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WASHINGTON -- U.S. taxpayers spent about $32 subsidizing the cost of the typical Amtrak passenger in 2008, about four times the rail operator's estimate, according to a private study.
Amtrak operates a nationwide rail network, serving more than 500 destinations in 46 states. Forty-one of Amtrak's 44 routes lost money in 2008, said the study by Subsidyscope, an arm of the Pew Charitable Trusts.See the full content of this document
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Amtrak Loss = $32 Per Passenger
Stephen Van Beek, president of the Eno Transportation Foundation, a think tank, said the analysis could h...
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