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Nostalgic farewell as City of Kansas City ends
The Union Pacific City of Kansas City train, linking Lawrence to Los Angeles, ends after 105 years amid Amtrak creation. Passengers, conductors, and retirees recall a busier era while noting dwindling reservations and a bleak outlook for workers as rail service shifts to the Amtrak system.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Union Pacific Railroad
City of Kansas City
Los Angeles
R. L. Keating
Shawnee
Keating
Amtrak
Union Pacific
Railpax
Corcoran
James Jackson
Denver
Colo