Amtrak requests $1.67 billion
Amtrak has requested $1.67 billion in federal funding for the next fiscal year, 26 percent more than it is receiving this year.
Two West Coast Amtrak routes, the Starlight and the Cascade, will get $137.2 million in federal funds from the Omnibus Spending Bill and a continuing resolutions measure that is intended to keep government going until a budget is passed.