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| | |  Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - David L. Gunn - AmtrakGunn assumed presidency of Amtrak in 2002, and was fired by the board of directors on November 9, 2005.[1]
When he was selected as Amtrak president, the 15-year long myth of Amtrak self-sufficiency had been well-exposed. He came with a reputation as a strong, straight-forward and experienced operating manager. Years earlier, Gunn's refusal to "do politics" put him at odds with the WMATA (Metro) board, which includes representatives from ...
See also:David L. Gunn, David L. Gunn - Education and experience, David L. Gunn - Early experience, David L. Gunn - Toronto Transit Commission, David L. Gunn - Amtrak, David L. Gunn - Retirement plans Read more here: » David L. Gunn: Encyclopedia II - David L. Gunn - Amtrak |
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Amtrak - History
Amtrak - Background: pre-1971.
Historically, on routes where a single railroad has had an undisputed monopoly, passenger service was as spartan and as expensive as the market and Interstate Commerce Commission regulation would bear, since such railroads had no need to advertise their freight services. But on routes where two or three railroads were in direct competition with each other for freight business, such railroads would spare no expense to make their passenger trains as fast, luxurious, and affordable as possible, because it was considered to be the most effective way of advertising ...
See also:Amtrak, Amtrak - History, Amtrak - Background: pre-1971, Amtrak - Early days: 1971-, Amtrak - Conflicting goals, Amtrak - Politically-appointed leaders and congressional funding, Amtrak - Myth of a self-sustaining Amtrak, Amtrak - Federal funding, Amtrak - Amtrak routes and services, Amtrak - Gaps in service, Amtrak - Commuter services, Amtrak - Intermodal connections, Amtrak - Guest Rewards, Amtrak - Freight services, Amtrak - Trains and tracks, Amtrak - Tracks owned by the company, Amtrak - Motive power and rolling stock Read more here: » Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Amtrak - History |
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia - California Zephyr The California Zephyr is a 2,438-mile (3924-km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. It runs from Chicago, Illinois in the east to Emeryville, California in the west, passing through the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. This route is one of the longest and most scenic routes run by Amtrak.
Before Amtrak commenced operation, California Zephyr (the CZ, or "Silver Lady") was a passenger train operated jointly by th ...
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Amtrak - Amtrak routes and services Amtrak has a complex albeit decentralized management structure wherein individual train conductors and other staff are assigned to particular routes or stations whereas ticket sales are managed by a nationwide computer system.
As a general rule, even-numbered routes run north and east while odd numbered routes run south and west. However, some routes, such as the Pacific Surfliners, use the exact opposite numbering system, which they inherited from the previous operat ...
See also:Amtrak, Amtrak - History, Amtrak - Background: pre-1971, Amtrak - Early days: 1971-, Amtrak - Conflicting goals, Amtrak - Politically-appointed leaders and congressional funding, Amtrak - Myth of a self-sustaining Amtrak, Amtrak - Federal funding, Amtrak - National impact, Amtrak - Gaps in service, Amtrak - Amtrak routes and services, Amtrak - Commuter services, Amtrak - Freight services, Amtrak - Intermodal connections, Amtrak - Guest Rewards, Amtrak - Trains and tracks, Amtrak - Tracks owned by the company, Amtrak - Motive power and rolling stock Read more here: » Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Amtrak - Amtrak routes and services |
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Amtrak - Amtrak routes and services As a general rule, even-numbered routes run north and east while odd numbered routes run south and west. However, some routes, such as the Pacific Surfliners, use the exact opposite numbering system, which they inherited from the previous operators of similar routes, such as the Santa Fe Railroad. Amtrak gives each of its train routes a name. These names often reflect the rich and complex history of the route itself, or of the area traversed by the route.
Most popular routes include those on the Northeast Corridor (Acela Express, Metroliner, and Regional services) that serve Washi ...
