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Before a packed gathering in the Stubbons Room at Gund Hall, Dukakis, now vice chair of Amtrak’s Board of Directors, emphasized the need for an efficient form of national transportation in addition to airlines and highways. Congress has helped to revitalize Amtrak, he said...
After federal funding for Amtrak decreased somewhat during the 1980s, Congress reorganized Amtrak—which currently carries 22 million passengers each year?...
...board was appointed—including Dukakis—to a five-year term, with the intent of making Amtrak self-sufficient by 2003, said Dukakis, a former Mass. governor...
Dukakis mentioned virtually every geographic region in the U.S. during his talk, citing plans that Amtrak has for expanding service in each of them. Consistent support, especially from governors, will be essential, he said...
Since 1996, 21 states, led by California, have invested almost $1 billion in intercity-rail projects in conjunction with Amtrak. Illinois, for instance, is helping finance a $400 million high-speed link between Chicago and St. Louis. If Congress would provide matching funds, the states would have added incentive to invest. In high-density parts of the Midwest, Florida, Texas and the West Coast, intercity rail could gain 20% to 30% of the travel market--just as Amtrak commands 40% of mass-transit trips between New York City and Washington...