Amtrak facts for kids
Amtrak is a passenger train company in the United States. It uses trains to carry people between cities. The United States Government owns it.
Images for kids
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The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad's Rio Grande Zephyr at Denver's Union Station in April 1983
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A Burlington Northern EMD F3 leads the North Coast Hiawatha into Yakima, Washington, in July 1971, an example of early Amtrak "rainbow" consists, made up of equipment still painted in the colors of various freight carriers
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An Acela at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, in 2011
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In the 21st century Amtrak replaced its F40PH units with the GE Genesis. Pictured are Amtrak engines #1 and #56, both GE Genesis P42DC diesels, pulling the eastbound California Zephyr at Grand Junction, Colorado, April 2012
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Talgo equipment on the state-funded Amtrak Cascades in 2006. Amtrak partnerships with state governments grew throughout the early 2000s
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Entrance to New York City's Penn Station, Amtrak's busiest station by boardings
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30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Amtrak's third busiest train station in the nation, July 2016
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An Amtrak catenary maintenance vehicle on the Northeast Corridor in Guilford, Connecticut
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A Viewliner II baggage car at New London in 2016
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Amtrak's Piedmont near Charlotte, North Carolina, with a state-owned locomotive. This route is run under a partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, 2003
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Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington, 2006
See also
In Spanish: Amtrak para niños