Amtrak Could Face Private Competition

A plan by the Amtrak Reform Council recommends opening up Amtrak routes to private competition.

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January 13, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

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

"Amtrak routes could be opened to private competition under a proposal approved on Friday by an oversight board that will recommend that option to Congress next month.Under the plan hammered out by the Amtrak Reform Council, the railroad would continue to run trains under oversight of a new government corporation during a two- or three-year transition period."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Plan to Open Amtrak Routes to Competition

Friday, January 11, 2002 in The New York Times

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