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NEW YORK TIMES LINK: Wednesday morning, while the wreckage lay on the tracks, the Republican majority on the House Appropriations Committee voted to cut Amtrak’s budget by about $260 million.

NEW YORK TIMES LINK “When trains would run late, I would tease him about it,” his friend James Weir said in a phone interview. “But he would say there is a lot to do to make sure everything is safe on the train. Safety is his priority.”