By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; February 8, 2019
Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General on Feb. 8 said it has “found longstanding management weaknesses in the company’s transport program for privately owned railcars, including inadequate controls for cost and revenue management, a lack of standard operating procedures, and limited safety and parking guidelines.”
“Amtrak recently started to address some of these weaknesses but needs to take additional steps to ensure the company can make sound business decisions about operating the program, covering its costs, and mitigating potential safety and liability risks,” the OIG report said.