Trump’s budget proposal slashes funding for Amtrak’s long-distance train routes — but it’s not all bad

Thomson Reuters President Donald Trump’s budget proposal could spell the end for some, if not all, of Amtrak’s long-distance train routes. Trump wants to slash the Department of Transportation’s budget by 13%. The cuts would completely eliminate funding for Amtrak’s long-distance routes, privatize air traffic control, and eliminate subsidies for commercial flights to rural airports. […]