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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sat Aug 17 02:51:49 2019, in response to Re: Amtrak changes-LD Trains, posted by shiznit1987 on Fri Aug 16 22:57:22 2019. a primitiove (pre digital) version of that was common on slow "milk runs" which carried lots of mail and express. The conductor took orders, telegraphed them ahead, and the food was brought onto the train at a station where the schedule allowed time for loading/unloading M E as well as checked baggage. Iexperienced this on Southern Railway in 1962 on a very slow train from Atlanta to DC. |
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