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Question 1: In fiscal 2004 and 2005, Congress appropriated about $1.2 billion for Amtrak, $300 million more than President ________ had requested.
Dick CheneyRonald ReaganGeorge W. BushGeorge H. W. Bush

Question 2:
What locale is Amtrak in?
Downtown Sandnes
Gunma Prefecture, .
Crossgate, Otley
Contiguous United States, as well as Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec

Question 3: One notable exception is the Southwest Chief, which travels up to 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) along various stretches of its ________–Los Angeles route.
ChicagoElmhurst, IllinoisBurr Ridge, IllinoisBlue Island, Illinois

Question 4: Rio Grande – Continued operating its Rio Grande Zephyr, a truncated version of the famous ________, until 1983.
Empire BuilderSouthwest ChiefAmtrakCalifornia Zephyr

Question 5: ________ – alphabetical by 3-letter ticketing code
List of Amtrak station codesList of Amtrak stationsSan Bernardino, CaliforniaSacramento, California

Question 6: Railroads also were saddled with antiquated work rules and an inflexible relationship with ________.
Trade unionUniversal suffrageSlaveryHuman rights

Question 7: What does the following picture show?

  Amtrak #928, a former PRR GG1, speeds through North Elizabeth, NJ, in December 1975.
  Bi-level Superliner cars, used on long-distance routes, except in the Northeast because of height issues.
  A Michigan-bound Amtrak led by a F40PH in still older Phase III paint livery passes through Porter, Indiana, after departing from Chicago in 1993
  Pennsylvania Railroad Metroliner car, built by Budd, circa 1968

Question 8:
How long is Amtrak?
2:43
3.75
track:
3:20

Question 9: By the time the ICC approved the mergers in the 1960s, ________ by the federal government, years of deteriorating equipment and station facilities and the flight of passengers to the air and car had taken their toll and the mergers were unsuccessful.
Disinvestment from South AfricaDisinvestmentSouth Africa under apartheidCornell University

Question 10: [34] 1988 Democratic Presidential nominee ________ served as Amtrak's vice chairman of the board and was nominated as a director by President Clinton in 1998.
John KerryLloyd BentsenAl GoreMichael Dukakis
















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