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How the NYC Railroad set the U.S. Speed Record for a Passenger Train in July 1966
America's Highways Are
Not Self-Financing
Despite a widespread impression to the contrary, the nation's
highway system does not support itself.
An Update on Passenger Rail
Service in Illinois (.pdf file) Fall 2004
Amtrak Chairman, David Laney's recent letter to Congress (.pdf file)
Amtrak Fact Sheets
- Background on Amtrak
(.pdf file)
- Corridor and State Facts
(.pdf file)
California’s Passenger-Rail
Boom: Can It be Replicated?
Debunking
Common Myths About Amtrak (.pdf file) July 2003
Envisioning
a National Network
A History of Federal
Transportation Infrastructure Funding
We need to understand history if we are going to design a
new future for American passenger trains.
Midwest Rail Report: Long
Distance Trains: A Solid Foundation (.pdf
file) April 2002
Long-distance trains are the most misunderstood services that
Amtrak provides. They have long played the scapegoat for Amtrak's
financial problems. In fact, they provide the foundation upon
which future regional services can be built.
MWRRI Executive Report
(.pdf file)
The Midwest Regional Rail Initiative (MWRRI) is a cooperative
effort between Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration,
and nine states — Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin —
to develop an improved and expanded passenger rail system
in the Midwest.
Railway Supply Institute's
White Paper on Sen Hollings' Proposal for a Rail Finance and
Development Corporation (.pdf file) June 2003
On June 26th 2003, the Senate Commerce Committee approved an amendment
to the TEA-21 reauthorization that would create a Rail Finance
and Development Corporation.
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