United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-06-27 monographic deposited born digital 49 p. GA 1.13:RCED-96-144 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-144 P0b002ee1803a3663 f:rc96144 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-144 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-144 RCED-96-144 Railroad transportation operations Mass transit funding Federal aid for transportation Railroad regulation Mass transit operations Railroad industry Railroad research Budget receipts Maintenance costs Amtrak Northeast Corridor Amtrak Northeast Corridor Improvement Project New Haven (CT) New Rochelle (NY) Boston (MA) Washington (DC) Letter Report RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the use of the Northeast Corridor by Amtrak and other commuter and freight railroads, focusing on: (1) sources of funding for the corridor's expenditures; and (2) annual funding required to operate and maintain the corridor's infrastructure.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) the Northeast Corridor is used daily by 100 Amtrak trains, 1,100 commuter trains, and a few freight trains; (2) about 91 percent of the trains using the corridor are commuter trains; (3) Amtrak and commuter and freight railroads provide the bulk of the funding needed for operating and maintaining the corridor; (4) from 1988 through 1993, commuter railroads provided an average of $105.3 million in revenues and operating subsidies for the corridor's operation and maintenance expenditures and Amtrak funded approximately 42 percent of the corridor's average annual capital expenditures; (5) Amtrak and other users spent an average of $497 million annually on the corridor's operation, maintenance, and capital improvements; (6) an additional $2.7 billion will be needed over the next 15 years to upgrade the corridor's infrastructure; (7) Amtrak and non-Amtrak funding varies widely on various segments of the corridor; and (8) Amtrak needs to improve the quality of its service to protect its revenue. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-144/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-144.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-144/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-144.pdf GAO/RCED-96-144 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-144 Letter Report GAO/RCED-96-144; Northeast Rail Corridor: Information on Users, Funding Sources, and Expenditures; Railroad transportation operations Mass transit funding Federal aid for transportation Railroad regulation Mass transit operations Railroad industry Railroad research Budget receipts Maintenance costs Amtrak Northeast Corridor Amtrak Northeast Corridor Improvement Project New Haven (CT) New Rochelle (NY) Boston (MA) Washington (DC) Volume 84 Page 1327 84 Stat. 1327 Volume 90 Page 31 90 Stat. 31 Public Law 91-518 Public Law 94-210