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ctingom | 7 years ago

Doesn't the government run Amtrak?

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WorldMaker|7 years ago

Sort of, but not really. The US Government is king of weird semi-privatized public partnerships that are the worst of both worlds. Amtrak is very similar to the current iteration of the USPS, in that Amtrak is run as its own "for profit" somewhat publicly traded company, yet has to answer to the US Congress as its largest shareholder.