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Amtrack Service Called SuccessfulAm Irak may have been around for several years, but not until this year has it become a practical factor in the port smouth area travel picture IiOcal efforts, which began with the use of two divisions out of ( atlettsburg K for east tvnjnd traffic, finally succc^ied in making understood t h# possibility of service to Port smouth from South Portsmouth KyNorfolk Westerr crewmer have been boarding th# train at South Portsmouth tor several months riding to ( atlettsburg where they assumed operation of one division ('rewmen ais-detrained hlt; ri »ft* r the run After much effort Amtrak officials finally agreed to accept passengers and discharge passengers at the Kentucky stop putting the service on a trial basis Service was opened to th«* public m June, and later reports said that even before any special facilities were available ruiership was far ahead of expectations By the end ot the year Amtrak, in cooj* ration with the ( hessie System has installednew lights, provide! a glass and metal shelter for a ntu.gpassengers and improved thelt; rossmg and platform at the old south Portsmouth station siteI ickets were made available, along with reservations, through the* Automobile Club of Southern Ohio, and Yellow Cablt; o continued to provide service to railroaders and the passengersRegardless of Amtrak s other progress and problems, the last \ear has been one ot success as tar as Portsmouth area travelers an1 concerned The traveling public has both eastbound and westbound passenger service available ifH ally for the first time since th« \rntrak service replaced l«k al passenger trains which had grown with the communityAlthough a middle of the night service it h«is been given good r*H eption by local people, many of whom have ties with areas in the east and west Mthough experimental and still not given permanent status there has been no indication that the service is to be ter minated Still, it remains on the provisional use it or lose it basis according to the initial plans
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Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Sat, Apr 30, 1977
Page 19
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George F.
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