May 16, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, May 13, 2022) NEW YORK — The witness phase of the slugout between Amtrak on one side and CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS) and the Port of Mobile on the other, ended May 12 as its 11th day concluded. It ended not with T.S. Eliot’s oft-quoted “whimper”...
May 16, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, May 13, 2022) NEW YORK — Amtrak personnel recently spent a series of consecutive weekends in March remediating damage to the benchwall system in the South Tube of the North River Tunnel. This maximized efficiency without...
May 16, 2022 | Amtrak, BNSF, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 16, 2022) MISSOULA, Mont. — BNSF Railway has joined the group seeking to restore passenger rail service in southern Montana, a move welcomed because of the railroad’s role as primary host railroad for the proposed service. Full story:...
May 16, 2022 | Amtrak, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 13, 2022) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established the Corridor Identification and Development (ID) Program that “will serve as a key vehicle for directing federal investments and technical assistance toward...
May 12, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bob Johnston, May 11, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cross-examination of Jim Blair, Amtrak’s senior director of host railroads, consumed the full 8-hour, 28-minute session Monday as the Surface Transportation Board’s hearing on the...
May 11, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, May 10, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Creating an official path to learn on the job and grow their skills, Amtrak announced its Apprenticeship Pilot Program, providing opportunities for professional development. Representing a mix of new...
May 10, 2022 | Amtrak, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, May 9, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bolstered by a demand for both business and leisure travel, Amtrak unveiled its summer schedule featuring the most Acela frequencies since the onset of the pandemic and Northeast Regional departures...
May 10, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Grist, May 5, 2022) Ever since Hurricane Katrina swept across the Deep South in 2005, shredding the region’s railways, it’s been impossible to take a train heading east from New Orleans to the rest of the Gulf Coast. For years, Amtrak has been trying to...
May 2, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: White House press release, April 29, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as members of the Amtrak Board of Directors: David Capozzi, Nominee for Member of the Amtrak...
April 21, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: CNN, April 20, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is embroiled in a fight that may have vast implications for the future of US rail service, including the billions of dollars devoted to it from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Amtrak, which typically speaks...
