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APPLE NOW ACCEPTING IPAD APPS FROM DEVELOPERS

Yeah!. I can't wait for April 3rd. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas...

WHY AMERICA NEEDS TRAINS, Vice President Biden

January/Febraury Issue of ArriveArrive is Amtrak’s bimonthly onboard maagzine for Amtrak patrons and travelers in northeast section of the country.  It is akin to the “InFlight” magazines on airlines.

Considering that most of us are not regular travelers, I suspect that few of you in the southwest region of the country have had  an opportunity to read a recent article that appeared in the January/February issue of Arrive.  So I thought I would pass it on here in case you’re interested.

Vice President Joe Biden graces the cover and he wrote the cover story “Why America Needs Trains” in which he discusses his association with trains and his thoughts on the value of a strong rail travel infrastructure for America.

He has self-proclaimed himself as “Mr. Amtrak” because of his volume of use of Amtrak’s service between Wilmington, Delaware and Washington D.C. throughout his tenure as a Senator.