Amtrak : Overview and Options.
Provides an overview of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) current operations and options for providing continued and improved intercity passenger rail service in the U.S. Looks at the economic performance of passenger rail systems, advantages and shortcomings of intercity train travel...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2000.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Provides an overview of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) current operations and options for providing continued and improved intercity passenger rail service in the U.S. Looks at the economic performance of passenger rail systems, advantages and shortcomings of intercity train travel, levels and costs of service, and government assistance, and considers privatization, introduction of competition, regulatory reform, increased funding, and other options for congressional consideration. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |