Oversight Hearing on Amtrak: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, January 26, 1995 |
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Page 4 - I ask unanimous consent that my statement be made a part of the record. Mr.
Page 43 - Statement of Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division GAO/T-RCED-94-S3 Mr.
Page 134 - Energy Savings The nation would benefit by shifting travelers from oil-dependent systems to electrified trains for selected short and medium-distance travel. No form of intercity travel is as energy-efficient as high-speed trains. The Edison Electric Institute reports that US powerplants generate only four percent of their electricity with oil. Therefore, a shift to electrified high-speed trains on any one route would benefit the entire nation by reducing our excessive reliance on unstable foreign...
Page 42 - ... capital resources that Amtrak will need to reach this goal; and Creates an environment in which Amtrak management, its employees, its stakeholders at the State and local government level, and its business partners can work together for improved rail passenger service. Administrator Molitoris and I look forward to working with this Committee and the Congress in the coming months on this important legislation. Senator HUTCHISON. Thank you. Ms. Scheinberg, the Associate Director of the Transportation...
Page 98 - The Transportation Research Board has noted one argument for broadening the use of mode-specific trust funds: "Both air and highway facilities are financed in part through federal user taxes that are placed in modal trust funds. To the extent that high speed ground transportation (HSGT) reduces congestion of airports and highways financed with federal aid from these trust funds, it may be appropriate to use these funds to subsidize HSGT service' (page 131 of In Pursuit of Speed: Hew Options for Intercity...
Page 95 - Thank you very much for your time. [The prepared statement of Mr.
Page 97 - BTU's per passenger-mile v. 4,567; Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 14, May 1994, prepared by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the US Department of Energy) . o Amtrak uses land more efficiently than do other forms of transportation. o Amtrak is far safer than auto travel at all times and, during inclement weather, safer and usually more reliable than airplanes and buses . o Amtrak serves many communities where alternative transportation either does not exist, is not affordable or only serves...
Page 97 - Thank you for this opportunity to present the views of our non-profit, consumer-oriented organization, which for 28 years has been promoting "balanced transportation." I. THE BENEFITS OF AMTRAK Amtrak continues to be an important part of our nation's transportation system. o It is energy-efficient. Amtrak is 45H less energy- intensive than the domestic airlines (2,503 BTU's per passenger-mile v.
Page 136 - United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: I appreciated the opportunity to appear before your Committee on January 26, 1995.
Page 4 - Chairman, that this table be included in the record. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection it is so ordered. (The information referred to follows...