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 Sylvia de Leon, (4 vacancies)

Member ex officio (Secretary of Transportation) Norman Y. Mineta

Officers:

President and Chief Executive Officer David L. Gunn

Chief Financial Officer Deno Bokas

Vice President, Labor Relations Joseph M. Bress

Senior Vice President, Operations William L. Crosbie

Chief, System Safety and Security Ernest R. Frazier

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, 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 an average of 212 trains per day, serving over 540 station locations in 46 States, over a system of approximately 22,000 route miles. Of this route system, Amtrak owns less than 1,000 track miles in the Northeast Corridor (Washington-New York-Boston; New Haven-

Springfield; Philadelphia-Harrisburg), and several other small track segments throughout the country.

Amtrak owns or leases its stations and owns its own repair and maintenance facilities. The Corporation employs a total workforce of approximately...