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It seems to be confirmed now that the 180-day rumors are indeed false (no surprise there). http://www.hammondstar.com/articles/2006/0...tories/0012.txt Amtrak station staying, officials say Rumors that the Amtrak train station in Hammond is closing are not true, according to Amtrak...

Waiting for 180-day notices is not "too late". In fact, it is roughly six months (180 days) short of being too late. As for false information, your "flier" about train discontinuances was factually incorrect. The Bush administration is not planning, nor does it even have the authority, to...

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there some sort of FRA regulation which states the P40/42 (Genesis) design cannot be regularly assigned as a switcher?

For whatever its worth, my thinking is you could go ahead and start your letters in support of Amtrak - thats never a bad idea. But I wouldn't mail them just yet. You can save a copy on your PC, and always edit them to reflect what does - or does not - happen next week. We can afford to wait...

Well, we know this part cannot be entirely accurate. A 180-day notice. issued July 1 or July 3 or whenever, would run through the end of 2006. A train "abolished and will be completely off the Amtrak roster" by September 30th would clearly be in violation of the law, and Amtrak is aware of...