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Am⋅trak

[am-trak]
–noun
a government-subsidized public corporation created by Congress in 1970 to operate a national intercity passenger railroad system through contracts with existing railroads.

Origin:
Am(erican) tra(vel on trac)k

Amtrak 
1971, contraction of American Track. The government-run company also is known as National Railway Passenger Corp.
Amtrak
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (from "American track")
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