Private passenger service
In 1916, 98% of all commercial intercity travelers in the United States moved by rail, and the remaining 2% moved by inland waterways. Nearly 42 million passengers used railways as primary

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Routes
Amtrak is required by law to operate a national route system. Amtrak has presence in 46 of the 48 contiguous states (with only thruway

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Classes of service
As of 2015 Amtrak offers four classes of service: First Class, Sleeper Service, Business Class, and Coach Class:
• First

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In the modern era, Amtrak faces a number of important labor issues. In the area of pension funding, because of limitations originally imposed by Congress, most Amtrak workers were traditionally classified as "railroad employees" and contributions to the

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• Amtrak Arrow Reservation System
• Amtrak paint schemes
• Amtrak Police Department
• Amtrak Standard Stations Program

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• Baron, David P. (August 1990). "Distributive Politics and the Persistence of Amtrak". The Journal of Politics. 52 (3): 883–913. doi:10.2307/2131831. JSTOR 2131831.

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Amtrak receives annual appropriations from federal and state governments to supplement operating and capital programs.
Funding history

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