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REPORT BY THE


Comptroller General


OF THE UNITED STATES


Problems In The Northeast Corridor

Railway Improvement Project






The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory
Reform Act of 1976 directs the Secretary of
Transportation to undertake a 5-year,
$1.75-billion project to improve rail passenger
service and travel times on the Northeast Cor-
ridor between Boston, New York, and Wash-
ington by February 1981.

The project will not be completed until the
end of 1983 (1984 in the Boston area)
and the shorter travel times will not be
achieved within the $1.75 billion authorized.
The Congress should decide what improve-
ments are desirable and what additional
money, if any, should be provided.

Because budgeted costs are being exceeded,
the project's scope was reduced, leading to
increased future maintenance costs, less pas-
senger comfort, less on-time reliability, and
reduced safety.


This report discusses aspects of the project's
management and planning which have con-
tributed to these problems.


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     CED-79-38
MARCH 29, 1979

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