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Via the Environmental Law and Policy Center:

The U.S. House just a few moments ago passed HR-6003, the Passenger Rail Investment & Improvement Act of 2008, by a veto-proof majority.... 311 to 104.

You'll recall the Senate passed its version of the bill (S-294) by a 93 to 6 margin late last year.

The next step will be for the bill to go to a joint House-Senate Conference Committee. The conferees have not yet been named.

This bill, if it becomes law, will not only greatly increase funding for Amtrak, but carries the first-ever state matching grant program that can advance the Ohio Hub Plan and state-generated passenger rail plans like it around the nation.

Good news indeed!