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Information about the Amtrak Crisis as it unfolds in 2002 & 2003.
- Aug 08 00:00 AM ET: NAACP's Mfume Rails Against Plan to Breakup Amtrak (NAACP Press Release)
- Aug 01 12:32 AM ET: Both Montana senators agree on need for Amtrak (Billings Gazette)
- Aug 01 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak plan off track (Seattle P-I)
- Aug 01 00:00 AM ET: Hutchison hopes bill can save Amtrak (News-Journal.com)
- Aug 01 00:00 AM ET: Smith out as Amtrak chairman (Meridian Star)
- Jul 31 05:28 PM ET: Bush Plan Could Derail Wisconsin's Amtrak (WISC-TV)
- Jul 31 01:00 PM ET: The Future of Amtrak (Ross Capon Discussion) (Washington Post)
- Jul 31 02:13 AM ET: Critics: Amtrak Plan Would Burden States (AP)
- Jul 31 01:15 AM ET: Rebels stall Amtrak break-up plan (BBC)
- Jul 31 00:00 AM ET: New Mexico to fight Amtrak redo (Albuquerque Tribune)
- Jul 31 00:00 AM ET: Montana gov. vows to save Amtrak service (UPI)
- Jul 31 00:00 AM ET: Bush plan may derail Amtrak (PJStar.com)
- Jul 30 04:14 PM ET: GOP Announces $60 Billion Amtrak Counter-Plan (AP)
- Jul 30 04:10 PM ET: Amtrak Shake-Up Plan Hits Resistance in Senate (Reuters)
- Jul 30 00:00 AM ET: Critics say Bush's Amtrak plan will cost Illinois 2,000 jobs (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Jul 30 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak's Assets (Boston Globe)
- Jul 30 00:00 AM ET: Sen. Hutchison Introduces Sweeping Passenger Rail Bill (Sen. Hutchison Press Release)
- Jul 29 00:00 AM ET: Hutchison plans bill to save Amtrak (Star-Telegram.com)
- Jul 28 09:38 PM ET: Glance at Bush's Amtrak Overhaul Plan (AP)
- Jul 28 00:00 AM ET: Bush administration sends Amtrak reform plan to Congress (CTnow.com)
- Jul 17 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak Pleads for More Money (FOXNews.com)
- Feb 04 09:07 PM ET: Gunn says Amtrak won't ever support itself (AP)
- Oct 17 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak Proposes Trust Fund (Washington Post)
- Oct 03 00:00 AM ET: Deep Amtrak debts spur backers to urge revamping, fund hike (Boston Herald)
- Sep 27 00:00 AM ET: House panel no longer targeting to cut specific routes (Star-Telegram)
- Sep 27 00:00 AM ET: House bill slices Amtrak funds (Houston Chronicle)
- Sep 26 07:28 PM ET: Amtrak Long-Distance Routes at Stake in House Plan (Reuters)
- Sep 26 06:26 PM ET: House panel's $762 million Amtrak funding insufficient, railroad says (AP)
- Sep 26 00:00 AM ET: House GOP members deny Amtrak full funding (UTU)
- Sep 26 00:00 AM ET: Funding could end 5 Amtrak lines from Chicago (Pantagraph.com)
- Sep 25 09:44 AM ET: Bill aims to cut Amtrak funding in Houston (Huston Chronicle)
- Sep 25 00:00 AM ET: Bill Could Mean Shutdown of 6 Amtrak Long-Distance Routes (Washington Post)
- Sep 22 00:00 AM ET: From a new head, a new plan to save Amtrak (philly.com)
- Sep 19 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak Chief Proposes More Cuts - End Freight Service (Washington Post)
- Sep 17 00:00 AM ET: Partisan and union disagreements threaten Amtrak’s fiscal future (The Hill)
- Sep 08 00:00 AM ET: A Fair Deal: Fund Amtrak or Suffer the Consequences (Washington Post)
- Aug 30 01:56 PM ET: Amtrak chief determined to ride out crises that threaten system (USA Today)
- Aug 24 09:08 AM ET: Push for Changes at Amtrak Is Seen in Shaping Budget (New York Times)
- Aug 12 12:17 AM ET: Amtrak Gambles on Costly, `Gutsy' Repair Work (Wall Street Journal)
