    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 15, 2003]
    [Pages 471-472]
    [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                                          John Robert Smith
    Members                                           Sylvia de Leon,
                                                              Michael
                                                              Dukakis,
                                                              Linwood
                                                              Holton, David
                                                              Lancy, Amy
                                                              Rosen
    Member ex officio (Secretary of Transportation)   Norman Y. Mineta

    Officers:

    President and Chief Executive Officer             David L. Gunn
    Chief Financial Officer                           Deno Bokas
    Vice President, Labor Relations                   Joseph M. Bress
    Senior Vice President, Operations                 William L. Crosbie
    Chief, System Safety and Security                 Ernest R. Frazier
    Vice President, Human Resources                   Lorraine A. Green
    Vice President, Business Diversity                Gerri Mason Hall
    Chief Engineer                                    David Hughes
    Chief Mechanical Officer                          Jonathan Klein
    Vice President, Planning and Business             Gilbert O. Mallery
            Development
    Vice President, Government Affairs and Policy     Joseph H. McHugh
    Vice President, Marketing and Sales               Barbara J. Richardson
    Vice President, Procurement and Materials         Michael J. Rienzi
            Management
    General Counsel and Corporate Secretary           Alicia M. Serfaty
    Vice President, Operations                        Edward V. Walker
    Inspector General                                 Fred E. Weiderhold

    [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

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    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 46 States, over a system of approximately 22,000
    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 22,205 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 privately or
    publicly 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 2001, Amtrak transported 23.4 million people with
    64,000 passengers traveling via Amtrak per day. In addition, under
    contracts with several transit agencies, Amtrak carried over 61 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 operating 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.

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

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