Rail Passenger Service Act
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The Rail Passenger Service Act (PL 91-518) of 1970, a United States federal law, created Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation of the United States. This organization took over passenger rail service from the private railroads, which afterwards provided only freight service, and placed it in a government corporation.
The law was revised in 2001 to reorganize Amtrak, attempt to make it profitable, and spin off some components.
[edit] Other Amtrak Laws
- Amtrak Improvement Act (PL 93-146)
- Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-134)
- Rail Passenger Service Act of 2001 [1]
- Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act of 2003 S.1501-108th (Not Law)
