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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Trainsandmore: [QB] Stonewall Jones From What I Have Seen on The Amtrak News on Amtrak .com That The House Panel Supports Full Funding For Amtrak On June 12. They Had Marked up Legislation Fully Funding The Bush Administration's And Amtrak's request of $521 Million, Scored at 100 Percent, For Fiscal Year 2002. If Passed By The House And The Senate This Year, The Appropiation Will enable Amtrak to continue to Make Key infrastructure investments in Passenger rail Service while Maintaining The Lowest Level of Federal Operating Assististance in the Company's History. Amtrak President George Warrington has Said That They Applaud The Committee's Action, And Look Forward To Continuing to Work With Congress And The Bush Administration To Invest in a Revitalized Passenger Rail System That Helps Meet The Nations Transportation's Needs. Amtrak Has Reduced it's Federal Operating Assistance From $318 Million in Fy 1999 To A Projected $59 Million This Year And A Projected $40 Millionin Fy 2002. on a Glide Path to it's Elimination in 2003. in the first 6 Month's of The Current Fiscal Year Amtrak Served 11.3 Million Passengers, up 7 Percent Over The Same Period in Fy 2000. Ticket Revenue, At $ 564 Million was up By 12.2 Percent Over The Previous Year's Period. Now Amtrak's Guests enjoy Satisfaction-Guaranteed Service in More Than 500 communities in 45 States Througout a 22,000Mile Route Sytem. That's it [/QB][/QUOTE]
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