AMTRAK DAILY LONG-DISTANCE SERVICE STUDY

Amtrak was established by the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, which relieved private U.S. railroads of their passenger rail service obligation and created Amtrak to fulfill that role instead. In 1971, the US Department of Transportation (US DOT) designated 21 city pairs between which intercity passenger trains should operate, and Amtrak began service between those cities later that year. The new passenger rail system operated by Amtrak was about half the size (by route miles) of the pre-1971 U.S. passenger rail system, which had been operated by multiple railroads... Federal Railroad Administration Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) directed the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to conduct an Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study to evaluate the restoration of daily passenger rail service along discontinued Amtrak long-distance routes, as well as any Amtrak long-distance routes that operate on [.]

Also known as: Amtrak