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Railway Age: First, the Northeast Next...?
2001 article describes prospects for higher speed rail beyond the Northeast Corridor.
http://207.252.75.134/may01/highspeed.html
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Heritage Foundation: Opportunities to Improve Passenger Rail Service
2002 testimony on private-sector reform options.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Regulation/Test030702.cfm
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Heritage Foundation: Congress Should Accept Industry Offers to Buy Amtrak
1998 paper argues for privatization.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Regulation/BG1179.cfm
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Heritage Foundation: Amtrak's Impending Collapse Offers One-Time Opportunity for Reform
2002 paper says Amtrak needs private-sector reforms, not more "muddling through."
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Regulation/BG1547.cfm
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CRS Issue Brief for Congress: Amtrak, Background and Selected Public Policy Issues
1999 analysis of Amtrak issues facing Congress.
http://www.NCSEonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/Transportation/trans-4.cfm
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Reason Public Policy Institute: Replacing Amtrak
1998 Senate testimony by RPPI president Robert Poole, Jr.
http://www.rppi.org/bobsp0398.html
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Cato Institute: Help Passenger Rail by Privatizing Amtrak
2001 paper says that Amtrak's problems require its liquidation.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-419es.html
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Cato Institute: A Plan to Liquidate Amtrak
2002 policy paper advocates bankruptcy liquidation.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-425es.html
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Christian Science Monitor: All Aboard? Amtrak and the Future of Passenger Rail in America
Report recounts a cross-country rail trip, looks at the dependence of rural towns on passenger
trains, and presents options for reforming Amtrak.

http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/amtrak/index.html
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Heritage Foundation: New Amtrak Boondoggle May Outdo All Others
2000 policy paper opposes the High Speed Rail Investment Act.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Regulation/BG1392.cfm
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Heritage Foundation: End of the Line for Amtrak's Current Management
2001 paper argues for new management.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Regulation/BG1412.cfm
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Heritage Foundation: Proposed Amtrak Bailout Would Bust the Budget
Opposes the High Speed Rail Act of 2001.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Regulation/BG1482.cfm
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Friends of Amtrak
Personal page includes news archive back to 1995, photos, links, and bibliography.
http://www.trainweb.org/crocon/amtrak.html
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Trains.com: The Scoop on Sleeper Pricing
How Amtrak sleeping accommodations are priced. 2001 article.
http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/683irlqu.asp
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CRS Report for Congress: Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997
1999 Congressional Research Service report.
http://cnie.org/NLE/CRSreports/Transportation/trans-13.cfm
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Subcommittee on Railroads Hearing: The Amtrak Reform Council's Restructuring Plan
Congressional hearing held February 2002.
http://www.house.gov/transportation/rail/02-14-02/02-14-02memo.html
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Reason Public Policy Institute: Replacing Amtrak
1997 paper calls Amtrak "a failed national experiment" and proposes alternatives.
http://www.rppi.org/transportation/ps235.html
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Trains.com: All about Amtrak
Compendium of facts and figures.
http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/000/670dkhjq.asp
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Trains.com: Swan Song for Amtrak's Heritage Sleepers
Article reminisces about the classic pre-Amtrak era sleeping cars retired in 2001.
http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/286qkipy.asp
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Trains. com: Crunch Time at Amtrak
Article details cost-cutting efforts by Amtrak in 2001 in the face of financial crisis.
http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/165vuile.asp
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Trains.com: Amtrak's Beginnings
Article describes the creation of Amtrak in 1971 and its early days of operation.
http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/123clbam.asp
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Subcommittee on Railroads Hearing: Passenger Rail in America, What Should It Look Like?
Congressional hearing held April 2002.
http://www.house.gov/transportation/rail/04-11-02/04-11-02memo.html
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CRS Report for Congress: Amtrak, Overview and Options
2001 Congressional Research Service report.
http://cnie.org/NLE/CRSreports/Transportation/trans-36.cfm
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Railway Age: Amtrak's Rocky Road
Article assesses Amtrak's financial prospects in 2001.
http://www.railwayage.com/apr01/amtrak.html
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Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General: Amtrak
Reports on Amtrak performance, Congressional testimony, and related documents.
http://www.oig.dot.gov/docs_by_area.php?area=33
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Amtrak Historical Society
Includes a brief Amtrak history, selected documents, a photo archive, and society news updates.
http://www.amtrakhistoricalsociety.com/
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Amtrak
Official site includes schedules, fares, promotions, and reservations.
http://www.amtrak.com/
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Amtrak Reform Council
Created by Congress in 1997 to monitor Amtrak's financial performance and viability. Includes ARC's
2002 Amtrak restructuring plan, other documents, and Congressional testimony,

http://www.amtrakreformcouncil.gov/index.html
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MileTrak
Amtrak mileage calculator and tracker.
http://www.MileTrak.com
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Amtrak's Office of Inspector General
News and reports from the independent office that investigates allegations of waste, fraud, and
abuse.

http://www.amtrakoig.com/
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Amtrak Guest Rewards
Information on Amtrak's frequent-traveler rewards program.
http://www.amtrakguestrewards.com/
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Cato Institute: Amtrak at Twenty-Five, End of the Line for Taxpayer Subsidies
1996 policy paper says subsidies are based on myths.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-266.html
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Amtrak Unlimited
Discussion forum, photos, and information.
http://www.amtraktrains.com
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