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...
October 22, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Smart Cities Dive, October 20, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Columbus is Ohio’s state capital, a city of almost 900,000 people and at the heart of a 15-county region that is the fastest-growing area in the Midwest, according to William Murdock, executive...
October 22, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Trains Magazine, October 21, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Unsatisfied with their individual efforts, California’s three entities operating intercity passenger rail corridors announced Wednesday that they have formed a coalition to jointly advocate for their...
October 22, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune, October 21, 2021) SAN LUIS OBISPO, California — The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, which travels 351 miles of coastline with stops at rail stations in six counties between San Luis Obispo and San Diego, is expanding its service beginning...
