To increase organizational effectiveness, improve service to its 31 million customers and position itself for an even more competitive future, Amtrak announced several management and organizational changes.
Effective immediately, Amtrak president/CEO Wick Moorman reduced by half the senior management team into six direct reports:
Operations – Scot Naparstek, COO Marketing and Business Development – Jason Molfetas, Executive Vice President Finance – Jerry Sokol, CFO Law – Eldie Acheson, general counsel and corporate secretary Administration – DJ Stadtler, chief administrative officer Planning, Technology and Public Affairs – Stephen Gardner, executive VP
“Since joining the Amtrak team in September, I’ve been impressed by the dedication and passion of our employees and leadership team,” said Moorman. “This new structure aligns with our focus on improving the way we do business, modernizing and enhancing the customer experience, and investing in the future.”
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To strengthen focus on safety and service delivery, train operations will be managed regionally through three general managers and supported by mechanical, engineering, network support, police and security organizations.
The marketing and business development group will be expanded beyond its traditional role to include product development, planning, and contract management functions of the current business lines.
A new administration group will serve to efficiently manage key administrative and support functions including human resources, labor relations, procurement and enterprise project management.
Certain corporate planning, IT and station and facility functions, as well as the government affairs and corporate communications division, will be transferred to the new planning, technology, and public affairs group.
The changes will also allow Amtrak more organizational flexibility to fully comply with the new account structure created in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), and will provide greater transparency to Amtrak’s customers and stakeholders. Congress included Amtrak reauthorization for the first time ever in the 2015 surface transportation bill, affirming the importance of Amtrak’s network of service that connects more than 500 rural and urban communities in 46 states.
Amtrak will open grant applications March 23 for community projects near the Frederick Douglass Tunnel alignment in Baltimore as part of a $50 million investment tied to the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program.
The Denmark Station $2.3 million construction investment project includes a new 280-foot concrete boarding platform, built eight inches above the top of rail, for improved accessibility for passengers with disabilities and families with small children and much more.
Caltrain and its partners have implemented safety improvements at specific locations in response to known risk conditions, operational needs, and available funding since the agency’s founding.
On a recent episode of METROspectives, METRO Magazine’s Executive Editor Alex Roman sat down with Ana-Maria Tomlinson, Director of Strategic & Cross-Sector Programs at the CSA Group, to explore a bold initiative aimed at addressing those challenges: the development of a National Code for Transit and Passenger Rail Systems in Canada.
Competitive FTA grants will support accessibility upgrades, family-friendly improvements, and cost-efficient capital projects at some of the nation’s oldest and busiest transit hubs.
The 3.92-mile addition will soon take riders west beyond its current Wilshire and Western station in Koreatown, continuing under Wilshire Boulevard through neighborhoods and communities including Hancock Park, Windsor Square, the Fairfax District, and Carthay Circle into Beverly Hills.
Under the plan, all long-distance routes will transition to a universal single-level fleet, replacing today’s mix of bi-level and single-level equipment.
