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The 2009 Amtrak wall calendar is now available for ordering from the Amtrak Store. Consider ordering extras to display in your office or work site -- it's a conversation starter! -- and as holiday gifts. According to Amtrak: Available in two sizes -- the traditional wall size and a smaller tabloid size -- the calendar may be purchased through the Amtrak online store at amtrak.ai-estore.com, by phone by calling 800-369-4257 or by mail by contacting Staples Promotional Products; Attention: Amtrak Customer Service Representative; 1520 Albany Place, S.E.; Orange City, Iowa 51041. The cost of the 24-inch by 34-inch wall calendar is $10; the 11-inch by 17-inch tabloid-sized version is $5. There is also a price break for bulk orders of the wall calendar only: Quantity Unit Price The calendar photo, a stunning shot of a Pacific Surfliner train as it departs the Santa Fe Depot in San Diego, was taken by Marcee Chipman, a San Diego-based criminal attorney. An amateur shutterbug who has taken photos across the globe, Chipman captured her Pacific Surfliner shot using her Canon 30D. "I was walking across the station and saw the palm trees in the afternoon sun," said Chipman, "and I wondered how many people in Minnesota would know that palm trees really do grow at a train station. I like to share the beauty and awesomeness of life in general." As the grand prize winner, Chipman received a photo credit on the calendar and a $1,000 travel voucher. This is the sixth consecutive year Amtrak has invited the public to submit original photos featuring an Amtrak train. More than 180 contestants submitted nearly 300 submissions for this year's contest, which began in early May and ended July 11. |
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