July 15, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: NorthJersey.com, July 14, 2021) NEW YORK — Agency officials along the Northeast Corridor announced a 15-year plan to update the nation’s busiest section of railroad to improve travel times, make overdue repairs and prepare for future high-speed travel. Full...
July 15, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Central Illinois Proud, July 14, 2021) NORMAL, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Amtrak announced Wednesday, that full service will resume at many stops in Illinois, including Bloomington Normal. Full story: Central Illinois...
July 15, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, July 14, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. government commission on Wednesday proposed a $117 billion plan to remake the Northeast Corridor – the Boston-to-Washington train route that is the nation’s busiest – by 2035, potentially cutting...
July 14, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Television station ABC 15, July 13, 2021) PHOENIX, Ariz. — Mayors in Arizona are pushing for support of an Amtrak passenger rail service connecting Phoenix and Tucson. Full story: www.abc15.com
July 14, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age opinion column by Doug Riddell, July 9, 2021. Brother Riddell is a published author and retired member of BLET Division 14 in Washington, D.C. He hired out in 1977 and worked as an Amtrak locomotive engineer for decades.) NEW YORK — Having worked...
July 14, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, July 13, 2021) DETROIT — Amtrak is betting big on a return of ridership. The nation’s passenger railroad wants to replace its nearly half-century-old fleet with state-of-the-art trains that can operate on electricity or diesel fuel. It plans...
July 13, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, July 12, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. — Despite drops in ridership and service reductions at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, the 110-year-old Hudson River rail tunnels wracked havoc for passengers riding Amtrak and NJ Transit trains in 2020 and into...
July 13, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 12, 2021) NEW YORK — CSX and Norfolk Southern (NS) are calling on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to deny “as moot” Amtrak’s renewed request for an interim order requiring the Class I railroads to provide track access between New...
July 12, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 9, 2021) CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway have given Amtrak limited access to their property along the Gulf Coast, according to a recent Amtrak filing with the Surface Transportation Board (STB). Full story: Progressive...
July 12, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Newark Star-Ledger opinion column by Tony Coscia, Chairman of the Amtrak Board of Directors, July 11, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. — Throughout my career, I have helped plan and deliver some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects in the New York-New...
