| Created in 1971 in response to the demise of passenger trains run by private railroads, Amtrak has never shown a profit. |
| He updated Amtrak information at the station, including a new menu for the Texas Eagle dining cars. |
| This wasn't the usual daily chaos of ScotRail, this was an Amtrak express leaving Penn Station. |
| Just a bit after 400 PM, the speakers began, and the ceremony was emceed by Gil Mallory, President of Amtrak West. |
| When most of the railroads turned over the operation of their passenger trains to Amtrak back in 1971, The Southern, and Rio Grande refused. |
| The relationship between Amtrak and the freight railroads was established by law back when Amtrak was set up. |
