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![Amtrak’s Grand Plan for Profitability
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References:
[1] https://skift.com/2016/10/11/delta-air-lines-chairman-resigns-effective-immediately/
[2] https://www.businessinsider.com/amtrak-why-so-expensive-america-train-system-2019-3?r=US&IR=T
[3] https://www.bts.gov/content/amtrak-time-performance-trends-and-hours-delay-cause
[4] https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/businessplanning/Amtrak-Service-Line-Plans-FY20-24.pdf
[5] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-11-20/amtrak-ceo-has-no-love-lost-for-dining-cars-long-haul-routes
[6] https://thepointsguy.com/news/amtrak-plans-to-expand-new-nonstop-acela-service-from-new-york/
[7] https://transportation.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Anderson%20Testimony.pdf
[8] https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Texas-High-Speed-Train-is-Shovel-Ready-565182232.html
[9] https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelgoldstein/2019/10/31/billionaire-branson-gets-billions-in-bonds-to-launch-vegas-to-california-train-service/#f5ffad276604
[10] http://trn.trains.com/bonus/amtrak
[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_wave_of_January_1977
[12] https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/nationalfactsheets/Amtrak-Economic-Contribution-Brochure-083016.pdf Amtrak’s Grand Plan for Profitability](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dSw7fWCrDk0/mqdefault.jpg)

![The Surprising Success of Private Passenger Rail
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References
[1] https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-109publ59/pdf/PLAW-109publ59.pdf
[2] https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/il_centerpoint.aspx
[3] https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/ky_eastend_crossing.aspx
[4] https://www.americanprogress.org/article/public-private-partnerships-fail-look-southern-indianas-69-project/
[5] https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/finance/tools_programs/federal_debt_financing/private_activity_bonds/#:~:text=Private%20Activity%20Bonds%20(PABs)%20are,of%20tax%2Dexempt%20municipal%20bonds
[6] https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/financing/private-activity-bonds The Surprising Success of Private Passenger Rail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dmpyV4Yf8b0/mqdefault.jpg)


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[1] https://www.davidbrotsky.com/hiatus-map
[2] https://brazilproductionservices.com/news/2018/5/2/bps-bring-the-avengers-infinity-war-to-shoot-in-brazil
[3] https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/26/18/yes-that-avengers-infinity-war-scene-is-in-ph
[4] https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/avengers-endgames-superhero-tourism-boost-14996002 The Logistics of Filming Avengers](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/erS2YMYcZO8/mqdefault.jpg)
![How This Central African City Became the World’s Most Expensive
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References
[1] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/01/extreme-city-specter
[2] https://library.fes.de/libalt/journals/swetsfulltext/11733907.pdf
[3] https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/resrep30954.6.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Aba96b30914cbcfe6a94c15a339cb1606&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&origin=
[4] https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/etd/ucb/text/Cardoso_berkeley_0028E_15509.pdf
[5] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG?end=2005&most_recent_value_desc=true&start=1961&view=chart
[6] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2008/9/6/timeline-angolan-elections
[7] http://www.afrol.com/articles/22889
[8] https://bradtangolaupdate.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/luanda-new-5-star-hotel-opens/
[9] https://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/01/11/angola.host.cup.nations/index.html
[10] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-18646243
[11] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-21184854
[12] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-angola-president-idUSKCN0WD13H
[13] https://web.archive.org/web/20170216103334/http://mgafrica.com/article/2016-06-03-all-in-the-family-angola-president-picks-eldest-daughter-to-head-state-oil-firm-western-firms-scramble-for-contract How This Central African City Became the World’s Most Expensive](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f66GfsKPTUg/mqdefault.jpg)


