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Information about the Amtrak Crisis as it unfolds in 2002.
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- Jun 30 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak Melodrama (Washington Post)
- Jun 30 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak a needed service that needs support (Orlando Sentinel)
- Jun 30 00:00 AM ET: A classic train is running from extinction (Orlando Sentinel)
- Jun 30 00:00 AM ET: Loan preserves Amtrak service in Spokane through summer (Spokesman Review)
- Jun 29 99:99 PM ET: Rail travel too important to too many people (Ohio.com)
- Jun 29 99:99 PM ET: FIX AMTRAK: Nation needs reliable passenger rail service (Pioneer Press)
- Jun 29 12:16 PM ET: Amtrak, Administration Look Ahead (AP)
- Jun 29 00:00 AM ET: $100m loan keeps Amtrak rolling for now (Boston Globe)
- Jun 29 00:00 AM ET: Agreement Reached on Aid to Amtrak (Washington Post)
- Jun 29 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak: The Moment of Truth Is at Hand (NewsMax)
- Jun 28 10:10 PM ET: Administration, Amtrak Agree on Bailout (Reuters)
- Jun 28 09:17 PM ET: Amtrak Deal Keeps Trains Running (AP)
- Jun 28 08:21 PM ET: Feds, Amtrak Agree on Bailout (Reuters)
- Jun 28 07:00 PM ET: Announcement on Amtrak Agreement (USDOT)
- Jun 28 06:51 PM ET: Government, Amtrak Reach Final Agreement on Bailout (Reuters)
- Jun 28 04:11 AM ET: Politics Help Amtrak Stay on Track (AP)
- Jun 28 02:35 AM ET: Amtrak: Can't Accept All Bailout Terms (Reuters)
- Jun 28 12:39 AM ET: Gunn tracking down solutions (USA Today)
- Jun 28 00:00 AM ET: What track for Amtrak? (Grand Rapids Press)
- Jun 28 00:00 AM ET: MBTA: Amtrak agreement will shield commuter rail (Boston Herald)
- Jun 28 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak's future (Courier-Journal Louisville, KY)
- Jun 28 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak treated like "Third World system" (The Kansas Online)
- Jun 28 00:00 AM ET: US rail and air industries demand more aid (csmonitor.com)
- Jun 28 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak worth the investment (Kansas City Star)
- Jun 27 99:99 PM ET: Amtrak deal reached but details still sketchy (Herald-Dispatch)
- Jun 27 06:12 PM ET: Admin.,Amtrak begin selling rescue plan to Congress (AP)
- Jun 27 04:39 PM ET: White House Pushes Amtrak Plan (AP)
- Jun 27 04:20 PM ET: Freight Railroads Call for Congress to Act on Amtrak (PRNewsire)
- Jun 27 03:53 PM ET: US, Amtrak Agree to Keep Trains Going (WJLA)
- Jun 27 03:40 PM ET: Penn Gov Schweiker on Bush Admin. Decision to Aid Amtrak (PRNewswire)
- Jun 27 03:20 PM ET: Lawmakers Criticize Amtrak Rescue Plan (Reuters)
- Jun 27 11:05 AM ET: Amtrak financial agreement will provide better railroad (AP)
- Jun 27 10:48 AM ET: Officials: Deal Will Better Amtrak (AP)
- Jun 27 08:58 AM ET: Amtrak, Bush admin. reach tentative agreement (AP)
- Jun 26 11:00 PM ET: Joint Statement of DOT Secretary & Amtrak Chairman (Amtrak)
- Jun 26 10:12 PM ET: Amtrak, Bush Admin. Reach Agreement (AP)
- Jun 26 09:53 PM ET: U.S., Amtrak in Tentative Deal (Reuters)
- Jun 26 09:43 PM ET: Amtrak, Bush Admin. Reach Agreement (AP)
- Jun 26 07:29 PM ET: Amtrak, Bush Admin. Labor on Deal (AP)
- Jun 26 07:21 PM ET: Mineta, Amtrak Meet on Loan Guarantee Plan (Reuters)
- Jun 26 04:59 PM ET: Amtrak Awaits Bush Admin. Plan (AP)
- Jun 26 01:53 PM ET: Amtrak: The little engine that couldn't (MSN)
- Jun 26 11:47 AM ET: US Weighs Amtrak Bailout, Presses for More Cuts (Reuters)
- Jun 26 09:44 AM ET: Mineta: Amtrak Solution 'Very Close' (AP)
