Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
A leaked memo showed how Amtrak is planning to add airline-style scam charges for riders. People want fast trains, not slow planes! This would set a dangerous precedent for future Amtrak decisions. I intended for this video to be much short but it turned out longer than expected, this stuff needs to be talked about.
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đ Links to Research:
Leaked memo - Business Insider http://archive.is/hcnAW
bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/07/12/daily20.html
trn.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/9/4/d/ridership-revenue_fy09.pdf
science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/who-rides-u.s.-passenger-trains-these-days.htm
amtrak.com/the-unique-amtrak-experience-with-many-benefits
vox.com/2016/5/1/11539966/amtrak-45-anniversary
downsizinggovernment.org/transportation/high-speed-rail
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier_State_(train)#Iowa_Pacific_operation
web.archive.org/web/20160923192319/https://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/559/202/Amtrak-Monthly-Performance-Report-July-2016-rev.pdf
marketing-interactive.com/lego-launches-surprise-lego-themed-mtr-express-in-hong-kong
sg.news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-implement-qr-codes-mtr-station-calls-031817669.html
gothamist.com/news/the-insanely-expensive-second-avenue-subway-explained
com
railway-technology.com/news/newshong-kong-mtr-track-circuits-replacement-contract-alstom-4841612
http://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/main/performance_201407.html
time.com/5727899/hong-kong-travel-what-to-know
washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/23/us-airlines-crony-capitalism-and-subsidies
liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2017/07/21/10-ways-taxpayers-subsidize-u-s-airlines
usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/mcgee/2015/09/02/how-much-do-taxpayers-support-airlines/71568226
skift.com/2015/04/09/wikileaks-disclosure-shows-u-s-airlines-received-billions-in-subsidies
forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/11/17/government-airline-subsidies-so-what/#63f8836f1f5f
trainweb.org/moksrail/advocacy/resources/subsidies/transport.htm
(If anything is missing, please inform me in the comments below)
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#amtrak #trains #americanrailclub
A leaked memo showed how Amtrak is planning to add airline-style scam charges for riders. People want fast trains, not slow planes! This would set a dangerous precedent for future Amtrak decisions. I intended for this video to be much short but it turned out longer than expected, this stuff needs to be talked about.
đ Get a $25 credit off your first car rental on Turo: turo.com/c/demetriusv22
đē Board the future with an American Rail Club T-shirt: teespring.com/stores/american-rail-club
đ Support us on Patreon to keep this train rollin': patreon.com/americanrailclub
âļ Why Hyperloop will FAIL HARD
youtu.be/-XFMIqiDWAc
đĨ YOUTUBE: youtube.com/c/AmericanRailClub?sub_confirmation=1
đˇ INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/goamericanrailclub
đ FACEBOOK GROUP: facebook.com/groups/hsrac
đĻ TWITTER: twitter.com/AmericaRailClub
đ WEB: americanrailclub.com
đ Special thanks to our Patrons đ
Sam Hint, Hicast Infrastructure, Holly Evenson, Johannes Urbanski, John Bauer-Buis, John P Manley, Sarah Hill, and Trevor Gwin
đ Links to Research:
Leaked memo - Business Insider http://archive.is/hcnAW
bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/07/12/daily20.html
trn.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/9/4/d/ridership-revenue_fy09.pdf
science.howstuffworks.com/transport/engines-equipment/who-rides-u.s.-passenger-trains-these-days.htm
amtrak.com/the-unique-amtrak-experience-with-many-benefits
vox.com/2016/5/1/11539966/amtrak-45-anniversary
downsizinggovernment.org/transportation/high-speed-rail
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier_State_(train)#Iowa_Pacific_operation
web.archive.org/web/20160923192319/https://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/559/202/Amtrak-Monthly-Performance-Report-July-2016-rev.pdf
marketing-interactive.com/lego-launches-surprise-lego-themed-mtr-express-in-hong-kong
sg.news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-implement-qr-codes-mtr-station-calls-031817669.html
gothamist.com/news/the-insanely-expensive-second-avenue-subway-explained
com
railway-technology.com/news/newshong-kong-mtr-track-circuits-replacement-contract-alstom-4841612
http://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/main/performance_201407.html
time.com/5727899/hong-kong-travel-what-to-know
washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/23/us-airlines-crony-capitalism-and-subsidies
liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2017/07/21/10-ways-taxpayers-subsidize-u-s-airlines
usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/mcgee/2015/09/02/how-much-do-taxpayers-support-airlines/71568226
skift.com/2015/04/09/wikileaks-disclosure-shows-u-s-airlines-received-billions-in-subsidies
forbes.com/sites/realspin/2016/11/17/government-airline-subsidies-so-what/#63f8836f1f5f
trainweb.org/moksrail/advocacy/resources/subsidies/transport.htm
(If anything is missing, please inform me in the comments below)
đĩ Music:
īŧŗīŧĢīŧšīŧˇīŧĄīŧš [ Chillwave - Synthwave - Retrowave Mix ]
#amtrak #trains #americanrailclub
