Reason.com

Print|Email

Train Stopped A-Rollin'?

Amtrak may finally go the way of the buffalo.

Amtrak's quarter-century chug at taxpayer expense may finally be running off the rail. The House Budget Committee has targeted eliminating its federal subsidy entirely by 2002. This year's funding bill, just out of the railroad subcommittee at press time, is only a tentative step; it trims federal subsidies over the next four years, with some reforms to allow more contracting out and ending some federal micromanagement of such matters as route cutbacks.

Amtrak squeezed $972 million from taxpayers in 1995 to cover its losses while taking some halting steps toward cutting the shortfall.

Editor's Note: We invite comments and request that they be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of Reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment or disable your ability to comment for any reason at any time.

nfl jerseys|11.17.10 @ 12:23AM|

hnxth

سهمي|12.11.10 @ 4:51PM|

sagasg

More Articles by Brian Doherty

Related Articles (Transportation)

advertisements

Get Reason E-mail Updates!

Manage your Reason e-mail list subscriptions

Site comments/questions:

Media Inquiries and Reprint Permissions:


(310) 367-6109

Editorial & Production Offices:

3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 391-2245