{"id":11022,"date":"2017-04-20T20:25:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T03:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11022"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:57:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:57:40","slug":"the-line-the-future-of-amtrak-in-the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-the-future-of-amtrak-in-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: The Future Of Amtrak In The West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-JUdrx6YqM0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>April 21, 2017 &#8211; President Trump&#8217;s proposed budget does not include funding to continue Amtrak service in many parts of the country, including New Mexico. Trains are still an affordable way for many families to travel long distances. Should the government continue to subsidize the cost of long-distance rail service? Host Gene Grant and this week&#8217;s Line opinion panelists share their thoughts on transportation in rural New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Line Panelists:<br \/>\n<\/b>Janice Arnold-Jones, former state representative<br \/>\nSophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com<br \/>\nLaura Sanchez-Riv\u00e9t, attorney at Cuddy &amp; McCarthy, LLP<br \/>\nHarry Van Buren, professor in UNM&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgt.unm.edu\/\">Anderson School of Management<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 21, 2017 &#8211; President Trump&#8217;s proposed budget does not include funding to continue Amtrak service in many parts of the country, including New Mexico. Trains are still an affordable way for many families to travel long distances. Should the government continue to subsidize the cost of long-distance rail service? 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