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Amtrak: America’s Railroad

NaCO Transportation Steering Committee

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Northeast Corridor

6 8 10 12 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

In Millions

Fiscal Year

Total Riders

Long Distance Trains

3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 In Thousands

Fiscal Year Total Riders

Ridership and Revenues are up

Short Distance Corridors

6 8 10 12 14 16 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

In Millions

Fiscal Year Total Riders

• FY 2012 system ridership a record

31.2M

• 9th such record in 10 years
• Record ticket revenues of more

than $2B

• Amtrak recovered 81% of its costs
• ut of the farebox in FY 2012

46% growth since 1998 Almost 20% growth since 1998 Nearly doubled since 1998

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Only six airlines carry more domestic traffic

We’re tops in the number of passengers per departure – more than twice as many as any of the airlines

Amtrak and the Airlines, Ranked by Total Ridership

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Federal subsidies are down

Amtrak Operating Funding Level, 2004-Present

$400.00 $500.00 $600.00 $700.00 $800.00 $900.00 $1,000.00 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 Fiscal Year Millions of 2012 dollars

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$1,890 $2,890 $3,720 $3,940 $3,890 $3,800 $3,660 $3,520 $3,300 $3,200 $2,840 $1,989 $1,870 $1,556 $1,423

$1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 $4,500

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Year In millions of dollars

Debt is down

Amtrak Corporate Debt Total indebtedness is less than half of the 2002 level

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Amtrak is energy-efficient….

More than half of our trains now reach or exceed 100mph

2,735 2,897 3,447 3,848 4,118 2,271

500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500

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Comparative Energy Intensities By Mode of Travel

Sources: USDOT, Oak Ridge Nat’l Labs “Transportation Energy Data Book, 31st Ed, 2012”

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….and cost efficient, too!

• In 2011*, Amtrak train
• perations recovered

79 cents of every dollar – the best in the nation

• Ancillary business

revenues raise this to 85 cents of every dollar

• In FY 2012 this

performance was even stronger:

– Train operations recovered 81 cents of every dollar (comparison data not yet available) – Ancillary business revenues raised this to 88 cents of every dollar

Amtrak data is fiscal year, other carriers are calendar year Sources: National Transportation Database, 2011, and Amtrak

2.5% 7.7% 11.8% 12.1% 15.4% 16.7% 21.1% 26.3% 29.5% 36.6% 39.5% 40.5% 44.0% 44.9% 46.1% 46.4% 49.0% 49.5% 53.4% 56.3% 56.7% 59.1% 62.3% 79.0% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0% A Train SLE RailRunner FrontRunner Music City Star NorthStar Tri-Rail Sounder DART ACE Coaster Metra Alaska RR MBTA Metrolink South Shore MARC Caltrain LIRR VRE SEPTA NJT MNC RR Amtrak Carrier Farebox Recovery

2011 Passenger Rail Cost Recovery

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System OTP reached a record 83% in FY 2012

Amtrak On-Time Performance by Fiscal Year

20 40 60 80 100 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Fiscal Year Percentage of on-time arrivals

System Short Distance Long Distance

Long Distance OTP has improved 133% since 2006 (when it was at 30%)

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A vision for the future