From the Archives: Jackie Gleason`s $80,000 train ride
(LA Times NBA)

For a public relations stunt, Gleason made a 4,337-mile, 10-city train trip from Los Angeles to New York on `The Great Gleason Express.` The rail excursion promoted the new TV show, `Jackie Gleason`s American Scene Magazine.` The Los Angeles Times reported: `Comic Jackie Gleason, who reportedly...