National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
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NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)
60 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002
Phone, 202-906-3000. Internet, www.amtrak.com.
Board of Directors:
Chairman David Laney
Members Mary E. Peters
(Secretary of Transportation)
, R. Hunter Biden, Floyd Hall, Donna McLean, (2 vacancies)
Officers:
President and Chief Executive Officer Alex Kummant
Chief Financial Officer Dale M. Stein, Acting
Vice President, Labor Relations Joseph M. Bress
Chief Operating Officer William L. Crosbie
Vice President, Human Resources Lorraine A. Green
Vice President, Business Diversity Dawn Marcelle, Acting
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Anne Witt
Business Development
Vice President, Government Affairs and Joseph H. McHugh
Communications
Vice President, Planning and Analysis Roy Johanson
Vice President, Marketing and Product Management Emmett Fremaux
Vice President, Procurement and Materials Michael J. Rienzi
Management
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Eleanor D. Acheson
Chief Risk Officer James McDonnell
Chief Information Officer Ed Trainor
Inspector General Fred E. Weiderhold
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The National Railroad Passenger Corporation was established by Congress to meet 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 approximately 300 trains per day, serving 510 stations in 46 States, over a system of 21,800 route miles. Of this route system, Amtrak owns about 535 route miles in the Northeast Corridor, and several other small track segments elsewhere in the country.
Amtrak owns or leases its stations and owns its own repair and maintenance facilities. The Corporation employs a total workforce of approximately...
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