Amtrak state-supported routes program

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The Amtrak state-supported routes program is a funding and operational framework in which U.S. states partner with Amtrak to subsidize and manage shorter-distance intercity passenger rail services beyond the federally supported long-distance network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amtrak program ⓘ
passenger rail funding program ⓘ
public transportation partnership ⓘ
appliesTo short-distance intercity passenger rail routes ⓘ
costResponsibility Amtrak provides baseline services and national support functions ⓘ
states pay operating costs not covered by ticket revenue ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
distinguishedFrom federally funded long-distance Amtrak routes ⓘ
wholly state-operated commuter rail systems ⓘ
excludes Amtrak long-distance routes ⓘ
fundingModel cost-sharing between states and Amtrak ⓘ
state-supported ⓘ
governance standardized cost allocation policy under PRIIA Section 209 ⓘ
state-Amtrak service agreements ⓘ
implementedBy Amtrak ⓘ
implementedWith state departments of transportation ⓘ
involves individual state sponsorship for some routes ⓘ
multi-state route compacts for some corridors ⓘ
legalBasis Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 ⓘ
legalBasisSection PRIIA Section 209 ⓘ
operator Amtrak ⓘ
partnersWith Alabama Department of Transportation ⓘ
California Department of Transportation ⓘ
linked to: Caltrans

Connecticut Department of Transportation ⓘ
Florida Department of Transportation ⓘ
Georgia Department of Transportation ⓘ
Illinois Department of Transportation ⓘ
Indiana Department of Transportation ⓘ
Iowa Department of Transportation ⓘ
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development ⓘ
Maine Department of Transportation ⓘ
Maryland Department of Transportation ⓘ
Massachusetts Department of Transportation ⓘ
Michigan Department of Transportation ⓘ
Mississippi Department of Transportation ⓘ
Missouri Department of Transportation ⓘ
New Hampshire Department of Transportation ⓘ
New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ
North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ
North Dakota Department of Transportation ⓘ
Oklahoma Department of Transportation ⓘ
Oregon Department of Transportation ⓘ
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ⓘ
South Dakota Department of Transportation ⓘ
Texas Department of Transportation ⓘ
Vermont Agency of Transportation ⓘ
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation ⓘ
Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ
Wisconsin Department of Transportation ⓘ
performanceMeasures farebox recovery ratio ⓘ
on-time performance ⓘ
ridership ⓘ
purpose to enable states to shape and support rail services beyond the federal long-distance network ⓘ
to provide shorter-distance intercity passenger rail services ⓘ
relatedProgram Amtrak Thruway bus network ⓘ
relatedTo Amtrak Northeast Corridor services ⓘ
Amtrak long-distance route network ⓘ
scope routes less than approximately 750 miles in length ⓘ
serviceType corridor services ⓘ
intercity passenger rail ⓘ
typicalContractDuration multi-year service agreements ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amtrak California → partOf → Amtrak state-supported routes program ⓘ
Amtrak Midwest services → partOf → Amtrak state-supported routes ⓘ
linked to: Amtrak state-supported routes program
U.S. intercity passenger rail network → includesServiceBrand → Amtrak state-supported corridors ⓘ
linked to: Amtrak state-supported routes program
Virginia terminals (Norfolk, Newport News, Roanoke, Richmond) → partOf → Virginia state-supported Amtrak network ⓘ
linked to: Amtrak state-supported routes program
Amtrak General Electric Genesis locomotives → usedOn → Amtrak state-supported corridor routes ⓘ
linked to: Amtrak state-supported routes program