Since May 18 2013, National Park Service Trails & Rails volunteers have rode the 298 miles between Chicago and La Plata on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief line …
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‘Ultimate Junior Ranger’ Rides on Final Trails & Rails Trip
APRHF and Trails & Rails Outreach Programs Announced for 2015; Join us in Chicago, Glen Ellyn, and Galesburg
Many people in the Chicagoland area and in La Plata, Missouri know that a Trails & Rails program has been operating on the Southwest Chief for the past few years now. …
New Trails & Rails Trainees Complete Six Days of Training
Even though our Trails & Rails program has been on its annual winter-time hiatus for the past five months now and things appear to be very quiet, trainees and …
Trails & Rails: Hard at Work During the Off Season
Traditionally, fewer people take the train during the colder winter months. The APRHF-sponsored Trails & Rails program on the Southwest Chief between Chicago Union …
Trails & Rails Winter Season Begins November 11
The Trails & Rails program on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief between Chicago Union Station, Illinois and La Plata, Missouri will kick off its Winter 2014 season …
Trails & Rails Summer Season Ends- Winter Season Preps
The Summer 2014 season of the APRHF-sponsored Trails & Rails program on the Southwest Chief between Chicago Union Station, Illinois and La Plata, Missouri has concluded, …
One month left in Summer 2014 APRHF Trails & Rails Season
The evening sunlight is slowly fading earlier and earlier and our children are headed back to school… that must mean Summer 2014 is slowly fading away. However, …
Recruitment Underway for APRHF-sponsored Trails & Rails
Trails & Rails volunteer Ruth Maxwell makes a group of children from Switzerland junior rangers.
The National Park Service and the American Passenger Rail …
APRHF Trails & Rails Volunteers Donate 1,700+ Hours of Time
As sunny days and warmer temperatures become more abundant, the Summer 2014 season of the APRHF-sponsored Trails & Rails program on the Southwest Chief continues …
APRHF Trails & Rails Program Begins Second Year of Trips
It may be hard to believe, but it’s been a whole year since the APRHF-sponsored Trails & Rails program began rolling on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief between …