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GAO-02-398 Intercity Passenger Rail: Amtrak Needs to Improve Its
United States General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Ron Wyden GAO U.S. Senate April 2002 INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL Amtrak Needs to Improve Its Decisionmaking Process for Its Route and Service Proposals GAO-02-398 Contents Letter 1 Results in Brief 2 Background 3 Status of the Growth Strategy 6 Amtrak Overestimated Expected Mail and Express Revenue 7 Amtrak Encountered Substantial Difficulties in Expanding Service Over Freight Railroad Tracks 9 Conclusions 13 Recommendation for Executive Action 13 Agency Comments and Our Evaluation 13 Scope and Methodology 16 Appendix I Financial Performance of Amtrak’s Routes, Fiscal Year 2001 18 Appendix II Amtrak Route Actions, January 1995 Through December 2001 20 Appendix III Planned Route and Service Actions Included in the Network Growth Strategy 22 Appendix IV Amtrak’s Process for Evaluating Route and Service Proposals 23 Amtrak’s Consideration of Operating Revenue and Direct Costs 23 Consideration of Capital Costs and Other Financial Issues 24 Appendix V Market-Based Network Analysis Models Used to Estimate Ridership, Revenues, and Costs 26 Models Used to Estimate Ridership and Revenue 26 Models Used to Estimate Costs 27 Page i GAO-02-398 Amtrak’s Route and Service Decisionmaking Appendix VI Comments from the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 28 GAO’s Evaluation 37 Tables Table 1: Status of Network Growth Strategy Route and Service Actions, as of December 31, 2001 7 Table 2: Operating Profit (Loss), Operating Ratio, and Profit (Loss) per Passenger of Each Amtrak Route, Fiscal Year 2001, Ranked by Profit (Loss) 18 Table 3: Planned Network Growth Strategy Route and Service Actions 22 Figure Figure 1: Amtrak’s Route System, as of December 2001 4 Page ii GAO-02-398 Amtrak’s Route and Service Decisionmaking United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 April 12, 2002 The Honorable Ron Wyden United States Senate Dear Senator Wyden: The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) is the nation’s intercity passenger rail operator. -
I Inaugurated with Two-Day Trip
Vol. 3, No.21 November 15,1976 Washington-Cincinnati Shenandoah _____--, I Inaugurated With Two-day Trip Amtrak's new Washington-Cin television, radio and newspapers cinnati day train, the Shenandoah, recording the events. was inaugurated with a two-day cere The new Shenandoah follows a monial trip between the two cities on daytime schedule, leaving Washing October 29-30. Regular service, in ton at 9:25 a.m., arriving Cincinnati both directions, began the next day. at 11 :59 p.m. Eastbound the train The special train carried Amtrak leaves Cincinnati at 6:45 a.m. and officials and invited guests, including arrives in Washington at 9:40 p.m. civic dignitaries and members of the For Athens and Chillicothe, the press. Shenandoah was the first passenger Stops were made at each station to service since Amtrak began opera be served by the train for brief cere tions on May 1, 1971. An earlier ser monies. Enough time was allotted in vice to Parkersburg, Clarksburg, the schedule for the public to inspect Grafton and Oakland from Washing the train's new Amfleet cars at Cum ton was discontinued in 1973 . berland, Maryland; Parkersburg and Interestingly, R.F. Mather, con Keyser, West Virginia; and Athens, ductor, and Kenneth Potter, Chillicothe and Cincinnati, Ohio. It trainman, who brought the new Shen was the first use of new passenger andoah into Cincinnati, had also cars in Washington-Cincinnati service worked the last B&O train into that in over two decades. city on April 30, 1971, the day before At the other station stops, shorter welcoming ceremonies were held that (Right) Amtrak's Shenandoah winds included speeches by local dignitaries, through West Virginia's mountains. -
November/December 2020
