Amtrak case study Ethical issues and concerns In the wreck of Amtrak’s sunset limited 1993‚ the decision makers would have been North American passenger corporation (Amtrak)‚ National transportation safety board (NTSB)‚ CSX‚ WGN‚ the U.S. coast guard‚ the tow boat captain‚ the pilot and Alabama emergency response network. I believe that these responsible parties could have avoided or reduced injury and deaths if all responded appropriately. affected by the lack of response and decisions made
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The Wreck of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited H. Richard Eisenbeis‚ Sue Hanks‚ and Bruce Barrett University of Southern Colorado On September 22‚ 1993‚ the Sunset Limited‚ the pride of Amtrak‚ glided swiftly along through the warm‚ fall night. A dense fog hugged the countryside. Because there was nothing to see through the train’s windows‚ many passengers dozed peacefully‚ lulled to sleep by the gentle‚ rhythmic‚ clickety-clack of iron wheels passing over jointed rails. Crewmembers roamed the aisles and
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Looking at Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment Accident Kaplan University Corporate Social Responsibility: Looking at Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment Accident Stakeholders are people that are affected by business decisions and/or who make those business decisions. Concerning the Case Study: Amtrak Sunset Limited Derailment‚ the confluence of events led to a great tragedy and in return there were many who were affected by the decisions of all parties involved
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National Railroad Passenger Corporation ("Amtrak"): Acela Financing On April 30‚ 1999‚ Arlene’ Friner. CFO of Amtrak‚ instructed her treasury staff to review a leventged-lezise proposal from BNY Capital Funding LLC (BNYCF). Several weeks earlier‚ Amtrak and its adviser‚ Babcock & Brown Financial Corporation‚ had invited financial institutions to submit lease-financing proposals for Amtrak’s planned purchase of locomotives and high-speed train sets.’ The equipment would be utilized on the "Acela"
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Amtrak paper 9/1/10 Prof. Starcher The Amtrak case study is a horrible accident that occurred in 1993. I feel the entire cause of the accident was a series of events that could not have been known. The stakeholders in this care are the Amtrak employees‚ customers and land owners of the railway lines. The biggest interest of the stakeholders would be loss of life. No one wants to be involved with the loss of a human life. And I am sure there are several financial reasons for the interest‚ as
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Yelena Nicole FIN 465 Amtrak Case Introduction Amtrak was formed in 1970 by the U.S. Congress in order to ensure that rail service would remain an “integral part of the national transportation system.” Amtrak has become the main provider of all passenger rail services in the U.S. and as of 2002 Amtrak has become completely self sufficient and is no longer allowed to use federal subsidies to cover their operating expenses. In order to become self sufficient Amtrak has developed a high-speed
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Passenger Corporation(Amtrak) will review a leveraged-lease proposal from BNY Capital Funding LLC(BNYCF) along with other financing options. The government will eliminate federal funding for any of Amtrak’s operating expenses by 2002 . Therefore‚ Amtrak has developed a new high speed train line called Acela‚ which will bring in net annual revenues of $180 million by 2002. Amtrak needs to raise $267.9 million to purchase six locomotives and seven train sets. Assuming that Amtrak will have a tax rate
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Electrical Engineering Changing the world TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Development of Railways II. Importance of technology and improvement of life III. Cellphone Telecommunication developments and progress. IV. Through Engineering Customers is created V. Job growth VI. Jobs availability for electrical engineers varies greatly. VII. Conclusion VIII. References Development of Railways Trains have developed in way that they have surpassed the preliminary staged. For example train tours
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University of Pennsylvania . School of Design Department of City and Regional Planning Spring 2015 . Studio Final Report Meadowlands South PENN Long Island City Newark Newark Liberty Airport Jamaica JFK Airport New York - New Jersey CrossRail VISION 1 New York - New Jersey CrossRail University of Pennsylvania School of Design The University of Pennsylvania carries on the principles and spirit of its founder‚ Benjamin Franklin: entrepreneurship‚ innovation‚ invention‚ outreach‚ and a
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ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: “THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USINFG NPV (NET PRESENT VALUE) AND IRR (INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN)” NPV (NET PRESENT VALUE) The difference between the present value of cash inflows and the present value of cash outflows. NPV is used in capital budgeting to analyze the profitability of an investment or project. NPV analysis is sensitive to the reliability of future cash inflows that an investment or project will yield. NPV compares the value of a dollar today to the value
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