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Polizi: In the simplest possible terms: NO. The railroads "not wanting" to run passenger trains was because the losses were inevitably driving them into bankruptcy. Amtrak was formed to keep the railroads from going bankrupt and ending all service, passenger AND freight. The legal requirements a railroad had to operate passenger trains ended for most railroads on May 1, 1971. For four others it ended by 1983 or earlier. For commuter trains it ended in the 1970s for all roads. If Amtrak was shut down tomorrow the requirement would not revert. If the government were to try to force the issue anyway, it would essentially mean tearing up the U.S. Constitution. OS
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