Congress gets two Amtrak scenarios, one great, one grim. (Watching Washington)(includes related article on Amtrak's 1995 budget) From: Railway Age | Date: April 1, 1994 | COPYRIGHT 1994 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Amtrak President Thomas M. Downs went to Congress on March 23 and sketched a glowing picture of the Amtrak that could be an Amtrak leading the nation into an era of high speed rail; helping urban and regional authorities expand commuter train service; and at the same time strengthening and expanding its existing long-distance and corridor operations.

Downs also said that the Amtrak of the future could be something far less than that, and almost certainly will be, unless ...