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The Return of the American Rail Dining Car

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Changes at Amtrak may revive the beloved tradition of enjoying chicken cordon bleu and Moroccan beef with chickpea salad with fellow travelers In August 2005, I rode an Amtrak overnight train from Chicago to Schenectady, New York: the Lake Shore Limited. I would never have been sharing a table with disparate souls, like I did in 2005.

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