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Ten Years Since Katrina, Still No New Orleans-Florida Amtrak Service

29 Aug 2015 8:25 AM | Jackson McQuigg (Administrator)

We haven't forgotten. Others continue the fight, too.

From The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/252183-advocates-hope-to-restore-amtrak-service-cut-by-hurricane-katrina

--Jackson McQuigg

 

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  • 07 Sep 2015 1:52 AM | Anonymous
    I'm still seething at former President George W. Bush for venting his frustration out on Amtrak the day after he got bruised in the elections in November 2005. Firing David Gunn was a convenient way for him to have the Sunset route suspended for the long term.
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