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Amtrak Police Department prisoner transport vehicle. In 2016, the Amtrak Office of Inspector General launched an investigation into the then-Amtrak Police Chief Polly Hanson, regarding a conflict of interest involving her boyfriend who had been awarded a counterterrorism contract she helped oversee, and in whose award Hanson reportedly had ...
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak (/ ˈ æ m t r æ k /; reporting marks AMTK, AMTZ), is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. Amtrak is a portmanteau of the words America and track.
The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (originally H.R. 6003, passed as division B of Pub. L. 110–432 (text)) is a law that reauthorized Amtrak and authorized the United States Department of Transportation to provide grants for operating costs and capital expenses and to repay Amtrak's long-term debt and capital leases.
Even though Amtrak is not incorporated as a government agency, it largely functions as one. Similar to the ruling in Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority, the court found that the public and private entities functioned together to the point where Amtrak was covered by the First Amendment. Later, in Department of
Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads , 575 U.S. 43 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held "for purposes of determining the validity of the metrics and standards, Amtrak is a governmental entity."
A Conrail commuter train collided with the rear end of the Amtrak train. RAR-79-3 March 28, 1979 Empire Builder: Lohman, Montana: Derailment 0 48 The train derailed due to a cracked wheel. RAR-79-7: April 20, 1979 Metroliner: Edison, New Jersey: Equipment collision 0 73 The train struck track maintenance equipment. RAR-79-10 October 2, 1979 ...
34th Commissioner of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department; In office December 14, 2012 – April 17, 2017: Director of Public Safety: Charlene Deeken: Mayor of St. Louis: Francis Slay and Lyda Krewson: Preceded by: Daniel Isom: Succeeded by: John Hayden Jr. Director of Security for the Washington Nationals; In office April 2018 – July ...
He became Amtrak's CEO on January 17, 2022, serving jointly as president and CEO until Roger Harris was named to the former role six months later. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] He oversaw an infusion of $22 billion in direct federal aid to repair and replace tracks and trains, as well as $44 billion in grants intended to improve U.S. passenger rail service ...