amtrak

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the company which runs passenger trains in the US. formally National Railroad Passenger Corp. Federally supported corporation that operates nearly all intercity passenger trains in the U.S. It was established by Congress in 1970 in the face of private railroads' heavy financial losses. Routes were cut back severely, with service maintained only in highly populated areas and between the largest cities. Amtrak pays the railroads to run passenger trains and compensates them for the use of tracks and terminals. Amtrak bears all administrative costs and manages scheduling, route planning, and ticket sales. Despite income from tickets and mail-carrying services, Amtrak requires federal support to cover its operating costs. See also Conrail; Railway Express Agency

(National Railroad Passenger Corporation) - A quasi-public corporation created by the federal Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 to improve and develop intercity passenger rail service throughout the United States Operates a depot in downtown Sacramento

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a federally created corporation that operates most of the United States' intercity passenger rail service

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Operated by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation of Washington, DC This rail system was created by President Nixon in 1970, and was given the responsibility for the operation of intercity, as distinct from suburban, passenger trains between points designated by the Secretary of Transportation

The government-funded passenger rail service that operates in the United States

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