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Amtrak statement on Bush plan
(Amtrak issued the following news release on July 28.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amtrak President David L. Gunn made the following statement in reaction to a plan announced today by the Bush administration to restructure passenger rail service: "Amtrak wasn't asked to work...
Amtrak breakup pressed by U.S.
(The Baltimore Sun published the following story by Stephen Kiehl on its website on July 29.) BALTIMORE -- Amtrak would be dismantled into a network of regional railroads, and private companies would be encouraged to bid on providing passenger rail service across the...
Bush team seeks funding changes at Amtrak
(Reuters circulated the following story by Peter Kaplan on July 29.) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Bush administration is proposing to scrap direct federal funding of Amtrak and turn over much of the responsibility for national passenger rail service to state governments,...
Washington urges giving states power over Amtrak
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald appeared on the New York Times’ website on July 28.) WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration proposed today to pay for intercity passenger rail service on the same basis that it pays for mass transit, with Washington paying part...
Secretary Mineta sends passenger rail reform bill to Congress
(The Department of Transportation issued the following news release on July 28.) WASHINGTON -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today submitted to the Congress the Bush Administration's proposal for fundamental reform of the nation's intercity passenger...
Congress gets Bush’s Amtrak reform plan
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Leslie Miller on July 29.) WASHINGTON -- Congressional critics say President Bush's six-year plan to force the states to pick up more of Amtrak's costs ignores short-term problems that could shut down the...
Transportation unions to mobilize against aviation bill
(The TTD issued the following statement on July 25.) Privatizes air traffic control, lets foreign carriers raid U.S. markets WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement was issued today by Sonny Hall, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, in...
Final subway ride to reef relief
(The Star-Ledger published the following story by Maryann Spoto on its website on July 28.) NEWARK, N.J. -- For two years, New Jersey fishermen and scuba divers watched longingly as old New York City subway cars floated by on barges, headed for points south where they...
Operation Lifesaver holds super regional meeting
(Operation Lifesaver Inc. issued the following news release on July 26.) OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- America's rail safety organization, Operation Lifesaver, comes to Black & Veatch's corporate headquarters here to share information about safety education, engineering and...
Opinion: A better view on horizon for commuter rail lines
(The Boston Globe posted the following column by Mac Daniel on its website on July 27.) BOSTON -- Riding into town on the MBTA's Haverhill commuter rail line earlier this year, we suddenly experienced blurry vision. No, wait. Sorry. Our eyes were fine. We were just...
