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If You Don’t Mind Delays, Amtrak Offers a Great Way To Get Rail

Just the ticket for visiting long-lost friends and seeing bits of the country, I thought upon learning I could get 10 rides in 30 days for $299.

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A conductor makes sure all is clear as an Amtrak passenger train pulls out of the station at Freeport, Maine, December 14, 2021. AP/Robert F. Bukaty, file
DONALD KIRK
DONALD KIRK

Call it my “Friendship Tour.” When I saw Amtrak was offering 10 rides for $299 in a 30-day period on its USA Rail Pass, I thought: “What a great way to visit long-lost friends and see the country.”

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DONALD KIRK
DONALD KIRK

Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for newspapers and magazines and is the author of books on Korea, the Vietnam War and the Philippines.

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