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Amtrak Financial Crisis For decades, Amtrak has had financial challenges. In fact, Unions, in 1970, were so skeptical of CongressÂ’ structuring of Amtrak that they demanded large severance packages, some to the tune of six years of full wages and benefits should service be discontinued, before coming onboard. (Scherer 3) They saw it as a losing proposition, with expensive infrastructures to develop and maintain and fierce competition from other transportation methods, how could such a venture be successful? Apparently, those union officials were not completely unfounded, more than thirty years ago. Since that time, without increasing amounts of government funding, Amtrak would have ceased to exist a long time ago.
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