Amtrak
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Amtrak
Am(erican) tra(vel on trac)k
Example Sentences
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Esther Fung is a reporter in The Wall Street Journal's corporate bureau in New York, where she writes about parcel-shipping companies like FedEx and UPS, freight railroads like Union Pacific, CSX and Norfolk Southern, passenger railroad Amtrak, the U.S.
Much of the site is owned by Amtrak, a corporation chartered by the federal government.
Amtrak is adjusting External link some of its services in the Northeast on Sunday and Monday because of dangerous winter weather conditions, and said affected customers can rebook their travel or request refunds without penalties at Amtrak.com, on Amtrak’s mobile app, or by calling 1-800-USA-RAIL.
From Barron's
Amtrak’s Mardi Gras service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., is back, with stop-worthy spots along the way.
We were on Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service, which launched last August after the route, which heads east from New Orleans, was shut down more than 20 years ago due to damage sustained from Hurricane Katrina.
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