49 U.S.C. § 24701

National rail passenger transportation system

Amtrak shall operate a national rail passenger transportation system which ties together existing and emergent regional rail passenger service and other intermodal passenger service.

( Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 923 ; Pub. L. 105–134, title I, § 101(a)(1) , Dec. 2, 1997 , 111 Stat. 2572 .)