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Article: Amtrak at 25: the railroad that just won't quit. (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
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- Railway Age
- Article date:
- May 1, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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"A dedicated work force has borne the brunt of the fight to survive," says Tom Downs. The fight isn't over, but new strategies now coming to light could prove pivotal.
Somewhere between Imelda Marcos' closet--where another shoe is always dropping--and the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel, there travels the quarter-century-old National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
Better known as Amtrak--a contraction of the words "America" and "track"--its coast-to-coast name identification rivals that of Coca-Cola. No wonder Congress receives more handwritten letters favoring Amtrak than in support of Social Security.
The public purse isn't always ...