May 3, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Amtrak press release, May 3, 2023) CHICAGO — Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have received federal approval for maximum speeds up to 110 mph for most of the Chicago-St. Louis corridor, primarily between the Amtrak stations in...
May 2, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 1, 2023) Imagine going back 40 years to early 1983. The only passenger trains running along much of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) were operated by Amtrak itself. Otherwise, what was (and still is) the nation’s busiest passenger railroad...
March 30, 2023 | Amtrak, Contract Negotiations, Headlines, Unions
(Source: TCU & Shop-Craft Coalition press release, March 24, 2023) On Thursday, March 23 – after 15 months of negotiations – the TCU & Shop-Craft Coalition reached a tentative agreement with Amtrak to settle each organization’s respective Section 6 notices for...
March 30, 2023 | Amtrak, COVID, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, March 29, 2023) Amtrak’s New York City-Montreal Adirondack train, the only Amtrak service that was discontinued because of the COVID virus, is finally coming back. Its first northbound run from Penn Station New York will take place on Monday,...
March 28, 2023 | Amtrak, Contract Negotiations, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Railway Age, March 24, 2023) Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWED) and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) members have reached a tentative agreement, after negotiating as a coalition for 15 months, with Amtrak on a seven-year contract that...
March 16, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, March 15, 2023) Amtrak says on-time performance of its Sunset Limited route remains poor. On March 13, Amtrak again asked the Surface Transportation Board to act on its previous request for an investigation into the train’s operations. In a...
March 14, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, March 10, 2023) NEW ORLEANS – Amtrak will partner with the Southern Rail Commission (SRC) to apply for federal funds to study a new service between New York City, Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth by extending a section of the...
February 10, 2023 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: www.al.com, February 9, 2023) With still no timetable for Amtrak trains to roll between Mobile and New Orleans, the nation’s passenger rail operator is warning people to stay off the tracks. Full story: www.al.com
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...
