horses, the Teitricks also enjoy acreage and begin their ranching. ing and breeding Arabian horses. showing them. They are charter Before her Amtrak career, Teitrick Teitrick said when she and her hus­ members and active participants in worked as an IBM clerk for the SCL band, David, an engineer for Sea­ the Florida Arabian Horse Associa­ in Miami for a year and a half, and board Coast Line, moved to cen­ tion, and they also belong to the In­ as a yard and IBM clerk for the Elgin , tral Florida in 1974, they acquired a ternational Arabian Horse Associa­ Joliet and Eastern Railway In pair of purebred Arabian horses for tion headquartered in California. Chicago for five years. family recreation purposes. The hob­ Karhv Teirrick . Amrrak ricke! seiler and Arabian horse breeder. by turned into a business venture three years ago, and the population of the Teitrick stable now has increas­ ed to II horses. Caring for nine mares and two stall ions has become a family endeavor, and the work has made proficient stable hands of the Teitrick 's three children. In February, the Teitricks expect to see the fruits of their first efforts to Canine Star, Stowaway ______-----, I Take To The Rails

Although Amtrak officially has a When asked his opinion of Amtrak "no pets" policy, ex ce pt for seeing service, Sandy simply said, "Arf." eye dogs accompanying blind per­ The other four-footed rider was sons, two canine riders did manage to Hutch, a stowaway Labrador re­ trave! Amtrak recently. triever that ran away from his horne The first was Sandy, the mixed­ in New Berlin, Illinois, about eight breed dog that is one of the stars of miles from Springfield. Broadway's hit musical, Annie. Hutch's owner told newspaper re­ He accompanied the cast of 55 porters that his dog was "fancy free" when they came to Washington in late and roamed the local countryside at December to entertain at the White will. House. He said, "Hutch usually runs away The group left Penn Station aboard for two or three days at a time but he the 10 a.m. , occupying an always comes horne." Amfleet coach. They returned to New The last time he disappeared, he York aboard a Metroliner that even­ didn't come horne and the family sus­ ing. pected he might have been dog­ Two 45-minute performances were napped. held in the East Room of the White What did happen was that Hutch House. Several scenes from Annie made his way to Springfield - ob­ were presented and Christmas carols viously lured by Amtrak ads - where sung. he leaped aboard the lnter-American President Carter personally in­ as it left for Chicago. Reed Clayton, who plays Daddy Warbucks; troduced each presentation and then A passenger who saw the dog Andrea McArdel, Liftle Orphan Annie; and Sandy get ready Jor their trip on the Bankers hosted a buffet dinner. board the train interceded with the 10 Washingion, where Ihe cast oJ Annie en­ Arrangements with the White conductor when he tried to evict terlained at the While House. The group oJ House were made through Amtrak's Hutch at Bloomington, the first stop. 55 relurned to New York laler in the day via government affairs department and The passenger tended to Hutch and Melroliner. escorting the group was Bill Keim, then turned hirn over to the Anti­ Chicago's Union Station. manager of sales for New Jersey. Cruelty Society when they reached The group housed the dog for a few days and then two employees took Hutch back to Springfield where his Amtrak Appoints photograph and the story of his ride appeared in the local news paper . So me people from New Berlin saw Alan H. Gellis has been appoint­ ciation. the picture and informed the family ed Counsel for the Northeast Cor­ Richard P. Orman has been nam­ wh ich quickly cIaimed the dog. ridor Improvement Project. ed Manager-Research and Adminis­ Hutch's comment on the entire af­ He previously had been with the tration for the N ortheast Corridor. fair was that the auto trip back to Boeing Company for 15 years, the He reports to the assistant vice Springfield was "all right," but he la '; ~ eight as senior attorney at its president-Iabor relations and per­ enjoyed the train ride more. Vertol plant in Philadelphia hand­ sonne! and will be headquartered in ling international, administrative Philadelphia. Crossing Dangers and corporate law. Orman started his railroad career Gellis holds a bachelors degree in in 1955 with the former Pennsyl­ EncIosed with their 1978 license mechanical engineering from Mas­ vania Railroad and has worked in renewal applications, residents of sachusetts Institute of Technology labor relations and personnel work Virginia received a sharp rem inder and a law degree from Harvard. since 1965. Prior to joining Amtrak, warning them of dangers present at He is a member of the bar of he was supervisor-labor relations railroad crossings. The card points Pennsylvania and Washington State for Conrail. out the extremely long distances that and a practitioner before the U.S. He is originally from Indianapolis trains need to stop and offers advice Supreme Court. He also is a and attended Butler University and on safe practices to be used at cross­ member of the American Bar Asso- the University of Pennsylvania. ings.

