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Learn while you travel, brought to you by Amtrak and the National Park Service:
"Trails & Rails is an innovative partnership program between the National Park Service and Amtrak. This program provides rail passengers with educational opportunities that foster an appreciation of a selected region's natural and cultural heritage; it promotes National Park Service areas and provides a value-added service to encourage train ridership. It also renews the long tradition of associating railroads with National Parks."
Three of the Amtrak trains that offer programs as a part of the Trails & Rails program are:
- Southwest Chief--National Park service guides are onboard the Southwest Chief between Albuquerque and La Junta, CO from the following National Park Service sites: Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (La Junta, CO), Pecos National Historic Park (Pecos, NM) and Petroglyph National Monument (Albuquerque, NM)
- Empire Builder--During the spring and summer months, National Park Service guides are onboard the Empire Builder between Seattle and Shelby, MT from the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park.
- Texas Eagle--National Park service guides from the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park are onboard the Texas Eagle between San Antonio and Fort Worth.
Learn about the Trails & Rails program:
- Trains--a list of the various Amtrak trains that feature on-board programs.
- Parks--a list of National Park Service Areas that participate in the Trails & Rails program.
About National Train Day from Amtrak:
Discover the Rail Way on National Train Day
Amtrak Celebrates the past, present and future of rail travel
with nationwide festivities in May
WASHINGTON – Amtrak will celebrate America’s love for rail travel with events across the country at its second annual National Train Day, May 9, 2009. Marking 140 years of connecting travelers from coast to coast, National Train Day commemorates the day the first transcontinental railroad was created and looks toward the future of rail travel with large scale events in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles, and many more locally organized events in communities nationwide.
“Train travel is deeply rooted in American culture and it shows great promise to become a growing part of our country’s transportation future,” said Emmett Fremaux, vice president marketing and product management, Amtrak. “National Train Day gives the public a glimpse into how the train shaped the country and how it will continue to do so through exhibits showcasing how train travel provides greener travel options with clean technology and greater efficiency through high-speed rail travel.” Learn more
You might also be interested in other articles in the Rails to Parks series:
Plan a national park visit via Amtrak
Grand Canyon Railway--free rides for 50s in 2009
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