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> Senate Democrats demand more money for Amtrak repair backlog
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> WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are demanding more money for Amtrak so the railroad can tackle a $21 billion backlog in repair and replacement projects.
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> They say that backlog compromises safety and service.
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> Democrats say congressional Republicans have starved federal programs that help repair and rebuild passenger rail bridges, tunnels and track.
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> One tunnel in Maryland that needs replacement is over 140 years old. Tunnels under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey are over 100 years old.
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> Investigators have said a recent deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia could have been prevented if expensive safety technology had been installed.
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> Republicans have criticized the nation's long-distance passenger railroad as wasteful and inefficient.
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> Amtrak more heavily serves urban areas in the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast that are represented predominantly served by Democrats.
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