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Transportation/Trucking/Railroad News from PR Newswire

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Chris Guenzler to Achieve 1,000,000 Miles of Amtrak Rail Travel on Monday, April 7, 2008


    LA PLATA, Mo., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris Guenzler will be the
first regular passenger documented to have ever traveled 1,000,000 miles
over all the routes in the Amtrak system.

    This record event will occur just in time for Amtrak's own six weeks of
celebrations culminating in its first National Train Day on Saturday, May
10, 2008.

    Amtrak's celebration of National Train Day will begin six weeks prior
to May 10 with special promotions, events, partnerships, and an advertising
campaign. On May 10 Amtrak will host events at four of its largest
stations, Washington, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. For Amtrak's own
news release, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/32mr5s

    Chris Guenzler will reach exactly 1,000,000 miles of Amtrak travel as
he steps off the eastbound Amtrak Southwest Chief Train #4 in La Plata,
Missouri, on Monday, April 7, 2008. The scheduled train arrival time is
9:57 AM CT.

    A brief welcome is planned for trackside as the train arrives, to be
immediately followed by a celebration, awards, and interviews at the nearby
newly opened Silver Rails Event Center in La Plata.

    Those attending the event will also have the opportunity to tour the
newly opened Exhibition of Amtrak History that features the collection of
the Amtrak Historical Society in two ex-U.S.Mail Amtrak freight cars.

    The Silver Rails Event Center and the Exhibition of Amtrak History are
just two of the latest additions in the plans to build the 160 acre Silver
Rails Resort in La Plata, Missouri, which already features the Depot Inn &
Suites, the Lookout Point train watching facility, and the restored La
Plata Santa Fe Depot / Amtrak Station.

    Setting rail travel records is nothing new for Chris Guenzler. Last
April 27, 2007, Chris became the first regular rail passenger in modern
times in North America to travel more than 1,000,000 miles over all types
of rail lines including tourist trains, light rail, streetcars, and more.


For more information, please visit: http://www.RailResort.com/2008apr07.html Contact: Thomas Marshall Tel.: 660-332-4669 (Depot Inn & Suites) Email: tmarshall@depotinn.net This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com.

 


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