December 15, 2021 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Billings Gazette, December 14, 2021) BILLINGS, Mont. — An Amtrak on-board service attendant, injured while assisting survivors of an Amtrak train derailment in September on the Montana Hi-Line near Joplin, is suing his employer and BNSF Railway for...
December 15, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 14, 2021) Amtrak today reported a $1.08 billion loss in adjusted operating earnings during fiscal-year 2021, a reflection of the pandemic’s toll on the national intercity passenger railroad. Full story: Progressive...
December 15, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 14, 2021) NEW YORK — Following President Biden’s signature on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill a few weeks ago, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) helped finalize an agreement with Amtrak where the...
December 15, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 14, 2021) ST. LOUIS — After a delay of more than three years, trains on Amtrak’s St. Louis to Chicago route are finally running regularly at speeds of up to 90 mph. Full story: Quad-City Times
December 15, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Axios Philadelphia, December 15, 2021) PHILADELPHIA — Willie Brown has stepped down as president of the Transport Workers Union Local 234 this week. Full story: Axios Philadelphia
