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Article: OKLAHOMA CITY WOMAN HONORED AS 500,000TH AMTRAK HEARTLAND FLYER PASSENGER
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 27, 2007
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The National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak) issued the following press release:
An Oklahoma City woman was surprised by TV cameras, reporters and prizes today at both ends of the Amtrak Heartland Flyer route in Oklahoma and Texas. Marilea Hoffmann was chosen by reservation number to represent the half-millionth passenger when she boarded the train at the Paul Adams Memorial Platform in Oklahoma City. A second surprise greeting occurred at the Intermodal Transportation Center in Fort Worth, where she received another round of gifts and was met by her daughter, Nancee Hoffmann of Keller, Texas.
"I've been riding the train since the beginning," Marilea Hoffmann told reporters in Oklahoma ...