Amtrak wasted US$23m on unneeded office space: report

Washington

US railroad operator Amtrak wasted at least US$23 million by acquiring unneeded office space in Boston, New York, Washington and several other cities, according to a report by the railroad's inspector general.

The report by Stephen Lord, the assistant inspector general for Amtrak, sketches a picture of a quasi-public, federally-subsidised passenger railroad that lacks a game plan for securing office space for its workers.