Nov. – Dec. 2020 Issue Number 865 Editor’s Comments The next Membership meeting will be a virtual Zoom meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 7. Inside This Issue If you know someone who wants to view the meeting, either a visiting railfan or an interested person, it is okay to pass the Editor’s Comments 1 link onto them (but please do not send to large groups). Inside This Issue 1 Watch for an email with meeting sign-in details. Club Officers 1 President’s Comments You will notice that this issue is a bit longer than our normal. 2 We decided that it was time to better coordinate the issue Amtrak News 2 month with the calendar, so this issue is a one-time combina- Pictures from Many of the CRRC Steam Trips 3-6 tion of two months of H & M. In January, we will return to our typical monthly issue of 16 pages. In the meantime, Virtual Railfanning in Time of COVID-19 7 please enjoy this month’s articles and its many photos. Santa Fe, Ohio? 8-9 Happy Holidays! Let’s all have a safe and happy New Year! A Visit to Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation 10-15 Railfan’s Diary 16-21 Do you have thoughts and questions that you’d like to Steam News 22-27 share in future Headlight & Markers? Meeting Notice 28 Send electronic submissions to: [email protected] Perhaps you’ve thought of submitting an article or two --- now would be a great time to do so! Dave Puthoff Club Officers Club Email: [email protected]. -
Transportation Planning for the Richmond–Charlotte Railroad Corridor
VOLUME I Executive Summary and Main Report Technical Monograph: Transportation Planning for the Richmond–Charlotte Railroad Corridor Federal Railroad Administration United States Department of Transportation January 2004 Disclaimer: This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation solely in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for the contents or use thereof, nor does it express any opinion whatsoever on the merit or desirability of the project(s) described herein. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Any trade or manufacturers' names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to the object of this report. Note: In an effort to better inform the public, this document contains references to a number of Internet web sites. Web site locations change rapidly and, while every effort has been made to verify the accuracy of these references as of the date of publication, the references may prove to be invalid in the future. Should an FRA document prove difficult to find, readers should access the FRA web site (www.fra.dot.gov) and search by the document’s title or subject. 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. FRA/RDV-04/02 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date January 2004 Technical Monograph: Transportation Planning for the Richmond–Charlotte Railroad Corridor⎯Volume I 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Authors: 8. Performing Organization Report No. For the engineering contractor: Michael C. Holowaty, Project Manager For the sponsoring agency: Richard U. Cogswell and Neil E. Moyer 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. -
RCED-98-151 Intercity Passenger Rail B-279203
United States General Accounting Office GAO Report to Congressional Committees May 1998 INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL Financial Performance of Amtrak’s Routes GAO/RCED-98-151 United States General Accounting Office GAO Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-279203 May 14, 1998 The Honorable Richard C. Shelby Chairman The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Transportation Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Frank R. Wolf Chairman The Honorable Martin Olav Sabo Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Transportation and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Since it began operations in 1971, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) has never been profitable and has received about $21 billion in federal subsidies for operating and capital expenses. In December 1994, at the direction of the administration, Amtrak established the goal of eliminating its need for federal operating subsidies by 2002. However, despite efforts to control expenses and improve efficiency, Amtrak has only reduced its annual net loss from $834 million in fiscal year 1994 to $762 million in fiscal year 1997, and it projects that its net loss will grow to $845 million this fiscal year.1 Amtrak remains heavily dependent on substantial federal operating and capital subsidies. Given Amtrak’s continued dependence on federal operating subsidies, the Conference Report to the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1998 directed us to examine the financial (1) performance of Amtrak’s current routes, (2) implications for Amtrak of multiyear capital requirements and declining federal operating subsidies, and (3) effect on Amtrak of reforms contained in the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997. -
December 2018 All Aboard Indiana
ALL INDIANA ABOARD The Official Newsletter of the Volume 5, Number 12 December 2018 IN THIS ISSUE: Brightline Quickly Page Two Purdue Students Boarded Becomes Virgin Trains USA Amtrak Trains for Thanksgiving By Tod K Bassler, IPRA Board Member, South Shore Line—Double Track Indiana Passenger Rail Alliance Project Milestone Met On November 16, 2018, it was an- nounced that Brightline (https:// Page Three gobrightline.com) and Virgin Group One for the Bucket List: Riding (https://www.virgin.com/virgingroup) the Empire Builder will form a strategic partnership to grow the first privately funded intercity Page Four passenger train service in the United Cincinnati Union Terminal: States in over a century. Through 2019, An Art Deco Masterpiece! Brightline will rebrand itself to be Vir- gin Trains USA. This news shines a Page Five very bright (no pun intended) light on Your South Florida Rail Vacation: the future of passenger rail in the Car Free and Carefree United States. A Brightline interior decked out for the Holidays! Page Six Please see the Press Release at http://press.gobrightline.com/showPressRelease/100056754 South Shore Line—Positive Train for more information. Control Update Modern, Efficient Passenger Trains Page Seven Now Have a Future in the USA Commentary: Indianapolis By Tod K Bassler, IPRA Board Member, Indiana Passenger Rail Alliance Sued Over Plan to Abandon Regional Rail Corridor On November 21, 2018, the Fed- Bullets from the Board eral Railroad Administration (FRA) published amended safety Page Eight standards for conventional and Riding the Rails high-speed passenger rail equip- ment. For Tier I passenger train- Page Ten Two Spanish Talgo trainsets at Beech Grove Shops, Indiana on sets, regulatory requirements Discounts November 19, 2018 have been changed to allow the For More Information… use of modern more efficient de- IPRA Membership Form signs already in use in other countries. -
The Cincinnatian. 1916
DELTA DELTA DELTA FOUNDED AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY, THANKSGIVING EVE, 1 ZETA CHAPTER WAS ESTABLISHED AT UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI IN MAY, 1892 (FSSSi ALPHA PROVINCE Ames Transylvania Adelphi Arkansas Vanderbilt Boston Butler Wisconsin Brenau Cincinnati Wooster Bucknell Coe Colby DePauw THETA PROVINCE Cornell Drury Baker Goucher Franklin California HoUins Iowa Colorado Pennsylvania Judson Kansas State Randolph-Macon Knox Nebraska Stetson Miami Nevada St. Lawrence Michigan Oklahoma Syracuse Millikin Oregon Vermont Minnesota Southwestern Wesleyan Missouri Stanford Mt. Union Texas DELTA PROVINCE Northwestern Washington Adrian Ohio Wyoming Alabama Simpson ALLIANCE CHAPTERS Adrian, Mich. Evanston, 111. Norfolk, Va. Alliance, Ohio Eugene, Ore. Norman, Okla. Ames, Iowa Fayettevillc, Ark. Omaha, Neb. Ann Arbor, Mich. Franklin, Ind. Oxford, Miss. Atlanta, Ga. Galesburg, 111. Oxford, Ohio Baldwin, Kan. Greencastle, Ind. Philadelphia, Pa. Baltimore, Md. Indianola, Iowa Pittsburgh, Pa. Berkeley, Cal. Iowa City, Iowa Portland, Ore. Boston, Mass. Kansas City, Mo. Pueblo, Colo. Brooklyn, N. Y. Lafayette, Ind. Reno, Nev. Burlington, Vt. Laramie, Wyo. Rochester, N. Y. Canton, N. Y. Lewisburg, Pa. St. Louis, Mo. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Lexington, Ky. San Diego, Cal. Cincinnati, Ohio Lincoln, Neb. Seattle, Wash. Cleveland, Ohio Los Angeles, Cal. Sioux City, Iowa Columbus, Ohio Madison, Wis. Spokane, Wash. Decatur, 111. Marion, Ala. Springfield, Mo. Deland, Fla. Middletown, Conn. Syracuse, N. Y. Denver, Colo. Minneapolis, Minn. Washington, D. C. Des Moines, Iowa Nashville, Tenn. Waterville, Me. Detroit, Mich. New York, N. Y. Wooster, Ohio [ Poge one hundred and forty-eight] . -
