National Railroad Passenger Corporation - Amtrak |
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Includes a brief Amtrak history, selected documents, a photo archive, and society news updates.
Article describes the creation of Amtrak in 1971 and its early days of operation.
Article on Amtrak cost-cutting efforts in 2001 in the face of financial crisis.
Article reminisces about classic pre-Amtrak sleeping cars.
Compendium of facts and figures.
Congressional hearing held February 2002.
How Amtrak sleeping accommodations are priced. 2001 article.
Personal page includes news archive back to 1995, photos, links, and bibliography.
Report recounts a cross-country rail trip, looks at the dependence of rural towns on passenger trains, and presents options for reforming Amtrak.
Paper argues that Amtrak is a vital public service and opposes proposals for privatizing it.
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