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The Spark Weekly 8.03.2025: The Transcontinental Chief, A Brand-New Coast-To-Coast Train and Journalist Roundtable, What Happens When the Journalists Become The News?

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AmeriStarRail proposes to team with Amtrak to celebrate America’s 250th birthday in 2026 with a new, privately funded, coast-to-coast train operating between Los Angeles and New York (see attached letter)

The Transcontinental Chief will revolutionize rail passenger service and express logistics by carrying passengers, truck drivers and their tractor trailers coast-to-coast in less than 72 hours

Also, on the program

With federal funding now eliminated for Public Broadcasting, were wondered how reporters from public stations report on this story, when the news is them

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