The report, prepared in response to Sec. 4 of the Amtrak improvement Act of 1979, presents the recommendations of the U.S. Dept of Transportation regarding the route system that should be operated by the National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak). The report recommends several major policy objectives that must be achieved if the quality and financial performance of railroad passenger service in this country is to be improved significantly. In addition to presenting final recommendations on the system of routes and services which should be operated by Amtrak, this report also recommends policy changes required to improve the quality and financial performance of intercity railroad passenger service in general. Chapter 2 reviews Amtrak's financial and operating performance. Chapter 3 presents the Department's policy recommendations. Chapter 4 describes in detail the recommended route system and the methodology used to develop the system. Chapter 5 presents the Department's estimates of required funding for Amtrak for the next 5 fiscal years and discusses the savings to be achieved by implementing the recommended system.


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    Title :

    Final Report to Congress on the Amtrak Route System: As Required by the Amtrak Improvement Act of 1978


    Publication date :

    1979


    Size :

    76 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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