May 24, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: The Spokesman-Review, May 24, 2021) SPOKANE, Wash. — President Joe Biden wants Congress to spend $80 billion over eight years to improve and expand service on Amtrak as part of a multitrillion-dollar effort to shore up the nation’s aging infrastructure. That...
May 24, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Editorial in the Bakersfield Californian, May 23, 2021) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Just in the nick of time and as Amtrak celebrates its 50th anniversary, the nation’s pandemic-slammed passenger railway system has received an injection of cash from the American...
May 24, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, May 24, 2021) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Amtrak is resuming full passenger rail service across Illinois as the number of COVID-19 cases are falling. Full story: www.wgntv.com
May 21, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age column by David Peter Alan, May 20, 2021) NEW YORK — Congressional Republicans have presented their own infrastructure proposal in response to the $1.9 trillion bill supported by Congressional Democrats and the Biden-Harris Administration. Their...
May 19, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Dayton Daily News, May 18, 2021) DAYTON, Ohio — Dayton hasn’t had passenger rail service in more than 40 years, but Amtrak leaders and some Ohio mayors hope that will change with a new intercity route connecting the Gem City to Ohio’s largest cities. Full...
May 19, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Battle Creek Enquirer, May 19, 2021) BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Amtrak is increasing speeds on its Wolverine Service between Kalamazoo and Albion. Starting May 25, the maximum speed of Amtrak Midwest trains will increase to 110 mph on 45 miles of Michigan...
May 17, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post special report by Justin Franz, May 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — There are faster ways for me to get to Portland or Seattle from my home in Montana’s Flathead Valley not far from Glacier National Park. Alaska Airlines offers multiple flights a...
May 14, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: www.al.com, May 13, 2021) MOBILE, Ala. — The Port of New Orleans and railroad associations in Mississippi and Louisiana, in separate letters filed to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, are urging federal authorities to require Amtrak to complete a Rail...
May 13, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, May 12, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. — After waiting three years for it, a coveted federal approval that would allow engineering to start on the long awaited Gateway Tunnels under the Hudson River is expected to be issued in two weeks. Full story:...
May 13, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Television station Fox 59, May 12, 2021) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Amtrak and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are asking the public to help find a person of interest in two building fires. Full story:...
