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With air travel riddled with delays and cancellations in recent months, many New Yorkers are turning to trains and buses to escape the city for Thanksgiving this year.

On Tuesday, Allan and Alexandra Gibson and their two sons were all smiles at Moynihan Train Hall as they waited to board an Amtrak train to Washington, D.C. They were thankful they didn’t have to endure airport security ahead of the year’s busiest weekend for domestic air travel.

"I like the food and spending time with my family," their 10

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