Commentary

• Statement prepared for the Mississippi Senate Highways and Transportation Committee by Gilbert E. Carmichael, July 25, 2006
• 2006: Andrew Selden sees a new year to fix old problems and bad perceptions December, 2005
• Gilbert Carmichael: A Distinguished American Speaks About Amtrak Reform November, 2005
• Amtrak can Flourish in the post-David Gun era by Andrew C. Selden, November 2005
• Amtrak in Perspective by Bruce Richardson, October 2005

Archived Documents

• The "Invisible Hand" by Andrew Selden, posted June 2002
• Private Varnish on Amtrak: Another Lost Revenue Opportunity by Randy Schlotthauer, May 2002
• Underestimating Amtrak's Ability to Achieve Bad Results by Andrew Selden, Winter 2001-02
• The Demand for Long Distance Services by Dennis Larson, Winter 2001-02
• Numbers - Debunking Corridor Myths by Andrew Selden
• Another View on "HSR Corridors" by Dennis Larson
• High Speed Rail Bills Challenge Amtrak by Andrew Selden, Fall 2001
• Crisis Redux by Andrew Selden, Spring 2001
• Incrementalism by Paul Wilson (Washington, D.C.), Spring 2001
• Suggested Rationalization of Amtrak Florida Service, 5 March 1999
• Questions & Answers - Andrew Selden, December 1998
• A Progress Report on the Amtrak Reform Council - A speech by Paul M. Weyrich Vice Chairman, Amtrak Reform Council To the Transportation Table Of the National Press Club Washington, DC. May 26, 2000
• Equipment Utilization -- Amtrak's "Achilles' Heel" - 8 Sept 1996 (on the Arkansas Rail Passenger Association site)
• Texas Eagle vs. Amtrak Accounting - 8 Sept 1996 (on the Arkansas Rail Passenger Association site)
• Texas Eagle Ridership Statistics - 5 Sept 1996 (on the Arkansas Rail Passenger Association site)
• Ridership, Revenue and Politics along the Texas Eagle Route - 2 Sept 1996 (on the Arkansas Rail Passenger Association site)
• "Swan Song For Amtrak" - Andrew Selden, 1995
• "The high cost of Amtrak accounting" - Andrew C. Selden and E. P. Hamilton III. Reprinted from Passenger Train Journal, 1984.

From the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997:

"Sec. 24701. National rail passenger transportation system. Amtrak shall operate a national rail passenger transportation system which ties together existing and emergent regional rail passenger service and other intermodal passenger service."