July 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Heart of Illinois ABC, July 15, 2021) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Thousands of Amtrak employees will be coming back as the train cars are again fully reopened. Amtrak spokesperson Marc Magliari says Amtrak was able to recall thousands of employees nationally after...
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...
