Kerry Campaign Train

Here's a press release on the John Kerry campaign train that readers here might find interesting. Does RailCruise America use Amtrak power and crews?

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en

Rail Cruise has their own motive power (EMD F-units) but uses Amtrak Train & Engine crews.

However, I'm sending this topic over to Mr. Benton's Rail Travel Forum, much of Rail Cruise's equipment was acquired from sources other than Amtrak (seems to be UP).

And one last word; unless Mr. Benton's pholosophy is "a180' from mine regarding the Moderation of a Forum, stick to the TRAIN; defer to non-rail forums elsewhere regarding the other.

Yes , please stick to the train side of this story , thanks for the link .

I wish it was coming thru Illinois

AmtrakFan

For all the campaign travel by the candidates, timelines and routing info can be had by looking at the temporary flight restrictions ("TFRs") imposed by the FAA. See WWW.FAA.GOV and you might be able to fighure out good photo opportunities.

Illinois is not a "swing state", Mr.Fan; in fact, it appears that Democratic nominee Barack Obama will be running unopposed for the US Senate.

I was out in Iowa this past weekend; TV is much more littered with campaign ads than are we. Also my friends out there report that the phone rings all too often with solicitations for campaign money (lest we forget, "do not call" is a not applicable for political parties).

Mr Benton, kill if this posting is out of line.

i guess its explaining why the train didnt go to Illinois .

Anyone got links to photos of the train , or a description of its consist etc ?.

Gilbert B Norman wrote:Illinois is not a "swing state", Mr.Fan; in fact, it appears that Democratic nominee Barack Obama will be running unopposed for the US Senate.

I was out in Iowa this past weekend; TV is much more littered with campaign ads than are we. Also my friends out there report that the phone rings all too often with solicitations for campaign money (lest we forget, "do not call" is a not applicable for political parties).

Mr Benton, kill if this posting is out of line.

Mr. Norman,
Thank Youor expalning that Illinois is not a swing State It would of been cool Anyway.

AmtrakFan

We've got the Consist
3 AMD-103's 138, 136 and 134
6 Amfleets 5 Coaches 1 Food Service
1 Ex-ATSF Coach Mojave
3 to 4 of Rail Cruise America Cars
Metis
MKT 403
This Might not be in Order

AmtrakFan

There was a short clip concerning the train on NBC Nightly News this evening. They noted that the "Two Johns' were riding the same car as Harry Truman used for his 1948 Whistle Stop tour. With a theme of "I'm Harry Truman, I work for the Government, and I want to keep my job". President Truman campaigned against New York Gov Thomas Dewey, who reportedly campaigned with a style evoking that the Presidency was "his" by default.

Well the man from the "Show Me" State showed Gov Dewey a thing or two (surely most of us have seen the photo of that Chicago Tribune proclaiming "Dewey Defeats Truman").and went on to be rated by historians as a "near great' President.

Now will "W" hit the rails????

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/06/polit ... kerry.html

The photo included within the linked article is credited to the Associated Press. Perhaps someone may locate it elsewhere and that will better answer "which car are the Candidates waving from?" and is that station from which departing St Louis Union Station or the existing Amtrak facility?

Thank you very much, NBC

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlesto ... /ld_4a.htm

Sure looks like a car (gosh, wasn't it named for some guy, uh Ferdinand?) I've seen at Gold Coast Museum located at the Miami Zoo.

Anyone care to forward this link to Tom Brokaw????

Today's New York Times has an interesting article about the now completed "whistle stop" campaign.

The most interesting portion is contained within the "Multimedia" link. Your system NEED NOT support videos in order to review.

Gee, Dad: "What does gerrymander mean?"; "What's a Swing State".

"Toto, we aren't in Kansas anymore"

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/09/polit ... gewanted=1