Blue water & Pere Marquette trains saved

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

The 2 state funded trains in Michigan will run for FY 2005 thank you for all your help in calling thats what made the trains stay.

 

[Save Our Trains Michigan]

Subject: Michigan Amtrak funding passes--great work!

To NARP Members in Michigan, October 1, 2004--

The Michigan Senate passed the 2005 Transportation Bill (H.B. 5528) with

$7.2 million for Amtrak: $7.1 million for train operations and $100,000

for marketing. The bill now goes to Governor Granholm, who will sign

it.

While this has been a tougher than usual battle, the outcome is what we

wanted. We understand that the voices of passenger rail advocates were

heard loud and clear in Lansing: both in legislators' offices and the

Governor's office.

Thank you all for your efforts on behalf of these two trains! Special

thanks also go out to the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers

<http://www.marp.org> and Save Our Trains Michigan

<http://www.saveourtrainsmichigan.com>, both of which worked tirelessly

to preserve this vital rail service.

--David R. Johnson

Assistant Director

National Association of Railroad Passengers