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...
July 12, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Oregon Live, July 10, 2021) PORTLAND, Ore. — The Lava fire, burning near Mount Shasta in Northern California, damaged a portion of the Union Pacific Railroad in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, disrupting Amtrak passenger train service along the West...
July 9, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 8, 2021) Amtrak yesterday unveiled a $7.3 billion plan to purchase new passenger-rail cars and locomotives, upgrading a fleet that’s nearly 50 years old. Full story: Progressive Railroading
July 9, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 8, 2021) NEW YORK — Amtrak on July 8 said it will renew its request that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) intervene on its behalf if CSX and Norfolk Southern (NS) don’t cooperate on hosting new passenger service between New Orleans and...
July 8, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, July 8, 2021) BRUNSWICK, Maine — Amtrak’s Downeaster passenger rail service is steaming toward pre-pandemic norms as the coronavirus recedes in New England. Full story: www.usnews.com
July 8, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Forbes, July 7, 2021) NEW YORK — Amtrak intends to spend $7.3 billion as part of wide-ranging efforts to overhaul the U.S. passenger rail service and tapped Siemens’ California unit to supply a new generation of less-polluting, more comfortable trains to...
July 7, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 6, 2021) Colorado Gov. Jared Polis last week signed a bill that creates a taxing district to oversee the formation of the Front Range passenger-rail corridor that could lead to new Amtrak service. Full story: Progressive...
July 6, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: NBC Boston, July 4, 2021) BOSTON — Officials are planning a celebration to mark the return of Amtrak passenger trains to Vermont later this month. The July 19 event at the Montpelier Amtrak station will also include officials from the town of Berlin and the...
