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106451 1 (1978-03-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadyai0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE LM106451 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10:00 A.M. EST MOND.Y, MARCH 20, 1978 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHW. GE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUECOMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE ON AMTRAK'S COSTS AND OPERATING RESULTS MR. CHAIRMAN AND MM2BERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS OUR ONGOING WORK AT AMTRAK AND OUR INITIAL OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING THE PRO- VISIONS OF H.R. 11089. AT YOUR REQUEST, WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED A REVIEW OF AMTRA' S O PERATING COS'.S, ITS ROUTE PROFITABILITY SYSTEMS, AND SOME ASPECTS OF ITS ROUTE SYSTEMS. OUR WRITTEN REPORT WILL BE RELEASED SHORTLY. WE DID NOT ASK AMTRAK TO RESPOND FORMALLY TO THE REPORT, .UT HAVE DISCUSSED OUR FINDINGS WITH AMTRAK OFFICIALS. WE HAVE ALSO COMPLETED OUR ANNUAL REVIEW OF AMTRAK'S PERFORMANCE REQUIRED BY SECTION 805 OF THE RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE ACT. THIS YEAR WE REVIEWED AMTRAK'S LONG-RANGE GOALS TO DEVELOP HIGH-SPEED CORRIDOR SERVICE OUTSIDE THE NORTHEAST. THE RESULTING REPORT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.