Company Profile for Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak (reporting mark AMTK), is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a blend of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union Station in Washington, DC.
Source: Amtrak - Wikipedia
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
10 G St., N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
Toll free: 1-800-872-7245
TTY: 1-800-523-6590
www.amtrak.com
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—>Bob didn't realize that his Amtrak train from Syracuse would be delayed for more than an hour until an Amtrak agent called him up and offered to upgrade him free of charge to an earlier and pricier train. Bob initially declined, but later called back to change his mind. When he got to the station, the same agent realized that he qualified for a cheaper ticket and refunded the difference on the spot. More »
—>Readers and Twitterers report Amtrak's ticketing systems are down nationwide. Tickets are being handwritten and they're letting you purchase onboard. Maybe their computers heard that Biden was about to announce a $1.3billion infusion and simply freaked the freak out? (Photo: mbeldyk) More »
—>About 450 Amtrak passengers were stranded in Chicago's Union Station for almost 24 hours — without food, water or access to reliable functioning restrooms. More »
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With all the talk about trains in recent days, reader Zach decided to do some quick Googling to check out some train ticket prices. He typed in "cheap train tickets" and what do you know? Oh, hello Delta! We didn't know you were in the train business now. Let's click on your link on the small hope that maybe there's a train ticket discount or some sort of...nope, same old Delta. Zach's letter, inside... More »
—>It may take longer to get there, a lot longer, depending on your destination, but Ecogeek has found 9 reasons why traveling on trains is better than traveling on planes. No security delays, more legroom and no baggage handlers to lose your luggage is just the beginning. Check out one of our favorite reasons, inside... More »
