Re: (rshsdepot) Fw: City of New Orleans

["Paul Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

According to reports trains are running and terminating at Jackson Mississippi, at least Amtrak
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From: "William Spurlock" <ilock_@_bellsouth.net>
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Subject: RE: (rshsdepot) Fw: City of New Orleans


: According to FEMA director Mike Brown trains are now running in and out of
: New Orleans and are being used to get people out.  Not sure I would take
: anything this guy said at face value but.....
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: [mailto:rshsdepot-owner_@_lists.railfan.net] On Behalf Of Paul Luchter
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: ----- Original Message ----- 
: From: Henry Rosenberg 
: To: fred fep 
: Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 7:00 AM
: Subject: City of New Orleans
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: GULF COAST CRISIS: PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE
: Amtrak runs trains to Jackson, Miss.
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: John Schmeltzer, Tribune staff reporter
: Published September 3, 2005
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: What's happening: Amtrak's City of New Orleans passenger trains, which carry
: 520 people daily between Chicago and New Orleans, were stopped in Memphis
: Thursday but extended to Jackson, Miss. by Friday.
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: Why: Amtrak's passenger rail terminal in downtown New Orleans remains
: flooded, and tracks in the city are covered with water.
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: Before the storm: Amtrak was struggling to convince Congress to fund its
: operations for another year. President Bush did not include any operating
: assistance in the fiscal 2006 budget.
: 
: What's ahead: The passenger rail agency said that beginning Monday City of
: New Orleans trains will terminate and originate in Jackson, Miss., about 200
: miles north of the stricken city.
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: Passengers trying to reach the New Orleans area will have to seek alternate
: transportation to reach their final destination.
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: source: Chicago Tribune
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