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Editorial: Amtrak key to nation’s transit security
BILLINGS, Mont. -- As this editorial is written, the future of America’s rail passenger service is in doubt. Amtrak’s new chief executive officer David Gunn says the railroad needs government help to close a $200 million budget shortfall. The railroad’s alternative,...
Administration, Amtrak begin selling rescue plan to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta began seeking congressional support Thursday for an Amtrak rescue plan that most legislators agreed was necessary but some were reluctant to embrace, a wire service reported. Mineta and members of Amtrak's...
House seeks bill to protect commuter, freight rails if Amtrak shuts down
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Legislation which would allow the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) to continue commuter and freight rail service in the Northeast Corridor if Amtrak ceases operations was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 26. The...
Amtrak halt only delayed, many in Congress suspect
WASHINGTON -- Congressional supporters and opponents of Amtrak both reacted skeptically today to the Bush administration's agreement to keep the railroad running through September with short-term loans. Both sides expressed concern that a shutdown threat had simply...
Amtrak says it cannot accept all bailout terms
WASHINGTON -- Amtrak said on Thursday it had not accepted all of the conditions of a tentative bailout agreement with the Bush administration, but the deal was not in danger of collapsing, according to a wire service. David Gunn, the railroad's president, stressed to...
Two demands snarl Amtrak aid talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Negotiations on a final agreement to prevent an Amtrak shutdown snagged yesterday, at least temporarily, over Bush administration conditions that the national passenger railroad set a cost-cutting goal for next year and not enter into agreements...
Jesse Jackson expresses solidarity with Amtrak Workers
CLEVELAND, June 28 -- The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, head of the Rainbow/Push Coalition, issued the following statement in support of Amtrak employees: On behalf of Amtrak workers, I want to express my concern and support for the U.S. Government to grant Amtrak a federal...
AFL-CIO statement on Amtrak
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement was issued by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney regarding loan guarantees for Amtrak: We urge President Bush to step forward quickly with loan guarantees to prevent the collapse of Amtrak. And we insist that this be done...
U.S. court votes to bar Pledge of Allegiance
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Pledge of Allegiance, recited by millions of American children at the start of each school day, is unconstitutional because it describes the United States as "one Nation, under God," a federal appeals court ruled yesterday. The Washington Post...
Railtrack announces details of plan to compensate shareholders
LONDON -- Shareholders in the collapsed rail infrastructure firm Railtrack PLC will receive payment for their stocks as part of a buyout deal announced Thursday by Railtrack's parent company, according to a wire service report. Railtrack Group said investors would...
