President Trump’s 2018 proposed budget seeks to cut federal funding for Amtrak’s long-distance train services, which would end coast-to-coast commuter rail services and would kill regional and long-distance services, including the following popular commuter rail routes: New York to New Orleans, Chicago to Portland, and Seattle to Los Angeles. Click here to read the entire article from The Independent.
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