# The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible | Wendover Productions

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Podcast: [Wendover Productions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wendover-productions-7264431)
Published: 2026-07-12T10:27:00+00:00
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The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible Sign up for Morning Brew's free daily newsletter: https://morningbrewdaily.com/wendoverWatch Jet Lag: The Game at http://youtube.com/jetlagthegameBuy a Wendover Productions t-shirt: https://standard.tv/collections/wendover-productions/products/wendover-productions-shirtSubscribe to Half as Interesting (The other channel from Wendover Productions): https://www.youtube.com/halfasinterestingYoutube: http://www.YouTube.com/WendoverProductions Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sam.from.wendover Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/WendoverPro Sponsorship Enquiries: wendover@standard.tv Other emails: sam@wendover.productions Reddit: http://Reddit.com/r/WendoverProductionsWriting by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy Editing by Alexander Williard Animation led by Josh Sherrington Sound by Graham Haerther Thumbnail by Simon BuckmasterHistoric US rail map data courtesy Bygone Maps, LLC and licensed under CC-BY-SA (historic rail graphics correspondently avaliable under a CC-BY-SA license)References [1] https://homesignalblog.wordpress.com/2021/12/27/efficiency-and-the-decline-of-american-freight-railroads/ [2] https://wx4.org/to/foam/maps/2Wx4/001/1905-05ColoradoMidland_PTT.pdf [3] https://wx4.org/to/foam/maps/2Wx4/001/1909ca_SP-SRR-A%26WP-L%26N_WashingtonSunsetRoute.pdf [4] https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/28-class-i-operating-ratios-reach-new-lows-in-2019/ [5] https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/class-i-operating-ratios-reach-another-new-low-despite-pandemic/ [6] https://www.oig.dot.gov/sites/default/files/Amtrak_Root_Causes_Final_Report_9_8_08_with_508_charts.pdf [7] https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Host-Railroad-Report-Card-2021-Final-v2.pdf [8] https://www.freightwaves.com/news/economics/flashba…

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