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	Cardinal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word cardinal comes from the Latin cardo for "hinge" and usually refers to things of fundamental importance, as in cardinal rule or cardinal sins.
		Cardinal (Catholicism), a member of the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church
		Cardinal, Virginia, a settlement in Mathews County, Virginia
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cardinal (193 words)

	HNN STATE - HuntingtonNews.Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		"Amtrak, and specifically the Cardinal line, is crucial to West Virginia," said Rahall.
		The Cardinal, along with 17 other rural train routes across the U.S., was scheduled for elimination before Rahall's amendment passed.
		The Administration proposed to cut all funding to Amtrak in its budget, which was released earlier this year.
	www.huntingtonnews.net /state/050630-staff-rahall-cardinal-vote.html (643 words)

	MIDWEST CORRIDORS - PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Service was discontinued in 1971 with the Amtrak takeover, although resurrected briefly by Amtrak later in the 1970's.
		Route handled Amtrak overnight trains east of Chicago until 1990, when Pennsylvania Railroad successor Conrail was allowed to downgrade much of the trackage west of Alliance, Ohio.
		And with the 1971 formation of Amtrak, the Milwaukee Road route emerged as the survivor, with the city of Milwaukee along that route giving that route the population advantage.
	members.aol.com /chirailfan/midwcorr.html (1837 words)

	JCS Photos along the route of Amtrak's Cardinal.
		Amtrak's Cardinal runs from Washington, DC, to Chicago, and back, on a tri-weekly schedule.
		View from Amtrak's Cardinal, of a herd of cows crossing under the railroad tracks, north of Orange, VA.
		View from The Cardinal, of a CSX train, at Gordonsville, VA. Lead engine is a GP30, from the 1960's.
	home.att.net /~jcarlshaw/jcscardinal.html (472 words)

	An American Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Amtrak owns 17 tunnels consisting of 29.7 miles of track and 1,186 bridges consisting of 42.5 miles of track.
		Amtrak's Cardinal was named for the state bird of each state on the train's route between Chicago and Washington, DC.
		Amtrak is the nation's largest provider of contract-commuter service for state and regional authorities.
	www.geocities.com /chapinmesa/train_faqs (560 words)

	Vizuäl, Inc. \| our work \| category \| amtrak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Amtrak is the country's leading consumer rail transportation provider.
		Develop a brand for Amtrak's Cardinal line, which travels between Washington, D.C. and Chicago.
		In order to promote Amtrak's Cardinal train line, we created a two-color logo using a friendly and playful illustration of a cardinal giving a "thumbs up," signifying his approval of the route and the Amtrak train experience.
	www.vizual.com /our_work_category/is_amtrak_bnd.asp (121 words)

	Cardinal and Hoosier State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cardinal and Hoosier State passengers may ride in reserved coach seating.
		The James Whitcomb Riley was renamed the Cardinal on October 30, 1977, as the cardinal was the state bird of all six states through which it ran.
		On April 27, 1986 the Cardinal was rerouted to use the same tracks as the Hoosier State from Chicago to Indianapolis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cardinal_and_Hoosier_State (776 words)

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		Congress ordered the NRPC, or Amtrak, as it came to be known, to continue running intercity passenger trains along a skeletal system of routes, largely chosen on the basis of which traditional routes remained more popular in the waning days of the pre-Amtrak era.
		Amtrak operates daily round-trips along three other medium-distance routes, the Pennsylvanian between New York City and Pittsburgh; the Maple Leaf between New York City and Toronto, Canada; and the Hoosier State/Cardinal between Chicago and Indianapolis.
		Moreover, many Amtrak passengers transfer between different trains to complete their trips: a passenger boarding Amtrak's Cardinal in Ashland, Ky. may change trains in Chicago to complete a trip to Fargo, ND on Amtrak's Empire Builder.
	www.chinet.com /~plaws/rail/jimdex-plan (7326 words)

