Etymology

Coined circa 1971; blend of American +‎ trackCategory:English blends#AMTRAK.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæmˌtɹæk/Category:English 2-syllable words#AMTRAKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AMTRAK

Proper noun

AmtrakCategory:English lemmas#AMTRAKCategory:English proper nouns#AMTRAKCategory:English uncountable nouns#AMTRAKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AMTRAKCategory:Pages with entries#AMTRAKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#AMTRAK

1. (USCategory:American English#AMTRAK, rail transportCategory:en:Rail transportation#AMTRAK) A US passenger railway (incorporated as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation).
   • 1969, School Mathematics Study Group, Studies in mathematics, volumes 19-20, page 8:

     Trains are fuller under Amtrak, but it is thought to be largely because there are fewer trains.

     Category:English terms with quotations#AMTRAK

   • 1971, “Give the trains a chance”, in Life, page 42:

     Its pitifully small appropriation of $40 million already gone, Amtrak has asked Congress for another $170 million to keep the trains running through mid-1973.

     Category:English terms with quotations#AMTRAK

   • 1999, Bernd Schmitt, Experiential marketing, page 39:

     The Amtrak brand revitalization approach represents one of the most ambitious, comprehensive, and systematic experiential marketing approaches I have ever seen.

     Category:English terms with quotations#AMTRAK

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