WASHINGTON (AP) - Amtrak will pull its trains into stations briefly on New Year's Eve to ensure that Year 2000 computer problem doesn't affect tracks, railroad crossings or safety equipment. To compensate for the delays, the national passenger railroad plans to hold onboard celebrations and give riders commemorative train whistles inscribed, "I rode Amtrak into the new millennium." "We believe we are Y2K compliant. This is just a precaution," Amtrak spokesman John Wolf said Tuesday. France and Italy have announced similar decisions, and other railroads in Europe and Asia are expected to follow suit. Subway systems in Chicago and Washington also plan the safety pause. There is uncertainty about how computers and computer-controlled equipment will function as 1999 rolls over
to 2000.