Amtrak
Amtrak (AMTK, AMTZ) is a passenger train company in the United States. It uses many different types of trains to carry people between more than 500 cities. The United States Government owns and created this company. Originally started on May 1st, 1971 as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (NRPC), any railroad operating intercity passenger service could contract with the NRPC, and join it.
When Amtrak was first formed, they received no railroad tracks, nor any right-of-way as of its formation. All railroad services were continuations of previous services.
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The Pennsylvania Railroad's Congressional in the 1960s
The North Coast Hiawatha near Yakima, Washington, in July 1971, an example of early Amtrak "rainbow" consists, made up of equipment still painted in the colors of various railroads
Classic Amtrak logo displayed at the Oakland – Jack London Square station, California
An Amtrak EMD SDP40F with the San Francisco Zephyr in 1975. By the mid-1970s, Amtrak equipment was acquiring its own identity.
An EMD AEM-7 with a Metroliner in Seabrook, Maryland in 1987. The AEM-7 was Amtrak's workhorse on electrified routes for over 30 years.
An EMD F40PH leads the California Zephyr in 1995. The F40PH replaced the unreliable SDP40F.
GE Genesis diesel locomotives lead the Cardinal in 2006. In the 21st century, Amtrak replaced the F40PH with the Genesis series
An Acela at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, in 2011
New York City's Penn Station, Amtrak's busiest station by boardings
