Amtrak: An American Story

by The staff of Amtrak

Amtrak is the uniquely American public/private corporation that has been providing American rail passenger service since 1971. This book is created from four decades of archival photographs highlighting the employees, trains, and technology that made it possible. An American Story includes decade by decade chapters, an introduction for each chapter, a timeline of when events occurred, personal vignettes from employees of Amtrak, and a final chapter on a day in the life of Amtrak. This book is truly a 40 year story told by Amtrak.

Genres: American History, Railways

144 pages, Paperback

First published May 10, 2011

Reviews

[Aaron Pranger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is awesome! It does a great job of showing Amtrak's history.

[Yean · Rating 3 out of 5]

PR book. lot of cool posters.

[Michael Wang · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice review of Amtrak since the 1970s. It talks about how much the company has grown all these years. As a railfan y0u can count on the book to help you understand everything you need to know about Amtrak.