AMTRAK: ISSUES FOR REAUTHORIZATION. TESTIMONY
This is the statement of Barry T. Hill, Associate Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office, before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, on issues pertaining to Amtrak's reauthorization. The testimony addresses Amtrak's revenue expectations and capital requirements for the Northeast Corridor, freight railroads' concerns over liability, potential cost savings through legislative changes governing labor protection, and necessary benefit/cost considerations in making changes to Amtrak's route structure.
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Corporate Authors:
U.S. General Accounting Office
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Authors:
- Hill, B T
- Publication Date: 1995-3-13
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Tables;
- Pagination: 15 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Cost control; Financial capital; Government funding; Labor law; Liability; Revenues; Testimony
- Identifier Terms: Amtrak
- Uncontrolled Terms: Cost savings; Reauthorization
- Old TRIS Terms: Route structure
- Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Law; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00681796
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: GAO/T-RCED-95-132
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 30 1995 12:00AM