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Recently Published Reports/Articles by BNA on Amtrak
"Transportation Budget Provides Early Peek At Plans for Highway, Transit Reauthorization," Daily Report for Executives (23 DER B-20, 02/4/03).

"Special Report Transportation, Energy, and Agriculture Outlook 2003" Daily Report for Executives Vol. 3, No. 10 January 15, 2003.

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Federal Government

Congress

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Jack Quinn, Chairman AMTRAK Reform – Railroads

Amtrak Reform Council
BGL Rail Associates A Recommended Approach to Funding the Estimated Capital Investment Needs of the Northeast Corridor Rail Infrastructure Prepared For The Amtrak Reform Council By BGL Rail Associates Tim Gillespie William E. Loftus (April 2002)

An Action Plan for the Restructuring and Rationalization of the National Intercity Rail Passenger System (February 7, 2002)

Department of Transportation
Statement of the Hon. Norman Y. Mineta Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation on the Future of Intercity Passenger Rail (June 20, 2002)

Department of Transportation - Inspector General
Top 10 DOT Management Challenges (January 21, 2003)

Amtrak's Financial Condition (June 2002)

Amtrak's Performance, Budget, and Passenger Rail Service Issues (March 7, 2002)

2001 Assessment of Amtrak's Financial Performance and Requirements (January 24, 2002)

2000 Assessment of Amtrak's Financial Performance and Requirements
(September 19, 2000)

Department of Transportation – Bureau of Transportation Statistics
National Transportation Statistics 2001 BTS02-06

Department of Transportation - Federal Railroad Administration
President’s FY’04 budget request for U.S. DOT

General Accounting Office
Intercity Passenger Rail Potential Financial Issues in the Event That Amtrak
Undergoes Liquidation (September 2002)

Financial Management: Amtrak’s Route Profitability Schedules Need Improvement (July 15, 2002)

Intercity Passenger Rail: Congress Faces Critical Decisions in Developing a National Policy, GAO-02-522T (Washington, D.C.: Apr. 11, 2002)

Intercity Passenger Rail: Assessing the Benefits of Increased Federal Funding for Amtrak and High-Speed Passenger Rail Systems. GAO-01- 480T. Washington, D.C.: March 21, 2001.

Intercity Passenger Rail Amtrak Will Continue to Have Difficulty Controlling Its Costs and Meeting Capital Needs (May 2000)

Nongovernment Organizations
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
The Freight-Rail Bottom Line Report

Intercity Passenger Rail Transportation

Cato Institute
Help Passenger Rail by Privatizing Amtrak by Joseph Vranich and Edward L. Hudgins
Cato Policy Analysis No. 419

Time to Liquidate Amtrak by Joseph Vranich, Cornelius Chapman and Edward Hudgins (February 14, 2002)

Congressional Research Service
Transportation Issues in the 107th Congress - Glennon J. Harrison, Coordinator Resources, Science, and Industry Division (November 15, 2002)

Amtrak: Overview and Options David Randall Peterman Transportation Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division (January 25, 2001)

Heritage Foundation
How To Run A Railroad (Or At Least Amtrak) (Commentary Ronald Utt)
(February 4, 2003)

Transportation: Harnessing the Resources of the Private Sector to Improve Mobility by Ronald D. Utt, Ph.D. (Agenda 2003)

National Association of Railroad Passengers
NARP Report Urging Passenger Rail Development (June 2002)

National Taxpayers Union
Rail Fraud: How Taxpayers Have Been Railroaded by Amtrak’s Past Promises NTU Policy Paper 108 By Tyler J. Pace (December 2, 2002)

National Transportation Board
Annual Meeting - Monday, January 13, 2003, 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM,
U.S. Department of Transportation's Route to Reauthorization Emil H. Frankel, U.S. Department of Transportation, presiding Note: These officials of the U.S. Department of Transportation gave their perspectives on the upcoming reauthorization and the future outlook for federal transportation programs.
Panel Discussion (P03-7146)
Mary E. Peters, Federal Highway Administration
Jennifer L. Dorn, Federal Transit Administration
Jeffrey W. Runge, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Annette Sandberg, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Ellen G. Engleman, Research and Special Programs Administration
William G. Schubert, U. S. Maritime Administration
Marion C. Blakey, Federal Aviation Administration
Allan Rutter, Federal Railroad Administration
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Surface Transportation Policy Project