The National Passenger Rail Corporation, better known as Amtrak, transformed American passenger rail in the 1970s. But what if the naysayers in Nixon’s cabinet had won out, and Amtrak never existed, leaving operations in the hand of private carriers? My name’s Caleb, and this is a brand-new series I like to call Alternate Universe Transit Authority.
Support me on Patreon for bonus alternate history content: https://www.patreon.com/classywhale?fan_landing=true
Special thanks to the following peeps:
@alexwithclipboard
@spacepeanut
@Pensyfan19
@TheGlenRockianRailfan
@JoshDoesTravel
@ttctoken
Northeast Corridor Roblox: https://www.roblox.com/games/5153258669/Northeast-Corridor-Train-Simulator
0:00 – Introduction
0:41 – Nixon and the Naysayers
2:09 – The Hartke Act
4:20 – The States Get Involved
6:19 – Freight Is Still a Problem
8:21 – Improvements on the NEC
9:16 – Services Today
Discord – https://discord.gg/jJsqkhyqz4
Classy Whale – at-least-weekly misadventures with trains and transit!