Addendum, alas …

Amtrak’s X/Twitter feeds have been less witty the last couple of days, as 70 train cars have been taken out of service “for vehicle corrosion.” These include all but one of the cars on the Amtrak Cascades line, and no trains will be leaving Vancouver at all anytime soon. No wit can burnish this calamity. These trains take me to see my dear ones in Washington State.