United Rail Passenger Alliance

Volume 3 Number 41

1. When you think of Amtrak, in what context do you think of Amtrak? To you, is Amtrak your local commuter carrier in the Northeast or in California? Is Amtrak your provider of long distance train service when you go to visit your grandchildren? Is Amtrak your substitute for an interstate highway for a short business trip?Amtrak is many things to many people. One common thread is that Amtrak often does not live up to people’s expectations.Those of us who are old (and perhaps wise, too) enough to remember private passenger rail service, depending on the era we remember, recall trains full of well-dressed travelers, Pullman dining cars with gleaming silver and china, and full meals freshly prepared.

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