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Amtrak

[ am-trak ]

noun

  1. a government-subsidized public corporation created by Congress in 1970 to operate a national intercity passenger railroad system through contracts with existing railroads.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Amtrak1

Am(erican) tra(vel on trac)k
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The tracks that run adjacent to the river are a major north-south artery for freight and a twice-daily Amtrak service.

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Heartland Charter School in Kern County has several dream field trips on the calendar this spring, including tours of In-N-Out Burger, an Amtrak train ride along the Central Coast and a matinee performance of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at the Hollywood Pantages.

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This week Amtrak said it was notifying customers that they may have been exposed to the disease this month when a passenger with measles rode one of its trains from New York City to Washington, D.C.

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In his inauguration speech, Trump’s successor, “Amtrak” Joe Biden, announced that “democracy had prevailed.”

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Riding two Amtrak trains over three days from Washington, D.C. to Chicago, then onward to Albuquerque before returning to L.A., he got little sleep but had great views.

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