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Amtrak Past, Present, Future by Frank N. Wilner Soft Cover
Amtrak Past, Present, Future by Frank N. Wilner
Amtrak Past, Present, Future
Frank N. Wilner
Soft cover
212 Pages
Copyright 2012 1st Printing
Contents
Foreword by Douglas John Bowen vii
Introduction xi
Chapter One: Who Shot the Passenger Train? I
Chapter Two: Railpax Is Born 15
Chapter Three: Out of the Station Barely 33
Chapter Four: Woe Be the Equipment and Track 43
Chapter Five: Novus Ordo 53
Chapter Six: The Saga of Amtrak's Common Stock 67
Chapter Seven: Mail and Express 71
Chapter Eight: High-Speed Rail 81
Chapter Nine: The Northeast Corridor 97
Chapter Ten: Privatization 107
Chapter Eleven: Labor Relations 123
Chapter Twelve: Modern Amtrak 129
Conclusion 141
Afterword by Anthony Perl 145
Amtrak Presidents 149
Federal Statutes Mentioned 153
Endnotes 155
Index 201
"This is an informative, colorful and highly readable account of the role of the railroads in America. Wilner focuses on the passenger railroads' precipitous decline after World War II, followed by their rebirth as a government-subsidized service known as Amtrak. How will current policy and economic trends affect the future of Amtrak and, more broadly, passenger rail service in the years ahead? Will high-speed rail and railroad privatization gain traction? For anyone who seeks answers to these intriguing questions, Wilner's insights will come as invaluable."
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