RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE IN AN ENERGY DEFICIENT WORLD

Before AMTRAK, all rail passenger service in the United States had been operated by private, local, or at least regional, railroads; but all these railroads were in the freight business, where the money was, and no one would invest in passenger service because of competition from road and air transport. The article describes the special characteristics of AMSTRAK's operation of a 27,000-mile network, linking 21 cities considered as terminal points, with the results achieved, problems to be solved and future trends.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

  17-21 rue de Louvrain
  1000 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • Reistrup, P H
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 349-356
• Serial:
  • RAIL INTERNATIONAL
  • Issue Number: 7-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy resources; Forecasting; Passenger service; Passengers; Travel demand
• Identifier Terms: Amtrak
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Subject Areas: Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170448
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM