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==Usage==
This template provides a simple way to link to the official Amtrak station and route pages. The default usage is for stations, with the first unnamed parameter being the station code, ex. PVD for {{amtk|Providence}}. The template uses this to create the link to the Amtrak page, in this case [https://www.amtrak.com/stations/pvd https://www.amtrak.com/stations/pvd]. Case doesn't matter for this, as the template automatically converts the value to lowercase. In order to get the template to display in a "city/town, state" format, a second parameter needs to be defined with the text to display. For example, <code><nowiki>{{amtrak web|PVD|Providence, RI}}</nowiki></code> displays [https://www.amtrak.com/stations/pvd Providence, RI – Amtrak]. Otherwise, the template will take the base of the article title (meaning without any disambiguation) and remove the last word, normally "station", and then display the output. For example, <code><nowiki>{{amtrak web|PVD}}</nowiki></code> displays [https://www.amtrak.com/stations/pvd Providence – Amtrak]. What to display for oddballs like Union Stations is at the discretion of the editors of that particular page.

The <code>route</code> parameter allows this template to also be used for route pages, ex. [https://www.amtrak.com/routes/california-zephyr-train.html https://www.amtrak.com/routes/california-zephyr-train.html]. The only value for this parameter is <code>yes</code>. For example, putting <code><nowiki>{{amtrak web|route=yes}}</nowiki></code> on the {{lnl|Amtrak|California Zephyr}} page displays [https://www.amtrak.com/routes/california-zephyr-train.html ''California Zephyr'' – Amtrak].

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