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SENATE PASSES AMTRAK FUNDING
The full Senate approved the night of Oct 20 the full amount of $1.45 billion FY2006 appropriation for Amtrak, which had previously been set in committee. This was part of a larger Transportation/ Treasury/ HUD bill. Also, language was struck from the bill, which would have micromanaged Amtrak's diner and sleeper operations and made services less attractive to passengers, thus resulting in lower patronage. The next step is for the bill to move to a House-Senate conference committee to adjust the difference between the Senate version and the House version, which has only $1.17 billion for Amtrak. Also, soon the Senate may take up S.1516, the important
Lott-Lautenberg reauthorization bill, also known as the Passenger Rail
Investment and Improvement Act.
AMTRAK RIDERSHIP: THIRD YEAR OF RECORD PATRONAGE Amtrak announced that in FY2005 just ended it had counted 25,374,998 passengers, for the third straight year of record ridership. Most impressive was that this happened in spite of major disruptions to service due to hurricanes and the down time of the Acela high-speed trains. The full report along with detailed route-by-route figures can be found on the Amtrak site at this link.
STARLIGHT TO RUN OVER TEHACHAPI ROUTE ONE TIME The Coast Starlight, southbound train 11, will run from Sacramento to Los Angeles via Bakersfield and Tehachapi on Sunday, Oct 23. Tickets should be available now. The rare routing was caused by Amtrak President Gunn's private car being on the rear of the train and needing to reach Los Angeles. Normal service between Oakland and San Jose on the route is disrupted due to track work, and buses have been substituted for that portion. Leaving Sacramento, the train will run on
the normal San Joaquin route (BNSF) to Bakersfield, then on the UP (ex-SP)
to Palmdale, and via Metrolink into L.A. Union Station.
AMTRAK ADVOCATES PUZZLE OVER PLAN TO SEPARATE CORRIDOR FROM REST OF AMTRAK AMTRAK WILL STUDY POSSIBILITY OF SEPARATE NEC CORPORATION RAIL ADVOCATES ASKED TO CONTACT THEIR SENATORS NOW AMTRAK TO DELAY FARE INCREASE (Sep 16) The upgraded Berkeley CA Amtrak stop was ceremonially opened on Saturday, Sep 17. AMTRAK TO RAISE FARES SEP 20 AMTRAK PRESIDENT UPDATES EMPLOYEES ON GULF COAST SITUATION AMTRAK SERVICE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE GULF COAST EVACUATION IN TODAY'S TRANSPORTATION MONOCULTURE By Robert W. Rynerson EFFECTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA UPON LOUISIANA (Aug 29) AMTRAK LAUNCHES UPGRADED EMPIRE BUILDER STARLIGHT TO EMPIRE BUILDER CONNECTION ENDED DOWNEASTER FUNDING IS ASSURED PIONEER ROUTE REINSTATEMENT REQUESTED IN LOTT BILL LOTT-LAUTENBERG BILL PROVISIONS IMPORTANT FOR PASSENGER RAIL SENATE COMMITTEE PASSES LOTT-LAUTENBERG AMTRAK AUTHORIZATION BILL SENATE COMMITTEE TO ACT ON AMTRAK AUTHORIZATION TODAY NARP applauds their bill SENATE COMMITTEE ADDS $50 MILLION TO AMTRAK FUNDING CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR TO BE HIT WITH DETOURS IN LATE SUMMER AND FALL CALIFORNIA TRAINS REACH MORE RIDERSHIP RECORDS 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
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