It is ironic that Amtrak reports record income and passenger traffic at a time when news reports indicate that Iowa could loose its Amtrak service. Two years ago we used Amtrak to go to Glacier National Park. All the passengers I talked with had their reasons for taking the train and none mentioned nostalgic motives. If and when the passenger trains quit running it will be a sad day for America. Jerry Neff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]