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   Adam H. Kerman to mroberds@att.net   
   Re: regarding "amtrak" vs. "amtrack"   
   13 May 15 18:13:54   
   
   XPost: misc.transport.rail.americas   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   mroberds@att.net wrote:   
   >danny burstein  wrote:   
      
   >>I have this nagging memory that back in 1971, when the National   
   >>Railroad Passenger Administration was considering a new name, they   
   >>considered using "Amtrack" (with the "c") before they settled on   
   >>"Amtrak".   
      
   >I have read that the public name was originally going to be "Railpax",   
   >but the change to "Amtrak" came in pretty late in the game.  I haven't   
   >heard about the "track" vs "trak" spelling.   
      
   >On the other hand, I wasn't around at the time.   
      
   "Railpax" was a reference to the authorizing legislation, Railroad   
   Passenger Service Act of 1970. Fortunately, common sense prevailed before   
   that was used as the service mark and brand name. It's horrid.   
      
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