    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 1999]
    [Pages 615-616]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)

    60 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002

    Phone, 202-906-3000
    Board of Directors:

    Chairman                                          Tommy Thompson
    Members                                           Michael Dukakis,
                                                              Linwood
                                                              Holton, Amy
                                                              Rosen, John
                                                              Robert Smith,
                                                              (vacancy)
    Member ex officio (Secretary of Transportation)   Rodney E. Slater

    Officers:

    President and Chief Executive Officer             George D. Warrington
    Vice President, Operations                        Ron Scolaro
    Chief Financial Officer                           Arlene Friner
    Vice President, Customer Relations and Revenue    Anne W. Hoey
    Corporate Secretary                               Barbara Richardson,
                                                              Acting
    Executive Vice President                          Barbara Richardson
    Vice President, Government Affairs                Sandra J. Brown
    Vice President, Human Resources                   Lorraine A. Green
    Vice President, Labor                             Joseph M. Bress
    President, Amtrak West                            Gilbert O. Mallery
    President, Amtrak Northeast Corridor              E.S. Bagley, Jr.
    President, Amtrak Intercity                       Lee Bullock
    Vice President and General Counsel                Sarah Duggin
    Vice President, High Speed Rail Development       David J. Carol

    [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.
        Section 411 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49
    U.S.C. 24302) changed Amtrak's Board of Directors structure from a nine-
    member panel to a seven-member Reform Board, including the Secretary of
    Transportation and six others appointed by the President with the advice
    and consent of the Senate. The Reform Board assumed responsibilities of
    the Board of Directors in July, 1998. The Corporation is managed by its
    President/Chief Executive Officer, along with the chief financial
    officer, eight vice presidents, and three

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    presidents of strategic business units (SBU's).
        The three SBU's, the Northeast Corridor, the Intercity, and the
    West, were created during Amtrak's 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 owns less than 1,000 track
    miles in the Northeast Corridor (Washington-New York-Boston; New Haven-
    Springfield; Philadelphia-Harrisburg), and several other small track
    segments throughout the country, 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 14 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 1998, Amtrak transported over 21 million people
    approximately 5.5 billion passenger miles. In addition, under contracts
    with several transit agencies, Amtrak carried over 48 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 demonstrates satisfactory market support.
        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, 4.5 percent in fiscal year
    1998, 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.
        Although no rail passenger system in the world makes a profit,
    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 closer to increasing the ratio of its
    earned revenue to total costs, even though its Federal appropriations
    decrease. Amtrak's appropriation for the current fiscal year is
    approximately 50 percent below that for fiscal year 1978 (in constant
    dollars).

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