June 5, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 4, 2023) The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has ratified a new contract with Amtrak, the union announced on June 4. Full story: Trains Magazine
June 1, 2023 | Amtrak, Congressional Hearing, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, May 31, 2023) U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner will testify on June 6 before a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure railroads subcommittee, a spokesperson for the panel said on Wednesday, as traffic rebounds after a...
May 31, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: USA Today, May 30, 2023) The new trains were supposed to enter service in 2021, and the railroad says the delay is because testing isn’t going smoothly. It comes down to Amtrak’s old tracks. Full story: USA Today
May 23, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 22, 2023) Amtrak and NC by Train plan to add a daily roundtrip on the Piedmont passenger-rail service between Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, beginning July 10. Full story: Progressive Railroading
May 10, 2023 | Amtrak, Contract Agreement, Headlines, Unions
(Source: Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen press release, May 9, 2023) On May 5, 2023, BRS members working at Amtrak ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. The 7-year Agreement was reached after nearly 18 months of negotiations and provided for general wage...
May 10, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 9, 2023) Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland has been canceled through at least Wednesday after a landslide between Vancouver, Wash, and Kelso, Wash., on Monday. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 4, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, May 2, 2023) The construction of New York City’s new $16.1 billion rail tunnel took a major step forward Tuesday when the commission overseeing the project awarded a contract that preserves a key right-of-way. Full story:...
May 3, 2023 | Amtrak, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Amtrak press release, May 3, 2023) CHICAGO — Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have received federal approval for maximum speeds up to 110 mph for most of the Chicago-St. Louis corridor, primarily between the Amtrak stations in...
May 2, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 1, 2023) Imagine going back 40 years to early 1983. The only passenger trains running along much of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) were operated by Amtrak itself. Otherwise, what was (and still is) the nation’s busiest passenger railroad...
March 30, 2023 | Amtrak, Contract Negotiations, Headlines, Unions
(Source: TCU & Shop-Craft Coalition press release, March 24, 2023) On Thursday, March 23 – after 15 months of negotiations – the TCU & Shop-Craft Coalition reached a tentative agreement with Amtrak to settle each organization’s respective Section 6 notices for...
