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The Spokesman-Review on 2024-03-12 12:00

50 years ago in Expo history: A new train route was named in honor of the big fair - Tue, 12 Mar 2024 PST

Good news arrived on the transportation front: Amtrak announced that it would add an extra daily train between Seattle and Spokane, named the “Expo ’74.”

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