November 10, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Urben Field Notes, October 26, 2023) On several rail-friendly corridors — big city pairs less than 300 miles apart — train travel will go from an eccentric travel option to a perfectly logical one. That vision of the not-so-distant future starts to...
November 8, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Amtrak press release, November 6, 2023) Amtrak has been awarded nearly $10 billion in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding from the Biden-Harris Administration to modernize critical infrastructure, improve stations and support future ridership growth...
November 6, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
Biden announces $16.4 billion for Amtrak rail improvements along Northeast Corridor (Source: CNN, November 6, 2023) President Joe Biden announced Monday the federal government will pump more than $16.4 billion into improving the nation’s busiest rail line. At an event...
November 3, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: The Hill, November 2, 2023) House Republicans are punting plans to vote on a housing and transportation government funding bill this week amid concerns from members over costs and Amtrak. Among the spending reductions outlined in a summary of the bill...
November 3, 2023 | Amtrak, BNSF, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, November 2, 2023) The NTSB is focusing on BNSF’s inspection and maintenance practices after a fatal derailment in Colorado on October 15. Preliminary reports indicate a broken rail caused the crash. Poor track conditions have...
November 1, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail, Legislation
(Source: Trains.com, October 31, 2023) The House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on an appropriations bill that would cut Amtrak funding by more than 60% and block federal support for the California high speed rail program. Even if the bill passes the...
October 13, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, October 12, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a final rule requiring the installation of inward- and outward-facing image recording devices on all passenger train lead...
October 13, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, October 10, 2023) More delays are anticipated for Amtrak’s new Acela trainsets, already three years behind schedule, due in part to defects and designs not yet meeting Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requirements, the latest Amtrak Office...
October 5, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Washington Post, October 3, 2023) Amtrak’s new Acela fleet, which was expected to enter service 2½ years ago, might face more delays, according to an audit released Tuesday that cites extensive complications in the federal approval process and rising costs...
August 1, 2023 | Amtrak, BNSF, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Freight Waves, July 31, 2023) “Poor track conditions” of a track owned by BNSF may have contributed to a fatal September 2021 accident involving an Amtrak train derailment in Joplin, Montana, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Full story:...
