Keywords: amtrak pioneer carter reagan oregon idaho wyoming colorado amfleet train eisenbahn fernzug Dubbed "the little train that could" the cost-effective Amtrak Pioneer survived Carter and Reagan cutbacks, in spite of having no sleeping car when service began. On its first Christmas rush, hardy Pioneer passengers tended towards practical clothing and curling up in Amfleet coach seats with their backpacks. Dubbed "the little train that could" the cost-effective Amtrak Pioneer survived Carter and Reagan cutbacks, in spite of having no sleeping car when service began. On its first Christmas rush, hardy Pioneer passengers tended towards practical clothing and curling up in Amfleet coach seats with their backpacks. |