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Hopefully a new day will dawn on our economy with a change in the America Presidency and a change in the priorites of the government and business will help bring about new prosperity so that someone will revive this fleet and put it back into service before it is sold off piecemeal. It is truly a grand train. ]]>Aug 31st 2008 2:39AMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/08/30/grandluxe-rail-journeys-closes-up-shop/http://www.luxist.com/2008/08/30/grandluxe-rail-journeys-closes-up-shop/Aug 31st 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/08/30/grandluxe-rail-journeys-closes-up-shop/http://www.luxist.com/2008/08/30/grandluxe-rail-journeys-closes-up-shop/
Wishing for change without understanding how those changes will affect American business is the wrong way to proceed. Praying for wise, good, and EXPERIENCED leadership for this country is the right course.]]>Sep 5th 2008 12:14AMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/08/30/grandluxe-rail-journeys-closes-up-shop/http://www.luxist.com/2008/08/30/grandluxe-rail-journeys-closes-up-shop/
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Whatever the true reason(s) for GrandLuxe to cease it's operations, you should really do a little more research before making the sweeping statement that "train travel in the U.S. has become less and less popular." In fact, the only nationwide passenger rail service that exists in the US, otherwise known as Amtrak, is seeing record ridership on most routes.

GrandLuxe tours were out of reach of the typical traveler because they were aimed at consumers with the money to spend on luxuries, but you can't extrapolate a pullback in luxury expenditures to infer that typical consumer train travel in also negatively affected.

I for one would MUCH rather travel by train than deal with the headaches of airport security and weather delays or doing a slow crawl on congested highways.]]>Sep 5th 2008 12:04AMhttp://www.luxist.com/2008/08/30/grandluxe-rail-journeys-closes-up-shop/http://www.luxist.com/2008/08/30/grandluxe-rail-journeys-closes-up-shop/As far as we are concerned there was no better vacation than Grand Lux. ]]>Oct 21st 2008 5:21PM