Report Says Congress Must Fix Amtrak
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Though Congress approved a &#36;1.2 billion subsidy for Amtrak, the money-losing passenger railroad still is careening toward a major disruption in service.
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The bond insurer problem must be  fixed, or else it could become a "financial tsunami" that  wreaks havoc on the broader economy, New York Governor Eliot  Spitzer is due to tell the Congress Thursday.
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The bond insurer problem must be fixed, or else it could become a "financial tsunami" that wreaks havoc on the broader economy, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is due to tell the U.S. Congress on Thursday.
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An Amtrak train derailed in this city Thursday night, but Amtrak officials said there were no reports of injuries.
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Congress and federal regulators need to get with the times.
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Washington -- Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta, named Thursday to serve in President Bush&#39;s second-term Cabinet, vowed to press a controversial plan to overhaul Amtrak financing in order to end &quot;a drain on the budget.
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The bond insurer problem must be  fixed, or else it could become a "financial tsunami" that  wreaks havoc on the broader economy, New York Governor Eliot  Spitzer is due to tell the U.S. Congress on Thursday.
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Members of the Sept. 11 commission urged Congress yesterday to impose strict deadlines on the Department of Homeland Security to close loopholes in the nation&#39;s transportation system, even if it means going up against powerful ...
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In the first moments after a commuter train plowed into an SUV parked on the tracks, some feared it was a terrorist act. The truth &#151; that the deadly wreck was caused by one man bent on suicide &#151; was at once reassuring and chilling. Chilling, because the disaster illustrated just how vulnerable the nation's passenger trains are.
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The government needs to do a better job monitoring and inspecting hazardous materials shipped aboard airlines, according to a report released Friday by the Transportation Department's inspector general.
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The national passenger rail service risks a &quot;major point of failure&quot; if infrastructure needs remain unaddressed, the US Department of Transportation warned in a scathing report made public today.
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An examination of reported signal malfunctions in the railroad industry indicates that they may constitute a wide problem.
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The third fatal accident involving a Metro worker and one of its trains in a little more than a year brought an unusually harsh rebuke yesterday from federal transportation officials, who called the transit agency's performance "unacceptable."
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On the chopping block for a Democratic Congress: earmarks that had been a lobbyist gravy train.
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As Democrats and Republicans disagreed on the accomplishments of the 108th Congress, one thing is certain: Hundreds of programs &#151; from highway building to welfare reform &#151; are being kept on life support through temporary measures because lawmakers failed to meet deadline after deadline for renewing them.
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Organizers of a railroad publicity tour dubbed the "Rx Express" are claiming Amtrak has made them The Little Engine That Couldn't Talk to the Press.
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Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein discusses the problems with getting federal approval for the Dulles rail project.