Penn Central Post, June 1971 (Thanks to Canada Southern!)
http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/post/images/post-0671.pdf
A new era for the passenger train began on May 1.
Most of America’s intercity service became the responsibility of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
Penn Central and 19 other railroads signed contracts with the corporation.
From here on, the Corporation is prescribing the number of trains, the routes, the schedules, the fares, and all other details of the service.
The Corporation will tell each railroad what it wants. The railroad will provide the service under contract.
Railroad personnel assigned to this service continue to be employes of the railroad.
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation has adopted the code name, Amtrak. (Am for America; tr for travel; ak for track.)
It has issued a single timetable covering all the intercity trains in its nationwide network.
Penn Central people have the major role in this service.