See also:Amtrak, Amtrak - History, Amtrak - Background: pre-1971, Amtrak - Early days: 1971-, Amtrak - Conflicting goals, Amtrak - Politically-appointed leaders and congressional funding, Amtrak - Myth of a self-sustaining Amtrak, Amtrak - Federal funding, Amtrak - Amtrak routes and services, Amtrak - Gaps in service, Amtrak - Commuter services, Amtrak - Intermodal connections, Amtrak - Guest Rewards, Amtrak - Freight services, Amtrak - Trains and tracks, Amtrak - Tracks owned by the company, Amtrak - Motive power and rolling stock Read more here: » Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Amtrak - Amtrak routes and services |
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Crescent Amtrak - History Before Amtrak took over the route, a train called the Southern Crescent was operated by the Southern Railway, a predecessor of Norfolk Southern, from Washington, DC's Union Station south to New Orleans. The Southern Railway did not join Amtrak when it was created in 1971, but continued to operate the Southern Crescent independently. The Southern Crescent became one of the two last privately operated long-distance passenger services in the United States. On February 1, 1979, Southern left the passenger business and turned ...
See also:Crescent Amtrak, Crescent Amtrak - History, Crescent Amtrak - Tracks, Crescent Amtrak - Station stops Read more here: » Crescent Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Crescent Amtrak - History |
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Auto Train Amtrak - History: Auto-Train Corporation an innovative rail service The predecessor to Amtrak's Auto Train was the Auto-Train of the Auto-Train Corporation, a public stock corporation founded in 1971 by Eugene K. Garfield. The company used its own locomotives, passenger railcars, autoracks, and cabooses, and used the tracks of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac (RF&P) and Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) railroads from Lorton, Virginia to Sanford, Florida.
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See also:Auto Train Amtrak, Auto Train Amtrak - History: Auto-Train Corporation an innovative rail service, Auto Train Amtrak - Locomotives passenger railcars autoracks and cabooses, Auto Train Amtrak - Business success and failure, Auto Train Amtrak - Amtrak steps in to fill the gap, Auto Train Amtrak - Lorton Terminal, Auto Train Amtrak - Sanford Terminal, Auto Train Amtrak - A model for similar services, Auto Train Amtrak - Candidate for contracting-out or privatization, Auto Train Amtrak - Other Auto Train-type services Read more here: » Auto Train Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Auto Train Amtrak - History: Auto-Train Corporation an innovative rail service |
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Auto Train Amtrak - Amtrak steps in to fill the gap After a period of 22 months without service, the service was revived by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak, the corporation that operates most intercity passenger trains in the United States. Amtrak acquired the terminals in Lorton and Sanford and some of the Auto-Train rolling stock. On October 30, 1983, it introduced its slightly renamed Auto Train ser ...
See also:Auto Train Amtrak, Auto Train Amtrak - History: Auto-Train Corporation an innovative rail service, Auto Train Amtrak - Locomotives passenger railcars autoracks and cabooses, Auto Train Amtrak - Business success and failure, Auto Train Amtrak - Amtrak steps in to fill the gap, Auto Train Amtrak - Lorton Terminal, Auto Train Amtrak - Sanford Terminal, Auto Train Amtrak - A model for similar services, Auto Train Amtrak - Candidate for contracting-out or privatization, Auto Train Amtrak - Other Auto Train-type services Read more here: » Auto Train Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Auto Train Amtrak - Amtrak steps in to fill the gap |
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Auto Train Amtrak - Candidate for contracting-out or privatization Amtrak services are federally subsidized, and are operated by an corporation that, while technically for-profit, in some ways operates like a government transportation agency. There is a certain amount of debate in the United States over whether Amtrak's services could and/or should be contracted out to private companies through a competitive bidding process, or even completely privatized. Auto Train is often cited as one of the most likely candidates for such changes, partly on the grounds that its predecessor the Auto-Train r ...
