ISSUES IN EVALUATING AMTRAK. WORKING PAPER

The paper compares seven recent reports about Amtrak. The reports were all prepared by different agencies for different reasons, but have some points in common. Their interpretations of Amtrak's past performance, route structure, economic efficiency, long-term financial outlook, and ability to meet social and economic goals are compared and contrasted.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Policy Study Commission

  2000 M Street, NW, Suite 3000
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Butler, J
• Publication Date: 1979-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 57 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Economic efficiency; Evaluation; Financial analysis; Management; Optimization; Passenger service; Policy; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Routes; Routing; Socioeconomic factors; Strategic planning
• Identifier Terms: Amtrak
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Old TRIS Terms: Management policies; Route optimization
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Policy; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00313491
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTPSC/WP-79-27
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 1980 12:00AM