Derailed
Subtitle: what went wrong and what to do about America's passenger trains
By: Joseph Vranich.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780312171827
Subjects: Amtrak; Railroads -- United States; Railroads and state -- United States
Description: Joseph Vranich, who worked to create Amtrak, now nearly three decades later declares it a "failed experiment." Vranich argues for passenger trains where and when they are needed. He praises innovative commuter rail agencies, high-speed train planners, and long-distance "land-cruise" trains run by independent organizations. This is a blueprint to defederalize and liquidate Amtrak - a bold and convincing call to kill a wasteful government system.

Vranich shows how to smartly dissolve Amtrak while keeping vital trains running in the twenty-first century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-250) and index.