    [United States Government Manual]
    [May 30, 1997]
    [Pages 613-614]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)

    60 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002
    Phone, 202-906-3000

    Board of Directors:

    Chairman                                          Thomas M. Downs
    Members                                           Gov. Thomas R. Carper,
                                                              Daniel W.
                                                              Collins,
                                                              Sylvia A. de
                                                              Leon, Celeste
                                                              P. McLain, Roy
                                                              M. Neel, Don
                                                              J. Pease, Amy
                                                              Rosen
    Member ex officio (Secretary of Transportation)   Rodney E. Slater

    Officers:

    Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer  Thomas M. Downs
    Vice President, Operations                        Robert C. VanderClute
    Chief Financial Officer                           Alfred S. Altschul
    Vice President, Reservations, Communications,     Anne W. Hoey
            Customer and Employee Satisfaction
    Corporate Secretary                               Anne M. Linnertz
    Vice President, Government Affairs                Thomas J. Gillespie,
                                                              Jr.
    Vice President, Human Resources                   Lorraine A. Green
    Vice President, Marketing and Sales               Richard P. Donnelly
    Vice President, Planning and Development          Ronald J. Hartman
    President, Amtrak West                            Gilbert O. Mallery
    President, Amtrak Northeast Corridor              George D. Warrington
    President, Amtrak Intercity                       Mark S. Cane
    Vice President and General Counsel                Daniela R. Winkler

    [For the National Railroad Passenger Corporation statement of
            organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49,
            Part 700]

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    The National Railroad Passenger Corporation was established to develop
    the potential of modern rail service in meeting the Nation's intercity
    passenger transportation needs.

    The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) was created by the
    Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, as amended (49 U.S.C. 241), and was
    incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia to provide a
    balanced national transportation system by developing, operating, and
    improving U.S. intercity rail passenger service.
        Amtrak is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors: The
    Secretary of Transportation serves as an ex officio member and Amtrak's
    Chairman/President/Chief Executive Officer serves as Chairman; three
    members (representing labor, State Governors, and the business
    community) are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of
    the Senate; two members represent commuter authorities; and two members
    are selected by the preferred stockholders. The Corporation is managed
    by its Chairman/President/Chief Executive Officer, along with the chief
    financial officer, seven vice presidents, and three presidents of
    strategic business units (SBU's).
        The three SBU's, the Northeast Corridor, the Intercity, and the
    West, were created during Amtrak's

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    restructuring in the fall of 1994 in order to increase profitability.
    Each SBU has a president who has control over business decisions in his
    area. The Northeast Corridor has been successful in expanding operations
    south, through Richmond to Newport News.
        Amtrak operates an average of 212 trains per day, serving over 540
    station locations in 45 States, over a system of approximately 24,500
    route miles. Of this route system, Amtrak now owns a right-of-way of
    2,611 track miles in the Northeast Corridor (Washington-New York-Boston;
    New Haven-Springfield; Philadelphia-Harrisburg), and several small track
    segments in the East, purchased pursuant to the Regional Rail
    Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) and the Railroad
    Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 801 et
    seq.).
        Amtrak owns or leases its stations and owns its own repair and
    maintenance facilities. The Corporation employs a total work force of
    approximately 23,000 and provides all reservation, station, and on-board
    service staffs, as well as train and engine operating crews. Outside the
    Northeast Corridor, Amtrak has historically contracted with 21 privately
    owned railroads for the right to operate over their track and has
    compensated each railroad for its total package of services. Under
    contract, these railroads are responsible for the condition of the
    roadbed and for coordinating the flow of traffic.
        In fiscal year 1996, Amtrak transported over 20 million people
    approximately 5.5 billion passenger miles. In addition, under contracts
    with several transit agencies, Amtrak carried over 33 million commuters.
        Although Amtrak's basic route system was originally designated by
    the Secretary of Transportation in 1971, modifications have been made to
    the Amtrak system and to individual routes that have resulted in more
    efficient and cost-effective operations. Currently, in the face of
    ongoing budget constraints, new service will only be added if a State
    agrees to share any losses associated with the new service or if the new
    service does not substantially add to Amtrak's need for Federal
    assistance.
        Amtrak began operation in 1971 with an antiquated fleet of equipment
    inherited from private railroads; some cars were nearly 30 years old.
    Since then, the fleet has been modernized and new state-of-the-art
    single- and bi-level passenger cars and locomotives have been added.
        Systemwide ridership is steadily rising, and Amtrak is finding it
    increasingly difficult to meet the demands of increased travel patterns
    with its limited passenger fleet. To ease these equipment constraints,
    the Corporation is working to identify innovative funding sources in
    order to acquire additional passenger cars and locomotives.
        There is no rail passenger system in the world that makes a profit;
    Amtrak is no exception. However, Amtrak has made significant progress in
    reducing its dependence on Federal support, while at the same time
    improving the quality of service. Every year Amtrak moves further toward
    increasing the ratio of its earned revenue to total costs. As a result,
    Amtrak's appropriation for the current fiscal year is 45 percent below
    that for fiscal year 1978 (in constant dollars). One of Amtrak's highest
    priorities is to make the Corporation even more self-sufficient in the
    future.

    For further information, contact the Public Affairs Department, Amtrak,
    60 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002. Phone, 202-906-3860.