Buses to replace long-distance Amtrak trains under Trump budget proposal

Routes under threat from the Trump proposal could include the Chicago - Seattle 'Empire Builder'.

USA: The initial budget proposal for the 2020 financial year issued by President Donald Trump on March 11 would see federal funding for Amtrak long-distance trains eliminated.

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