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Author : United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Amtrak: State of Rail Passenger Service written by United States. Interstate Commerce Commission and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoffrey H. Doughty
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253060656
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Amtrak, America's Railroad written by Geoffrey H. Doughty and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50 years in the making. In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post–World War II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many railroads toward bankruptcy. Amtrak was intended to be the solution. In Amtrak, America's Railroad: Transportation's Orphan and Its Struggle for Survival, Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T. Darbee, and Eugene E. Harmon explore the fascinating history of this popular institution and tell a tale of a company hindered by its flawed origin and uneven quality of leadership, subjected to political gamesmanship and favoritism, and mired in a perpetual philosophical debate about whether it is a business or a public service. Featuring interviews with former Amtrak presidents, the authors examine the current problems and issues facing Amtrak and their proposed solutions. Created in the absence of a comprehensive national transportation policy, Amtrak manages to survive despite inherent flaws due to the public's persistent loyalty. Amtrak, America's Railroad is essential reading for those who hope to see another fifty years of America's railroad passenger service, whether they be patrons, commuters, legislators, regulators, and anyone interested in railroads and transportation history.
Author : Craig Sanders
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253027934
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Amtrak in the Heartland written by Craig Sanders and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Craig Sanders has done an excellent job of research . . . his treatment is as comprehensive as anyone could reasonably wish for, and solidly based. In addition, he succeeds in making it all clear as well as any human can. He also manages to inject enough humor and human interest to keep the reader moving." —Herbert H. Harwood, author of The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story and Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers A complete history of Amtrak operations in the heartland, this volume describes conditions that led to the passage of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, the formation and implementation of Amtrak in 1970–71, and the major factors that have influenced Amtrak operations since its inception. More than 140 photographs and 3 maps bring to life the story as told by Sanders. This book will become indispensable to train enthusiasts through its examination of Americans' long-standing fascination with passenger trains. When it began in 1971, many expected Amtrak to last about three years before going out of existence for lack of business, but the public's continuing support of funding for Amtrak has enabled it and the passenger train to survive despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
Author : Elizabeth Pinkston
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book The Past and Future of U.S. Passenger Rail Service written by Elizabeth Pinkston and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2003 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Amtrak's current situation -- A brief history of Amtrak -- Amtrak's role in intercity transportation -- The basic economics of passenger rail -- Policy options for the future of passenger rail -- Appendix. Amtrak's interconnections with freight and commuter railroads.
Author : United States. Dept. of Transportation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Report to Congress on the Rail Passenger Service Act written by United States. Dept. of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Amtrak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Background on Amtrak written by Amtrak and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Reed F. Morris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (497 download)
Download or read book The Future of Amtrak and Rail Passenger Service written by Reed F. Morris and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book Quality of Amtrak Rail Passenger Service Still Hampered by Inadequate Maintenance of Equipment, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James McCommons
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603582592
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Waiting on a Train written by James McCommons and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the tumultuous year of 2008--when gas prices reached $4 a gallon, Amtrak set ridership records, and a commuter train collided with a freight train in California--journalist James McCommons spent a year on America's trains, talking to the people who ride and work the rails throughout much of the Amtrak system. Organized around these rail journeys, Waiting on a Train is equal parts travel narrative, personal memoir, and investigative journalism. Readers meet the historians, railroad executives, transportation officials, politicians, government regulators, railroad lobbyists, and passenger-rail advocates who are rallying around a simple question: Why has the greatest railroad nation in the world turned its back on the very form of transportation that made modern life and mobility possible? Distrust of railroads in the nineteenth century, overregulation in the twentieth, and heavy government subsidies for airports and roads have left the country with a skeletal intercity passenger-rail system. Amtrak has endured for decades, and yet failed to prosper owing to a lack of political and financial support and an uneasy relationship with the big, remaining railroads. While riding the rails, McCommons explores how the country may move passenger rail forward in America--and what role government should play in creating and funding mass-transportation systems. Against the backdrop of the nation's stimulus program, he explores what it will take to build high-speed trains and transportation networks, and when the promise of rail will be realized in America.
Author : Sally A. Ferris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)
Download or read book Federal Subsidies to Rail Passenger Service written by Sally A. Ferris and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Interstate Commerce Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Amtrak: Effectiveness of the Act written by United States. Interstate Commerce Commission and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Further Improvements are Needed in Amtrak's Passenger Service Contracts, But They Won't Come Easily written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Transportation Energy Data Book written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Department of Transportation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Status of Intercity Railroad Passenger Service written by United States. Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rodger P. Bradley
Publisher : Blandford
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Amtrak written by Rodger P. Bradley and published by Blandford. This book was released on 1985 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samuel P. Goodwin
Publisher : Nova Biomedical Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Amtrak written by Samuel P. Goodwin and published by Nova Biomedical Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its creation in 1970, Amtrak has sought to relieve railroad companies of costly passenger operations while continuing US rail service. However, Amtrak has come under fire for its own inability to turn a profit, though passenger rail service is historically unprofitable. Congress has mandated that Amtrak show an ability to cover its own expenses, which the company has said it will do. As train travel becomes more important to the nation in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks, Amtrak's problems and viability are definite matters of national security. This book analyses the various issues surrounding Amtrak's past and future and includes a comprehensive bibliography.
Author : Mark Oliver Harvey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book National Rail Passenger Services written by Mark Oliver Harvey and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is restricted to a study of the main features of Amtrak in the United States as a possible model for a National Rail Passenger Corporation in Australia.
