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Title:

A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON PASSENGER RAIL TODAY

Accession Number:

00748177

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

The Northeast Governors view passenger rail as part of a national system which is intermodal, has joint federal-state roles and responsibilities, and receives some form of public financial support in recognition of the public goods and services provided. The current passenger rail system, which faces serious economic challenges, must be reviewed and updated to ensure that safety and efficiency are optimized. Safety, efficiency and reliability are important to rail's ability to provide services which will attract ridership in an increasingly competitive and economically challenged market. The system's investing partners must have a voice in decisions on the direction and refinement of the national rail system. The Northeast's long experience in providing passenger rail on a multi-state basis offers some important insights about intercity passenger rail. While many think of the Northeast rail system as unique or parochial, what has and will happen to the Northeast's passenger rail system mirrors challenges and opportunities in other regions. What happens in the Northeast is also important to the overall health of the passenger rail in the country. The Northeast states perspectives can be summed in the following four points, which are discussed in this paper: (1) An integrated, multi-modal national transportation system is critical--now more than ever. (2) That system requires a continuing partnership of the federal government, states and the private sector. No individual transportation mode can be expected to be financially self-sufficient, since all are expected to provide public goods and services. (3) Rail is a critical element in the Northeast's and the nation's multi-modal transportation system. (4) In the Northeast, states are investors of longstanding in the region's rail transportation system--a pattern which is occurring across the country. Such investors expect to have voice in decisions on the direction and refinement of the national passenger rail system.

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Monograph Accession #:

00748171

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

STUBBS, A

Pagination:

p. 14-16

Publication Date:

1998-3

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: 484
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

National Conference on Critical Issues for the Future of Intercity Passenger Rail

Location: Washington, D.C.
Date: 1997-6-10 to 1997-6-11
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board, National Research Council; National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); Federal Railroad Administration; and Environmental Protection Agency.

Media Type:

Digital/other

Subject Areas:

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 13 1998 12:00AM

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