November 4, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Evening Tribune, November 3, 2021) HORNELL, N.Y. — A new era for passenger rail in America is just around the bend. The Acela, the nation’s first line of high-speed trains, departed the Hornell Alstom campus Wednesday morning bound for delivery to Amtrak....
November 3, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Delaware Business Now, November 2, 2021) WILMINGTON, Del. — Amtrak is introducing over 200 new kiosks in more than 150 stations across the country. Full story: Delaware Business Now
October 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, October 28, 2021) NEW YORK — Amtrak and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), the labor organization representing more than 3 million skilled craft professionals, announced today a landmark national agreement to promote a...
October 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, October 28, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak has extended the deadline for its works to receive COVID-19 vaccinations to December 8, CEO Bill Flynn said today in a message to employees — and is preparing for possible service reductions if...
October 28, 2021 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Associated Press, October 27, 2021) HELENA, Mont. — Two Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation Wednesday to end an arbitration clause that Amtrak implemented in January 2019 and give customers the right to sue the passenger rail service to...
October 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: www.mysa.com, October 27, 2021) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Amtrak has big upgrade plans in store for its Texas Eagle Route, including additional trains from San Antonio to Dallas and a new route from Houston to Dallas. Full story:...
October 27, 2021 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, October 26, 2021) (NTSB Note: This information is preliminary and will be either supplemented or corrected during the course of the investigation. Release date October 26, 2021.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On...
October 27, 2021 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, October 26, 2021) HELENA, Mont. — A preliminary report on an Amtrak train derailment in Montana last month that killed three people and injured dozens more offered no clues about what triggered the accident, but said the train’s emergency...
October 22, 2021 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, October 20, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak has asked the Surface Transportation to take action on two fronts on its pending request for a ruling enabling it to start passenger service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala. — requesting that...
October 22, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 20, 2021) The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations has released the legislative text of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (THUD) Appropriations bill, which would...
