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Intercity Passenger Rail: Issues for Consideration in Developing an Intercity Passenger Rail Policy.
General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony, June, 2003
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GAO-03-712T April 30, 2003
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The Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 created Amtrak to provide intercity passenger rail service because existing railroads found such service unprofitable. Amtrak operates a 22,000-mile network, primarily over freight railroad tracks, providing service to 46 states and the District of Columbia. Most of Amtrak's passengers travel on the Northeast Corridor, which runs between Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. On some portions of the Corridor, ...
