Bush Budget Goes Off The Rails

The budget tabled by President Bush seeks to eliminate the subsidy for Amtrak, at a time when countries around the world are investing in their passenger rail systems.

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February 13, 2005, 7:00 AM PST

By Michael Dudley

"Bush's proposed cut stands in stark contrast to recent rail news from around the world. Britain recorded 1.05 billion passengers in 2004, the highest number in 45 years. The government announced last week that it is looking into building a London-to-Scotland line that would travel at up to 225 miles per hour and slash a 400-mile trip down to 2 hours, 35 minutes...In December, a new train slashed the travel time for the 177 miles between Berlin and Hamburg, the biggest cities in Germany, from two hours to 90 minutes...That is on top of the already excellent and heavily subsidized rail in Western Europe and Japan. They see the future, and it is not an SUV."

Thanks to Michael Dudley

FULL STORY: Derailing Amtrak

Wednesday, February 9, 2005 in The Boston Globe

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