November 24, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Transportation Today, November 23, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak officials are espousing the benefits of a federal measure designed to provide equality to rail workers by ending the worker benefits sequester. Full story: Transportation...
November 23, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, November 20, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT have completed the second and final phase of the Ticketed Waiting Area refresh at New York Penn Station at the Amtrak Concourse on the Upper Level and 8th Avenue side of the...
November 20, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, November 19, 2020) NEW YORK — Myriad problems in the Hudson River rail tunnel must be addressed in the next few years to avoid what officials say are potentially catastrophic failures before a new tunnel is finally built, a...
November 19, 2020 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 18, 2020) Amtrak, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority(MTA), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey(PANYNJ), New Jersey Transit and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) have joined forces to...
November 19, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines, STB
(Source: Railway Age, November 19, 2020) NEW YORK — “Examining the Surface Transportation Board’s Role in Ensuring a Robust Passenger Rail System” was the topic of a virtual Nov. 17 hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and...
November 18, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, November 17, 2020) NEW YORK — Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), in conjunction with Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), will upgrade the signaling and train control system between Paoli...
November 17, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, November 16, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today published a final rule setting forth metrics and a minimum standard to measure the...
November 16, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, November 16, 2020) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Amtrak’s proposal to add another Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg daily round-trip train in about three years is good news to Sharon Calloway of Uniontown, a frequent traveler on the Pennsylvanian train...
November 16, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Minnpost.com, November 13, 2020) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — There’s little doubt that one of President-elect Biden’s favorite federal programs is Amtrak, America’s 50-year-old, subpar rail system. Full story: www.minnpost.com
November 16, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Business Insider, November 15, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Joe Biden is no stranger to America’s rail system. Having used Amtrak to commute between Washington, DC and his home in Delaware for decades during his time as a US senator, the...