- Jun 26 09:42 AM ET: Amtrak still runs; DOT Sec says solution on money woes very close (AP)
- Jun 26 04:00 AM ET: Amtrak mess could snarl Sounder, too (Tacoma News Tribune)
- Jun 26 03:07 AM ET: Feds Consider Loan Guarantee for Amtrak Bailout (Reuters)
- Jun 26 12:00 AM CT: Texans split on value of passenger service (San Antonio Express-News)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: It's time to clear the tracks (OregonLive.com)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM CT: Sorry for the inconvenience (SunSpot.net)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: FIX AMTRAK: Nation needs reliable passenger rail service (Pioneer Press)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Worry rides rails with Amtrak (Kansas City Star)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Give Amtrak more than bare-bones commitment (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Sentimental journey on California Zephyr (JournalStar.com)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Save Amtrak and a piece of history (New York Daily News)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Hutchinson joins Democrats in supporting Amtrak (Star-Telegram)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Let Amtrak roll on (SFgate.com)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Keep Trains On The Tracks (Hartford Courant)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Chief says system can run until July 8 before shutdown (SFGate.com)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Two more weeks, says Amtrak's Gunn (Railway Age)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak Delays Rail Shutdown For a Week (Washington Post)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Shutdown could cripple NJ Transit (Asbury Park Press)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Rail shutdown would be slap to region (Boston Globe)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: We can get the system on Trak (Boston Herald)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Opinion: Bush passenger 'plan' is recipe for disaster (BLE)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: How to wreck a railroad (Boston Globe)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak shutdown delayed, changes around the corner (CS Monitor)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: America Doesn't Need Amtrak (National Review)
- Jun 26 00:00 AM ET: No more bailouts for Amtrak (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Jun 25 10:13 PM ET: Amtrak gets more time (CNN)
- Jun 25 08:24 PM ET: Amtrak to Keep Trains Running for Now (Reuters)
- Jun 25 08:16 PM ET: Amtrak to Run at Least Another Week
- Jun 25 07:25 PM ET: Amtrak Prepares Shutdown if No Solution By Friday (Washington Post)
- Jun 25 06:55 PM ET: Amtrak Chief Says Railroad Won't Shut This Week (Reuters)
- Jun 25 06:01 PM ET: Amtrak to Continue Running This Week (AP)
- Jun 25 03:35 PM ET: Amtrak Solution Close, Mineta Says (AP)
- Jun 25 02:03 PM ET: Transportation secretary says solution to Amtrak problems very close (AP)
- Jun 25 01:39 PM ET: Mineta Says Amtrak Solution Very Close (Reuters)
- Jun 25 12:44 PM ET: US Conf of Mayors Statement on Amtrak Shutdown (US Newswire Press Releases)
- Jun 25 12:22 PM ET: A History of Amtrak (Washington Post)
- Jun 25 12:11 PM ET: Senate Democrats urge Bush to budget $205M quickly for Amtrak (AP)
- Jun 25 11:47 AM ET: Effects of an Amtrak Shutdown (Washington Post)
- Jun 25 10:15 AM ET: Blackmail Strategy: Amtrak's shutdown is a manufactured crisis (National Review)
- Jun 25 08:50 AM ET: Mineta offers no specifics on Amtrak crisis (USA Today)
