Silver Rails - Depot Inn & Suites
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Silver Rails / Depot Inn & Suites E-Newsletter
Issue #11
In This Issue
APRHF Model Train Show and Swap Meet This Saturday
Massage Therapist on Call for Depot Inn Guests
Saluting Our Troops on Veterans Day
Amtrak Schedule Changes This Month and Next
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Thank you as always for your continued interest in and support of Silver Rails.  Did you join us for the Depot Inn & Suites Kirksville Regional Air Festival last month?  Relive the great weekend (or see what you missed) with Carl Morrison's Trains to Planes 2010 report!  Now, let's get right to all news you can use, courtesy of Silver Rails and the Depot Inn & Suites!

APRHF Model Train Show and Swap Meet This Saturday

This Saturday, October 23, the Silver Rails Event Center in La Plata will host the first APRHF Model Train Show and Swap Meet. The all-day show will feature model Operating Layouts,
Operation Lifesaver, Vendors, Trackless Train, and Door Prizes. Admission is just $3! The show will run from 9 AM to 4 PM, and all proceeds will benefit the American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation.
Massage Therapist on Call for Depot Inn Guests

Do you ever end a long day of travels or sightseeing wanting to really relax?  Now, as a guest at the Depot Inn & Suites, you can call upon a local Licensed Massage Therapist to give you the relaxation you deserve.  Amber (owner of Amazing Relief Massage Therapy in Kirksville) will be happy to see you at the hotel.  Simply inquire at the front desk about rates and availability.
Saluting Our Troops on Veterans Day

  Flag of the United States of America

The City of La Plata will honor our military veterans next month.  On Saturday, November 6, the La Plata Veterans Day Parade will proceed through town starting at 11 AM.

On Thursday, November 11, a Veterans Day Luncheon will be held at the Silver Rails Event Center.  Running from 11:30 AM to 1 PM, the luncheon will be free and open to local veterans and one guest each.  Please RSVP to Tabitha Sawyer by calling 1-660-216-8955 or e-mailing
tsawyer@atsu.edu.

Following the luncheon at 1:30 PM will be a Veterans Day Tribute and Celebration of the USA, at the La Plata R-II High School Gymnasium.  No RSVP is required.
Amtrak Schedule Changes This Month and Next

Effective Monday, October 18, the Amtrak Southwest Chief schedules through La Plata have changed.  Eastbound train 4 (Los Angeles - Chicago) will stop in La Plata at 9:55 AM (eight minutes later than previous).  Westbound train 3 (Chicago - Los Angeles) will stop in La Plata at 7:36 PM, 30 minutes EARLIER than previous.

Starting Monday, November 8, the California Zephyr (Ottumwa, IA) schedule will change as follows: Eastbound train 6 (San Francisco / Emeryville - Chicago) will arrive Ottumwa at 9:09 AM, 40 minutes EARLIER than present.  Westbound train 5 (Chicago - San Francisco / Emeryville) will stay on its present time of 6:53 PM.

Amtrak schedules at Quincy, IL will remain unchanged.

For further Amtrak information, please visit Amtrak.com or call 1-800-USA-RAIL (872-7245).
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