Private company

Amtrak

American intercity passenger rail operator

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak (; reporting marks AMTK, AMTZ), is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in every contiguous U.S. state except for Wyoming and South Dakota as well as in three Canadian provinces.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

May 1, 1971Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersWashington Union Station1
  • Websiteamtrak.com
  • Legal formquasi-corporation1

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Leadership

Who has led Amtrak, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Hunter Biden2006–2009
19801990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Federal Government of the United States

Subsidiaries

  • Chicago Union Station Company
  • Washington Terminal Company

Also owns

  • 30th Street Station
  • Albion station
  • Alliance
  • Ann Arbor station
  • Ardmore
  • BWI Rail Station
  • Baltimore Penn Station
  • Beech Grove Shops
  • Berwyn
  • Bowie State station
  • Bryn Mawr station
  • Cleveland Lakefront station
  • Connecticut River Bridge
  • Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot
  • Daylesford
  • Devon
  • Downingtown
  • East River Tunnels
  • Edgewood station
  • Elyria station
  • Exton
  • First Street Tunnel
  • Gateway Program
  • Halethorpe station
All 74 also owns
  • Hammond–Whiting station
  • Harrisburg Transportation Center
  • Haverford
  • Hell Gate Bridge
  • Huntingdon
  • Louise M. Slaughter Rochester Station
  • Malvern
  • Martin State Airport station
  • Merion
  • Michigan Line
  • Morristown Line
  • Narberth
  • New Buffalo
  • New Haven–Springfield Line
  • New York Tunnel Extension
  • Newark
  • North Jersey Coast Line
  • North Philadelphia station
  • North River Tunnels
  • Northeast Corridor
  • Northeast Corridor Line
  • Odenton
  • Overbrook
  • Paoli station
  • Penn Line
  • Pennsylvania Station
  • Perryville station
  • Portal Bridge
  • Providence station
  • Providence/Stoughton Line
  • Quaker Square
  • Radnor
  • Richmond Staples Mill Road station
  • Rosemont
  • Route 128 station
  • San Clemente Pier station
  • Seabrook
  • St. Davids
  • Strafford
  • Sunnyside Yard
  • Taylor
  • Thorndale
  • Union Station
  • Villanova
  • Wayne
  • Westchester Avenue station
  • Whitford
  • Wilmington station
  • Windsor station
  • Wynnewood

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad1
  2. Succeeded United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company1
  3. Succeeded Penn Central Transportation Company1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Amtrak revenue by year1$3.2B in 2016−90% since 2015
0$10.0B$20.0B$30.0B$40.0B2015: $32.1B$32.1B20152016: $3.2B$3.2B2016−90%
  • 2016$3.2B1
  • 2015$32.1B1

Net income

Amtrak net income by year1-$1.1B in 2016−12% since 2015
-$1.5B-$1.0B-$500.0M02015: -$1.2B-$1.2B20152016: -$1.1B-$1.1B2016−12%
  • 2016-$1.1B1
  • 2015-$1.2B1

Timeline

  1. May 1, 1971Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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