- Aug 07 02:42 PM ET: Amtrak subsidy is insignificant (Farmington New Mexico Daily Times)
- Aug 05 10:12 AM ET: How Amtrak can be saved-and why the system should be (San Diego Union-Tribune)
- Aug 05 00:00 AM ET: Bring parity to passenger rail (Roanoke Times)
- Aug 05 00:00 AM ET: Interview with Amtrak President David Gunn (National Corridors Initiative)
- Aug 05 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak Subsidy Support Strong, Survey Shows (Washington Post)
- Aug 02 11:00 AM ET: Public Rejects Cutting Federal Aid to Amtrak (Washington Post)
- Aug 01 00:00 AM ET: Bush Amtrak plan still held up (CNN Money)
- Jul 31 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak won't seek new T contract (Boston Globe)
- Jul 30 00:00 AM ET: Wreck Leaves Amtrak in a Bind; Cars Needed (Washington Post)
- Jul 30 00:00 AM ET: Letters to the Editor (The Meridian Star)
- Jul 27 00:00 AM ET: New funds for Amtrak may help Beech Grove yard (IndyStar.com)
- Jul 24 06:36 PM ET: Panel Votes for Boost in Amtrak Aid (AP)
- Jul 20 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak plans to cut 150 MBTA commuter rail jobs (Boston Globe)
- Jul 19 00:00 AM ET: Congress approves no-strings grant for Amtrak (UTU News)
- Jul 17 11:37 AM ET: Final Anti-Terror Package to Include $205 Million for Amtrak (AP)
- Jun 16 07:13 PM ET: Key senator warns Bush administration on Amtrak (Reuters)
- Jul 16 00:00 AM ET: Rails Are Better Than Concrete (Newsday.com)
- Jul 16 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak wins new postal contract (UTU News)
- Jul 15 00:00 PM ET: Bush Campaign Contributors Try to Railroad Amtrak Passengers (Public Citizen)
- Jul 12 06:59 PM ET: New Loan Plan Proposed to Bail Out Amtrak (Reuters)
- Jul 12 00:00 AM ET: Las Vegas to L.A. rail plans on track (Las Vegas Review Journal)
- Jul 12 00:00 AM ET: Express your support for the full Amtrak $205 million appropriation (NARP)
- Jul 11 00:00 AM ET: Why Amtrak deserves more financial aid (NorthJersey.com)
- Jul 09 00:00 AM ET: Area rail lines look to cut ties to Amtrak (Washington Times)
- Jul 08 00:00 AM ET: State rail service in limbo (AP)
- Jul 07 01:00 AM ET: Hired Gunn to the rescue (Toronto Star)
- Jul 07 00:00 AM ET: Give passenger trains a fair chance (Journal Gazette)
- Jul 07 00:00 AM ET: Going Amtrak, Part of the Way (Newsday.com)
- Jul 06 00:00 AM ET: Passenger rail is central to U.S. transit system (Portland Press Herald)
- Jul 05 00:00 AM ET: Congress has less than 3 weeks to save Amtrak (NARP)
- Jul 05 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak's woes could derail potential for high-speed (Birmingham Business Jrnl)
- Jul 04 00:00 AM ET: The need for a National, Subsidized, Passenger Rail System in the US
- Jul 04 00:00 AM ET: Metrolink may break Amtrak link (UTU News)
- Jul 03 01:51 PM ET: Amtrak Uses Web Discounts to Raise a Few Bucks (Reuters)
- Jul 03 12:05 PM ET: Amtrak, High-Speed Rail Linked (WYFF)
- Jul 03 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak chief says subsidy limits led to bad moves (Washington Times)
- Jul 02 08:32 PM ET: A sentimental journey on a long-distance Amtrak route threatened (AP)
- Jul 02 01:00 PM PT: Amtrak and the Future of Rail in America (KCRW Radio Archive)
- Jul 02 00:00 AM ET: Congress Rails Against Common Sense (BusinessWeek Online)
- Jul 01 00:00 AM ET: Rail service endangered for long haul (Crain's Chicago Business)
- Jul 01 00:00 AM ET: If AMTRAK requires U.S. subsidy, so be it (Crain's Chicago Business)
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