Help save the Texas Eagle

The Bush Administration has targeted the Texas Eagle as one of the Amtrak trains it would like to discontinue. Amtrak president David Gunn says if Amtrak doesn’t receive full funding, all Amtrak trains will stop running.

The Texas Eagle is a popular route that provides connections for passengers traveling to and from Texas and the Midwest.

Tourism, the elderly, the disabled, the young, college students, and those who simply choose to travel by train benefit from intercity passenger train service.

Please write your elected officials and remind them how important Amtrak service is to you.

Tell your representatives to save this valuable travel alternative.

Sen. Blanche Lincoln

355 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510

202-224-4843

http://www.senate.gov/~lincoln

Sen. Mark Pryor

825 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, DC 20510

202-224-2353, 228-0908 - Fax

mark_pryor@pryor.senate.gov

Rep. Mike Ross (southern Ark.)

314 Cannon HOB.

Washington D.C., 20515

202-225-- 3772, 1314 – Fax

http://www.house.gov/ross

912 W 4th

Little Rock, Ark. 72201

501-375-2993, 324-6023- Fax

2300 W. 29th, No. 1A

Pine Bluff, Ark. 71603

870-536-3376, 4058 - Fax

Prescott-870-887-6787, 6799 - Fax

Rep. Vic Snyder (Central Ark.)

1319 Longworth House Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20515

202-225-2506, 5903

snyder.congress@mail.house.gov

Rep. Marion Berry (Northeast Ark.)

1113 Longworth House Office Bldg.

Washington DC 20515

202-225-4076, 5602 – Fax

http://www.house.gov/berry

Rep. John Boozman (Northwest Ark.)

2184 Rayburn HOB 20515

202-225-4301, 5713 – Fax

402 N. Walnut, Harrison, #210 72601

870-741-6900, 7741– Fax

3118 Federal Bldg.

700 W. Capitol Ave.

Little Rock, Ark. 72201

501-324-5941, 6029 - Fax

108 E .Huntington

Jonesboro, Ark. 72401

870-972-4600, 4605 - Fax

http://www.house.gov/boozman

Transportation & Infrastructure Committee member

Since 1980, adjusted for inflation,

Congress has cut Amtrak funding in half

while doubling highway tripling aviation support.

Arkansas Association of Railroad Passengers

2301 Washington Ave., Conway, Ark. 72032

http://www.trainweb.org/arkrail/

National Association of Railroad Passengers

http://www.narprail.org

www.texaseagle.com

Did you know that Congress will give $30 billion this year to fund highways, about the same amount of money Amtrak has received in its entire

30-year history?