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THE RAILROAD TOURIST
Who doesn\u2019t love the bygone image of the glamorous and romantic world of the American railroad? Recent surveys prove that many of us do, and long for its return.
James D. Porterfield, railroad historian; contributing editor for Railfan & Railroad magazine ; author of \u201cDining by Rail\u201d and \u201cFrom the Dining Car\u201d ; creator of The Railroad Tourist \u2013 and so much more \u2013 will be my \u201cLet\u2019s Talk Travel with AAA\u201d guest on WHP580.
In addition to crisscrossing the country many times on Amtrak, Porterfield has traveled onboard most of America\u2019s private luxury trains and some of the most famous trains in the world.
In 2013, working with more than 50 of the nation\u2019s leading railroad artists, Porterfield founded the American Society of Railway Artists and helped found the Center for Railway Tourism at Davis & Elkins College, WV.