- Jun 25 08:25 AM ??: Amtrak To Keep On Rolling (CBS Radio: The Osgood File)
- Jun 25 07:20 AM ET: Amtrak woes bad for state (Indianapolis Star)
- Jun 25 04:42 AM ET: Mineta Pushes for Amtrak Changes (AP)
- Jun 25 02:22 AM ET: Senate Aims to Aid Amtrak (Reuters)
- Jun 25 02:18 AM ET: With No Deal on Table, Senate Seeks to Help Amtrak (Reuters)
- Jun 25 12:16 AM ET: Mineta promises no shut down this week, but has no immediate solution (AP)
- Jun 25 00:00 AM ET: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison Senate Fllor Speech on Amtrak (Congressional Record)
- Jun 25 00:00 AM ET: Divide feckless Amtrak in two (Rocky Mountain News)
- Jun 25 00:00 AM ET: Funding Amtrak For The Terrorist Era (TomPaine.com)
- Jun 25 00:00 AM ET: Don't derail Amtrak service (Kansas City Star)
- Jun 25 00:00 AM ET: Swift, Kennedy urge Amtrak to continue commuter rail service (AP)
- Jun 25 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak shutdown appears averted, expenses must be slashed (SFGate.com)
- Jun 24 10:28 PM ET: Mineta Promises No Amtrak Shut Down (AP)
- Jun 24 09:09 PM ET: Mineta Optimistic as Amtrak Talks End (Reuters)
- Jun 24 09:00 PM ET: Tentative outcome of today's meeting on Amtrak
- Jun 24 08:56 PM ET: Amtrak funding crisis could derail Coaster service (KGTV)
- Jun 24 01:12 PM ET: Bush, Mineta Say No Amtrak Shutdown (AP)
- Jun 24 12:17 PM ET: Mineta to Meet with Amtrak Board to Avert Shutdown (Reuters)
- Jun 24 11:59 AM ET: NY, NJ Senators Back Amtrak Loan (AP)
- Jun 24 00:00 AM PT: Amtrak has failed, but what comes next? (Seattle Times)
- Jun 24 00:00 AM ET: Don't throw aging baby out with its bath water (Macon Telegraph)
- Jun 24 00:00 AM ET: Engineering the Amtrak Threat (Washington Post)
- Jun 24 00:00 AM ET: Indiana Amtrak Workers Await Word On Railroad's Future (The Indy Channel)
- Jun 24 00:00 AM ET: Senator says administration won't shut down Amtrak (Billings Gazette)
- Jun 24 00:00 AM ET: City officials sound Amtrak alarm (Crain's Chicago Business)
- Jun 24 00:00 AM ET: Take the subsidies away: Road, Rail, Air, Everything! (KIRO)
- Jun 24 00:00 AM ET: No Way to Run a Railroad (Washington Post)
- Jun 24 00:00 AM ET: For Amtrak, Which Funding Track Now? (Washington Post)
- Jun 24 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak President David L. Gunn: Working to avoid a shutdown
- Jun 23 04:31 PM ET: Amtrak shutdown would disrupt U.S. commuter routes (Reuters)
- Jun 23 12:58 PM ET: Hastert: Amtrak Should Spend Wisely (AP)
- Jun 23 05:28 AM ET: Midweek Amtrak Shutdown Looms (AP)
- Jun 23 10:14 AM ET: Mineta Does Not Want Amtrak Shutdown (Reuters)
- Jun 23 00:00 AM ET: Mineta to Push Amtrak to Stay Open (Washington Post)
- Jun 22 05:59 PM ET: Railroad Backers Urge Amtrak Investment (AP)
- Jun 22 03:32 PM ET: Mineta Mulls Aid for Amtrak (AP)
- Jun 22 02:56 PM ET: Mineta Does Not Want Amtrak Shutdown (Reuters)
- Jun 22 07:30 AM ET: Amtrak funding crisis worries Metra
- Jun 22 00:00 AM ET: As shutdown looms, Oberstar criticizes Bush's plan for Amtrak (Star Tribune)
- Jun 22 00:00 AM ET: Downeaster resists Amtrak's troubles (Press Herald)
- Jun 22 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak's threat worries MBTA (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
- Jun 22 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak warns of no more tickets next week (Longview News-Journal)
- Jun 22 00:00 AM ET: Quinn blasts Bush plan to dismantle Amtrak (Buffalo News)
- Jun 22 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak Shutdown: Most Commuter Service Would Be Halted (Washington Post)
