Allegheny, thanks for the update. Sorry you couldn't access the article. The Boston Globe usually gives general readers three free articles per month. I assumed that would be true in this case. I suspect posting the article itself is against policy. If I have time, I can try and summarize the content.
Nothing was firm nor necessarily likely but it was interesting to learn that CSX and PanAm were discussing a merger and, that to help it along, Amtrak got involved.
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