Colorado Senate to consider funding bill to save Amtrak’s Southwest Chief

(Source: Pueblo Chieftain, March 30, 2014)

PUEBLO, Colo. — Colorado’s Senate Transportation Committee will consider the bill to save the Amtrak Southwest Chief rail line at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The passenger rail route, which runs through Southeastern Colorado, has been targeted by Amtrak for possible elimination in 2015 if funding for track improvements and maintenance are not found.

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