Geology of Michigan and the Great Lakes
35133_Geo_Michigan_Cover.qxd 11/13/07 10:26 AM Page 1 “The Geology of Michigan and the Great Lakes” is written to augment any introductory earth science, environmental geology, geologic, or geographic course offering, and is designed to introduce students in Michigan and the Great Lakes to important regional geologic concepts and events. Although Michigan’s geologic past spans the Precambrian through the Holocene, much of the rock record, Pennsylvanian through Pliocene, is miss- ing. Glacial events during the Pleistocene removed these rocks. However, these same glacial events left behind a rich legacy of surficial deposits, various landscape features, lakes, and rivers. Michigan is one of the most scenic states in the nation, providing numerous recre- ational opportunities to inhabitants and visitors alike. Geology of the region has also played an important, and often controlling, role in the pattern of settlement and ongoing economic development of the state. Vital resources such as iron ore, copper, gypsum, salt, oil, and gas have greatly contributed to Michigan’s growth and industrial might. Ample supplies of high-quality water support a vibrant population and strong industrial base throughout the Great Lakes region. These water supplies are now becoming increasingly important in light of modern economic growth and population demands. This text introduces the student to the geology of Michigan and the Great Lakes region. It begins with the Precambrian basement terrains as they relate to plate tectonic events. It describes Paleozoic clastic and carbonate rocks, restricted basin salts, and Niagaran pinnacle reefs. Quaternary glacial events and the development of today’s modern landscapes are also discussed. -
Eagle and Silver Palm Awards to Be Given Here Evangelicals Celebrate
CITY VOLUME 40, NUMBER 29. CASS CITY, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1945. EIGHT PAGES, Eagle and Silver Maj. Imerman, Held Evangelicals Looks Like Ford Cars Better Health Cass City Folks Vassar Is Host to By Japs? Will Tell His Are in Demand Married in Toledo Palm Awards to Experiences Here Celebrate 80th That the public has more than a Parade in School Glen Hartwick, recently dis- 4-H Groups of \ passing interest in new cars is charged from the post of Staff Ser- It was Feb. 1, 1941, when Dr. evidenced by figures released by geant in the Medical Corps of the Harold M. Imerman tbok a last the G. A. Tindale Ford, agency. Up army, and Harriett Crowthers, lo- Be Given Here look at his comfortable Saginaw Anniversary to the end of the. first day of the Here November 13 cal musician, were united in mar- Tuscola County home and bade his mother goodbye. j showing of the new Ford here, the riage in a quiet ceremony in To- One thousand seven hundred thir- agency had booked orders for 42 ledo, Ohio, at the home of the Boy Scouts Will Hold ty-two days later, Maj. Imerman Church Commemorates Ford cars, 11 Mercury cars, two Tuberculin Testing Clinics groom's sister, Oct. 17. Cass City Livestock Club Lincoln Zephyrs and two Ford The bride wore a light blue wool has returned but in that time he Has Best Record in the Largest Court of Honor has lived a hell that few men ever Four Score Years of pickups. Are Sponsored by the suit with black accessories. -
Tampa Bay's Railroad History
