Ticket Punch
- A blog supportive of Amtrak and passenger rail service. Includes links.
- http://ticketpunch.blogspot.com/

National Association of Railroad Passengers - NARP
- National advocacy group for improving passenger rail and transit service in the U.S. Has news and background material, such as reports, news releases, statistics, Congressional testimony and legislative updates relating to Amtrak and passenger rail issues
- http://www.narprail.org/

All Aboard? Amtrak and the Future of Passenger Rail in America
- Christian Science Monitor article recounts a cross-country rail trip, looks at the dependence of rural towns on passenger trains, and presents options for reforming Amtrak.
- http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/amtrak/index.html

Intercity Passenger Rail: Amtrak Will Continue to Have Difficulty Controlling Its Costs and Meeting Capital Needs
- May 2000 report by the U.S. Government Accounting Office on Amtrak's financial prospects.
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/rc00138.pdf

Amtrak Privatization, the Route to Failure
- Paper from the Economic Policy Institute argues that Amtrak is a vital public service and opposes proposals for privatizing it.
- http://www.epinet.org/books/amtrak/amtrak_intro.pdf

Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997
- 1999 report prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.
- http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/Transportation/trans-13.cfm?&CFID=4566659&CFTOKEN=46086959

Amtrak, Overview and Options
- 2001 report prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.
- http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/Transportation/trans-36.cfm?&CFID=4566659&CFTOKEN=46086959

Amtrak, Background and Selected Public Policy Issues
- 1999 analysis of Amtrak issues facing Congress, prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.
- http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/Transportation/trans-4.cfm

Amtrak: Office of Inspector General
- Conducts independent audits of Amtrak's performance. Describes the organization of the office and has an archive of its reports to Congress.
- http://www.amtrakoig.com/