An Amtrak Trainmaster was terminated from his position on August 14, 2018, and an Amtrak executive resigned from his position in lieu of termination on August 17, 2018. The Chicago-based employees violated company policy by accepting gifts from the owner of a firm doing business with Amtrak and by intentionally providing false or misleading information to the Amtrak Office of Inspector General.

We are initiating an audit of the company’s management of its maintenance‐of‐way equipment. Our objective is to assess the effectiveness of company policies, procedures, and controls to promote the efficient use of the equipment and to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse. We may expand our scope or modify our objective during the course of the audit.