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Travelogue: Amtrak Southwest Chief
At the conclusion of our trip, we had planned to fly home to Chicago from Albuquerque, but backed out when the airline moved our departure time earlier by three hours, cutting our time in Santa Fe significantly. With no good alternative … Continue reading
Slight change of plans: Texas/New Mexico 2016
Last August, we got a jump start on planning our upcoming spring break trip. The first thing we booked was our return flight from Albuquerque to Chicago using air miles. Unfortunately in the months since August, the airline changed its … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, News, Upcoming Travel
Tagged Amtrak, Amtrak Roomette, Amtrak Santa Fe, Big bend national park, Carlsbad caverns national park, Fred Harvey Company, Guadalupe mountains national park, New Mexico National Parks, New Mexico Road Trip, Southwest Chief, Texas national parks, Texas road trip
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Reading Material: “Appetite for America” tells the Fred Harvey story.
On any trip across the Southwest, you’re likely to encounter the shadow of the Fred Harvey Corporation, one of the greatest American companies of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its founder, Fred Harvey, was an English immigrant who … Continue reading
Posted in Travel Resources
Tagged Fred Harvey, Grand Canyon, Harvey Girls, Harvey House, Mary Colter, Road trip, Santa Fe Railroad, Southwest Chief
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