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Man attempts trip to Sydney, Australia – and ends up in Sidney, #Montana https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/03/sydney-australia-montana-flight-mixup When making #Amtrak reservations, don't forget to check whether you're going to VAN or VAC, ESX or ESM, SPI or SPG, and more!
"Though Amtrak initially only waived its change fees for reservations made through last fall, Amtrak appears to have quietly extended the deadline once again, this time through February." https://thepointsguy.com/news/amtrak-temporarily-waives-change-fees/
Participate in the online survey and influence decades of future Amtrak Cascades passenger rail service. https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/01/24/amtrak-cascades-to-chart-next-20-years-of-service/
From @tlink Tacoma Link’s Theater District Station Reaches the End of the Line https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/01/26/tacoma-links-theater-district-station-reaches-the-end-of-the-line/
"A Portland [OR] facility that first entered the train-making business in 1919 on rails next to the Willamette River is poised to shut down in a few months." https://www.opb.org/article/2023/01/25/portland-oregon-gunderson-train-plant-to-close/