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This pictorial history is only the second of its kind to trace the 30-plus-year history of Amtrak, beginning with a look at the rise and fall of privately run passenger train service followed by a look at Amtrak’s infant stage from 1971 through 1976. Also examined is the period from 1976 to 1991, when Amtrak finally established an image, buying new equipment and refurbished old and grew its ridership despite a severely limited budget. Modern and period color photos illustrate such aspects of Amtrak as its motive power, including the high-speed Acela Express; its diverse array of rolling stock and equipment, famous long-distance trains past and present; short-haul corridors.

Against all odds, the passenger train survives in the United States. The formation of Amtrak in 1971 heralded the end of privately operated passenger train service and ushered in an era of intercity train travel financed on a budget that has vacillated between the virtually non-existent and the barely adequate.

• The only extant pictorial history of America's only passenger rail network • Amtrak ridership in 2001 topped 24 million, the highest in its history • Passenger rail travel may be a concept whose time has come in this country, considering the woeful state of the airline industry and the efforts of prominent belt way politicians like Tom Harkin to make Amtrak a viable national passenger railway

Wooden Railway Set "We make more Amtrak trains than any other toy. Even though passenger rail travel is only a shadow of times past, America?s youngest engineers easily recognize an Amtrak train and often dream of "riding a train"; especially an Amtrak Superliner." Handmade & Hand-painted in the USA All Whittle toy trains are ThomasTM and Brio® compatible. Each is painted in authentic American railroad liveries. Each railcar is handmade of reforested birch hardwood. Each railcar is painted with child-safe paints and sealers. After drying, appliqués are then applied (again, by hand).

She was a 365-days-a-year railfan excursion...she was the train that behaved like a caribbean cruise ship, inviting you to loaf and look, dine and drink, with ultimate destination beside the point! - So wrote David P. Morgan, past editor of Trains Magazine in the July 1976 issue of that magazine. Now from the camera of noted photographer Emery Gulash comes the most awesome experience: a complete trip on the California Zephyr! Filmed in 1965, when the CZ was at it's ultimate, Emery's camera takes you from dome to trackside, from the cab through the 'Big-10' curves and tunnels West of Denver, From Chicago to San Francisco. Never has there been such on and off train coverage of probably America's most well known and favored train... The California Zephyr. Thrill to the incredible diversity of scenery, the first class service, F-7's all the way to the West coast, incredible cab scenes from Denver-West through tunnels and the Big 10 curves, and thrilling run-bys as only Emery Gulash can provide. Filmed in gorgeous 16 mm color, this is a DVD you will watch over and over again. Live the luxury of the past, through mountains, across the plains, meets with the other CZ's as well as freight and passenger trains...and a surprise meet with Burlington steam loco 5632 as she passes the CZ on a for railfans only runby! Approx. 72 Minutes Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Joseph Vranich has produced the first insightful analysis of what's wrong with the deficit-ridden Amtrak system since the passage of major reform legislation in 1997?and he tells us what we can do about it. His review comes as Amtrak is seeking record federal subsidies while continuing to resist reform. Vranich's expos? busts many Amtrak myths. For instance, the railroad is not as essential to mobility as it claims; each of the nation's top sixteen airports serves more travelers. Vranich also explains that the Acela Express will never attract enough passengers to be profitable in large part because the trains are not really high-speed and routes are planned in thinly populated areas. Most shockingly, he reveals Amtrak's longstanding disregard for public safety in the New York City railroad tunnels, leaving travelers on Amtrak's busiest line needlessly vulnerable to terrorist attacks while squandering billions of dollars on lightly traveled routes. Vranich concludes that America's passenger trains have great potential if we pursue privatization, franchising, and devolvement of services to more responsive regional and state transportation agencies.

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Author: Chris Hanus & John Shaske

Publisher: Way of the Rail Publishing

Over six months in the making, this extraordinary documentary is devoted to the legendary 2200-mile track across the Great Northwest. The route was finished in 1893 by Great Northern Railway Founder James J. Hill. Produced by emmy-award winning producer and feature reporter John Yeager for ABC affiliate KXLY-TV of Spokane, Washington, this 48 minute documentary chronicles the life and times of people who now work on the train and those whose lives it touches. You will see grand views of Amtrak's Empire Builder as it wends it's way from Chicago to Seattle. Spectacular aerial views, in the cab and on the train shots, as well as beautiful runbys make this a MUST DVD! What makes The Empire Builder: Discovering the Great Northwest different from other rail documentaries' It tells a story of America and how it found its way...across prairies and through the mountains. Breathtaking scenery, a behind-the-scenes look at Amtrak's passenger service, the Great Northern's original Empire Builder, classic footage of electric action as well as a look at the Great Northern Railway Historical Society's 1991 Convention are just some of the featured stories. BONUS Material- (Extra Footage) Empire Builder 2-Special Edition-Railfan's View... Off Train, from the air, from the cab, no interviews, just great railroad action. Approx. 88 Minutes...Total Time Includes Bonus Material

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