NRPC

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NRPC (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) is the U.S. government-owned corporation that operates intercity passenger rail service under the brand name Amtrak.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government corporation
government-owned corporation
passenger rail operator
railway company
abbreviation NRPC
alsoKnownAs Amtrak
brandName Amtrak
chairperson Board Chair of Amtrak
chiefExecutiveOfficer CEO of Amtrak
collaboratesWith state departments of transportation
country United States
foundedBy United States Congress
foundedByAct Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970
fullName National Railroad Passenger Corporation
governingBody Board of Directors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
hasBrand Amtrak
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.amtrak.com/
hasRollingStockType diesel locomotives
electric locomotives
passenger railcars
hasService Acela
Amtrak Northeast Regional
Amtrak long-distance routes
Northeast Corridor
state-supported corridor routes
hasSubsidiary Amtrak-owned commuter and infrastructure entities
headquartersCountry United States
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1971
industry intercity passenger rail
rail transport
legalForm federally chartered corporation
legalStatus for-profit corporation
operatesIn United States
operatesMode passenger trains
operatesOnInfrastructureOwnedBy NRPC
freight railroads
owner United States federal government
parentOrganization United States federal government
predecessor private U.S. passenger railroads
primaryCorridor Northeast Corridor
purpose to provide intercity passenger rail service in the United States
receivesSubsidyFrom United States federal government
regulator Federal Railroad Administration
serviceType corridor passenger rail service
intercity passenger rail service
long-distance passenger rail service
startOfOperations May 1, 1971
ticketingSystem Amtrak reservation system
transportType rail

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
NRPC
abbreviation
AMTK
relatedTo

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