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Amtrak
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Am·trak       [am-trak] Pronunciation Key
–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]
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Amtrak 
1971, contraction of American Track. The government-run company also is known as National Railway Passenger Corp.

American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary 3rd Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Amtrak
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (from "American track")

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