(rshsdepot) NPS/Amtrak's Trails and Rails Program is looking for new volunteers!

[CoolGuy127_@_aol.com]

For the past five years, I have participated in the  Trails and Rails 
Program, sponsored by the National Park Service in conjunction  with Amtrak.  The 
program is designed to explain to passengers  aboard selected Amtrak trains the 
various sights of interest  along the way, thereby helping to foster an 
appreciation of America's natural  and cultural heritage.  Participating volunteers, 
who are enrolled by  the National Park Service in its Volunteers in the Parks 
Program, present an  interpretive commentary aboard the trains.  I have found 
this experience  very interesting and rewarding.  

The Trails and Rails Program is presented on  various Amtrak trains 
throughout the country.  For more information, see 
 
_Trails & Rails  Trains_ (http://www.nps.gov/trails&rails/Trains.htm)  
 
Since I live in northern New Jersey, I have participated in the  program 
presented on the Adirondack, from Croton-Harmon to Hudson, NY.  (The Adirondack 
program is also presented north of Saratoga Springs.)   This spring, the program 
will be expanded to the Maple Leaf.  In  addition to the segment from 
Peekskill to Hudson, a new commentary has  been developed that will be presented from 
Schenectady to Syracuse, NY,  focusing on the history of the Erie Canal, 
which the train route  parallels.
 
    We are looking for additional volunteers to enable  us to expand this 
program.  Volunteers are provided with an informational  packet giving the 
history of the route and the various sights along the way, but  are expected to 
interact with passengers and to gear their presentation to the  needs and 
interests of the passengers.  Volunteers receive  complimentary transportation on 
Amtrak when presenting the program and when  returning, and are also reimbursed 
for incidental expenses that they may incur  in connection with the program.  
All volunteers participating in the  program are required to participate in a 
safety training session and an  orientation for the route over which they will 
be presenting the program.
 
    For more information, or if you are interested in  participating, please 
contact me (_CoolGuy127_@_aol.com_ (mailto:CoolGuy127@aol.com) ).
 
            Daniel  Chazin


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