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California Zephyr With Yellowstone National Park - 7 Night/8 Day Tour
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More than 2,000 acres of geysers, hot springs, and lava formations await you in Yellowstone, the world’s first national park established in 1872. Located in three states, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, Yellowstone’s most famous sights include Old Faithful, the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and the Continental Divide. Keep your cameras handy as the vast Yellowstone is teeming with roaming wildlife, including wolves, grizzly bears, bison and elk. Your “Yellowstone National Park” 8-day adventure includes two nights onboard Amtrak’s California Zephyr as well as one night in Salt Lake City, three nights at the Yellowstone Park Hotel and one night in San Francisco. This well-planned itinerary combines rail touring with scenic driving and land tours to give you the “best of the West” independent vacation. Consider upgrading to a roomette or bedroom, which includes meals aboard the train. |
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Visiting Washington State by Train
Washington State is located on the Pacific north coast of the United State; it's bordered by British Columbia (Canada) in the North, by Idaho State on the East side, and by Oregon State in the South.
The state can be divided into 6 geographic land a [...] (Read Article)
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May 24 2012 -
Making history come alive
A Tourism Trail Development Grant recently awarded to the Daviess County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau will fund a tourism project designed to draw history buffs, in particular, to the county. |
May 14 2012 -
Nevada to consolidate workforce development boards
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY –- A state agency announced this week it plans to consolidate three boards that oversee workforce development into one, resulting in $5 million more in federal funds directed annually to helping train job seekers to find employment. The plan, “Moving Nevada Forward: A Plan For Excellence in Workforce Development,” [...] |
May 02 2012 -
Gymnastics: Pisani’s Decorated UA Career Winding Down
By Jimmy Carter Special to the Arkansas News Bureau FAYETTEVILLE — Jamie Pisani always worked with older gymnasts growing up. Arkansas co-coaches Mark and Rene Cook are thankful for that. Growing up, Pisani trained and traveled with older girls at the North Stars Gymnastics Academy in New Jersey. One of the gymnasts she grew close to was former Razorback [...] |
April 12 2012 -
Illinois county has a long rail riding history
As a child growing up in Bureau, Amber Harper of Walnut remembers hobos using a rock like chalk to draw symbols on her front sidewalk after being turned away. "We never fed the hobos, and they marked our house," said Harper. That mark advised... |
March 20 2012 -
Editorial: Light at end of high-speed rail tunnel?
Government bureaucrats are good at one thing: bureaucracy. Case in point: the California High-Speed Rail Authority.Every serious study of the CHRSA - from that of the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst to the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Berkeley - concludes the proposed bullet train to... |
March 10 2012 -
BLM offers youths chance to train mustangs
RENO – The Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro program, in partnership with the Mustang Heritage Foundation, is offering a unique 12-week employment opportunity to 4-H and Future Farmers |
March 08 2012 -
Boy, 4, dies in shooting
Officers from the Maryland State Police, Wicomico County Sheriff's Office and the Wicomico Bureau of Investigation investigate a double shooting at a residence on the 100 block of Old Railroad Road in Hebron on Monday night that killed 4-year-old Jamal A. Woolford and injured his mother, Shanice Kellam. |
March 08 2012 -
Police: Witness saw boy, 4, handle gun before shooting
Officers from the Maryland State Police, Wicomico County Sheriff's Office and the Wicomico Bureau of Investigation investigate a double shooting at a residence on the 100 block of Old Railroad Road in Hebron on Monday night that killed 4-year-old Jamal A. Woolford and injured his mother, Shanice Kellam. |
February 29 2012 -
Metro: Anti-Obama ad at Clarendon rail station is protected speech and will stay
A political ad at the Clarendon rail stop that has offended some riders and lawmakers is protected by the Constitution and won’t be taken down, Metro officials said Wednesday. The ad reads “Barack Obama wants politicians and bureaucrats to control America’s entire medical system. Go to hell Barack.” Read full article >> |
February 25 2012 -
If Amtrak crashes, Florida taxpayers might be forced to pay
By Michael Van Sickler, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Friday, February 24, 2012 TALLAHASSEE A 2005 train crash in Glendale, Calif., drew national headlines for its grim toll: 11 killed, nearly 200 injured. It gained notoriety later when a federal investigation found that the train conductor had run a red light after texting 22 seconds before the crash. Operators of the train paid $200 million ... |
February 22 2012 -
KBI officers train in Kiowa County
Residents in Greensburg, Haviland and Mullinville might have noticed the large Kansas Bureau of Investigation assault van and groups of armored officers entering numerous county buildings last week. |
February 19 2012 -
Historical Society plans banquet
ELMORE -- Learn more about the Underground Railroad in Ohio at the Elmore Historical Society's annual membership banquet March 10. Featured speaker is Cathy Nelson from the Humanies Council Speakers Bureau in Columbus. |
February 05 2012 -
Amtrak celebrates railroads May 12
Amtrak’s 5th annual National Train Day is May 12. While Galesburg does not host an event in conjunction with the celebration, Galesburg’s Convention & Visitor’s Bureau takes part in an Amtrak promotion at Union Station, 210 S. Canal St., in Chicago, which is held just five days later. |
January 29 2012 -
GBI agents train with specialized equipment
As a crime scene specialist for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Audey Murphy normally spends at least several hours taking 100 or so measurements of possible pieces of evidence. |
January 19 2012 -
A trip down Memory Lane
This map of the Illinois Valley Railway (the interurban), submitted by Todd Borsch, was originally published in a 1907 edition of the Bureau County Republican. According to Todd, it can be found at the Princeton Library on microfilm. |
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