Daily Archives: May 4, 2017

AMTRAK, Public Transit, Railroad Current, Trains

Congress Still Waiting Budget With AMTRAK Cuts

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Quincy Herald-Whig via California Rail News

Members of Congress say a federal budget is taking shape, and they don’t anticipate big cuts to Amtrak and airports as proposed by President Donald Trump last month.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Dunlap, and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Tarkio, Mo., said they want to reduce federal spending overall without hurting important transportation link.

Trump released a $1.15 trillion spending plan March 16 that called for cutting U.S. Department of Transportation funding by $2.4 billion. Part of the cuts would have eliminated the $175 million in subsidies for commercial flights that serve rural airports through the Essential Air Service program. Trump also cut Amtrak funds to eliminate its long-distance routes.

“I think we’ll be able to pass (a budget) that cuts the deficit and strengthens our military while maintaining programs that are critical to our economy. But transportation infrastructure is one of those critical areas. A host of different transportation programs help keep rural, urban and suburban communities connected as efficiently as possible, and I’ll make sure that’s not overlooked during the budget process,” Graves said.

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City, Public Transit, subway, Trains

New York City Subway Tunnels Under Water

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River Year
Complete # of
Tracks Name Railroad/Line
Harlem 1933 3 Concourse Subway C and D
Harlem 1905 2 149th Street Subway #2
Harlem 1918 4 Lexington Avenue Subway #4,5,6
East 1989 4 63rd Street Subway B, Q and Long Island Railroad
East 1920 2 60th Street Subway N and R
East 1933 2 53rd Street Subway E and F
East 1915 2 Steinway Subway #7
East 1924 2 14th Street Subway L
East 1936 2 Rutgers Street Subway F
East 1932 2 Cranberry Street Subway A and C
East 1919 2 Clark Street Subway 2 and 3
East 1920 2 Montague Street Subway M, N and R
East 1908 2 Joralemon Street Subway 4 and 5
Newton Creek 1933 2 Newton Creek Subway G

Featured picture is the L Line after Storm Sandy

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