(Source: La Junta Tribune-Democrat, April 18, 2017)
LA JUNTA, Colo. — The fight to save passenger rail services is front and center. The budget proposed by President Donald Trump could affect hundreds of communities served by Amtrak as the proposal cuts $2.4 billion from transportation, a 13 percent reduction of last year’s funding, and includes elimination of all federal funding for Amtrak’s national network trains — including the Southwest Chief.
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