Amtrak Profitability : An Analysis of Congressional Expectations at Amtrak's Creation.

Provides background on creation of Amtrak by Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, and changes made by Amtrak Improvement Act of 1978. Examines initial Congressional expectations for organization and profitability of Amtrak, and discusses why Amtrak has yet to become profitable.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress. Railroads. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Provides background on creation of Amtrak by Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, and changes made by Amtrak Improvement Act of 1978. Examines initial Congressional expectations for organization and profitability of Amtrak, and discusses why Amtrak has yet to become profitable.
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.