AMTRAK: EARLY PROGRESS MADE IN IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC AND BUSINESS PLAN, BUT OBSTACLES REMAIN. TESTIMONY

This is the statement for the record of Barry T. Hill, Associate Director, Transportation and Telecommunications Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office, before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate, on Amtrak's progress in implementing its strategic and business plan. The testimony concludes that, while Amtrak is making progress in fulfilling the goals of its plan, it faces significant financial challenges to its future, and, even if completely successful in fulfilling its plan, it is doubtful that anytime in the foreseeable future Amtrak can become self-sufficient.

• Record URL:
  http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?recflag=&rptno=T-RCED-95-227
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Authors:
  • Hill, B T
• Publication Date: 1995-6-16

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Businesses; Economic development; Finance; Implementation; Planning; Strategic planning; Testimony
• Identifier Terms: Amtrak
• Old TRIS Terms: Financial requirements
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00681873
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: GAO/T-RCED-95-227
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 12 1995 12:00AM