	Final Run of the Amtrak Kentucky Cardinal
		On December 17, 1999, Amtrak initiated the Kentucky Cardinal, a new route between Indianapolis and Jeffersonville, Indiana (across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky).
		Amtrak justified the train's existence in the context of passenger transportation by making it an overnight train with a sleeping car, as a 12-plus-hour day train (for a mere 312 miles) could never compete with an equivalent 1-hour flight, or even 5-hour drive.
		Though nothing would change the fact that we were riding the final Kentucky Cardinal, and the plaintiffs' case is considered to be a longshot, he said the case was received by the local US District court, and could go to hearing within a few weeks.
	www.trainweb.com /travelogues/mattmelzer/2003g05a.html (5186 words)

	Fredericksburg.com - Amtrak's Cardinal scenic, but often late
		When my son James and I rode the Cardinal to Chicago this winter, we passed the eastbound Cardinal somewhere in West Virginia, and I estimated that the train was four hours late.
		The Cardinal, I've heard, is a political train--a bone tossed to the politicians of West Virginia and other states so that their constituents have some train service.
		The Cardinal may be infrequent and often late, but for all that, it does carry a good number of passengers.
	www.freelancestar.com /News/FLS/2003/042003/04062003/930323 (730 words)

	UTU: News
		Amtrak could be forced to shut down operations because of cuts in federal aid within President George W. Bush's proposed 2006 fiscal budget; the budget provides no funding for Amtrak, according to the Ledger Independent.
		Amtrak expended $6,428,567 for goods and services in Kentucky last year, and it employed six Kentucky residents.
		In a Feb. 7 e-mail to all Amtrak employees, Amtrak President and CEO David Gunn said Bush's proposal is "irresponsible and a surprising disappointment" and Amtrak would continue reforms and improvements to the system.
	www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=21635 (615 words)

	The Ledger Independent - Maysville, Kentucky
		Amtrak could be forced to shut down operations because of cuts in federal aid within President George W. Bush's proposed 2006 fiscal budget; the budget provides no funding for Amtrak.
		Amtrak is seeking $1.82 billion dollars in federal funds.
		Federal Amtrak funding for the current fiscal year is $1.2 billion, and Amtrak stated that an appropriation at this level would be insufficient in the 2006 fiscal year to continue operations.
	www.maysville-online.com /articles/2005/06/06/local_news/330amtrak.txt (669 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Amtrak's Cardinal will begin using the former Big Four Railroad station in the James F. Riehle Plaza at 200 North Second Street.
		Amtrak passengers will cross above the new rail line on an elevated pedestrian bridge, which will provide access to the Amtrak waiting shelter on the west side.
		Amtrak's Cardinal travels through Lafayette three times a week between Washington, D.C., and Chicago via Charleston, W.Va., Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
	www.trainnet.org /Libraries/Lib003/LAFAYETT.TXT (352 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Style Live: Travel
		The idea of a lengthy trip on Amtrak puts most people's teeth on edge, and back in the early 1980s when I first rode this train it was a nightmare of broken seats that refused to recline and windows so badly scratched you could get only a faded, impressionistic view of the world outside.
		Now standard on most Amtrak Western and Midwestern routes, Superliner equipment means fatter seats with enough leg room for an average-size man to stretch his legs out as far as they'll go and barely reach the metal footrest bolted to the seat in front of him.
		The Cardinal's observation car unshackles you from this sense of slithering along, in part because it's up high on the train's second deck, and in part because, for nearly all of the Washington-to-Cincinnati segment of the route (the Cardinal continues on to Chicago), the scenery is wild and very beautiful.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/travel/features/cardinal022199.htm (2202 words)

	Amtrak , Chicago to Cincinnati - Trains.com Forums
		The depot that Amtrak used for the Cardinal stop at that time was a wretched run down building but beautiful railroad design and has now been renovated to the tune of $800,000 plus and it's appearance is now back to it's original build specs...Including the real tile roof.
		It is the Trail Head for our Cardinal Greenway Trail and it has offices of the trail in it and a meeting room and a small railroad display of artifacts and a snacks area...There was a small grade heading north out of Muncie as it sure is noticable on the bike.
		I used to watch the Amtrak Cardinal make it's stop here.....The NS parallels it for a few hundred feet at the depot and it is separated by an iron fence....There is another railroad bridge {to cross White River}, parallel to the Trail {abandoned about 30 years ago}, that served the Pennsylvania RR...a branch to Mathews.
	www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/1/527642/ShowPost.aspx#527642 (2321 words)

