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SENATE COMMITTEE ADDS $50 MILLION
TO AMTRAK FUNDING
The full Senate Appropriations Committee on July 21 approved its subcommittee's Amtrak budget and added $50 million to Amtrak funding, to bring the total to $1.45 billion. On the negative side, the bill at this point still includes
the requirement that Amtrak break even on dining service and possibly prohibits
Amtrak from using sleeping cars and lounge cars.
CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR TO BE HIT WITH DETOURS IN LATE SUMMER AND FALL Amtrak trains 5&6, the California Zephyr, will be forced to detour away from their scenic Colorado Rockies route on a number of weeks between August 31 and November 4 because of track work being done by Union Pacific. The work, between Bond and Palisade, Colorado, will occur on alternate weeks. Listed here are the origin dates for trains that will follow the normal route: AUGUST 30 AND BEFORE
The detour will take the trains across Wyoming
on the UP, the route followed before the Colorado route became available
about 20 years ago.
CALIFORNIA TRAINS REACH MORE RIDERSHIP RECORDS The following was reported by the Rail Passenger Association of California: Here are the ridership and revenue results from Amtrak for June 2005, and, once again, they are UP! Capitol Corridor:
Pacific Surfliner:
San Joaquins:
SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE OKAYS $1.4 BILLION FOR AMTRAK DOT WANTS TO CUT OUT SLEEPING CAR, DINER, LOUNGE AND CHECKED BAGGAGE SERVICE ON AMTRAK TO SAVE MONEY. NARP RELEASES REBUTTAL TO PROPOSAL: HOUSE VOTE SAVES AMTRAK FUNDING SUMMER SOLSTICE IN BERLIN 1971 HOUSE COMMITTEE FAILS TO INCREASE AMTRAK FUNDS President Gunn Reacts to House Subcommittee's Anti-Amtrak Vote Amtrak President Talks of Acela and Food Service (see complete article) Amtrak computer outage creates problems with trains, reservations, tickets (see complete article) RailPAC endorses Amtrak-Laney funding proposal with reservations (See complete article here) Sources of hostility to Amtrak funding: Analysis AMTRAK VERSUS MINETA IN MONTANA: THE STRANGE BATTLE OVER THE EMPIRE BUILDER
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