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I ride Amtrak twice each year, and from my experience, Union Pacific is the worst, on any of their trains. When I ride on Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks, I always arrive on time. When I ride on the CSX and Norfolk Southern tracks, I always arrive on time. When I ride on Union Pacific tracks, I always arrive hours late. UP get a clue! It is sooooooo baaaaaaddddd in Texas, our senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is worried about the lously on time arrivals..... See her speech on the Senate floor: http://hutchison.senate.gov/prl467.htm The Senator's bill, cosponsored by Senators Conrad Burns, Trent Lott, and Olympia Snowe, will: * Provide a plan for Amtrak over the next six years, including an allocation of $12 billion in operating expenses * Establish a national passenger rail system from Amtrak's current routes * Create an independent non-profit organization, the Rail Infrastructure Finance Corporation (RIFCO), to underwrite $48 billion in government-backed tax credit bonds and administer a trust fund to repay the bonds over twenty years * Create a rail office at the Department of Transportation to be responsible for recommending capital projects for funding by the RIFCO * Provide a framework for dispute settlement between freights and Amtrak with the condition that freights accepting federal funds for improvements must allow Amtrak to meet its schedule "As our country continues to grow and our cities and highways become more congested, it's time for a viable national rail system," Senator Hutchison said. "Americans want an alternative to planes and autos. Amtrak could be that alternative, but we must build it for success, not failure." Senator Hutchison chairs the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, which has jurisdiction over Amtrak.
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