June 1, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 28, 2021) Amtrak yesterday provided more details about its “Corridor Vision” plan, which calls for more frequent intercity passenger-rail service to more than 160 more communities and 20 million more riders annually by...
May 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, May 27, 2021) CHICAGO — Amtrak on Thursday detailed a sweeping nationwide expansion plan that would give Chicagoans the ability to hop an international train to Toronto, Canada, or ride up to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to watch the Bears play at...
May 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 27, 2021) NEW YORK — Amtrak has released a report detailing its 15-year vision to improve 25 existing routes, add 39 new routes, and bring service to more than 160 new communities, which CEO William J. Flynn submitted to Congress, along with...
May 27, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: The Spokesman-Review, May 26, 2021) ESSEX, Mont. — Twenty-nine hours and 1,547 miles after leaving Chicago a day earlier, the Empire Builder arrived Tuesday evening at the place we’d all been waiting for: Glacier National Park. Full story:...
May 27, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Seattle Times, May 26, 2021) SEATTLE — Pent-up demand to travel, along with the spread of vaccines, should help Amtrak regain lost ridership by 2023 or 2024, and even grow, Amtrak President Stephen Gardner predicted Tuesday. Full story: Seattle...
May 26, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Texarkana Gazette, May 25, 2021) TEXARKANA, Ark. — Amtrak’s Texas Eagle route has now restored daily service to Southwest Arkansas stops halted during the pandemic emergency. Full story: Texarkana Gazette
May 25, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Columbus Dispatch opinion column by Stu Nicholson, May 24, 2021) COLUMBUS, Ohio — If there was any doubt about Amtrak’s desire for self-funded passenger service expansion plans for Ohio that include a Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati route, that was...
May 25, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, May 24, 2021) SEATTLE — In another hopeful sign that the travel industry is bouncing back in Washington state after pandemic-induced lows last year, Amtrak says it will restore daily service on 12 long distance routes across the country,...
May 25, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: The Spokesman-Review, May 25, 2021) SPOKANE, Wash. — As the Empire Builder rolled out of Chicago’s Union Station on Monday, something felt different. It was the first day of regular, daily service on the Chicago-to-Spokane route since Amtrak cut service on...
May 25, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Press release from the office of U.S. Senator Jon Tester, May 24, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Full, daily Amtrak service returned to the Hi-Line today, thanks to the efforts of U.S. Senator Jon Tester. Tester’s bill reinstating furloughed Amtrak employees and...
