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- Amtrak Guest Rewards - Information on Amtrak's frequent-traveler rewards program.
www.amtrakguestrewards.com
- Amtrak Historical Society - Formed to preserve material on the history of Amtrak. Site has a brief Amtrak history, selected documents, a photo archive of Amtrak facilities and society activities, and society news updates.
www.amtrakhistoricalsociety.com
- Amtrak Reform Council (ARC) - Council meeting minutes, press releases, reports to Congress, meeting schedule, mission summary and associated agency information. The ARC monitors and reports on Amtrak's progress towards becoming operationally self-supporting by December 2002.
www.amtrakreformcouncil.gov/index.html
- Amtrak Unlimited - Discussion forum, photos, and information.
www.amtraktrains.com
- Amtrak's Office of Inspector General - News and reports from the independent office that investigates allegations of waste, fraud, and abuse.
www.amtrakoig.com
- Cato Institute Policy Analysis: Amtrak at Twenty-Five, End of the Line for Taxpayer Subsidies - 1996 analysis argues that taxpayer subsidies to Amtrak are based on myths, not realities.
www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-266.html
- CRS Report for Congress: Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 and Related Developments - Congressional Research Service report describes the provisions of the act.
cnie.org/NLE/CRSreports/Transportation/trans-13.cfm
- CRS Report for Congress: Amtrak, Overview and Options - Congressional Research Service report analyzes Amtrak's operational and financial performance and outlines options for providing intercity passenger rail service.
cnie.org/NLE/CRSreports/Transportation/trans-36.cfm
- Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General: Amtrak - Collection of audit reports on Amtrak performance, Congressional testimony, and related documents.
www.oig.dot.gov/docs_by_area.php?area=33
- Friends of Amtrak - Personal page has news about Amtrak and passenger rail legislation. Site includes news archive back to 1995, photos, links, and bibliography. Author: Craig S. O'Connell.
www.trainweb.org/crocon/amtrak.html
- Heritage Foundation Backgrounder: End of the Line for Amtrak's Current Management - 2001 analysis argues that Amtrak's mounting losses require wholesale management changes.
www.heritage.org/library/backgrounder/bg1412.html
- Heritage Foundation Backgrounder: New Amtrak Boondoggle May Outdo All Others - This 2000 analysis opposes passage of the High Speed Rail Investment Act by Congress, based on Amtrak's track record and dubious prospects for improvement.
www.heritage.org/library/backgrounder/bg1392.html
- Heritage Foundation Backgrounder: Proposed Amtrak Bailout Would Bust the Budget - This 2001 analysis calls the High Speed Rail Act of 2001 costly and wasteful and proposes the need for Amtrak reform.
www.heritage.org/library/backgrounder/bg1482.html
- MileTrak - Amtrak mileage calculator and tracker. Registration required.
www.MileTrak.com
- Railway Age: Amtrak's rocky road - Railway Age magazine article assesses Amtrak's financial prospects.
www.railwayage.com/apr01/amtrak.html
- Reason Public Policy Institute Policy Study: Replacing Amtrak - This 1997 paper by Joseph Vranich calls Amtrak "a failed national experiment," details the reasons why, and proposes alternatives.
www.rppi.org/transportation/ps235.html
- Subcommittee on Railroads Hearing: Passenger Rail in America, What Should It Look Like? - A Congressional hearing on restructuring intercity passenger rail and the future of Amtrak was held on April 11, 2002. Includes background summary and statements of witnesses.
www.house.gov/transportation/rail/04-11-02/04-11-02memo.html
- Subcommittee on Railroads Hearing: The Amtrak Reform Councils Restructuring Plan - The ARC's proposal for restructuring Amtrak was the subject of a Congressional hearing on February 14, 2002. Includes background summary and statements of witnesses.
www.house.gov/transportation/rail/02-14-02/02-14-02memo.html
- Trains. com: Crunch Time at Amtrak - Article details cost-cutting efforts by Amtrak in 2001 in the face of financial crisis.
www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/165vuile.asp
- Trains.com: All about Amtrak - Compendium of facts and figures.
www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/000/670dkhjq.asp
- Trains.com: Amtraks Beginnings - Article describes the creation of Amtrak and its early days of operation after May 1, 1971.
www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/123clbam.asp
- Trains.com: Swan Song for Amtrak's Heritage Sleepers - Article reminisces about the Heritage (pre-Amtrak era) sleepers due for a last run in 2001.
www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/286qkipy.asp
- Trains.com: The Scoop on Sleeper Pricing - How Amtrak sleeping accommodations are priced. Article by Trains columnist Bob Johnston.
www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/683irlqu.asp
- Amtrak - Official site providing information on schedules, fares, promotions, and reservations. Also features news releases, station locations, annual reports, and merchandise.
www.amtrak.com
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