The past and future of U.S. passenger rail service.
Contributors: Pinkston, Elizabeth.; United States. Congressional Budget Office.
Series: A CBO study
Publisher: Congress of the U.S., Congressional Budget Office; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Amtrak -- Finance.; Railroads -- Passenger traffic -- Economic aspects -- United States.; Federal aid to transportation -- United States.
Description: Introduction: Amtrak's current situation -- A brief history of Amtrak -- Amtrak's role in intercity transportation -- The basic economics of passenger rail -- Policy options for the future of passenger rail -- Appendix. Amtrak's interconnections with freight and commuter railroads.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Elizabeth Pinkston ... wrote the study"--P. [iii].
"September 2003."
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