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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE				                     ATK-96-37
March 1, 1996					                   	        Contact: Marc Magliari
								        312 655-1338


WILLARD SCOTT TO HELP AMTRAK SHOW OFF ITS NEWEST COACHES AND LOCOMOTIVE
WHILE INTRODUCING A NEW "TOURING" FARE


	CHICAGO -- NBC-TV Today Show personality Willard Scott will serve as "guest engineer" for an Amtrak event to be held in the Great Hall of Chicago Union Station on Friday, Mar. 8, at 11 a.m.  After the newest Amtrak fare promotion is announced, the general public will be invited to tour a display of new Amtrak coaches and a locomotive from 12:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Track #2 at Chicago Union Station.
	Featured will be the Amtrak Viewliner sleeping car -- which is partially built in Chicago -- and is already getting rave reviews from passengers on the Lake Shore Limited from Chicago to New York and Boston.  The Viewliner is the first single-level sleeping car introduced in the U.S. in 40 years.
	In addition, an Amtrak Superliner bi-level dining car, an Amtrak Superliner bi-level sleeping car, an Amtrak Superliner bi-level coach and the newest Amtrak locomotive, the Genesis P40, will be on display.  Food samples from the new menus on many long-distance trains will also be offered in the dining car, while supplies last.
	The "touring" fare to be introduced at the event enables a passenger to travel up to 30 days with unlimited stopovers.  Up to two children (ages 2 to 15) traveling with an adult can travel for half-fare.  Passengers aged 62 and older and students are also eligible for a 15 percent discount.  Customers will also receive a way to keep track of their vacations and save even more money with discounts enclosed from Amtrak partner credit card, hotel and car rental companies.  This fare will be promoted with music from a hit song of the 1960's, licensed to Amtrak, a series of special events nationwide and a national advertising campaign.
 	After March 8, please see an authorized Amtrak travel agent, visit a staffed Amtrak station or call 1-800-USA-RAIL for details on this fare and any restrictions.
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