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North Shore : America's fastest interurban
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Great Lake Shore route : No ferries! No delays! The fastest limited trains in the world run via Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway and New-York Central & Hudson River R.R
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Toluca Lake, North Hollywood, So. Cal
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