Amtrak Provides Convenient And Flexible Options For Summer Travel
Amtrak Provides Convenient And Flexible Options For Summer Travel
Amtrak Provides Convenient And Flexible Options For Summer Travel
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great nightlife and famous Maryland crabs. <strong>Travel</strong>ers can also access Kent Island, Salisbury and<br />
Ocean City on Maryland’s Eastern Shore via Thruway bus service.<br />
Midwesterners can enjoy the beach, just two blocks west of the New Buffalo, Mich.,<br />
station served by eight daily trains from Chicago and locations in central and eastern Michigan.<br />
They can explore summer music festivals in Milwaukee, Chicago and St. Louis or go to where<br />
roots of jazz, rock and the blues are deep in Kansas City, Memphis or New Orleans.<br />
<strong>Travel</strong> along the west coast for events in California like the Solstice Festival in Santa<br />
Barbara, the Strawberry Festival in Oxnard and the state fair in Sacramento. The Rose Festival in<br />
Portland, Ore., runs throughout the summer with spectacular floats and activities around the July<br />
4 th holiday. <strong>And</strong> in Seattle, Seafair host numerous events around Puget Sound in July and<br />
August.<br />
<strong>For</strong> those planning summer vacations, <strong>Amtrak</strong> Vacations offers a variety of single-city<br />
rail getaways and multi-city rail journeys across the United States and Canada. Visit<br />
<strong>Amtrak</strong>Vacations.com for complete travel packages including hotel accommodations,<br />
sightseeing attractions, activities, dining and cruises.<br />
<strong>Amtrak</strong> is upgrading its <strong>Amtrak</strong>Connect cellular-based Wi-Fi service to take advantage<br />
of 4G technologies to improve performance and enhance the passenger experience on trains that<br />
serve 75 percent of <strong>Amtrak</strong> passengers.<br />
Purchase tickets using <strong>Amtrak</strong> eTicketing, at a staffed station or an <strong>Amtrak</strong> Quik-Trak SM<br />
kiosk. Passengers can also book online, call 800-USA-RAIL or use a mobile device.<br />
About <strong>Amtrak</strong>®<br />
<strong>Amtrak</strong> is America’s Railroad®, the nation’s intercity passenger rail service and its high-speed rail operator. A<br />
record 31.2 million passengers traveled on <strong>Amtrak</strong> in FY 2012 on more than 300 daily trains – at speeds up to 150<br />
mph (241 kph) – that connect 46 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian Provinces. <strong>Amtrak</strong> operates<br />
intercity trains in partnership with 15 states and contracts with 13 commuter rail agencies to provide a variety of<br />
services. Enjoy the journey® at <strong>Amtrak</strong>.com or call 800-USA-RAIL for schedules, fares and more information.<br />
Join us on facebook.com/<strong>Amtrak</strong> and follow us at twitter.com/<strong>Amtrak</strong>.<br />
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