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“Zoe returned by rail to Claremont Village. After the train pulled away, she stood alone, beneath a security camera affixed to a lamppost. She looked up, and its lifeless eye looked straight back. In some uncontrollable fancy she turned and curtseyed, imagining someone wonderful on the other side of the lens would be captivated by her new American dress.”

Immigration Rail Dress Captivated Cyber Security Immigrant Benzehabe Unassimilated Amtrak Claremont Western Fashion

Author:Michael Benzehabe

“Without the funding Amtrak needs to keep operating, we will soon see people that rely on Amtrak to get them to work each day, waiting for a train that isn't coming.”

People Needs Waiting Train Rely Each Day Funding Amtrak

Author:Corrine Brown

“I just heard about a woman in Germany who just gave birth to a baby boy named "Jihad." Or as the TSA put it, "Hope you like Amtrak!”

Boys Heard Baby Birth Germany Jihad Baby Boy Tsa Amtrak

Author:Jimmy Fallon

“Travel by air is not travel at all, but simply a change of location; so my wife and daughter and I went to San Francisco by train, leaving Boston on a Wednesday morning in June and, then after lunch in New York, boarding Amtrak's Broadway to Chicago.”

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Book:Broken Vessels: Essays

Source: Broken Vessels: Essays

“Amtrak offers riders a cost-effective way to travel throughout the country.”

Way Country Cost Offers Travel Funny Travel Riders Amtrak

Author:Tim Bishop

“Does it sound outrageous to you that military spending for fiscal year 2000 will be almost $290 billion and all other domestic discretionary spending, such as education, job training, housing, Amtrak, medical research, environment, Head Start and many other worthwhile programs will total $246 billion, the biggest disparity in modern times ?”

“I want to make that a reality, ... The idea is to create office space in the unused portions of the station to be leased, hopefully by ING. That would provide a cash flow to Amtrak.”

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Author:Thomas Carper

“The fact is that America relies on Amtrak to move people.”

People Facts America Moving Moving Forward Rely Keep Moving Keep Moving Forward Amtrak

Author:Tim Bishop

“Reducing the budget for Amtrak makes no sense unless the Administration is prepared to implement a reform strategy which can be supported by the budget request.”

Strategy Prepared Administration Reform Budgets Request Reducing Reformation Amtrak

Author:Christopher Bond

“We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs to survive.”

Needs Refuse Aviation Highways Passengers Rail Military Aviation Amtrak

Author:Corrine Brown

“A fuel prices remain unstable and our nation's highways and airports suffer ever-increasing congestion and delays, Amtrak offers an invaluable alternative upon which Americans have come to rely”

Suffering Nations Offers Alternatives Rely Fuel Delay Highways Airports Unstable Invaluable Congestion Amtrak Fuel Prices

Author:Jim Jeffords

“As a personal beneficiary of the service that Amtrak provides and as someone who represents a congressional district that counts on safe, reliable rail service, I am a strong supporter of providing this vital industry the funding necessary to continue operations.”

Strong Industry Safe Operations Providing Supporter Funding Rail Beneficiaries Amtrak

Author:Tim Bishop

“A healthy Amtrak is an integral part of New York and the Nation's economy and transportation systems.”

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Author:Tim Bishop

“Over the years, I've had a lot of different jobs - newspaper boy, dish washer, naval flight officer, Amtrak board member, Governor and chairman of the National Governors Association - just to name a few. But my most cherished job - and frankly my most important job for that matter - is being a father.”