February 24, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Television station WJAC, February 23, 2021) PERRY COUNTY, Pa. — Amtrak announced that train traffic throughout the region will be delayed after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Central Pennsylvania on Monday evening. Full story:...
February 24, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: www.al.com, February 23, 2021) MOBILE, Ala. — Amtrak passenger service along the Gulf Coast is on target to return in 2022 and could come in the early part of next year, an official with the railroad company confirmed Tuesday. Full story:...
February 24, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Press release from the office of U.S. Senator Jon Tester, February 23, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Tester today escalated his aggressive push to restore Amtrak service to Montana’s Hi-Line communities by introducing legislation to...
February 23, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Penta, February 22, 2021) NEW YORK — Three decades ago, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan floated the idea of transforming Manhattan’s grand James A. Farley Post Office building into a train station. Full story: www.barrons.com
February 23, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Streetsblog USA, February 22, 2021) SAN FRANCISCO — Amtrak is aiming to de-prioritize profitability and focus on radically expanding its service with the help of the next infrastructure bill — and help intercity rail take its rightful place as an essential...
February 23, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 23, 2021) PORTLAND, Ore. — Daily service would be restored to long-distance Amtrak trains in the latest stimulus package under discussion in Congress. Full story: www.opb.org
February 18, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: www.al.com, February 18, 2021) MOBILE, Ala. — Amtrak’s return to Mobile continues to spark hot political debate among the city’s power brokers one year after a project connecting the Port City to New Orleans was given the go-ahead by city leaders. Full story:...
February 18, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: www.nj.com, February 16, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Transit Administration on Monday reversed a policy by former President Donald Trump’s administration and made it easier for New Jersey and New York to fund their share of the Gateway Tunnel project. In...
February 17, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, February 16, 2021) Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has proposed $50 million in one-time general fund dollars in fiscal-year 2022 to help improve intercity passenger-rail service along the corridor of U.S. Route 29 and Interstate 81. Full...
February 16, 2021 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Transportation Today, February 15, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure advanced out of committee nearly $100 billion in aid as part of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Full...
