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9780844742038

End of the Line The Failure of Amtrak Reform and the Future of America's Passenger Trains

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  • ISBN13:

    9780844742038

  • ISBN10:

    0844742031

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-01-01
  • Publisher: Aei Press
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $25.00

Summary

This insightful book exposes how Amtrak--which is seeking record federal subsidies while continuing to resist meaningful reforms--is not as essential to mobility as it claims.

Author Biography

Joseph Vranich has served as a public affairs spokesman for Amtrak and as president of the High Speed Rail Association.

Table of Contents

Foreword
A brief history of Amtrakp. 9
The failure of Amtrak reform effortsp. 12
Amtrak's present conditionp. 36
Myths about the value of Amtrakp. 65
Fallacies about the cost of Amtrakp. 89
Defending, against terrorism : can Amtrak do the job?p. 109
Escape from Amtrak : state and local governmentsp. 124
Passenger railroads : they can workp. 137
Creative approaches to rail transportationp. 159
Chronology of warnings about Amtrak's financial conditionp. 175
Chronology of Acela Express developmentp. 182
The breadth and depth of worldwide rail privatizationp. 195
Legislation reflecting reform attemptsp. 203
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