February 8, 2023 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 6, 2023) Amtrak train crews this week will begin required training for future operation of its new Gulf Coast passenger-rail service between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans. Full story: Progressive...
January 31, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, PSR, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age, January 30, 2023) Amtrak in December called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to initiate an investigation into “substandard” customer on-time performance for Sunset Limited service between Louisiana and California. Host freight railroad...
January 31, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(Source: CNN, January 30, 2023) Long-needed improvements are coming to train travel along the nation’s busy Northeast Corridor, thanks in part to the federal infrastructure funding package that President Joe Biden signed into law in the fall of 2021. The president is...
January 30, 2023 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, January 30, 2023) Ulysses S. Grant was still president when workers finished the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel, which connected Philadelphia and Washington through rail travel for the first time. But 150 years later, the tunnel that runs...
January 27, 2023 | Amtrak, COVID, Headlines
(Source: CBS News, January 27, 2023) In the post-pandemic world, while many travelers have been obsessed with airlines, ground stops, cancellations and delays, Amtrak’s ridership is bouncing back — more than doubling in the Northeast corridor, and 88% across the...
January 23, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 20, 2023) Amtrak has announced that 10 manufacturers have submitted their ideas on replacement railcars for such overnight routes as Auto Train, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Crescent, Empire Builder and Southwest Chief, marking the...
January 19, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, January 18, 2023) Nearly a year after they made their main line debut, Amtrak’s new Siemens Mobility ALC-42 “Chargers” are still having teething issues, especially in cold weather. Kara Evanko, a spokesperson for Siemens...
January 18, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, January 17, 2023) Amtrak is seeking Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval to retire fixed wayside signals as automatic block points on the Mid-Atlantic Division’s Philadelphia-to-Washington line (a Northeast Corridor branch), according...
January 17, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 16, 2023) The Northern Tier passenger-rail network project, which would connect North Adams to Greenfield and Boston, Massachusetts, will cost more than $1 billion. Full story: Progressive Railroading
January 17, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Forbes, January 14, 2023) Alstom, which makes passenger trains including Amtrak’s next-generation Acela units and rail signaling equipment, says it’s rolling out more advanced digital circuits and sensors in North America and other global markets that tap...
