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Article: U.S., Amtrak Agree to Keep Trains Going
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- The Washington Post
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- June 27, 2002
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Amtrak and the Bush administration agreed last night on a plan to
prevent a shutdown of nationwide passenger rail service and many
commuter operations that could have begun during the Independence Day
weekend, though Congress will have to act after the holiday recess to
make the deal complete.
The deal involves immediate financial assistance from the
administration, according to a joint statement issued by
Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta and Amtrak's board
chairman, John Robert Smith. The administration and Amtrak would then
ask Congress to take further action later.
The statement contained few details, but sources said the