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
Board of Directors:
Chairman Thomas M. Downs
Members Gov. Thomas R. Carper, Daniel W. Collins, Sylvia A. de Leon, Celeste P. McLain, Roy M. Neel, Don J. Pease, Amy Rosen
Member ex officio (Secretary of Transportation) Rodney E. Slater
Officers:
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Downs
Vice President, Operations Robert C. VanderClute
Chief Financial Officer Alfred S. Altschul
Vice President, Reservations, Communications, Anne W. Hoey
Customer and Employee Satisfaction
Corporate Secretary Anne M. Linnertz
Vice President, Government Affairs Thomas J. Gillespie, Jr.
Vice President, Human Resources Lorraine A. Green
Vice President, Marketing and Sales Richard P. Donnelly
Vice President, Planning and Development Ronald J. Hartman
President, Amtrak West Gilbert O. Mallery
President, Amtrak Northeast Corridor George D. Warrington
President, Amtrak Intercity Mark S. Cane
Vice President and General Counsel Daniela R. Winkler
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The National Railroad Passenger Corporation was established to develop the potential of modern rail service in meeting 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 is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors: The Secretary of Transportation serves as an ex officio member and Amtrak's Chairman/President/Chief Executive Officer serves as Chairman; three members (representing labor, State Governors, and the business community) are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate; two members represent commuter authorities; and two members are selected by the preferred stockholders. The Corporation is managed by its Chairman/President/Chief Executive Officer, along with the chief financial officer, seven vice presidents, and three presidents of strategic business units (SBU's).
The three SBU's, the Northeast Corridor, the Intercity, and the West, were created during Amtrak's
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