As I noted at another topic, I rode "Le Mistral" Paris/Nord-Nice during May 1971 (after A-Day).
I don't know which was more "luxo"; Mistral or Midland Pullman.
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johnthefireman wrote:Thanks, Gilbert. Nostalgic stuff. I would still have been in the sixth form of grammar school (the highest class in high school) on that day, but despite my interest in British railways, I was unaware of what was clearly a momentous day for US railroaders.Practically, it was the closure of a large number of American rail services, reducing the passenger system to a bare minimum.