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As US Threatens To Privatize Amtrak, UK Begins To Renationalize Rail https://popularresistance.org/as-us-threatens-to-privatize-amtrak-uk-begins-to-renationalize-passenger-rail/
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  As US Threatens To Privatize Amtrak, UK Begins To Renationalize Rail - PopularResistance.Org
  
  While the Trump Administration and billionaire advisor Elon Musk are talking about privatizing passenger rail here in the USA, in the UK, they’re going in the opposite direction. Next month, on May 25, the British will begin nationalizing passenger rail after decades of failed privatization, which began in 1994 (see write-up from the British House of Commons). Amtrak referenced the UK’s experiment with privatization in a March 2025 analysis explaining why privatization is a bad idea (see Amtrak FAQ here). On this side of the Atlantic, Amtrak had its best year ever for ridership and revenue. Some of its ridership growth is due to an increasing number of long-haul commuters, especially commuters from Philadelphia to New York City.

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