Don’t blame Amtrak for its mediocrity: The U.S. has the system it set out to have

(Source: Washington Post column by Tom Zoellner, May 13, 2015)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Born from an awkward political fix nearly five decades ago, Amtrak might be compared to a federalized version of the Chicago Cubs: It has its likable characteristics and impassioned defenders, but seems trapped in its own mediocrity, and incompetence has almost become a distinct brand identity.

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