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The Future Of Amtrak

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
1 May 2001 - 10:00am

Amtrak is 30 years old and the nation's passenger-rail carrier is in trouble.

"Is America just too big for a national rail system? Should Amtrak be confined to a few regional services? Will Americans miss Amtrak if the whole thing just withered up and died?...As everyone who?s ever backpacked through Europe knows, rail travel can be everything we expect: Exciting, punctual, even a little bit romantic. At the heart of Amtrak are the beginnings of a great rail system..."

Full Story: I'd Love to Love Amtrak -- But It's Hard
Source: Time, April 30, 2001
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