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Amt Amtrak rak NEC Facts NEC Facts
- Amtrak Northeast Corridor (NEC) is the busiest
railroad in North America, with more than 2,200 trains operating over the Washington-Boston route each day.
- When included among U.S. airlines, Amtrak ranks
- No. 6 in domestic passengers carried.
- Amtrak carried more than three times as many
riders between Washington, DC, and New York City as the airline industry. – Amtrak carried more riders between New York City and Boston than all of the airlines combined.
- In FY 2013, Amtrak carried 11.4 million passengers
- n the NEC between Washington - New York -
Boston, the second best year ever.
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This information is for illustration only and is not current
SLIDE 3 Amt Amtrak rak Nati National Facts
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Amtrak-National-Fact-Sheet-FY2013.pdf
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Amtrak, the national rail operator, connects America in safer, greener and healthier ways. With 21,000 route miles in 46 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian provinces, Amtrak
300 trains each day – at speeds up to 150 mph – to more than 500 destinations. National Rail Operator for Intercity Passenger Service
Amtrak operates more contract commuter services than any
- ther company; Amtrak provides either services and/or access
for 13 commuter agencies
SLIDE 4 Amtrak Means Energy Efficiency
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- We balance our travel needs and mitigate our impact on the environment when we travel by rail. Let Amtrak
get you where you need to go.
- According to U.S. Department of Energy data, Amtrak is almost 14% more efficient than domestic airline
travel and 31% more efficient than auto travel on a per-passenger-mile basis.
- Amtrak is a charter member of the Chicago Climate Exchange, a legally-binding integrated greenhouse
gas reduction trading system. Amtrak committed to cutting diesel emissions by 6% - this represents the largest percentage of reduction committed to in the US on a voluntary basis and the first commitment by a transportation company.
SLIDE 5 The Unique Amtrak Experience with Many Benefits – simply a better way to travel
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http://amtrak.com/the-unique-amtrak-experience-with-many-benefits
Why Amtrak?
- Relaxing travel
- Environmentally
Friendly
gas prices
- No added fees
- City-to-city service
- More seat and leg
room
choices
transit with internet in the NEC
compared to other
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SLIDE 6 Fare Plan - Goals
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- Establish a “first step” larger program for Government travel in the
NEC to key city pairs.
- Designate “Corporate ID” for GSA/DTMO/Agency use to provide
access to fare plan and improve reporting.
- Create an expandable program for use in other corridors and
National service.
- Continue to address booking issues and better define process and
procedures.
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Fare Plan
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SLIDE 8 AMTRAK – GSA - On Track - simply a better way to travel
- Identified need for CTO/TCM and agency training to ensure correct fares
are being used and to create the booking correctly, using available plans
- On-going meetings with GSA/DTMO/AMTRAK/Concur/CWTSato to
resolve identified technical issues
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SLIDE 9 Amtrak – Booking Rail – ETS2 E-Gov Travel Service 2 (ETS2) Booking Amtrak is available through both partners participating the ETS2 Program.
- Concur Technologies, Inc.
- CWTSatoTravel
Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO)
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SLIDE 10 Amtrak – Booking Rail – ETS2 Concur Technologies, Inc Amtrak B2B Program Participant – Booking Online
- Look
- Book
- Pay
- Email delivery of
eTickets
- Cancel / Refund
- GDS Passive
Segments
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Amtrak – Booking Rail – ETS2 Concur Technologies, Inc Applying the Negotiated Rate An Amtrak Corporate Discount Code has been generated in support of this program. That code must be stored at the agency level. Once the Corporate Discount Code has been stored at the agency level the fares returned during shopping will be the negotiated rates
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SLIDE 12 Amtrak – Booking Rail – ETS2 CWTSatoTravel Amtrak GDS Program Participant
- Look
- Book
- Pay
- ARC Paper Ticketing
- Cancel / Refund
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Amtrak – Booking Rail – ETS2 CWTSatoTravel Applying the Negotiated Rate An Amtrak Corporate Discount Code has been generated in support of this program. That code must be submitted at the time that the booking is created. The Amtrak Corporate Discount Code must be stored for all itineraries booked not just those covered under the discount program.
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GDS Action Codes ZZ5CORXXXXXX37 ZZ3IP
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Amtrak – Booking Rail - DTMO U.S. Department of Defense Defense Travel System Rail Travel - Amtrak schedules are not live. They display in a static format in the DTS Reservation Module. A traveler selects the desired train or includes a comment to the CTO in the Rail screen of the DTS Reservation Module to communicate the request to the CTO. The CTO will make rail reservations and include the confirmation and cost in the trip request.
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GDS Action Codes ZZ5CORXXXXXX37 ZZ3IP
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Dennis M. Lyons Senior Officer, Natl. & Govt. Accounts Dennis.Lyons@amtrak.com 202-906-4749 Terry Rowley Senior Business Analyst RowleyT@amtrak.com Thank you for attending today!
