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Table 10-D
Federal Obligations for Intercity Rail Transportation by Agency and Program: FY 1985-2001

(Current $ millions)

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Agency and Program 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 est.
Total Intercity Rail Obligations 1,079 860 677 691 678 662 933 941 906 982 1,242 799 1,196 879 476 833 980
Federal Railroad Administration                                  
Total 1,079 857 677 691 678 662 933 941 906 982 1,201 790 1,196 879 476 833 980
Capital Grants to AMTRAK 744 674 584 590 574 560 540 504 465 491 882 564 602 478 243 594 551
Settlement of Railroad Litigation 0 96 7 3 0 0 0
Northeast Corridor Improvements 232 16 19 34 21 25 179 210 207 232 205 175 238 12 3
Local Rail Freight Assistance 28 7 8 11 13 34 12 1
Mandatory Passenger Rail Service Payments 145 150 146 137
Safety and Operations 44 41 29 28 32 34 37 41 44 48 50 51 77 87 95 109
Railroad Research and Development 44 17 17 25 23 23 27 21 23 24 20 23 21 25 30
Conrail Labor Protection 10 7
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement 21 15 12 12 2 0 6 5 7 4 4 3 3 3 156
Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund 27
Regional Rail Reorganization Program 6 15 6 10 0
Amtrak Corridor Improvement Loan 4 4 4 2 1
Freight Line Rehabilitation 6
Penn Station Redevelopment Project 10 20
MAGLEV Prototype Development 8 5
Next Generation High Speed Rail 19 22 27 18 22 27 27
Alameda Corridor direct loan financing program 207 15 22 88 25
Rhode Island Rail Development 116 23 27
Alaska Railroad Rehabilitation 10 10 15 43 15
High-Speed Rail Trainsets and Facilities 80
Emergency Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair 19 10
West Virginia Rail Development 15
AMTRAK Reform Council 2 1 1
Interstate Commerce Commission                                  
Total 41 9
Payment for Rail Service 41 9
United States Railway Association                                  
Total 2 1 0
Administrative Expenses 2 1 0
Regional rail reorganization program

KEY:
"–" = No activity or a value of zero.

NOTES:
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Data for FY 2001 are estimates.

SOURCES:
Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government - Appendix (Washington, D.C.: Annual publication), available at http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget, as of October 2001.