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Please only include intercity (or between cities) rail routes, not rail services within a city or metro. Use the Transit form for any subway, commuter/ suburban, or light rail issues.

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Name	Date	State	County	Route	Problem Location	Problem Description	Detailed Comments	Suggestions
	05/07/2012	Illinois	Cook	None	Tracks in Englewood	Facility Condition (stations, trains)	Web of tracks used by freight, passenger, and commuter trains reveal a main constriction and traffic chokepoint in Chicago. Tonnage through city takes an exorbitant amount of time; and Amtrak endures enormous delays in this area.	Traffic mitigation plans are in the works with proposed flyover. Entire network with exclusive rail type track routes should be addressed.Future freight and population warrants it.
	04/26/2012	New Mexico	Colfax	Newton, KS to Raton, NM	Southwest Chief Route in New Mexico	Facility Condition (stations, trains)	Aging rail that is declining in quality causes Amtrak trains to slow down on this route. City and state leaders are deciding to altogether stop service in north New Mexico and bypass Western Kansans and Colorado unless finances can be secured.	This is prime example of our infrastructure crisis. Passenger rail is crucial for the future and should not be cut out for an entire state. Amtrak, BNSF, and state/fed governments should work together to rehab this important link for future's sake.
	01/05/2012	New Jersey	Hudson	Northeast Corridor	Portal Bridge over Hackensack River	Facility Condition (stations, trains)	The Portal Bridge failed to close after passage of boat traffic, causing a 2-hour delay. The service interruption rippled across the system for Amtrak and NJ Transit passengers.	Expedite the maintenance of this 102-year old bridge. Consider building a replacement bridge off-site and then installing it on existing pillars.
	11/12/2011	Massachusetts	Suffolk	Trenton, NJ to Boston, MA	Boston South Station	Facility Condition (stations, trains)	South Station needs more and better seating accommodation. Right now most of the station uses the tables of nearby eateries. On heavy days, passengers must stand and wait, usually in long lines.	Install longer benches or lined up, cushioned seating like the airports near the train platform window. Early waiting passengers would very much appreciate getting off their feet for a change.
	11/04/2011	Florida	Hillsborough	Raleigh, NC to Fort Lauderdale, FL	Tampa Union Station	Facility Condition (stations, trains)	Perhaps due to angle of the track but every Amtrak train that enters the Tampa station must back up into the station to pick up and drop off passengers. This causes time waste and inefficiency of travel.	Re-position the layout of the track to allow for forward movement. This will aid in station dwell times, platform waiting, and quality of service.
PG	10/16/2011	Illinois	Champaign	None.	Hessel Blvd.	Facility Condition (stations, trains)	Rail bridge is in disrepair. Substructure is visibly deteriorating. Rail bed is sinking through worn out concrete.	Consider a maintenance program immediately before derailment of freight or Amtrak trains or continued damage.

Name:
Date:	05/07/2012
State:	Illinois
County:	Cook
Route:	None
Location:	Tracks in Englewood
Description:	Facility Condition (stations, trains)
Comments:	Web of tracks used by freight, passenger, and commuter trains reveal a main constriction and traffic chokepoint in Chicago. Tonnage through city takes an exorbitant amount of time; and Amtrak endures enormous delays in this area.
Suggestions:	Traffic mitigation plans are in the works with proposed flyover. Entire network with exclusive rail type track routes should be addressed.Future freight and population warrants it.

Name:
Date:	04/26/2012
State:	New Mexico
County:	Colfax
Route:	Newton, KS to Raton, NM
Location:	Southwest Chief Route in New Mexico
Description:	Facility Condition (stations, trains)
Comments:	Aging rail that is declining in quality causes Amtrak trains to slow down on this route. City and state leaders are deciding to altogether stop service in north New Mexico and bypass Western Kansans and Colorado unless finances can be secured.
Suggestions:	This is prime example of our infrastructure crisis. Passenger rail is crucial for the future and should not be cut out for an entire state. Amtrak, BNSF, and state/fed governments should work together to rehab this important link for future's sake.

Name:
Date:	01/05/2012
State:	New Jersey
County:	Hudson
Route:	Northeast Corridor
Location:	Portal Bridge over Hackensack River
Description:	Facility Condition (stations, trains)
Comments:	The Portal Bridge failed to close after passage of boat traffic, causing a 2-hour delay. The service interruption rippled across the system for Amtrak and NJ Transit passengers.
Suggestions:	Expedite the maintenance of this 102-year old bridge. Consider building a replacement bridge off-site and then installing it on existing pillars.

Name:
Date:	11/12/2011
State:	Massachusetts
County:	Suffolk
Route:	Trenton, NJ to Boston, MA
Location:	Boston South Station
Description:	Facility Condition (stations, trains)
Comments:	South Station needs more and better seating accommodation. Right now most of the station uses the tables of nearby eateries. On heavy days, passengers must stand and wait, usually in long lines.
Suggestions:	Install longer benches or lined up, cushioned seating like the airports near the train platform window. Early waiting passengers would very much appreciate getting off their feet for a change.

Name:
Date:	11/04/2011
State:	Florida
County:	Hillsborough
Route:	Raleigh, NC to Fort Lauderdale, FL
Location:	Tampa Union Station
Description:	Facility Condition (stations, trains)
Comments:	Perhaps due to angle of the track but every Amtrak train that enters the Tampa station must back up into the station to pick up and drop off passengers. This causes time waste and inefficiency of travel.
Suggestions:	Re-position the layout of the track to allow for forward movement. This will aid in station dwell times, platform waiting, and quality of service.

Name:	PG
Date:	10/16/2011
State:	Illinois
County:	Champaign
Route:	None.
Location:	Hessel Blvd.
Description:	Facility Condition (stations, trains)
Comments:	Rail bridge is in disrepair. Substructure is visibly deteriorating. Rail bed is sinking through worn out concrete.
Suggestions:	Consider a maintenance program immediately before derailment of freight or Amtrak trains or continued damage.