Railways prepare for total solar eclipse

Amtrak is to run a special train on August 21 to enable people to reach one of the best locations for viewing the first total solar eclipse.

USA: Amtrak is to run a special train on August 21 to enable people to reach one of the best locations for viewing the first total solar eclipse to be visible from the continental USA since 1979, and the first to be visible coast-to-coast since 1918.

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