Published in the United States of America in 1998 by Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 1800 30th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301 and in the United Kingdom by Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. 3 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 8LU © 1998 by Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nice, David C., 1952- Amtrak: the history and politics of a national railroad / David C. Nice. p. cm. -- (Explorations in public policy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-55587-734-6 (hardcover: alk. paper) 1. Amtrak -- History. 2. Railroads -- United States -- Passenger traffic -- History. 3. Railroads -- Government policy -- United States -- History. 1. Series. HE2791.A563N53 1998 385'.22'0973 -- dc21 97-37756 CIP British Cataloguing in Publication Data A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Printed and bound in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the requirements ∞ of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984. 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |