Help save the Texas Eagle

The Bush Administration has targeted the Texas Eagle as one of the Amtrak trains it would like to discontinue. Amtrak president David Gunn says if Amtrak doesn’t receive full funding, all Amtrak trains will stop running.

The Texas Eagle is a popular route that provides connections for passengers traveling to and from Texas and the Midwest.

Tourism, the elderly, the disabled, the young, college students, and those who simply choose to travel by train benefit from intercity passenger train service.

Please write your elected officials and remind them how important Amtrak service is to you.

Tell your representatives to save this valuable travel alternative.

Sen. Kit Bond

274 Russell Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510

202-224-5721

kit_bond@bond.senate.gov

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (Southeast Mo.)

326 Cannon House Office Bldg.

Washington, DC 20515

202-225-4404

joann.emerson@mail.house.gov

Rep. William Lacy Clay (St. Louis)

415 Cannon HOB.

Washington D.C., 20515

202-225-2406,1725 – Fax

Rep. Richard Gephardt (St. Louis)

Sen. Jim Talent

517 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510

202-224-6154, 228-1518 - Fax

senator_talent@talent.senate.gov

339 Broadway, Cape Girardeau 63701

573-335-0101, 1931- Fax

Member, Appropriations committee,

Transportation subcommittee

1236 Longworth HOB, 20515

202-225-2671

gephardt@mail.house.gov

Rep. Kenny Hulshof (E. central Mo.)

Rep. Roy Blunt (Southwest Mo.)

217 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20515

202-225-6536

blunt@mail.house.gov

Rep. Todd Akin (St. Louis)

501 Cannon House Office Bldg.

Washington DC 20515

202-225-2561, 2563 – Fax

rep.akin@mail.house.gov

412 Cannon HOB 20515

202-225-2956, 5712 – Fax

rep.hulshof@mail.house.gov

Rep. Ike Skelton (S. central Mo)

2206 Rayburn HOB 20515-2504

202-225-2876

2740-B E. Sunshine

Springfield, 65804 417-889-1800

House Majority Whip

ike.skelton@mail.house.gov

Since 1980, adjusted for inflation,

Congress has cut Amtrak funding in half

while doubling highway tripling aviation support.

Missouri-Kansas Rail Passenger Coalition

Box 1183, Mission, Kansas 66222-0183

http://www.trainweb.org/moksrail/

Citizens for Modern Transit

911 Washington, Suite 200

St. Louis, Mo. 63101 314-231-7272

http://cmt-stl.org/

www.texaseagle.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOKSRail

http://www.narprail.org

Did you know that Congress will give $30 billion this year to fund highways, about the same amount of money Amtrak has received in its entire

30-year history?