Derailed

Joseph Vranich, who worked to create Amtrak, now nearly three decades later declares it a "failed experiment." Vranich argues for passenger trains where and when they are needed. He praises innovative commuter rail agencies, high-speed train planners, and long-distance "land-cruise" trains run by independent organizations. This is a blueprint to defederalize and liquidate Amtrak - a bold and convincing call to kill a wasteful government system. Vranich shows how to smartly dissolve Amtrak while keeping vital trains running in the twenty-first century.

First sentence: Train travel can be an enjoyable experience.

Year

1997

Language

English

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Editions

3

Pages

258

ISBN

9780312171827

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