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April 5, 1991
With great fanfare yesterday, a longtime NARP goal was realized with the dedication of the new West Side Connection. Several on-route ceremonies were held, with speakers including Amtrak President Graham Claytor, Sen. Al D'Amato (R.-N.Y.), Federal Railroad Administrator Gil Carmichael, New York DOT Commissioner Franklin White, Empire State Passengers Association President Stephen Salatti, and past...
November 25, 1985
During a conference meeting last night, the language in the Senate surface transportation bill that included intercity passenger rail as an eligible program in the flexible account of the Highway Trust Fund was eliminated. Reportedly, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D.-N.J.) made a brave defense of intercity passenger rail, but could not convince the Chairman of the House Public Works Committee, Robert Roe...