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    Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman supports U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx's call to address the nation's infrastructure deficit and develop a national transportation plan. Boardman agrees that the Highway Trust Fund is no longer viable and that a new surface transportation program is needed for the 21st century that focuses on connectivity, economic growth, and allows investment across all surface transportation modes. A balanced program is needed that provides funding flexibility to prioritize national economic results over chasing individual mode dollars.

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    Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman supports U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx's call to address the nation's infrastructure deficit and develop a national transportation plan. Boardman agrees that the Highway Trust Fund is no longer viable and that a new surface transportation program is needed for the 21st century that focuses on connectivity, economic growth, and allows investment across all surface transportation modes. A balanced program is needed that provides funding flexibility to prioritize national economic results over chasing individual mode dollars.

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2014

    ATK-14-010 Contact: Steve Kulm steve.kulm@amtrak.com 202 906.3860

    AMTRAK SUPPORTS U.S. DOT CALL TO ADDRESS THE NATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIT
    WASHINGTON The following statement is made by Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman regarding remarks from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx on the need to address the nation's infrastructure deficit:

    "Amtrak supports Secretary Foxx's call to address the nation's infrastructure deficit and develop a national transportation plan that links our roads and rails and ports into a safe, integrated and interconnected system. "The Highway Trust Fund is dead. It's financially unviable and built on an outmoded vision for mobility in the United States. We need to replace it with a surface transportation program for the 21st Century. "The guiding principle of a new federal surface transportation investment program must focus on national priorities, connectivity and economic growth. A world-leading economy today requires a world-leading transportation system that strengthens the whole network. "We need a balanced program that can provide investment in any surface mode-including Highway, Transit, and Rail (both passenger and freight)--to unshackle transportation planners, system users, and other decisions makers from simply chasing mode-restricted dollars and instead ask them to produce results that matter to the nation.

    About Amtrak Amtrak is Americas Railroad, the nations intercity passenger rail service and its high -speed rail operator. Amtrak and its state and commuter partners move people, the economy and the nation forward. Formally known as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak is governed by a nine member board of directors appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Anthony R. Coscia is board chairman and Jeffrey R. Moreland is vice chairman. In FY 2013, a record 31.6 million passengers traveled on Amtrak on more than 300 daily trains at speeds up to 150 mph (241 kph) that connect 46 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian Provinces. Enjoy the journey at Amtrak.com or call 800-USA-RAIL for schedules, fares and more information. Like us on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter (@Amtrak) and check out our blog at blog.amtrak.com. ###

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