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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by modelrailroader71 I have heard the UP operates a commutertrain somewhere in Illinois. Other commuter railroads are operated under the supervision of Amtrak, which is owned by the Federal railroad association. Am I correct? That is just what I have heard[B)] [/quote] Not quite. The true name of Amtrak is the National Railroad Passenger Corporation a federal corporation owned by the Federal Government. I don't know anything about an organization called the "Federal railroad association". There is a Federal Railroad Administration which is a federal agency charged with regulating railroad safety in the U.S. It does not "own" Amtrak. There is also the Association of American Railroads (AAR) which is a trade association composed of the largest railroads (Class 1s), likewise the AAR does not "own" Amtrak. Also, Amtrak operates several different commuter railroads as I mentioned above. It does not "supervise" these operations. LC
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