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- ↑ Amtrak conductors plead guilty to stealing August 14, 2003 The Business Review (Albany)
- ↑ Mathew L. Wald Amtrak Official Outlines Roots of Acela Problems May 12, 2005 New York Times
- ↑ "Rail representatives rip DHS grants bureaucracy". Government Executive. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ↑ "Fred Weiderhold - Bio, News, Photos". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ↑ "Issa Reports Amtrak Interference with the Office of Inspector General". United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ↑ "Amtrak IG's severance raises questions". Pennfedbmwe. 8 May 2009.
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