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The National Limited was actually what was The Spirit of St Louis inherited in toto by Amtrak. It was renamed the National Limited in July of 71. It was part of the original system crafted by the Railpax incorporators. Its extension to Kansas City was also dictated by the original plan. It fell victim to the Carter cuts in 1979. Poor track was one of the primary reasons for the fall in ridership that caused it to fail to meet the farebox recovery test used for the Carter cuts, along with the Floridian and the James Whitcomb Riley.

[QUOTE="jis, post: 900575, member: 171"] The [I]National Limited [/I]was actually what was [I]The Spirit of St Louis[/I] inherited in toto by Amtrak. It was renamed the [I]National Limited [/I]in July of 71. It was part of the original system crafted by the Railpax incorporators. Its extension to Kansas City was also dictated by the original plan. It fell victim to the Carter cuts in 1979. Poor track was one of the primary reasons for the fall in ridership that caused it to fail to meet the farebox recovery test used for the Carter cuts, along with the [I]Floridian [/I]and the [I]James Whitcomb Riley[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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