Amtrak | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-03-26

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak


00:01:29 1 History
00:01:37 1.1 Private passenger service
00:04:37 1.2 Formation
00:08:03 1.3 1970s: The Rainbow Era
00:12:26 1.4 The 1980s and 1990s
00:14:57 1.5 Growth in the 21st century
00:21:16 2 Operations
00:21:25 2.1 Routes
00:24:20 2.2 Efficiency
00:25:48 2.3 Intermodal connections
00:26:44 2.4 On-time performance
00:28:25 2.5 Ridership
00:28:53 2.6 Guest Rewards
00:29:18 2.7 Commuter services
00:29:43 2.8 Lines
00:32:46 2.9 Rolling stock
00:33:17 3 On-board services
00:33:26 3.1 Classes of service
00:35:59 3.2 WiFi and electronic services
00:37:12 3.3 Baggage
00:38:12 4 Company Officers
00:38:21 4.1 Presidents
00:38:30 4.2 Board of Directors
00:39:02 5 Labor issues
00:40:39 6 Public funding
00:40:56 6.1 Funding history
00:41:04 6.1.1 1970s to 1990s
00:42:27 6.1.2 2000s
00:45:08 6.1.3 2010s
00:46:39 6.2 Controversy
00:48:21 7 Incidents
00:48:35 8 See also



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The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is a passenger railroad service that provides medium- and long-distance intercity service in the contiguous United States and to nine Canadian cities.
Founded in 1971 as a quasi-public corporation to operate many U.S. passenger rail services, it receives a combination of state and federal subsidies but is managed as a for-profit organization. Amtrak's headquarters is located one block west of Union Station in Washington, D.C.Amtrak serves more than 500 destinations in 46 states and three Canadian provinces, operating more than 300 trains daily over 21,400 miles (34,000 km) of track. Amtrak owns approximately 623 miles of this track and operates an additional 132 miles of track. Some track sections allow trains to run as fast as 150 mph (240 km/h).In fiscal year 2017, Amtrak served 31.7 million passengers and had $3.3 billion in revenue, while employing more than 20,000 people. Nearly 87,000 passengers ride more than 300 Amtrak trains on a daily basis. Nearly two-thirds of passengers come from the 10 largest metropolitan areas; 83% of passengers travel on routes shorter than 400 miles (645 km).The name Amtrak is a portmanteau of the words America and trak, the latter itself a sensational spelling of track.