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Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation by George W. Hilton Soft Cove
Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation by George W. Hilton
Has Highlighter marks - See photos for examples.
Includes a Press Release 3 pages.
Amtrak: The National Railroad Passenger Corporation
George W. Hilton
Soft Cover
80 Pages
Copyright 1980
Contents
1 THE LIFE CYCLE OF RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE1
2 AMTRAK'S STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND PLANNING PROCEDURES15
The Initial Planning Operation 18
Revisions in the Statutory Authority 21
3 AMTRAK'S OPERATING EXPERIENCE32
Demand Conditions 36
Fare Policy 42
Cost Conditions 43
Comparisons with Rival Carriers 52
Financial Experience 59
4 EVALUATION OF THE AMTRAK PROGRAM62
Impact on Rival Carriers 67
Conclusion 75
Professor Hilton demonstrates that the program failed because of a fallacious interpretation of the decline of the passenger train. In general, the people who value time most were the first to desert the passenger train for alternatives, and consequently the demand for luxury accommodations declined more rapidly than did coach ridership. Many observers concluded that the railroads were discouraging use of the trains by downgrading the quality of the service. The Amtrak program was based on a presumption that ridership could be restored by improving the quality of service. Actually, the public has responded much more to fare reductions and to schedule frequency than to provision of luxury.
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