Commentary By Russ Jackson; October 28, 2020 Editor’s Note: Russ Jackson is the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail…
By Ian McMurtry, Airline Geeks; October 24, 2020 With momentum on its side, Amtrak unveiled its grand plan for Amtrak…
By Madalyn Mendoza, mysa.com; October 23, 2020 Amtrak has made significant cuts to service in response to COVID-19-related plunges in…
By Max Gorden, azfamily.com; October 21, 2020 PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Amtrak could be returning to Phoenix by 2035, according…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 23, 2020 Amtrak‘s latest projections are that the railroad ended fiscal-year 2020 on Sept. 30…
By Pranshu Verma, The New York Times; October 21, 2020 WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s chief executive warned federal lawmakers on Wednesday…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 20, 2020 Alan Boyd, the first U.S. secretary of transportation and Amtrak’s third president, died…
By Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor, Railway Age Magazine; October 19, 2020 U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) has introduced legislation requiring a transfer…
By Jessica Wehrman, Roll Call; October 19, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic may force a reckoning for Amtrak’s long-distance routes, bringing…
By Dave Battagello, Windsor Star; October 16, 2020 Canadian Pacific Railway announced Friday it has purchased full control of Windsor’s…
By Hallie Miller, Baltimore Sun; October 15, 2020 The renovation of Baltimore’s Penn Station will transform the historic transportation center…
A press release from Representative Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania; October 13, 2020: WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) is announcing…
By CBS News, CBS This Morning; October 9, 2020 Amtrak’s new Acela, which is America’s fastest train, is undergoing speed…
By Randy Diamond, San Antonio Express-News; October 11, 2020 The last daily Texas Eagle train from San Antonio to Chicago…
By Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor, Railway Age Magazine; October 8, 2020 Amtrak, updating its forecast for fiscal year 2021, anticipates needing up…
A Letter to the Editor of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune from Corridor Rail Development Corporation Executive Chairman James E. Coston; October…
By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; October 8, 2020 Days after President Trump abruptly cut off talks on a broad…
From A Contributed Report, The Sentinel; October 1, 2020 STOCKTON — Beginning Monday, station lobbies serving the Amtrak San Joaquins…
By Scott McClallen, The Center Square; October 1, 2020 (The Center Square) – The federal government chose the joint Wisconsin-Minnesota…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 1, 2020 Amtrak has suspended the Winter Park Express service between Denver’s Union Station and…
An Editorial From The Tribune-Democrat; September 26, 2020 The news that Johnstown is among the most popular stops along Amtrak’s…
By Digital Desk, WFXRtv.com; September 25, 2020 WASHINGTON (WFXR) — Amtrak plans to reduce service on its long-distance routes —…
By ABC 17 WTVO News; September 24, 2020 ROCKFORD, Ill (WTVO) — The quest to bring passenger rail service between…
By Gary Nelson, Contributor, San Tan Sun News; September 24, 2020 A little before midnight on Sunday, Oct. 8, 1995,…
By Bill Wilson, Editor-in-Chief, RT&S Magazine; September 16, 2020 The U.S. DOT has awarded a $20 million Better Utilizing Investments…