George Andrews Wrote:
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> Albuquerque TV station reporting on Amtrak CEO
> Anderson telling New Mexico & Kansas officials
> Trains 3 & 4 SouthWest Chief will be rerouted off
> Raton Pass, ending a working agreement with the
> states to jointly fund upgrades to the line.
> Is this NEW news ??? Is BNSF in agreement with
> this ??? Is this just a rumor ???
Well, "rerouted" isn't the word I would use. The 'train' segment over Raton would be simply cancelled, and converted to a permanent bus bridge.
See this article: [
www.kob.com]
I don't see why they would need BNSF approval for that.