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...
December 21, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 20, 2022) Union Pacific has asked the Surface Transportation Board for more time to respond to Amtrak’s request for action regarding UP’s handling of the Sunset Limited, which Amtrak says has the worst on-time performance in its...
December 20, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, December 19, 2022) Amtrak, CSX, Norfolk Southern, the Southern Rail Commission and the Port of Mobile, Ala., plan to spend $223 million on improvements to the rail line between New Orleans and Mobile as part of an effort to...
December 16, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railfan and Railroad Magazine, December 15, 2022) Amtrak has released renderings of the new “Airo” trains that will eventually replace Amfleet cars and older diesel locomotives on state-supported routes from coast to coast. The new trains will be built by...
December 15, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 14, 2022) In 2021, Amtrak executives spent most of the railroad’s 50th anniversary year promoting a 15-year strategy for expansion that would connect dozens of cities — up to 160 communities — to new Amtrak service....
December 15, 2022 | Amtrak, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Roll Call, December 14, 2022) Amtrak employees have tried to sell “high-security keys” used to operate rail switches and other “critical sensitive infrastructure,” posing security risks to passengers and crews, according to the government-owned passenger rail...