- Jun 21 10:13 PM ET: Amtrak says it's near end of the line (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Jun 21 10:13 PM ET: Rerailing Amtrak (Christian Science Monitor)
- Jun 21 10:13 PM ET: Amtrak is about to be run over (Boston Globe)
- Jun 21 08:58 PM ET: Amtrak Trouble Could Hurt California Travel (KPIX/KCBS)
- Jun 21 06:35 PM ET: Amtrak Warns About Looming Shutdown (AP)
- Jun 21 05:55 PM ET: Amtrak Hopeful for Financing to Averty Shutdown (Reuters)
- Jun 21 10:00 AM ET: Testimony of Amtrak President David Gunn before Senate Subcommittee
- Jun 21 09:00 AM ET: A message from Amtrak's president to employees about loan status
- Jun 21 09:00 AM ET: Amtrak May Begin Shutdown in Days (Washington Post)
- Jun 21 04:44 AM ET: Amtrak my start shutting down trains next week without government help (AP)
- Jun 21 04:00 AM ET: Amtrak Warns Shutting Down Trains (AP)
- Jun 21 00:00 AM ET: National woes threaten T service (Boston Globe)
- Jun 20 11:59 PM ET: Statement by James E. Coston, Member, Amtrak Reform Council
- Jun 20 06:54 PM ET: Bush Warned to Be Speedy on Amtrak Funding (Washington Post)
- Jun 20 06:49 PM ET: Cash Crisis Could Derail Amtrak (AP)
- Jun 20 06:48 PM ET: Amtrak Could Begin Shutdown Next Week (Reuters)
- Jun 20 06:48 PM ET: NJ officials brace for fight over Amtrak (Newsday.com)
- Jun 20 05:37 PM ET: Without Loan, Amtrak Could Shut Down Next Week (Reuters)
- Jun 20 11:14 AM ET: U.S. Says Amtrak Reforms Could Mean Route Cuts (Reuters)
- Jun 20 11:00 AM ET: Amtrak shutdown imminent: Bush administration joins anti-Amtrak forces
- Jun 20 10:54 AM ET: Bush administration proposes reduced role for Amtrak (AP)
- Jun 20 10:35 AM ET: Bush Admin. Proposes Amtrak Reform (AP)
- Jun 20 08:30 AM ET: Text of Remarks on Amtrak from DOT Sec Norman Y. Mineta (USDOT)
- Jun 20 02:17 AM ET: Reduced Amtrak Role Proposed (AP)
- Jun 20 00:00 AM ET: Metrolink notice to riders about possible Amtrak shutdown
- Jun 19 10:44 PM ET: Transport Chief to Call for Big Changes at Amtrak (Reuters)
- Jun 19 10:34 PM ET: Transport Chief to Call for Big Changes at Amtrak (Reuters)
- Jun 19 08:09 PM ET: Reduced Role for Amtrak Proposed (AP)
- Jun 18 04:57 PM ET: New Amtrak President Plans Shutdown (AP)
- Jun 18 04:48 PM ET: New Amtrak President David Gunn (U.S. National)
- Jun 15 00:00 AM ET: Hearing on Amtrak Funds Called (Washington Post)
- Jun 14 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak boss: I won't dismember system (The Olympian)
- Jun 14 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak New Pres speaks out on Amtrak Brands & Logo (Washington Post)
- Jun 13 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak Pres David Gunn on Amtrak Economics (Jim Lehrer NewsHour)
- Jun 13 00:00 AM ET: Transcript of interview with New Amtrak Pres David Gunn (Jim Lehrer NewsHour)
- Jun 12 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak Pres speaks at APTA Commuter Rail Conference
- Jun 06 07:24 PM ET: McCain Pledges Help in Averting Amtrak Shutdown (Washington Post)
- Jun 06 07:24 PM ET: Amtrak Needs Cash, Faces Possible Shutdown (Reuters)
- Jun 06 06:53 PM ET: New Amtrak Head: Railroad Short $200M (Associated Press)
- Jun 06 01:59 PM ET: Amtrak Needs Cash, Faces Possible Shutdown (Reuters)
- Jun 06 12:39 AM ET: Amtrak Faces Threat of Imminent Shutdow (Reuters)
- Jun 06 10:45 AM ET: Amtrak Head Says Service May Stop (Associated Press)
- Jun 06 10:39 AM ET: Amtrak President Warns of Shut Down (U.S. National)
- Jun 06 00:00 AM ET: Amtrak Faces Shutdown In July, Says New Chief (Washington Post)
- Jun 06 00:00 AM ET: Info From NARP And How You Can Help!
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