Ridership Gains Drive Amtrak Funding Bid.
By Tom Ramstack, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Aug. 22--Amtrak's recent performance will help it make a strong argument for continued funding when Congress returns from its August recess to consider restructuring the national passenger railroad.
In each of the past three months, Amtrak has set 32-year records for the number of riders it carried.
"Slowly but surely, we are making improvements, and we are beginning to see results," Amtrak President David L. Gunn said in a statement. "With public support to bring our
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