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From: Chuck.Weinstock@a.sei.cmu.edu
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Subject: Rare Mileage Excursions
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Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 09:45:23 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 30 09:45:23 1985
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Most rare mileage excursions are one or two shot deals.  You can expect to
wait years for another shot.  Given the state of some shortlines, you may
never get a chance again.  A case in point is the Ann Arbor trip of a few
weeks ago (from Birmingham, MI on the GTW to the end of the Ann Arbor near
Frankfort.)  It is expected that the Annie will be abandoning trackage west
of Cadillac.

Sometimes you can get rare mileage on Amtrak.  A case in point is the Parker
Peavine Extra which I just came back from riding.  This three day trip went
from LA to Flagstaff (via the route of the Southwest Chief), Flagstaff to
Phoenix (on the Peavine), and Phoenix to LA via the Parker district (now
subdivision.)  The train was an Amtrak Superliner, and the service was first
class.  All travel was during the day.  This trip is unlikely to be repeated
in the next several years...it was quite expensive to ride and to operate.
On the otherhand, over the last few years, the Sunset has been known to
detour via the Parker district, and the Chief has been known to detour via
the Parker district and the Peavine.  Of course, this usually happens at
night.  (On the otherhand, once you've seen one view of the desert, it all
starts looking pretty much the same.)

Who else is interested in collecting rare mileage out there?

Chuck Weinstock