List of railroads eligible to participate in the formation of Amtrak

==Ineligible railroads==

==Ineligible railroads==

A few major railroads with operations in the United States were not eligible to participate in the formation of Amtrak:

A few major railroads with operations in the United States were not eligible to participate in the formation of Amtrak:

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*[[Motorail|Auto ferry]] service was specifically excluded from Amtrak's original remit.<ref>{{harvnb|Solomon|2004|page=30}}</ref> This was in reference to a service proposed by the [[Office of High-Speed Ground Transportation]], rather than the private [[Auto-Train Corporation]].<ref name=thoms>{{cite journal |url=https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2143&context=cklawreview |title=Amtrak: Rail Renaissance or Requiem |first=William E. |last=Thoms |date=April 1972 |volume=49 |issue=1 |journal=[[Chicago-Kent Law Review]]}}</ref>{{rp|37}} The latter operated from late 1971 to 1981; Amtrak revived the service as the ''[[Auto Train]]'' in 1983.<ref>{{harvnb|Solomon|2004|page=59}}</ref>

*[[Motorail|Auto ferry]] service was specifically excluded from Amtrak's original remit.<ref>{{harvnb|Solomon|2004|page=30}}</ref> This was in reference to a service proposed by the [[Office of High-Speed Ground Transportation]], rather than the private [[Auto-Train Corporation]].<ref name=thoms>{{cite journal |url=https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2143&context=cklawreview |title=Amtrak: Rail Renaissance or Requiem |first=William E. |last=Thoms |date=April 1972 |volume=49 |issue=1 |journal=[[Chicago-Kent Law Review]]}}</ref>{{rp|37}} The latter operated from late 1971 to 1981; Amtrak revived the service as the ''[[Auto Train]]'' in 1983.<ref>{{harvnb|Solomon|2004|page=59}}</ref>

*The [[Canadian Pacific Railway|Canadian Pacific]]'s ''[[Atlantic (train)|Atlantic]]'', though it crossed northern Maine, was considered a Canada-centric service not relevant to Amtrak. It was taken over by [[Via Rail]] in 1978 and ran until 1994. Until 1977, a [[Canadian National Railway]] Winnipeg–Thunder Bay local service also crossed part of northern Minnesota.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://commons.und.edu/ndlr/vol55/iss1/3 |title=VIA Rail: A Canadian Amtrak |first=William E. |last=Thoms |year=1979 |journal=North Dakota Law Review |volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=61–76}}</ref>

*The [[Canadian Pacific Railway|Canadian Pacific]]'s ''[[Atlantic (train)|Atlantic]]'', though it crossed northern Maine, was considered a Canada-centric service not relevant to Amtrak. It was taken over by [[Via Rail]] in 1978 and ran until 1994. Until 1977, a [[Canadian National Railway]] Winnipeg–Thunder Bay local service also crossed part of northern Minnesota.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://commons.und.edu/ndlr/vol55/iss1/3 |title=VIA Rail: A Canadian Amtrak |first=William E. |last=Thoms |year=1979 |journal=North Dakota Law Review |volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=61–76}}</ref>

* The Central Railroad of New Jersey was ineligible; all their passenger trains were discontinued by 1967.

*The [[Erie Lackawanna]]'s [[Port Jervis Line|Hoboken-Port Jervis service]] was considered an ineligible commuter service; in 1973, the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] began subsidizing continued operation.<ref name=baer1973>{{cite web |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |title=A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY ITS PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1973 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1973.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society |date=April 2015}}</ref> The company's last intercity service, the ''[[Lake Cities (Erie Railroad train)|Lake Cities]]'', had been discontinued in 1970.<ref>{{Sanders-Indiana|page=145–149}}</ref>

*The [[Erie Lackawanna]]'s [[Port Jervis Line|Hoboken-Port Jervis service]] was considered an ineligible commuter service; in 1973, the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] began subsidizing continued operation.<ref name=baer1973>{{cite web |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |title=A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY ITS PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1973 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1973.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society |date=April 2015}}</ref> The company's last intercity service, the ''[[Lake Cities (Erie Railroad train)|Lake Cities]]'', had been discontinued in 1970.<ref>{{Sanders-Indiana|page=145–149}}</ref>

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