[Scan-DC] Regular steam train service from Union station to the Greenbrier

John Antonelli Johnantonelli at verizon.net
Mon Apr 25 10:12:07 EDT 2011


Eat and hike and play tennis and gamble

On 4/25/2011 9:52 AM, Howard Gorden wrote:
> I do not play golf and I can't drink because of the chemo drugs!
>
> What is there for me to do?
> 73' W3CQH
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> On Apr 25, 2011, at 7:29 AM, "Clegg, Andrew W."<aclegg at nsf.gov>  wrote:
>
>> I read in a golf magazine that the owner of the Greenbrier resort in
>> West Virginia is restoring a steam engine and plans to begin regular
>> passenger service from Union Station in DC to the Greenbrier, starting
>> in 2012. I know that there are a lot of rail fans on this group -- it
>> will be interesting to listen to (and see!) a steam train chugging
>> through downtown on a regular basis.
>>
>> And if you have $10^4 dollars that you're not doing anything with, why
>> not schedule a ride and a stay at the Greenbrier? I noticed that just a
>> round of golf is an affordable $405. With drinks at the 19th hole,
>> that's about equivalent to an HP-1.
>>
>> Andy
>>
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