See also:Auto Train Amtrak, Auto Train Amtrak - History: Auto-Train Corporation an innovative rail service, Auto Train Amtrak - Locomotives passenger railcars autoracks and cabooses, Auto Train Amtrak - Business success and failure, Auto Train Amtrak - Amtrak steps in to fill the gap, Auto Train Amtrak - Lorton Terminal, Auto Train Amtrak - Sanford Terminal, Auto Train Amtrak - A model for similar services, Auto Train Amtrak - Candidate for contracting-out or privatization, Auto Train Amtrak - Other Auto Train-type services Read more here: » Auto Train Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Auto Train Amtrak - Candidate for contracting-out or privatization |
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Hiawatha Amtrak - Historical service Historically, the trains were operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as the "Milwaukee Road") and traveled from Chicago to the Twin Cities in Minnesota. The first Hiawatha trains ran in 1935. By 1945, there were actually three routes carrying the Hiawatha name.
From June 5, 1971 until October 1, 1979 there was a service known as North Coast Hiawatha that ran from Chicago, Illinois, to Seattle, Washington. The train's route followed the historic Milwaukee Road route as far wes ...
See also:Hiawatha Amtrak, Hiawatha Amtrak - Historical service, Hiawatha Amtrak - Station stops, Hiawatha Amtrak - Air connection, Hiawatha Amtrak - Future service Read more here: » Hiawatha Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Hiawatha Amtrak - Historical service |
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Amtrak Cascades - Equipment The Amtrak Cascades is a unique train that is painted in a special scheme. The train is operated in a push-pull configuration with an EMD F59PHI at one end, and a de-motored locomotive called a Non-Powered Control Unit (NPCU) on the other end. The NPCU is usually filled with cement, possibly to meet FRA weight requirements.
The passenger cars themselves are produced by Talgo, the only cars by that company in operation in the United States. These cars are designed to passively tilt into curves, allowing the train to pass through ...
See also:Amtrak Cascades, Amtrak Cascades - Equipment, Amtrak Cascades - Funding, Amtrak Cascades - Future plans, Amtrak Cascades - Vancouver to Seattle projects, Amtrak Cascades - Seattle to Portland projects, Amtrak Cascades - Station stops Read more here: » Amtrak Cascades: Encyclopedia II - Amtrak Cascades - Equipment |
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Auto Train Amtrak - A model for similar services A North American predecessor to the original Auto-Train was a service run by the Canadian National Railway (CN) that allowed passengers to bring their automobiles along on selected passenger trains; this service proved unsuccessful. As discussed above, the original Auto-Train reported profits on the Virginia-Florida route in its early years, but ultimately failed financially. Amtrak's Auto Train has been relatively economically successful due to the following factors:
A substantial number of passengers are w ...
See also:Auto Train Amtrak, Auto Train Amtrak - History: Auto-Train Corporation an innovative rail service, Auto Train Amtrak - Locomotives passenger railcars autoracks and cabooses, Auto Train Amtrak - Business success and failure, Auto Train Amtrak - Amtrak steps in to fill the gap, Auto Train Amtrak - Lorton Terminal, Auto Train Amtrak - Sanford Terminal, Auto Train Amtrak - A model for similar services, Auto Train Amtrak - Candidate for contracting-out or privatization, Auto Train Amtrak - Other Auto Train-type services Read more here: » Auto Train Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Auto Train Amtrak - A model for similar services |
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| | | | Amtrak: Encyclopedia II - Amtrak Cascades - Funding Funding for the route is provided separately by the states of Oregon and Washington, with Union Station in Portland serving as the dividing point between the two. As of 2005, Washington was funding three daily round trips between Seattle and Portland and two between Seattle and Bellingham, with one of the latter extending north to Vancouver, BC. Oregon was funding two daily round trips between Eugene and Portland. The five trains are organized into semi-regular operating cycles, but no par ...
See also:Amtrak Cascades, Amtrak Cascades - Equipment, Amtrak Cascades - Funding, Amtrak Cascades - Future plans, Amtrak Cascades - Vancouver to Seattle projects, Amtrak Cascades - Seattle to Portland projects, Amtrak Cascades - Station stops Read more here: » Amtrak Cascades: Encyclopedia II - Amtrak Cascades - Funding |
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