Re: Amtrak routes in jeopardy for not having Anderson's mandated PTC.
Author: George Andrews
Date: 07-08-2018 - 13:37
Sgt. Joe Friday Wrote:
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> Neither party gives a rat's ass about Amtrak.
From the June, 2018 issue of Railpace magazine, pg. 12 : " Under the new FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, Amtrak will receive nearly $2 billion in federal funding...
" The bill also included $593 million for Consolidated Rail Improvement, which included $250 million for PTC implementation, $250 for the ' State of Good Repair ' program, and $20 million for the Rail Restoration program...
"Overall, 2018 funding for intercity rail totaled $2.813 billion -- an increase of $1.3 billion above last year, and more than Amtrak requested! "
Care to revise your statement ???