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ALT Amtrak team with Normal, IL Mayor Chris Koos at the Amtrak Uptown Station
ALT Amtrak's Ken Altman with Normal, IL Mayor Chris Koos at the Garlic Press filming Train Towns
ALT Amtrak's Ken Altman with students at Illinois State University
ALT Amtrak's sign at the Normal, IL Uptown Station
ALT Amtrak's Airo trainset on the Amtrak Cascades route.
ALT Amtrak's Airo trainset on the Amtrak Cascades route.
ALT Hot dog in a bun dressed as a baseball fan complete with a \"Choo Choos\" pinstripe jersey, cap, foam finger, and \"Play Ball\" pennant, sitting on a gray Coach seat next to a miniature baseball glove.
ALT Illustrated \u201CAmtrak Baseball by Rail\u201D map-style poster showing the Northeast Regional train route connecting six ballparks: Boston (Fenway Park), New York City (Yankee Stadium), New York City (Citi Field), Philadelphia (Citizens Bank Park), Baltimore (Oriole Park at Camden Yards), and Washington, D.C. (Nationals Park). Coastal icons (lobster, crab, whales, sailboats) and baseball imagery (cap, glove, ball) cover the scene. The state outlines are varying shades of green and the ocean is light blue with shading and ripples.
ALT Page 1/6 of a romantic illustrated manga. In a \u201Clast time\u2026\u201D flashback at a train station, the male main character asks the female main character if they should move to Seattle together. She hesitates and reveals she just landed her dream job in New York\u2014setting up a painful choice between love and career. In present day, they both remember back to the painful break-up staring at the same beach picture of them, him staring at his phone and her looking at the framed picture on her desk.
ALT Page 2/6 of a romantic illustrated manga. On the train, she sits quietly while her friends laugh, take photos and share meals\u2014triggering memories of happier trips together (including saving money with \u201CNight Owl Fares\u201D). She thinks she wants to tell him everything, but feels she shouldn\u2019t. Later while in DC Union Station, a friend checks in and offers support at a station.
ALT Page 3/6 of a romantic illustrated manga. The male main character rides through the rainy Northwest on Empire Builder, looking at maps and scenery. He admits he loves exploring the region, but it doesn\u2019t feel fun without her\u2014showing he\u2019s still emotionally tied to what they had. He gazes out the window and sees her happy reflection.
ALT Page 4/6 of a romantic illustrated manga. Back in DC on her friend trip, she keeps seeing him everywhere\u2014imagining his face in her tea and in the sky, and thinking she spots him on a train, wishing for one more chance to see him.
ALT Page 5/6 of a romantic illustrated manga. The male main character sits all alone in the Sightseer Lounge booth sipping coffee. It\u2019s a gloomy day and rain falls outside the 360 windows. The conductor notices the male lead is down and reassures him that even if you miss your stop, you can always take the train in a new direction.
ALT Page 6/6 of a romantic illustrated manga. A diagonal split-screen scene of each main character having a realization moment. He\u2019s in Seattle outside King St. Station and she\u2019s in Moynihan Train Hall, but they both imagine their NYC station meet-up. It ends on a hopeful note with the thought bubble \u201CMaybe ending things was a mistake\u2026\u201D