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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration on Thursday sent Congress its plan to turn Amtrak into a private operator, with a federal-state partnership supporting a railroad that would focus on running trains and would not maintain tracks or stations.
"This legislation is a lifeline to a dying railroad company," Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said.
In addition to the federal-state partnership, the bill would authorize capital funds for projects on the Boston-Washington corridor, which accounts for nearly half of all passenger rail ridership, the Transportation Department said.
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