Reason Magazine
•The golden age of rail travel may seem romantic, but Amtrak's time is long past
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69% Informative
One in four Amtrak trains is delayed, or one in two on routes over 750 miles .
The late Jim McClellan was on the Federal Railroad Administration's policy team during the legislative debate over Amtrak 's creation.
The federal government simply has no business running a transportation company, he says.
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76
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79
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17
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formal
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English
Language complexity
50
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not hateful
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short-lived
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https://www.wusf.org/transportation/2024-07-13/brightline-more-passengers-not-profits-push-continues-commuter-rail-miami-orlandohttps://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/businessplanning/Amtrak-Service-Asset-Line-Plans-FY24-29.pdfhttps://enotrans.org/article/amtrak-at-50-the-rail-passenger-service-act-of-1970/https://www.yahoo.com/news/amtrak-run-chicago-florida-now-182500415.htmlhttps://enotrans.org/article/amtrak-reports-fy23-ridership-up-31-still-runs-757m-operating-deficit/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/us/amtrak-delayed-va-fl.htmlhttps://www.bts.gov/content/amtrak-time-performance-trends-and-hours-delay-cause