Tampa Bay’s RailRoad HisToRy all aboard: Tampa Bay’s railroad history Silvery-sleek, on sun-bleached tracks With barrel-chested engines, Dolomite black “Those were the trains of yesterday! “ But where might smoke and thunder stay? 71st New York Where might great metro-liners rest, Volunteers arrive in Port Tampa, As they rumble ’cross-the-country with their smoke-filled crests? 1898, courtesy USF Library from The Epic of Tampa Union Station Special Collections by James E. Tokley Sr., Hillsborough County Poet Laureate Sanford-St. Petersburg train, 1893, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System Henry Plant supervising the transport of Army troops by railroad to Tampa, where they boarded ships to fight the Spanish-American War in Cuba, 1898; Tampa Bay Times photo Newspaper in Education NIE staff LAFS.4-5.L.1.2; LAFS.4-5.L.1.3; LAFS.4-5.L.1.4; LAFS.4-5.L.1.5; LAFS.4- The Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Jodi Pushkin, manager, [email protected] 5.L.1.6 Education (NIE) program is a cooperative Sue Bedry, development specialist, [email protected] effort between schools and the Times Hillsborough County Historic Preservation Challenge Grant to encourage the use of newspapers in © Tampa Bay Times 2014 This project was supported by a Historic Preservation Challenge Grant print and electronic form as educational awarded by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. The resources. Credits Hillsborough County Historic Preservation program aims to foster planning Our educational resources fall Researched and written by Jodi Pushkin and Sue Bedry, Tampa Bay Times that “encourages the continued use and preservation of historic sites and into the category of informational Designed by Stacy Rector, Fluid Graphic Design LLC structures.” The Historic Preservation Challenge Grant program was founded in text. -
Evaluation of Options for Improving Amtrak's
U.S. Department EVALUATION OF OPTIONS FOR of Transportation Federal Railroad IMPROVING AMTRAK’S PASSENGER Administration ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM Office of Research and Development Washington, DC 20590 DOT/FRA/ORD-05/06 Final Report This document is available to the public through the National December 2005 Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. This document is also available on the FRA Web site at www.fra.dot.gov. Notice This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. Notice The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturers’ names appear herein solely because they are considered essential to the objective of this report. Form Approved REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188), Washington, DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 2. REPORT DATE 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED December 2005 Final Report December 2005 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5. FUNDING NUMBERS Evaluation of Options for Improving Amtrak’s Passenger Accountability System RR93/CB043 6. -
Florida's Fluoridation Status of Community Water Systems and Population Served, 2017
Florida's Fluoridation Status of Community Water Systems and Population Served, 2017 Population Served by Percent of Population Served Community Water Systems by Community Water Systems Population Served by Receiving Optimally Receiving Optimally County PWS ID System Name Fluoridated? Community Water Systems Fluoridated Water Fluoridated Water STATE TOTAL 19,863,295 15,348,408 77.3% ALACHUA 206,341 189,688 91.9% ALACHUA 2010017 ALACHUA WTP Yes 8,220 ALACHUA 2010041 ARREDONDO ESTATES No 738 ALACHUA 2010042 PALMS OF ARCHER No 1,092 ALACHUA 2010199 ARCHER WATER SYSTEM No 1,440 ALACHUA 2010201 HIGH SPRINGS WTP No 3,750 ALACHUA 2010207 NEWBERRY WTP No 3,885 ALACHUA 2010212 WALDO WTP No 1,042 ALACHUA 2010477 HAWTHORNE WTP No 2,275 ALACHUA 2010612 KINCAID HILLS WATER SYSTEM No 800 ALACHUA 2010625 LAKE ALTO ESTATES MHP No 325 ALACHUA 2010749 MICANOPY WATER SYSTEM No 650 ALACHUA 2010946 GRU - MURPHREE WTP Yes 181,468 ALACHUA 2011006 SANTA FE HILLS SUBDIVISION No 200 ALACHUA 2011251 WESTGATE MANOR MHP No 300 ALACHUA 2014196 CROSS CREEK MHP No 156 BAKER 10,144 6,391 63.0% BAKER 2020204 MACCLENNY WTP Yes 6,391 BAKER 2020815 NORTHEAST FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL No 1,800 BAKER 2021356 BAKER COUNTY C. I. No 1,500 BAKER 2024893 RIVER HEIGHTS MHP No 25 BAKER 2024902 GLEN ST. MARY WATER SYSTEM No 428 BAY 181,331 181,171 99.9% BAY 1030050 BAY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM Yes 20,807 BAY 1030141 CALLAWAY CITY OF WATER SYSTEM Yes 14,800 BAY 1030148 SPRINGFIELD CITY OF Yes 13,940 BAY 1030435 LYNN HAVEN CITY OF WATER SYS.