Congress To Decide Amtrak's Future

The U.S. Congress will decide Amtrak's fate after it receives a final recommendation from the Amtrak Reform Council.

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January 13, 2002, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Amtrak, for three decades the nation's monopoly provider of long-distance trains, would be competing with private companies to operate trains. But Amtrak's tracks and stations, as well as its authority to make rail policy, would be distributed among state, federal and private entities."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Oversight Panel: Let Amtrak Compete

Friday, January 11, 2002 in The New York Times

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