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   mroberds@att.net to danny burstein   
   Re: regarding "amtrak" vs. "amtrack"   
   13 May 15 17:51:45   
   
   XPost: misc.transport.rail.americas   
      
   In misc.transport.rail.americas 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.   
      
   Matt Roberds   
      
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