May 4, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: The Evening Tribune, May 3, 2021) HORNELL, N.Y. — The Acela trainset is back home in Hornell. The prototype, the first of a fleet of new high-speed rail cars for Amtrak, returned to the Alstom shop Saturday after undergoing high-speed performance testing at...
May 4, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, May 3, 2021) NEW YORK — Rep. Richie Torres (D-N.Y.) plans on introducing a bill that will require Amtrak to use the repair-in-place method for any track maintenance or rehabilitation. Full story:...
May 3, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Television station WTHR, May 2, 2021) BEECH GROVE, Ind. — A large fire heavily damaged two storage buildings at the Amtrak Maintenance Facility in Beech Grove early Sunday morning. Nobody was hurt. Full story: www.wthr.com
May 3, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Insider NJ, April 30, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rail-roads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, introduced a bill today to help Amtrak get passengers to destinations faster. The bill, the Rail...
May 3, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 1, 2021) NEW YORK — Amtrak has submitted its FY22 General and Legislative Annual Report and Five-Year Plan to Congress and the USDOT. The FY22 Grant Request proposes $3.88 billion for base needs and funding to offset the pandemic’s impacts on...
May 3, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, April 30, 2021) NEW YORK — April 30, 2021 was a cool, sunny and windy day in Philadelphia, as President Joe Biden joined Amtrak officials and selected guests to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the day “America’s Railroad” began operations. Full...
April 30, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Transportation Today, April 29, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the American Rescue Plan, Amtrak will receive $169 billion from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg...
April 30, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 29, 2021) Amtrak yesterday submitted its FY22 General and Legislative Annual Report and Five-Year Plan to Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation. The railroad’s fiscal-year 2022 grant request proposes $3.88 billion...
April 30, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, April 30, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden, once a regular Amtrak rider, is set on Friday to help the nation’s passenger rail system celebrate 50 years of service. Full story: The Intelligencer
April 30, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, April 30, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden will return on Friday to one of the cities that helped win him the White House as he works to gain popular support for $4 trillion in proposed programs to shore up the U.S. economy. Biden’s trip...
