August 26, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Railway Age, August 25, 2021) NEW YORK — The House on Aug. 24 passed a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint and allowed for a vote by Sept. 27 on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. The Senate on Aug. 9 passed the infrastructure bill, which includes...
August 25, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: The Spokesman-Review, August 19, 2021) SPOKANE, Wash. — Amtrak is resuming Coast Starlight service between Los Angeles and Seattle on Aug. 23. Service on the Coast Starlight route was suspended for several weeks due to wildfire damage in Northern California,...
August 25, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Indianapolis Star, August 19, 2021) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indianapolis Twitter salivated over Amtrak’s vague plans for the region in the spring, when President Joe Biden’s massive infrastructure bill had yet to climb through Congress. Full story:...
August 25, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, August 23, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. — If it’s put into place, proposed Amtrak service between New York City and Scranton, Pennsylvania would provide a $2.9 billion one-time financial boost to the region, followed by about $87 million in economic...
August 25, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: East Bay Times, August 24, 2021) CHICAGO — A man allegedly facing multiple arrest warrants was fatally shot after allegedly fleeing Amtrak police and exchanging gunfire with them, authorities said Tuesday. Police learned the man was sought by law enforcement...
August 18, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, August 17, 2021) CHICAGO — Federal regulators have settled a landlord-tenant dispute between Amtrak and Metra over the rent for Union Station, with neither side complaining that it’s been railroaded. The federal Surface Transportation...
August 17, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: CNN, August 16, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Don’t expect any 200 mph trains that rival Europe and Asia’s best, or even cheaper fares. Transportation experts think the infrastructure bill could be the start of a turning point for the disadvantaged state of US...
August 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: NorthJersey.com, August 15, 2021) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — NJ Transit is making a $62 million investment to restore a 7-mile stretch of the long-dormant Lackawanna Cutoff by rebuilding track, constructing a new station in Andover and repairing the aging...
August 12, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: The Hill, August 11, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail advocates say that while transportation provisions in the Senate-passed infrastructure bill are an important first step, far more is needed to address both carbon emissions and gaps in public transit. Full...
August 12, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg News, August 11, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — All Amtrak employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 1 or get tested weekly in the latest move by U.S. employers to push for greater protections against the virus. New hires at the...
