BaltACDFrom it inception, Amtrak was formed to fail. It was Congress' intent that Amtrak fail within its initial authorization period. It was only through the resourcefullness of Amtrak management, employees and lobyist that it has continued to exist past its 50th Anniversary. ...
The Congressmen who drafted the Amtrak bill and the Nixon Administration may have assumed it would fail, but Congress soon saw Amtrak had gained a constituency, and has kept it alive since then.
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