{"id":37172,"date":"2014-05-13T11:36:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T15:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/w-va-residents-support-amtrak\/"},"modified":"2014-05-13T11:36:29","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T15:36:29","slug":"w-va-residents-support-amtrak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/w-va-residents-support-amtrak\/","title":{"rendered":"W. Va. residents support Amtrak","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Politics seem to be more divisive than ever, and campaigns seem to never end. The one thing that unites Americans across political and ideological lines is the need for good transportation options, and their overwhelming support for our national passenger railroad, Amtrak.<\/p>\n<p>Red, blue or purple, recent polls across America in places like Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois and North Dakota have shown huge support for Amtrak as a necessary transportation link for Americans. In other words, Americans who may disagree on a whole host of issues \u2013 from the role of government to the environment and taxes \u2013 seem to like their trains and want more of them.<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete column at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-dispatch.com\/opinions\/x1315748696\/John-Previsich-and-Edward-Wytkind-States-residents-support-Amtrak-oppose-single-person-crews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Herald-Dispatch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics seem to be more divisive than ever, and campaigns seem to never end. The one thing that unites Americans across political and ideological lines is the need for good transportation options, and their overwhelming support for our national passenger railroad, Amtrak. 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