June 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice-Southern District of Indiana press release, June 28, 2021) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A Beech Grove man was arrested today in Indianapolis on federal criminal charges related to his alleged setting fire to two buildings at the Amtrak...
June 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Transportation Today, June 1, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak announced Thursday that it is beginning work to expand intercity passenger rail service to over 160 more communities by 2035. Full story: Transportation Today
June 29, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, June 28, 2021) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (“CP”) announced today that Amtrak, operator of intercity passenger rail service across the United States, has submitted comments urging the Surface...
June 25, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, June 24, 2021) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Another piece of Minnesota’s budget picture fell into place when the House passed a $7 billion transportation funding bill. It preserves the Northstar commuter rail line. It includes money for a second daily...
June 23, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Mass Transit Magazine, June 21, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Construction on the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) tunnel started 150 years ago and, as federal, state and local officials eye its replacement, they gathered June 18 to commemorate its history and...
June 23, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Press release from the office of U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, June 22, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A longtime advocate for Southern Tier-based Alstom, one of the leading train manufacturers in the nation, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on a...
June 21, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The seven major freight carriers have long resisted calls to make more room on their tracks for trains carrying people rather than coal, grain and steel. Current and former federal officials say the...
June 21, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, June 21, 2021) BALTIMORE, Md. — Replacing Amtrak’s Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel will take a least a decade or more to complete. But the $4 billion rail project has officially begun. And officials say it will eliminate the biggest...
June 18, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Boise State Public Radio, June 17, 2021) BOISE, Idaho — Nearly a quarter century since Amtrak routinely rolled into the Boise Depot, there’s a renewed effort to restore the service to the Treasure Valley. Full story: Boise State Public...
June 18, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 17, 2021) Amtrak has launched a $28 million, three-year project to improve the rider experience aboard its long-distance trains serving overnight routes across the country. Full story: Progressive Railroading
