FINE PRINT IN AMTRAK BILL IS MUSIC TO FAT-CAT RR BOSSES' EARS.(Editorial)(Column) From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) | Date: November 4, 1997 | COPYRIGHT 1997 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. 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

Despite last week's mini stock market crash, there are still a number of folks partying in corporate America. Some CEOs are jamming off Mase's new rap hit, ``Do You Want to Get This Money?'' Of course, ``Money Talks'' is the top movie choice among them.

Not everyone in the world of Big Business is pumping the song or enjoying the movie, but you can bet your bottom dollar that this nation's fat-cat railroad bosses certainly are.

There's some shady language in t...

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