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Judging by the gaggle of travelers pouring onto trains over the Thanksgiving holiday, you might think that Amtrak is finally enjoying a smooth ride. But you would be wrong. Three decades after Congress created this poor stepchild from the remnants of the freight railroads' money-losing passenger business, Amtrak is closer than ever to derailing...
...Amtrak Reform Council will probably recommend that Congress create a new entity to take over Amtrak's responsibility for managing the busy, 700-mile Northeast Corridor, from Washington to Boston. The corridor is the only part of the nation's rails that Amtrak actually owns--the freight rails control the rest--and it costs $400 million to $600 million a year to maintain...
...plan got that second look, and it was scrapped--or at least scaled back. Last week the EPA began spreading Sandia foam on a contaminated stairwell and freight elevator. Next, the ventilation system, Senator Tom Daschle's office and perhaps a neighboring office will be treated with chlorine dioxide. Only if tests show that parts of Hart are still contaminated will officials reconsider gassing the whole building...
...trucking industry, which moves 68% of the nation's freight (trains carry just 14%), has a long way to go to protect its fleets from terrorists. Only now are plans being developed for trucking firms to supply officials at loading docks with the names of drivers who will pick up goods. Trucking executives are also working with chemical and oil companies to cross-check the identity of drivers before trucks are filled...
...trucking industry, which moves 68% of the nation's freight (trains carry just 14%), has a long way to go to protect its fleets from terrorists. Only now are plans being developed for trucking firms to supply officials at loading docks with the names of drivers who will pick up goods. Trucking executives are also working with chemical and oil companies to cross-check the identity of drivers before trucks are filled...