Amtrak state-supported routes program

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The Amtrak state-supported routes program is a funding and operational framework in which U.S. states partner with Amtrak to subsidize and manage shorter-distance intercity passenger rail services beyond the federally supported long-distance network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amtrak program
passenger rail funding program
public transportation partnership
appliesTo short-distance intercity passenger rail routes
costResponsibility Amtrak provides baseline services and national support functions
states pay operating costs not covered by ticket revenue
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distinguishedFrom federally funded long-distance Amtrak routes
wholly state-operated commuter rail systems
excludes Amtrak long-distance routes
fundingModel cost-sharing between states and Amtrak
state-supported
governance standardized cost allocation policy under PRIIA Section 209
state-Amtrak service agreements
implementedBy Amtrak
implementedWith state departments of transportation
involves individual state sponsorship for some routes
multi-state route compacts for some corridors
legalBasis Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
legalBasisSection PRIIA Section 209
operator Amtrak
partnersWith Alabama Department of Transportation
Caltrans
surface form: California Department of Transportation

Connecticut Department of Transportation
Florida Department of Transportation
Georgia Department of Transportation
Illinois Department of Transportation
Indiana Department of Transportation
Iowa Department of Transportation
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Maine Department of Transportation
Maryland Department of Transportation
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Michigan Department of Transportation
Mississippi Department of Transportation
Missouri Department of Transportation
New Hampshire Department of Transportation
New York State Department of Transportation
North Carolina Department of Transportation
North Dakota Department of Transportation
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Oregon Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
South Dakota Department of Transportation
Texas Department of Transportation
Vermont Agency of Transportation
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
Washington State Department of Transportation
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
performanceMeasures farebox recovery ratio
on-time performance
ridership
purpose to enable states to shape and support rail services beyond the federal long-distance network
to provide shorter-distance intercity passenger rail services
relatedProgram Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
surface form: Amtrak Thruway bus network
relatedTo Amtrak Northeast Corridor routes
surface form: Amtrak Northeast Corridor services

Amtrak long-distance routes
surface form: Amtrak long-distance route network
scope routes less than approximately 750 miles in length
serviceType corridor services
intercity passenger rail
typicalContractDuration multi-year service agreements

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Amtrak California partOf Amtrak state-supported routes program
Amtrak Midwest services partOf Amtrak state-supported routes program
this entity surface form: Amtrak state-supported routes
U.S. intercity passenger rail network includesServiceBrand Amtrak state-supported routes program
this entity surface form: Amtrak state-supported corridors
Virginia terminals (Norfolk, Newport News, Roanoke, Richmond) partOf Amtrak state-supported routes program
this entity surface form: Virginia state-supported Amtrak network
Amtrak General Electric Genesis locomotives usedOn Amtrak state-supported routes program
this entity surface form: Amtrak state-supported corridor routes