Download or read book Issues in Evaluating Amtrak written by Jimmy Butler and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Issues in Evaluating Amtrak written by University of Iowa. Institute of Urban and Regional Research and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Amtrak Management written by JayEtta Z. Hecker and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amtrak has struggled since its inception to earn sufficient revenues & operate efficiently. In June 2002, Amtrak's new pres. began major efforts to improve efficiency. However, the financial condition of the company remains precarious, requiring a fed. subsidy of more than $1 billion annually. Capital backlogs are now about $6 billion, with over 60% being attributable to its mainstay Northeast Corridor service. This report reviewed Amtrak's: (1) strategic planning, (2) financial reporting & financial management practices, (3) cost containment strategies, (4) acquisition management, & (5) accountability & oversight. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.

Download or read book Evaluation Report of the Secretary of Transportation s Preliminary Recommendations on Amtrak s Route Structure written by United States. Rail Services Planning Office and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Amtrak written by Barry Thomas Hill and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Intercity Passenger Rail written by Phyllis F. Scheinberg and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Analysis of Amtrak s Five Year Plan written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluating Amtrak s Market Potential written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Amtrak written by Kenneth M. Mead and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluation of Options for Improving Amtrak s Passenger Accountability System written by Ronald A. Mauri and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluation of Rail Technology written by Anjum Naweed and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rapid advancements in train control and in-cab technologies provide significant opportunities for rail operators to improve efficiency and enhance their operations. New technologies often provide elegant solutions to existing problems or new capabilities for the operator. However, new technologies may also represent a significant form of risk. Thus, it is important to balance the potential for significant improvement with justifiable concern about how the technology may unpredictably change the nature of the work. If a technology is designed and implemented without considering the substantive human factors concerns, that technology may lead to unintended consequences that can introduce safety issues and disrupt network performance. It is important to note that even a well-designed and beneficial technology may be rejected by the users who see it as a threat to their jobs, status or working conditions. This book discusses the issues surrounding rail technology and introduces a ’toolkit’ of human factors evaluation methods. The toolkit provides a practical and operationally focused set of methods that can be used by managers considering investing in technology, staff charged with implementing a technology, and consultants engaged to assist with the design and evaluation process. This toolkit can help to ensure that new rail technologies are thoughtfully designed, effectively implemented, and well received by users so that the significant investment associated with developing rail technologies is not wasted.

Download or read book Issues in the Reauthorization of Amtrak written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Current Amtrak Issues written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Amtrak written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO discussed issues pertaining to Amtrak's reauthorization, focusing on: (1) Amtrak's likely revenues and expenses over the next few years; (2) its effort to improve efficiency; (3) potential changes to the scope of Amtrak's mission; and (4) potential cost savings through legislative changes governing labor protection. GAO noted that: (1) Amtrak expects to increase its market share of the Northeast Corridor by implementing its high-speed rail service; (2) to realize these and other expectations, Amtrak will need about $5 billion in capital funding through the year 2010; (3) compensating the freight railroads for their liability exposure in accidents involving Amtrak passenger trains could increase Amtrak's costs; (4) the freight railroads and Amtrak want Congress to enact legislation that would reduce their potential liability; (5) Amtrak plans to implement other cost-saving initiatives such as reducing train and engine crews; (6) even with cost reductions, Amtrak expects to experience a shortfall of $1.3 billion through 2000; and (7) if this additional funding is not provided by the federal government, consideration should be given to reexamining Amtrak's mission and its current route system.

Download or read book Amtrak written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amtrak: Issues for Reauthorization

Download or read book Amtrak management systemic problems require actions to improve efficiency effectiveness and accountability report to the Chairman Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluation of Options for Improving Amtrak s Passenger Accountability System written by U.s. Department of Transportation and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In investigating the derailment of Amtrak's Auto Train on April 18, 2002, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that an accurate count of persons on the train at the time of the accident was not available at the accident scene. NTSBnoted that emergency response would be improved with accurate count data at the accident scene and issued a Safety Recommendation to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that it develop and implement an accurate passenger and crew accountability system. This report assesses the weaknesses in Amtrak's passenger accounting system, the costs of improving it, and the potential safety and business benefits of an improved system. It finds that while technically feasible, the recommendation is impractical given Amtrak's business model and would not provide the desired safety benefits. It also identifies alternativeimprovements to Amtrak's passenger accounting system that can be the basis for future cost-effective Amtrak initiatives.