Amtrak might reroute in Kansas because of deteriorating tack [Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers]

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Amtrak might reroute in Kansas because of deteriorating tack
(Source: Kansas City Star, August 30, 2012)

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas may lose a significant stretch of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief passenger train service because of deteriorating train tracks and the state’s refusal to spend millions to fix it up.

Full story: Kansas City Star

Friday, August 31, 2012

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