5 Safety Winners Named

Keeping Track Winners of the President's Safety Contest for 1977 were the that requires 45 minutes. Restoration district, the Central region and Rens­ Restore Post Road Line selaer's maintenance facility. of the Post Road connection will re­ Piedmont ended the year with a 1.7 duce operating time to approximately Construction of a new railline bet­ injury ratio, Central with a 6.1 ratio ween Post Road and Rehsselaer, New 13 minutes, thus shortening the and Rensselaer with a 6.0. York, was approved by Amtrak's train's schedule by 32 minutes. The ratio denotes the number of board of directors at its January 25 Work includes grading and brush on-the-job injuries per 200,000 man­ meeting. removal; acquisition of materials hours. All injuries or job- related iIl­ The 12.6-mile track, of the former such as rail, tie plates, ballast and nesses that require more than mere Boston & Albany passenger mainline, ties; and laying track over the entire first aid are counted in the tabulation. was abandoned in 1972 by the Penn restored line. For the month of December, Pied­ Central railroad. It is part of the mont, Twin Cities and Bay di stricts Functions Reassigned tied with no injuries and a resultant tradition al Boston-Chicago rail pas­ zero ratio. Central took the month 's senger line. Former administration department honors in the regional category with a Congress earmarked $4.1 million functions at Amtrak have been 5.3 ratio and Brighton Park followed of Amtrak's capital funds for restora­ reassigned as of mid- January. the district winners lead with no in­ tion of the track and Amtrak man­ Operations support department has juries and a zero ratio in the shop agement recommend that the project assumed responsibility for general of­ group. be approved subject to the route's in­ fice services , forms control, graphics The December figures were added c1usion in the basic national rail pas­ and the consolidation of the word into the total for the first 11 months senger system. The special Depart­ processing function . to determine the winners for the year. me nt of Transportation report on the Labor relations and personnel Says Joe Bonelli, Amtrak's direc- nation 's future rail passenger needs is department has taken over the pass tor of safety, "Hard work is what did it for the winners. It 's just like the due for completion and submission to bureau, travel office, corporate Super Bowl. The Cowboys weren 't Congress by March 1. me~ical department, PA~ adminis- just handed their crown, they had to Amtrak's_Lake_ShoLe L imited, the tratIOn all.d eml2loyee relatIOns. __ - go_ouLan.d_earn it " only train now using the Boston­ The police and security function Presentation of awards will be Springfield-Albany line, at present now reports to the new executive vi ce made in the near future. must undergo a back-up movement president and chief operating officer. Bonelli notes, "It's not easy being Lake Shore Limited Equipment To Be Electrified

A conversion program to reequip selected from those al ready desig­ new all-electric equipment was able to 59 cars and nine locomotives to all­ nated for retention after completion cope far better with the severely cold electric heating and air conditioning of the Superliner order. The conver­ weather than the old steam-heated was approved by Amtrak 's board of sion work will be performed along cars. The conversion program also directors at its January 25 meeting. with a heavy overhaul of the cars at means that steam-heated cars and Amtrak plans to use the equipment Amtrak's Beech Grove shops. locomotives will be removed from a on the Lake Shore Limited between The conversion work northern route that is particularly Chicago and Boston/ New York. will consist of removing the steam susceptible to cold weather. The $11.9 million program will be heat system and the old axle-driven The conversion program includes subject to availability of funds since it electric generators plus associated nine locomotives, five baggage cars, is not currently included in Amtrak's equipment, and then replacing them four baggage/ dormitory cars, six capital budget allocation for fiscal all with all-electric heating and air lounge cars, five diners, eight sleeping year 1978. conditioriing systems that will be cars, four Siumbercoaches and 27 The upgraded locomotives will be powered by generators in the loco­ coaches. four-axle F40PHRs, similar to those motive. Completion of the first train set of already in Amtrak service, which will In addition, new kitchens will be 13 cars, with spares, is expected about be converted from the six-axle installed in the dining cars, using 41 weeks after the start of the pro­ SDP40Fs. A similar program is refrigerator, oven and storage units gram. The entire project, including already in progress to provide motive of the type already being built into work on all four train sets, should be power for the new Superliners. the Superliners. completed about one year after the Passenger cars to be rebuilt will be Last winter proved that Amtrak's program 's inception.

