Amtrak. To be or not to be, that is the question. Amtrak is that semi-public corporation the Congress set up a couple of years ago to see if it couldn't save the long-distance passenger train from a dismal death. But Amtrak really doesn't operate the trains the railroads that have been clamoring all these years to get out of the passenger business still do. All Amtrak does is funnel money to the 13 railroads in the Amtrak system. Since going into operation, Congress has given Amtrak over $200 million. And s ...