National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)

60 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20002

Phone, 202-906-3000

Board of Directors:

Chairman Tommy Thompson

Members Michael Dukakis, Linwood Holton, Amy Rosen, John Robert Smith,

(vacancy)

Member ex officio (Secretary of Transportation) Rodney E. Slater

Officers:

President and Chief Executive Officer George D. Warrington

Vice President, Operations Ron Scolaro

Chief Financial Officer Arlene Friner

Vice President, Customer Relations and Revenue Anne W. Hoey

Corporate Secretary Barbara Richardson, Acting

Executive Vice President Barbara Richardson

Vice President, Government Affairs Sandra J. Brown

Vice President, Human Resources Lorraine A. Green

Vice President, Labor Joseph M. Bress

President, Amtrak West Gilbert O. Mallery

President, Amtrak Northeast Corridor E.S. Bagley, Jr.

President, Amtrak Intercity Lee Bullock

Vice President and General Counsel Sarah Duggin

Vice President, High Speed Rail Development David J. Carol

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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.

Section 411 of the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (49 U.S.C. 24302) changed Amtrak's Board of Directors structure from a nine-

member panel to a seven-member Reform Board, including the Secretary of Transportation and six others appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Reform Board assumed responsibilities of the Board of Directors in July, 1998. The Corporation is managed by its President/Chief Executive Officer, along with the chief financial officer, eight 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 restructuring in the fall of 1994 in order to increase profitability. Each SBU has a president who has control over business decisions in his area. The Northeast Corridor has been successful in expanding operations south, through...