WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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....
Study: Amtrak Loss Comes To $32 Per Passenger
By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press
Tue, 10/27/2009 - 3:14am
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