Criticism of
Cato Institute: A Plan to Liquidate Amtrak, Cato Institute: Amtrak at Twenty-Five, End of the , Cato Institute: Help Passenger Rail by Privatizing, Heritage Foundation: Amtrak's Impending Colla, Heritage Foundation: Congress Should Accept Indust, Heritage Foundation: End of the Line for Amtrak&ap, Heritage Foundation: New Amtrak Boondoggle May Out, Heritage Foundation: Opportunities to Improve Pass, Heritage Foundation: Proposed Amtrak Bailout Would, Reason Public Policy Institute: Replacing Amtrak
Trains and Routes
Acela Express, Downeaster, Heartland Flyer, Amtrak California, Amtrak Cascades, Capitol Corridor, Texas Eagle, Trains.com: All Aboard! From Washington to Washing, Trains.com: All Aboard! The Coast Starlight, Trains.com: All Aboard! The Tortoise and the Hare, Wikipedia: Auto Train, Wikipedia: Silver Service and Palmetto, Yahoo! Groups: Empire Builder
Amtrak Guest Rewards
Information on Amtrak's frequent-traveler rewards program.
Amtrak Historical Society
Includes a brief Amtrak history, selected documents, a photo archive, and society news updates.
Amtrak: Office of Inspector General
Conducts independent audits of Amtrak's performance. Describes the organization of the office and has an archive of its reports to Congress.
Christian Science Monitor: All Aboard? Amtrak and
Report recounts a cross-country rail trip, looks at the dependence of rural towns on passenger trains, and presents options for reforming Amtrak.
CRS Issue Brief for Congress: Amtrak, Background a
1999 analysis of Amtrak issues facing Congress, prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.
CRS Report for Congress: Amtrak Reform and Account
1999 report prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.
CRS Report for Congress: Amtrak, Overview and Opti
2001 report prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.
Economic Policy Institute: Amtrak Privatization, t
Paper argues that Amtrak is a vital public service and opposes proposals for privatizing it.
Friends of Amtrak
Personal page includes news archive back to 1995, photos, links, and bibliography.
Intercity Passenger Rail: Amtrak Will Continue to
May 2000 report by the U.S. Government Accounting Office on Amtrak's financial prospects.
Railway Age: Amtrak's Rocky Road
Article assesses Amtrak's financial prospects in 2001.
Subcommittee on Railroads Hearing: Passenger Rail
Congressional hearing held April 2002.
Subcommittee on Railroads Hearing: The Amtrak Refo
Congressional hearing held February 2002.
Trains. com: Crunch Time at Amtrak
Article on Amtrak cost-cutting efforts in 2001 in the face of financial crisis.
Trains.com: All about Amtrak
Compendium of facts and figures.
Trains.com: Amtrak's Beginnings
Article describes the creation of Amtrak in 1971 and its early days of operation.
Trains.com: Passenger Trains on the Eve of Amtrak
Lists trains running immediately before and after Amtrak's 1971 debut; half disappeared.
Trains.com: Swan Song for Amtrak's Heritage S
Article reminisces about classic pre-Amtrak sleeping cars.
Trains.com: The Scoop on Sleeper Pricing
How Amtrak sleeping accommodations are priced. 2001 article.
Yahoo! Groups: All Aboard
Discussion group on rail passenger service in North America, focussing chiefly on Amtrak. Free registration required.