The Future Of Amtrak

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

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May 1, 2001, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"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..."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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