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...
April 21, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, April 20, 2022) NEW YORK — At this writing, Amtrak is preparing to present its case to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) disputing the amount of new infrastructure that potential host railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern claim must be built...
April 20, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 20, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Switching details and conflicting traffic modeling assumptions dominated discussions at the Surface Transportation Board’s hearing into Amtrak plans to launch passenger service between New Orleans and...
April 20, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, April 19, 2022) NEW YORK — The “Second Battle of Mobile” is in full swing. Prospective host railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern, along with the Port of Mobile, are in a heated dispute with Amtrak at the Surface Transportation Board (STB) about how...
April 19, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bob Johnston, April 18, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two days of testimony that made up the second week of the Surface Transportation Board’s hearing on Amtrak Gulf Coast service delved into the intricacies of traffic modeling and its...
