Oversight Hearing on Amtrak: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, February 23, 2000

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Page 40 - departments of transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical transit services and products. Over ninety percent of persons using public transportation in the United States and Canada are served by APTA members.
Page 40 - is a nonprofit international association of over 1,270 member organizations including transit systems; planning, design, construction and finance firms; product and service providers; academic institutions, and state associations and departments of transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical transit services and products. Over ninety percent of persons using public transportation in the United States and Canada are served by APTA members.
Page 31 - Amtrak's test for self-sufficiency, however, pivots on its cash losses rather than its operating losses. In 1999, the cash loss was $579 million, $54 million higher than the 1998 cash loss and $19 million worse than Amtrak projected for 1999. On the positive side, Amtrak's systemwide passenger revenue grew by almost 6 percent in 1999,
Page 45 - the National Governors' Association, the US Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities, the Council of State Governments and the National Council of State Legislatures are
Page 15 - the National Governors' Association, the US Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities, the Council of State Governments, and the National Council of State Legislatures
Page 61 - PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, US SENATOR FROM MAINE Thank you. I would like to express my appreciation to the Chair for scheduling this hearing today.
Page 1 - 23, 2000 US SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND MERCHANT MARINE, COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met,
Page 43 - Association, the US Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities, the Council of State Governments, and the National Council of State Legislatures are
Page 25 - shall consider all relevant performance factors, including . . . appropriate methods for adoption of uniform cost and accounting procedures throughout the Amtrak system, based on generally accepted accounting principles. . . .
Page 13 - and Members of the Subcommittee: I deeply appreciate the opportunity to appear before this distinguished Subcommittee to

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