    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2000]
    [Pages 480-481]
    [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. Internet, www.amtrak.com.
    Board of Directors:

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

    Officers:

    President and Chief Executive Officer             George D. Warrington
    Chief Financial Officer                           Arlene Friner
    President, Amtrak Intercity                       Ed Walker
    President, Amtrak Northeast Corridor              E.S. Bagley, Jr.
    President, Amtrak West                            Gilbert O. Mallery
    Executive Vice President                          Barbara Richardson
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel         James Lloyd
    Vice President and Counsel, Business Diversity    Wanda Hightower
            and Strategic Initiatives
    Vice President, Freight Railroad Affairs          Lee Bullock
    Vice President, Government Affairs                Sandra J. Brown
    Vice President, High Speed Rail Development       David J. Carol
    Vice President, Human Resources                   Lorraine A. Green
    Vice President, Labor                             Joseph M. Bress
    Vice President, Procurement                       Michael Rienzi
    Vice President, Service Operations                Anne W. Hoey

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

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 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.
        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

    [[Page 481]]

    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 1999, 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.
        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.
        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.
    Internet, www.amtrak.com.

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------