Fire Richard Anderson Campaign?

[Thirdrail7]

Ok, IANAL but this is an interesting clause:
"(a) General Authority.—(1) Amtrak may make an agreement with a rail carrier or regional transportation authority to use facilities of, and have services provided by, the carrier or authority under terms on which the parties agree. The terms shall include a penalty for untimely performance."

Emphasis mine.

I'm a bit confused by this, since I'd always heard that Amtrak wasn't allowed to include penalties for poor performance.

It probably means they can opt out of negotiated incentives as penalty.