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Bush Amtrak plan stirs state concerns

(Stateline.org published the following story by Erin Madigan on September 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — States are worried about a provision in the Bush administration’s proposal to overhaul Amtrak, fearing it would force them to shoulder much of the cost of...

Downstate Ill. focus of Union Station event

(The Bloomington Pantagraph published the following story on its website on September 9.) CHICAGO — Amtrak, the Illinois Department of Transportation and various tourism offices are sponsoring Downstate Illinois Day from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Wednesday at...

Opinion: Save passenger rail in Oregon

(The Oregonian published the following editorial on its website on September 7.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s free ride on the Union Pacific Railroad Co.’s tracks through the Willamette Valley may come to an abrupt end on Sept. 30, bringing to a...

Amtrak subsidy of $1.8B not likely

Rail service says without that amount shutdown possible (Gannett News Service circulated the following story by Ledyard King on September 6.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even under the rosiest budget scenario, Amtrak says it will have to delay needed repairs. At worst,...

GOP’s Amtrak funding offer too low, legislator says

(The Sentinel & Enterprise published the following story by Ian Bishop on its website on September 5.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. John Olver, D-Amherst, railed against the GOP-crafted transportation bill for fiscal 2004 Thursday, saying it will cripple...

Oregon may lose one Amtrak train run

(The Portland Tribune published the following story by Jeanie Senior on its website on September 5.) PORTLAND, Ore. — One of the two state-supported Amtrak Cascades trains that make a daily round trip between Eugene and Portland will stop running Oct. 1 unless...

Kan. Congressman wants Amtrak to get message

(The Arkansas City Traveler posted the following story by Foss Farrar on its website on September 5.) ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) and his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives are trying to send a message to Amtrak....

House bill would give Amtrak $900M

(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 4.) WASHINGTON — Rejecting efforts to further cut federal subsidies for Amtrak, the House settled Thursday on giving the money-losing railway $900 million next year. It is the amount President...

Senate panel OKs Amtrak subsidies bill

(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 3.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak would get $1.35 billion in federal subsidies next year under a bill approved Wednesday by a Senate subcommittee that gives the railroad more money than President Bush...