Designed to Fail - An Amtrak History: Episode 25

In the late 1960s, the American passenger rail system was on the verge of collapse. The railroads were losing enormous amounts of money, so Congress stepped in to create Amtrak, America's perpetually broke national passenger railroad. Links and stuffs Merch:https://shop.trlpod.com/ Twitter:@TheRedLine_pod YouTube channel:The Red Line Podcast Spotify:The Red Line Podcast Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcasters Email:[email protected] Website:https://www.trlpod.com/ Timestamps Timestamps to be posted. References & notes [1]Mass Transit: First phase of trackway construction for TriMet's A Better Red MAX reliability and extension project on schedule to finish on time [2]Railfan & Railroad Magazine: Amtrak, Freight Railroads Strike a Deal on the Gulf Coast [3]Wikipedia: Alaska Railroad [4]Wikipedia: Rail transportation in the United States § Passenger railroads [5]Amtrak: FY 2019 Company Profile [6]Wikipedia: File:Amtrak System Map.svg [7]Wikipedia: List of Amtrak routes [8]Wikipedia: Amtrak [9]Britannica: Amtrak [10]Amtrak: How Amtrak Started in 1971 [11]Wikipedia: Auto Train [12]Wikipedia: Acela [13]Amtrak: Historic Timeline [14]Trains: Amtrak's creation story: A nitty-gritty narrative about the origins of the National Passenger Railroad Corp. [15]American-Rails.com: Amtrak, The National Railroad Passenger Corporation [16]Amtrak's Long-Distance Trains: Brief History, Benefits, Infrastructure Challenges [17]Business Insider: The rise and fall of Amtrak, which has been losing money since 1971 [18]Illinois Passenger Rail: Illinois & Amtrak [19]Wikipedia: High-speed rail in the United States [20]Wikipedia: High-Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965 [21]Wikipedia: Metroliner (train) [22]Wikipedia: Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act