6 got off on the right track on Decem­ ber 6, because they were married aboard a lounge car on Amtrak 's Lone Star somewhere between Okla­ homa City and Guthrie. Kitchen, an admitted rail buff, got the idea to be married aboard a train some time back but his future bride, the former Elayne Bashara, didn 't take to the idea originally. However, after much discussion they decided it might be an interesting change from a traditional church wedding. A wedding party accompanied the couple to Guthrie, where they and the minister, Reverend Bonner Teeter, got off. The couple continued to Chicago for their honeymoon. Amtrak supplied a wedding cake, champagne and rice to be thrown at DarreIl Trapp, of Yankee Holidays travei agency, picks the winner of an Amtrak Laurentian the bride and groom. All lounge vacation promotion cosponsored by the city of Montreal and the Canadian government. Winner, tables were covered with linen for the from 2,000 en tran ts, was Deannie Moore, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Helping are, left to right, Mary Murray, tour desk agent, Penn Station; F. Paul Weiss, Eastern region ceremony and topped with flowers. sales manager; Trapp; Pat Lopinski, supervisor, reservat ions office; and Ken Karchinski, manager, CRD, New York. Insurance Reassignment a winner in our contest. Everyone has York State passengers to the premium to get involved and make sure he or club car service. In keeping with its affirmative ac­ she and their fellow employees follow tion policy, Amtrak asked for a re­ the rules, engage in safe work prac­ Calendar Stardom insurance contract between Connec­ tices and keep from getting hurt. " ti cut General, policyholders of Am­ Amtrak is prominent on the lune trak's management li fe insurance Meals page of the Bay Area (California) plan, and North Carolina Mutual Girl Scout calendar, a first-time-ever, Complimentary meal service is now Life Insurance Company, a minority business firm based in Durharn, being provided first class passengers locally-produced calendar that features sketches of scouts from the North Carolina. on operating between five counties of San Francisco, San An agreement was reached between New York, Syracuse, Rochester and the two and 10 per cent of Amtrak's Buffalo. Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa and Alameda. total life insurance was reinsured to The new service, which includes an the minority firm starting lanuary 1. The calendar measures 17 by 11 in­ entree, vegetables, salad and a non­ ches overall, the top half of each alcoholic beverage, is now available month consisting of the pen-and-ink without cost to Turboclub passengers AMTRAKNEWS drawing of girls busy in scouting ac­ on the Saft City Express between New Published twice a month for em­ tivities. York and Syracuse and on the Empire ployees of the National Railroad State Express between New York and The lune art work consists of a Passenger Corporation and those Buffalo. montage, one facet which shows girl of participating railroads engaged Menus, which will change monthly, scouts getting off an Amtrak train, in rail passenger service. with the Amtrak logo much in at present include, as entrees, beef STAFF with Burgundy sauce, egg noodles evidence. Editor and sweet peppers, breast of chicken The calendars can be purchased by Ed Wojtas or a club salad. The meals are avail­ mail far $1.25 each, including able for lunch or dinner. postage, from the Bay Area Girl Circulation Breakfast entrees include a chive Scout Council, 670 McCormick Gayle Fedrowitz omelet and Canadian bacon, or pan­ Street, San Leandro, California cakes with smoked sausage, along 94577. Amtrak News is a member of the with chilIed orange juice and coffee, '_In Lone Star Wedding liJiii1 Association of Railroad Editors. tea or milk. Material in Amtrak News is not copyrighted. The complimentary meal program The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Readers may use whal they wi sh wilh proper at­ is an experiment to introduce New William G. Kitchen, Oklahoma City, Iribulion 10 Amlrak News.

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