Amtrak: An American Story

About this book

Amtrak is the uniquely American public/private corporation that has been providing American rail passenger service since 1971. This book is created from four decades of archival photographs highlighting the employees trains and technology that made it possible. Amtrak: An American Story includes decade by decade chapters an introduction for each chapter a timeline of when events occurred personal vignettes from employees of Amtrak and a final chapter on a day in the life of Amtrak. This book is truly a 40 year story told by Amtrak.