The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible | Wendover Productions 3c1n2y

The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible Sign up for Morning Brew's free daily newsletter: https://morningbrewdaily.com/wendover Watch Jet Lag: The Game at http://youtube.com/jetlagthegame Buy a Wendover Productions t-shirt: https://standard.tv/collections/wendover-productions/products/wendover-productions-shirt Subscribe to Half as Interesting (The other channel from Wendover Productions): https://www.youtube.com/halfasinteresting Youtube: http://www.YouTube.com/WendoverProductions Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sam.from.wendover Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/WendoverPro Sponsorship Enquiries: [email protected] Other emails: [email protected] Reddit: http://Reddit.com/r/WendoverProductions Writing by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy Editing by Alexander Williard Animation led by Josh Sherrington Sound by Graham Haerther Thumbnail by Simon Buckmaster Historic US rail map data courtesy Bygone Maps, LLC and licensed under CC-BY-SA (historic rail graphics correspondently avaliable under a CC-BY-SA license) References [1] https://homesignalblog.wordpress.com/2021/12/27/efficiency-and-the-decline-of-american-freight-railroads/ [2] https://wx4.org/to/foam/maps/2Wx4/001/1905-05ColoradoMidland_PTT.pdf [3] https://wx4.org/to/foam/maps/2Wx4/001/1909ca_SP-SRR-A%26WP-L%26N_WashingtonSunsetRoute.pdf [4] https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/28-class-i-operating-ratios-reach-new-lows-in-2019/ [5] https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/class-i-operating-ratios-reach-another-new-low-despite-pandemic/ [6] https://www.oig.dot.gov/sites/default/files/Amtrak_Root_Causes_Final_Report_9_8_08_with_508_charts.pdf [7] https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/s/2022/03/Host-Railroad-Report-Card-2021-Final-v2.pdf [8] https://www.freightwaves.com/news/economics/flashback-friday-interstate-commerce-commission-1-2 [9] https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicsleaders-jp-morgan-greatly-influenced-us-railroads-in-the-late-19th-century [10] https://www.enotrans.org/article/amtrak-at-50-the-rail-enger-service-act-of-1970/ [11] https://transportgeography.org/contents/applications/rail-deregulation-united-states/ Wendover Productions is all about explaining how our world works. From travel, to economics, to geography, to marketing and more, every video will leave you with a little better understanding of our world. Follow the podcast for daily episodes. Find Wendover Productions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Wendoverproductions Disclaimer: This podcast is an unofficial, fan-created project that repurposes content originally produced by Wendover Productions. It was made with the intent of broadening access to Wendover’s educational videos by offering them in an audio-only format, ideal for on-the-go learning. This project is not d with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Wendover Productions. All original video content, including rights and intellectual property, remains solely with Wendover Productions. If you represent Wendover Productions and would like to request changes or removal, please reach out directly. ----------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 3c6y1t