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Amtrak Trails and Rails Program
(Rolling History)


In conjunction with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak, and the National Park Service the NRHS has developed a joint, regular program to provide historical narrators aboard Amtrak trains. The narrators provide as a public service to Amtrak's passengers descriptions, stories, and historical details about points along the way. Currently the program includes narrators on the following Amtrak routes:

  • Cardinal (Washington - Chicago via Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana)
  • Adirondack (New York - Montreal)
  • Vermonter (New York - St. Albans, VT)

We are looking for volunteers to support this program and help it expand. Participating volunteers are enrolled by the Park Service in its Volunteers-in-Parks program. Volunteers may enroll as individuals, or through Sponsored Voluntary Service Agreements between a National Park unit & a non-profit organization such as the NRHS. NRHS Chapters currently involved in the program are Western Connecticut Chapter, Champlain Valley Chapter, and C.P. Huntington Chapter.

For additional information about the program or to volunteer, please contact the National Office.

For more information about Amtrak, including routes, schedules, and fares, please see the official Amtrak web site or call 1-800-USA-RAIL.

For information about how the program got started, see our Origins of Amtrak Trails & Rails paper. MS-Word

 


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