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, http://www.amtrak.com.
Board of Directors:
Chairman David Laney
Members Norman Y. Mineta
(Secretary of Transportation)
, Floyd Hall, Enrique Sosa,
(3 vacancies)
Officers:
President and Chief Executive Officer David J. Hughes, Acting
Chief Financial Officer David N. Smith
Vice President, Labor Relations Joseph M. Bress
Senior Vice President, Operations William L. Crosbie
Vice President, Human Resources Lorraine A. Green
Vice President, Business Diversity Gerri Mason Hall
Vice President, Planning and Contract Gilbert O. Mallery
Administration
Vice President, Government Affairs and Policy Joseph H. McHugh
Vice President, Planning and Analysis Paul Nissenbaum
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
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 275 trains per day, serving over 520 stations in 46 States, over a system of nearly 21,800 route miles. Of this route system, Amtrak owns about 525 track 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 19,200 and provides all reservation, station, and...
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