August 3, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: White House press release, August 2, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 28, the President and the bipartisan group announced agreement on the details of a once-in-a-generation investment in our infrastructure, which was immediately taken up in the Senate for...
August 3, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: New York Times, August 2, 2021) NEW YORK — The bipartisan infrastructure bill includes $66 billion in new funding for rail to address Amtrak’s maintenance backlog, along with upgrading the high-traffic Northeast Corridor from Washington to Boston. It also...
August 2, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Business Insider, August 1, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Siemens designed the ALC-42 based on existing locomotives in North America and Europe, even some currently in service with Amtrak. Full story: Business Insider
July 30, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, July 29, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. — The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill now before the U.S. Senate includes billions of dollars that could be tapped to help fund the long-awaited Gateway Tunnel project. Full story:...
July 30, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: MassTransitMag, June 29, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate passed a procedural vote, 67-32, on July 28 to take up debate on an infrastructure package that had been agreed to hours before the vote. On the passenger rail side of the deal, the framework...
July 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, July 28, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate voted Wednesday night, 67-32, to take up a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan after President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement on major provisions of the...
July 21, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Times-Tribune, July 21, 2021) SCRANTON, Pa. — The regional railroad authority signed a deal Tuesday with Amtrak for a detailed study on bringing the nation’s passenger rail service to connect Scranton and New York City. Full story: Yahoo...
July 20, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Brattleboro Reformer, July 19, 2021) BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The Vermonter is back in action, a move celebrated in communities at stations throughout the state since the coronavirus pandemic paused the service. Full story:...
July 19, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Herald and News, July 16, 2021) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The section of the Union Pacific Railroad on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest that was severely damaged by the Lava Fire last month is currently being repaired, and Union Pacific estimates it will be...
July 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, July 14, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. — An ambitious plan to rebuild delay-causing infrastructure on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor line across eight states and shave close to 30 minutes off a New York to Boston rail trip was unveiled by Amtrak, federal and...
