Today, from Amtrak’s website:

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    5 days ago

    that’s because it’s a continent. comparing it to other countries by route km is ridiculous. if you look at coverage, or population per km it’s absolutely abysmal. the US comes 132nd per population covered. not to mention 80% of the network is freight lines. so it’s the same old: because it’s a good thing, it’s mostly there for corporations.