Amtrak: The History and Politics of a National Railroad (Explorations in Public Policy) - Hardcover

Nice, David C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555877346 ISBN 13: 9781555877347

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub, 1998

Synopsis

Nice (political science, Washington State U.) reviews the circumstances, expectations, and politics that led to the creation of a national passenger rail system out of what had been a myriad of struggling private services. He begins with a discussion of the various challenges that Amtrak faced when it was developed over 20 years ago, then covers such topics as the politics behind decisions about Amtrak service; the fiscal issues involved in attempts to modernize equipment; national and state subsidies; and the uneven results of Amtrak's experiments with international service. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1555877346
• ISBN 13: 9781555877347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 119