# Amtrak **Entity class:** National passenger railroad corporation ## Definition **Amtrak** operates intercity passenger rail service in the United States. Its ticketing, passenger-name-record, station, train, and police functions create transportation records and operational access relevant to legitimate security and criminal investigations. DOJ OIG found that DEA established, used, or paid at least 33 Amtrak employees as Limited Use confidential sources during FY2011–FY2015. The audit found these included attendants and ticket agents and documented substantial payment and oversight concerns. ## Relationships - **source category:** [[wiki/Limited Use Confidential Source|Limited Use Confidential Source]]. - **investigating agency:** [[wiki/Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]]. - **occupational-access concept:** [[wiki/Occupational Collection Surface|Occupational Collection Surface]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [Amtrak — About Amtrak, accessed September 23, 2026](https://www.amtrak.com/about-amtrak) - [DOJ OIG — DEA Confidential Source Program, September 2016](https://oig.justice.gov/archives/reports/2016/a1633.pdf)