	Oversight of Amtrak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Amtrak finally learned that the New River Gorge of West Virginia was quite an attraction, and when it stopped running the Cardinal through the dead of night, ridership began to pick up.
		Amtrak, though it wasn't in a fiscal position to help, as CSX and Southern were, was an active partner in that, and I think that is an example of how we can do very well in the future.
		Amtrak faces many challenges in meeting the Congress' direction that the railroad be free of operating subsidies by the end of 2002.
	commdocs.house.gov /committees/Trans/hpw106-54.000/hpw106-54_1.HTM (18254 words)

	NARP - Hotline Archive
		Amtrak apparently is considering a coach-only train with lots of mail and express to run from Chicago to Ames, Ia., Cheyenne, Boise, and Portland.
		Their conditions are enactment of Amtrak legislative reforms and transfer of the rest of the 4.3 cents in deficit reduction gasoline taxes to the Highway Trust Fund.
		Amtrak has said it was possible if three things happened -- Amtrak internal reorganization, a dedicated capital source, and legislative reforms.
	www.narprail.org /h9703.htm (2175 words)

	The Cardinal's song
		She may be late, but the Cardinal still runs through Clifton Forge twice a day, three times a week between Washington, D.C., and Chicago.
		On the Cardinal, those passengers are as different as the changing landscape that rushes by the windows.
		The Cardinal flies by dark little towns along the New River, which sparkles with the reflection of multicolored Christmas lights that trim houses wedged right against the tracks near Hinton.
	www.roanoke.com /roatimes/news/story124589.html (2237 words)

	ONLINE RAILFAN TIMETABLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		And between 74th Street and 81st Street, the Cardinal uses trackage variously controlled by the Belt Railway of Chicago and Norfolk Southern.
		Amtrak's Hoosier State heads north over Union Pacific tracks through Dolton, on its way from Indianapolis to Chicago.
		The Superliner car behind the locomotive is being shuttled north from Amtrak's Beech Grove shops in Indianapolis, as often done with this train.
	hometown.aol.com /chirailfan/amtkmon.html (428 words)

	The Cardinal #51 of 12-23
		Amtrak's westbound Cardinal #51 of Sunday 12-23 operated with 4 coaches, but without a Sightseer lounge car.
		Also, I think I heard somewhere that the Cardinal has occasionally been operating with _just_ a trans dorm and no sleeper, and paid guests are riding in it.
		The Cardinal uses Superliner I cars; occasionally a Superliner II car can be found in the consist.
	www.trainorders.com /discussion/read.php?4,517678 (304 words)

	UTU: News
		Last week, Amtrak said it will cancel 18 long-distance routes unless it receives $1.2 billion in the 2003 budget year, which begins in October.
		Included in the cuts were the Washington-to-Chicago Cardinal, which stops in Charleston, Huntington and White Sulphur Springs, and the Capitol Limited, which also runs between Washington and Chicago and stops in Harpers Ferry.
		Amtrak officials said Thursday (February 7) they would look into the effects of Byrd's provision.
	www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=369 (243 words)

	Bull Sheet Monthly News
		A former railroad executive, he was the head of Washington's Metro system from 1991 until 1994, and then was chief general manager of the Toronto Transit Commission until 1999.
		Amtrak's three-day-a-week Washington-Chicago Cardinal is slated to operate with single-level equipment, including Viewliner sleepers, beginning with the westbound portion on May 5 and the eastbound portion on May 7.
		The National Association of Railroad Passengers had recommended that the Cardinal be extended to New York, since there would be no height restrictions such as there are with Superliners, but Amtrak has cited "logistical problems," including construction in Washington, to the idea for the time being.
	www.bullsheet.com /news/200205.html (3005 words)

