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"For a first-time train rider, it was a unique experience," said Sharon Powell, who marveled at the wide seats in coach, meals in the dining car, the absence of airport hassles at the depot and "no anxiety" for the rail trip.
"It reminded you of the Fifties," she said.
Rising gas prices are contributing to a surge in train travel with ridership reaching record levels.
"We'll probably crack 27 million this year" in riders, said Alexander Kummant, president and chief executive officer of Amtrak, officially the National Railroad Passengers Corp. and operator of the trains that carry riders between the nation's cities. That 27 million is up from last year's record of 25.8 million passengers.
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