08 May 2009 North America

NATIONAL TRAIN DAY IN THE US

On 8 May, National Train Day in America, Amtrak honoured 'the historic contribution made by African-American dining car stewards' at a function in Philadelphia. Willie Varnado snr (95), who lives just south of Florence, Mississippi, was invited with four other former dining car staff members. Accord

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