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EXHIBIT 1 Amtrak Route Map<br />

SEATTLE<br />

PORTLAND<br />

Eugene - Springfield<br />

Redding<br />

Fresno<br />

VAN COUVER<br />

Everett<br />

CALIFORNIA<br />

San Luis Obispo<br />

Bakersfield<br />

Santa Barbara<br />

LOS ANGELES San Bernardino<br />

Anaheim<br />

Palm Springs<br />

SAN DIEGO<br />

WASHINGTON<br />

OREGON<br />

OAKLAND<br />

SACRAMENTO NEVADA<br />

Stockton<br />

San Jose<br />

500 kilometers<br />

Spokane<br />

IDAHO<br />

Flagstaff<br />

Maricopa<br />

TUCSON<br />

CASE 15 • NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK) — 2009 151<br />

26 million train-miles. Amtrak also depends on host railroads for the dispatching and<br />

timely movement of its trains. The seven largest host railroads are BNSF Railway, Union<br />

Pacific Railroad, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway, CN Railway, Canadian<br />

Pacific Railway, and Metro-North Railroad.<br />

Internal Information<br />

SALT LAKE CITY<br />

UTAH<br />

ARIZONA<br />

Amtrak Network 2007<br />

MONTANA NORTH DAKOTA MINNESOTA<br />

WYOMING<br />

DENVER<br />

COLORADO<br />

ALBU QUERQUE<br />

NEW MAXICO<br />

El Paso<br />

FORT WORTH<br />

AUSTIN<br />

DALLAS<br />

St. Albans<br />

Protland<br />

Rubland<br />

TORONTO<br />

Niagara Syracuse<br />

BOSTON<br />

Fallse Albany<br />

Rochester Rensselaer Springfield<br />

New Haven<br />

NEW YORK<br />

Harrisburg<br />

OMAHA<br />

PHILADELPHIA<br />

WASHINGTON, DC<br />

Richmond<br />

New port Nems<br />

Greensboro Raleigh<br />

Oklahoma City<br />

LITTLE ROCK<br />

Charlotta<br />

Columbia<br />

Selma<br />

Fayettevile<br />

Texarkana<br />

ATLANTA<br />

Tuscaloosa Birmingham<br />

Jackson<br />

Charleston<br />

Savannah<br />

Lafayette<br />

Pensacola<br />

Tallahassee<br />

JLACKSONVILLE<br />

NEW ORLEANS<br />

ORLANDO<br />

TAMPA<br />

Trenbon<br />

VERMONT<br />

Minneapolis<br />

NEW<br />

MICHIGAN<br />

ST, PAUL<br />

YORK NEW HAMPSHIRE<br />

WISCONSIN<br />

SOUTH DAKOTA<br />

MASSACHUSETTS<br />

Port Huron BUFFALO<br />

Grand Rapids RHODE ISLAND<br />

Pontiac<br />

MILWAUKEE<br />

CONNECTICUT<br />

DETROIT PENNSYLVANIA<br />

Battle Creek<br />

IOWA<br />

CLEVELAND<br />

CHICAGO<br />

NEW JERSEY<br />

NEBRASKA<br />

Galesburg<br />

PITTSBURGH<br />

BALTIMORE<br />

OHIO<br />

DELAWARE<br />

INDIANAPOLIS<br />

WEST<br />

ILLINOIS<br />

KANSAS<br />

VIRGINIA<br />

Quincy<br />

INDIANA CINCINNATI<br />

CITY<br />

Charlottesvile<br />

MARYLAND<br />

Topeka ST. LOUIS<br />

VIRGINIA<br />

KANSAS<br />

MISSOURI<br />

KENTUCKY<br />

NORTH<br />

CARLONIA<br />

OKLAHOMA<br />

ARKANSAS<br />

TENNESSEE<br />

MEMPHIS<br />

SOUTH<br />

MISSISSIPPI<br />

GEORGIA<br />

ALABAMA<br />

CARLONIA<br />

TEXAS<br />

LOUSUANA<br />

Mobile<br />

HOUSTON<br />

SAN ANTONIO<br />

Organizational Structure<br />

Amtrak is a government-owned corporation that was organized to provide intercity<br />

passenger train service in the United States. All of Amtrak’s preferred stock is owned by<br />

the U.S. federal government. The members of the board of directors are appointed by the<br />

president of the United States and are subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate.<br />

Common stock was issued in 1971 to railroads that contributed capital and equipment.<br />

Even though these shares convey almost no benefits, the holders declined a 2002 buyout<br />

offer by Amtrak.<br />

Leadership<br />

In 2006, Alexander Kummant was named president and CEO of Amtrak, but he was<br />

asked to resign in November 2008 because of a dispute about debt restructuring.<br />

According to statements from Amtrak, both revenue and ridership reached record highs<br />

during Kummant’s tenure. “He also successfully oversaw the completion of labor agreements<br />

with all of the unions representing Amtrak’s employees,” said Donna McLean,<br />

Amtrak chairwoman. 2 On November 25, 2008, the board of directors for Amtrak<br />

announced they had appointed Joseph Boardman to a one-year term as president and<br />

CEO of the railway to replace Kummant.<br />

FLORIDA<br />

MONTREAL<br />

West Palm Beach<br />

MIAMI<br />

MAINE

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