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      "id": "RL30659 2001-01-25",
      "date": "2001-01-25",
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      "title": "Amtrak: Overview and Options",
      "summary": "This report discusses Amtrak, an intercity railway transit system that being operatios in 1971. Amtrak receives considerable criticism for its inability to make a profit. The central policy issue, which this report addresses, is the following: Given that a national system of passenger rail service appears to be inherently unprofitable, as is the case for other public services, do we as a Nation wish to preserve our system or to liquidate it?",
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          "source": "LIV",
          "id": "Transportation",
          "name": "Transportation"
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          "source": "LIV",
          "id": "Railroad policy",
          "name": "Railroad policy"
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