Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428945105
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) is the nation's intercity passenger rail operator. In recent years, facing the continuing deterioration of its financial condition and its attempt to eliminate its need for federal operating assistance by December 2002, Amtrak undertook a number of actions intended to improve its financial condition. Among these actions were changes in its routes and services. Starting in 1995, Amtrak began reducing service and eliminating routes to reduce costs, although this strategy was ultimately unsuccessful. In December 1999, Amtrak's board of directors shifted its route and service strategy toward planning to implement new routes and expand services (called the Network Growth Strategy) on the freight railroad tracks over which Amtrak operates. It estimated that this expansion, involving 15 routes, would yield about $66 million in net financial benefits through fiscal year 2002, primarily from expanding its mail and express business, and help Amtrak move toward operational self-sufficiency.
Intercity passenger rail Amtrak needs to improve its decisionmaking process for its route and service proposals.
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428945105
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) is the nation's intercity passenger rail operator. In recent years, facing the continuing deterioration of its financial condition and its attempt to eliminate its need for federal operating assistance by December 2002, Amtrak undertook a number of actions intended to improve its financial condition. Among these actions were changes in its routes and services. Starting in 1995, Amtrak began reducing service and eliminating routes to reduce costs, although this strategy was ultimately unsuccessful. In December 1999, Amtrak's board of directors shifted its route and service strategy toward planning to implement new routes and expand services (called the Network Growth Strategy) on the freight railroad tracks over which Amtrak operates. It estimated that this expansion, involving 15 routes, would yield about $66 million in net financial benefits through fiscal year 2002, primarily from expanding its mail and express business, and help Amtrak move toward operational self-sufficiency.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428945105
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) is the nation's intercity passenger rail operator. In recent years, facing the continuing deterioration of its financial condition and its attempt to eliminate its need for federal operating assistance by December 2002, Amtrak undertook a number of actions intended to improve its financial condition. Among these actions were changes in its routes and services. Starting in 1995, Amtrak began reducing service and eliminating routes to reduce costs, although this strategy was ultimately unsuccessful. In December 1999, Amtrak's board of directors shifted its route and service strategy toward planning to implement new routes and expand services (called the Network Growth Strategy) on the freight railroad tracks over which Amtrak operates. It estimated that this expansion, involving 15 routes, would yield about $66 million in net financial benefits through fiscal year 2002, primarily from expanding its mail and express business, and help Amtrak move toward operational self-sufficiency.
Intercity Passenger Rail
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Amtrak management systemic problems require actions to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability : report to the Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives.
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428932178
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428932178
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Month in Review ...
Opportunities for congressional oversight and improved use of taxpayer funds budgetary implications of selected GAO work : report to the Committees on the Budget.
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428937757
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428937757
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Getting Acela Back on Track
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : High speed trains
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : High speed trains
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Addressing Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Opportunities for Oversight of Taxpayer Funds
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Intercity Passenger Rail
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781984985224
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Intercity Passenger Rail: Amtrak Needs to Improve Its Decisionmaking Process for Its Route and Service Proposals
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781984985224
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Intercity Passenger Rail: Amtrak Needs to Improve Its Decisionmaking Process for Its Route and Service Proposals
Amtrak in the Heartland
Author: Craig Sanders
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253027934
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"Craig Sanders has done an excellent job of research . . . his treatment is as comprehensive as anyone could reasonably wish for, and solidly based. In addition, he succeeds in making it all clear as well as any human can. He also manages to inject enough humor and human interest to keep the reader moving." —Herbert H. Harwood, author of The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story and Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers A complete history of Amtrak operations in the heartland, this volume describes conditions that led to the passage of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, the formation and implementation of Amtrak in 1970–71, and the major factors that have influenced Amtrak operations since its inception. More than 140 photographs and 3 maps bring to life the story as told by Sanders. This book will become indispensable to train enthusiasts through its examination of Americans' long-standing fascination with passenger trains. When it began in 1971, many expected Amtrak to last about three years before going out of existence for lack of business, but the public's continuing support of funding for Amtrak has enabled it and the passenger train to survive despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253027934
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
"Craig Sanders has done an excellent job of research . . . his treatment is as comprehensive as anyone could reasonably wish for, and solidly based. In addition, he succeeds in making it all clear as well as any human can. He also manages to inject enough humor and human interest to keep the reader moving." —Herbert H. Harwood, author of The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story and Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers A complete history of Amtrak operations in the heartland, this volume describes conditions that led to the passage of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, the formation and implementation of Amtrak in 1970–71, and the major factors that have influenced Amtrak operations since its inception. More than 140 photographs and 3 maps bring to life the story as told by Sanders. This book will become indispensable to train enthusiasts through its examination of Americans' long-standing fascination with passenger trains. When it began in 1971, many expected Amtrak to last about three years before going out of existence for lack of business, but the public's continuing support of funding for Amtrak has enabled it and the passenger train to survive despite seemingly insurmountable odds.