LEGISLATIVE & FUNDING UPDATES
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National Association of Railroad Passengers Hotline. |
Visit them for the latest legislative updates,
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Please consider joining NARP so your voice can
be heard in Washington DC. |
Fact-check on the Bush Administration's plan to derail Amtrak. |
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An informative site with
timely updates on the Amtrak funding situation |
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http://www.AmtrakCrisis.com
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Comprehensive
coverage of the funding crisis |
Why was Amtrak created? (from Friends of
Amtrak) |
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Friends of
Amtrak - volunteer effort full of legislative updates & other
timely information |
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BUSH AMTRAK BANKRUPTCY PLAN
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Amtrak "reform plan" would destroy
interstate passenger train service |
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Statement on Bush plan from Midwest High Speed Rail
Coalition corridor group.
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Bush Administration tries to Railroad Amtrak passengers!
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Railroading the public: cronyism at work in
Bush plan, according to grassroots lobbying group, Public Citizen. |
Bush Amtrak "reform" plan called a recipe for disaster |
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you can write to your elected
officials urging them to reject flawed Bush Amtrak "plan" |
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Bush "plan" would
destroy Amtrak! The president flunks Transportation 101. |
Analysis of the flawed Bush plan that views Amtrak funding as evil but wholeheartedly embraces federal
funding of airports and highways. |
Bush
Administration official exposed as anti-transportation DOT secretary
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Conservative
think-tank uses profanity in arguing against Amtrak
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Amtrak may be forced
to shut-down its entire system due to Congress' inability to properly fund
passenger rail transportation |
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RESPONSES TO BUSH ANTI-AMTRAK PLAN
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Long-distance v. corridor trains: myths and realities (URPA) |
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Analysis indicates long-distance trains, not
short-distance, are Amtrak's moneymakers
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Long-distance trains: a strong foundation for future
growth (Midwest High Speed Rail Coalition). |
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Long-distance trains are important. Critics use false
figures
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Money-losing passenger trains???
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Open letter
to journalists covering Amtrak issues (from National Corridors)
(link restored)
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Amtrak Reform Council: The Myth of Passenger Train
Profitability
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MOKSRail NEWS RELEASE: Bush
Amtrak "reform" plan destroys Amtrak and jeopardizes transportation options |
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As I See It
(newspaper column): Don't derail Amtrak (Ohlemeier column) |
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MEDIA COVERAGE OF
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Open letter to
Rush Limbaugh: You are wrong about Amtrak |
In a day when any loudmouth can
get on the radio and spout-off about something he knows little about, it's time the record be set straight
about Amtrak. Dittos for think-tank eggheads and consultants R
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The
railroading of Amtrak |
Trains, planes and automobiles held to different
standards |
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HOW YOU CAN HELP |
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Missouri/Kansas congressional contacts |
Write to your elected officials urging them to reject flawed Bush
Amtrak "plan" |
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Save the Train posters
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Flyers you can post at your Amtrak
stations to get passengers to write their elected representatives.
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How You Can Help Save America's Passenger Trains
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