	American Rail Excursions-George Washington 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		We will be leaving on Amtrak’s train #29, “The Capitol Limited.” May we suggest that you enjoy an early dinner on your own, at one of the many fine restaurants that Washington DC has to offer prior to boarding.
		Nor shall they be liable for any loss or damage to baggage or property, or for injury, illness, or death, or for any damages or claims whatsoever arising from the loss or the negligence of any person not their direct employee or under their exclusive control.
		Transportation companies, Amtrak, etc. are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time passengers are not on board train or conveyances.
	www.americanrail.com /gw2004.htm (2101 words)

	The HooK: COVER- Shorting the C&O: Is this any way to run a railroad?
		While passengers still roll over the line on Amtrak's Cardinal, gone are days when the CandO's own passenger trains such as the FFV and the George Washington carried people in style.
		The immediate cause of the April 2002 derailment of Amtrak's Auto Train near Crescent City, Florida that killed four and injured 142 was heat-induced track buckle.
		"Amtrak runs 60 miles per hour, and this branch railroad is used to only 10 miles per hour," Barker notes.
	readthehook.com /stories/2004/05/13/coverShortingTheCampoIsThi.html (3611 words)

	Cardinal Travel Agency, online flight reservations, corporate accounts and more
		Cardinal Travel combines the power of the Internet with the service of a hometown travel agent.
		About Us: Cardinal Travel Agency is located in Aquia Towne Center, Stafford, VA. We are just one minute off of I-95 Exit 143-A, convenient to Stafford, Fredericksburg, Quantico, and Dumfries.
		As Stafford's only full-service travel agency, we can print your airline and Amtrak tickets on the premises, as well as arrange all other aspects of your leisure or business travel.
	www.gocardinal.com (193 words)

	Volume II Number 24 - This Was The Week That Was - An Amtrak Saga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On combined operations days, the Superliner Cardinal will add a transition car so the single level Viewliner sleeping car and an Amfleet coach can be added to the consist and passengers and crew will be able to move about the entire train.
		According to Amtrak, the new premium service is modeled on similar daylight premium coach service now being offered on the Carolinian, which has proven to be popular among passengers.
		If the Kentucky Cardinal was without its own sleeping car service, then sleeping car passengers to Louisville would have to be roused out of their accommodations on the southbound Cardinal at nearly two o'clock in the morning in Indianapolis and ride the for the rest of the night in coaches to Louisville.
	www.unitedrail.org /news/twtwtw200224.htm (1431 words)

	Bikes on Local Transit
		Folding bikes can brought onboard all Amtrak trains for free.
		Otherwise bicycles must boxed and sent as checked baggage and can be only sent to stations that handle checked baggage.
		AMTRAK sells boxes for $7 plus a $5 handling fee is charged.
	www.homestead.com /chaba/transit.html (362 words)

	The Greenbrier Limited
		This is a report on a private car trip (dubbed "The Greenbrier Limited"), behind Amtrak's Cardinal, from Cincinnati to Clifton Forge and return on Sunday September 8th.
		The original plan was for train 50 to backup and set out the 3 private cars on the station's other run-through track; the cars would be parked there until train 51 arrived and then backed down against them later in the afternoon.
		The car's interior retains its Amtrak era decor for the present time, as the owner has focused his attention on mechanical refurbishing before turning to cosmetics.
	www.cwrr.com /Lounge/Reports/green/green.html (2470 words)

	Amtrak Osmosis
		For the record, Congress approved Amtrak appropriations on February 13 this year, and President Bush signed the bill on February 20--for the fiscal year that began five months earlier.
		David Gunn, the latest to occupy the spirit-sapping chair of Amtrak president, says that, yes, he can get to September 30th of this year with the $1.05 billion he has to work with.
		I happened to be on the Crescent during the Easter weekend, and the dining room manager--an effusive woman with a hearty laugh--had splurged on stuffed bunny rabbits, party crepe, streamers and pastel napkins to make a festive dinner for the occasion.
	www.joebobbriggs.com /specialreports/20030423.html (1195 words)

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