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There was an Op-Ed piece in the NYTimes about this earlier this week, from transportation secretary Norman Mineta. Best to read it, but the idea seemed to be they want to make it more of a partnership with states, modeled after some of the profitable regional commuter train operations. The government doesn't feel like Amtrak as currently set up is spending its allocation on the right things. <br /> <br />The budget game is just a ploy to get the thing on people's radar screen. He claims they are not intending to do away with it. <br /> <br />Mike
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