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Rail travel in ’13: Progress’s wheels to turn very slowly

By ED PERKINS

Given the current U.S. budget crunch, Amtrak will be lucky to hold its own this year. Although ridership and revenues hit an all-time high in 2012, the system still depends on federal subsidies, and some key budget cutters are eyeing Amtrak as a target. Funding for the biggest projects — a true high-speed system in California, the new tunnels from New Jersey into Manhattan, and a few others — is ...

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  • Headline: Rail travel in ’13: Progress’s wheels to turn very slowly
  • Publication: Travel, Pages 55 on 03/03/2013
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