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 Message 3150 
 danny burstein to All 
 regarding "amtrak" vs. "amtrack" 
 10 May 15 21:51:06 
 
From: dannyb@panix.com

XPost: nyc.transit

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 seem to recall someone or another actually
finding official documents with the longer
name from that time and ref'ing them here
or in another train oriented group.

Obviously if there was any such proposal it
didn't last very long..

Does this jog anyone's memory?

Thanks muchly


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