A Wonderful Christmas Train Story that just crossed my desk

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STILL DECENT PEOPLE OUT THERE.

Here’s a ‘today’ Yule story that occurred 3 weeks ago ~ AND NOW, in time for the holidays, I bring you the best Christmas story you never heard.

It started last Christmas, when Bennett and Vivian Levin were overwhelmed by sadness while listening to radio reports of injured American troops. “We have to let them know we care,” Vivian told Bennett. So they organized a trip to bring soldiers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Hospital to the annual Army-Navy football game in Philly, on Dec. 3.

The cool part is, they created their own train line to do it. Yes, there are people in this country who actually own real trains. Bennett Levin - native Philly guy, self-made millionaire and irascible former L&I commish - is one of them.

He has three luxury rail cars. Think mahogany paneling, plush seating and white-linen dining areas. He also has two locomotives, which he stores at his Juniata Park train yard. One car, the elegant Pennsylvania , carried John F. Kennedy to the A

Thank you for sharing. That story meant a lot

Thank you for sharing.

Kindness is above religion or polotics.

An enjoyable holiday season to all.

Mr Levin has been doing this now for a couple of years. I believe since he started these trips he has only not been able to do it one year due to logistics. Truly a great cause.

And just in case you didn’t know the locomotives he owns are a beautiful set of restored Pennsy E8’s.

Absolutely beautiful.