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(The following appeared on the Beckley Register-Herald website on June 15, 2011.)

BECKLEY, W.Va. — A congressional Republican plan to privatize Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor would be the “death knell” for service to southern West Virginia, Congressman Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., said.

Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are expected to introduce a proposal to privatize Amtrak Wednesday.

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