U.S.: Amtrak Takes Active Measures to Maintain Safe Environment

A press release from Amtrak; March 16, 2020: Amtrak Coronavirus Updated: Monday, March 16 7:30 p.m. ET The safety of…

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U.S.: Amtrak Takes Active Measures to Maintain Safe Environment, Modifies Some Schedules

A press release from Amtrak; March 15, 2020: Amtrak Coronavirus Updated: Sunday, March 15 4:00 p.m. ET The safety of…

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U.S., New Mexico: Amtrak seeks to boot brewery from Lamy depot

By Teya Vitu, Santa Fe New Mexican; March 12, 2020 A tiny taproom in the tiny Lamy train depot triggered…

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U.S.: The Rise of Independent Rail Travel

From Travel Pulse; March 7, 2020 Any successful travel advisor knows that staying ahead of today’s trends is as much…

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U.S.: Amtrak’s mandatory arbitration policy would end under new legislation

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 6, 2020 Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress yesterday introduced the “Ending Passenger Rail Forced…

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U.S.: Bill would allow Amtrak to sue freight railroads for delaying trains

By Logan Gay, WPSD NBC 6; March 6, 2020 CARBONDALE, IL — How long are you willing to wait for a…

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U.S., Northeast: Amtrak to suspend nonstop Acela trains between Washington, New York amid coronavirus concerns

By Kaelan Deese, The Hill; March 7, 2020 Amtrak announced Friday it would temporarily suspend its Acela Nonstop trains between Washington and…

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U.S., Colorado: Amtrak route through Colorado Springs? Grant received to study the idea

By Hanna Knutson, KRDO; March 5, 2020 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The US Department of Transportation announced that it…

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U.S.: Amtrak responds to coronavirus risk with increased train cleaning, waivers to change fees

By Bill Keveney, USA TODAY; March 4, 2020 Amtrak is intensifying its cleaning protocol for trains and stations and waiving reservation…

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U.S.: New Amtrak CEO’s record on safety called into question

By David C. Lester, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; March 4, 2020 On Monday, RT&S reported that Amtrak has hired William…

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U.S.: Amtrak Names William Flynn as CEO and President

A press release from Amtrak; March 2, 2020: WASHINGTON – Amtrak announced that it has named William J. Flynn as…

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U.S., New Hampshire: ‘Railroads Act’ could bring funding opportunities, increased ridership to Claremont

By Patrick Adrian, Reporter, Eagle Times; February 27, 2020 CLAREMONT — New legislation that seeks to expand financing for railroad…

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U.S., New York: U.S. Transportation Chief Backs Rehabilitation of Key New York City Rail Tunnel

By Reuters, The New York Times; February 27, 2020 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation supports the rehabilitation of…

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U.S., Illinois: Booze on an Amtrak cruise is illegal, but not obeyed, lawmaker says. Her bill would fix that.

By Jerry Nowicki, Capitol News Illinois, The Telegraph; February 26, 2020 SPRINGFIELD — A state lawmaker on Tuesday advanced a…

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U.S.: How to Master the Art of Amtrak Travel

By Corina Quinn, Travel + Leisure. msn.com; February 26, 2020 Riding the rails — it’s a beloved experience that many…

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U.S., North Carolina: NCDOT bought part of a Ringling Bros. circus train and now isn’t sure what to do with it

By Richard Stradling, The News & Observer; February 26, 2020 NASH COUNTY When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey…

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U.S., California: No light in sight for Del Mar train tunnel

By Phil Diehl, The San Diego Union-Tribune; February 24, 2020 DEL MAR —  In “a perfect world,” with construction money and permits…

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U.S., Michigan: Amtrak blames freight trains for passenger delays getting worse

By Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press; February 24, 2020 Americans who travel by train know all about this: Never in…

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U.S., Wisconsin: Eau Claire City Council to consider shuttle service to Amtrak in Tomah

By Victoria Saha, WAOW News 9 ABC; February 22, 2020 Eau Claire (WQOW) – Traveling to larger cities might get easier…

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U.S.: Amtrak is making ‘saver’ tickets nonrefundable, embracing airlines-like fare policy

By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; February 23, 2020 Beginning March 1, Amtrak’s popular “saver” tickets will be nonchangeable and…

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International, Spending: Travel by train without letting your budget go off the rails

By Miriam Cross, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Tribune Content Agency, Hartford Courant; February 21, 2020 Many people take vacations to relax,…

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U.S., Tennessee: Why Amtrak failed in Nashville in the 1970s

By Chris Davis, New Channel 5 WTVF; February 19, 2020 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — There’s a new push to bring…

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U.S., Pennsylvania: Two Tickets to Pittsburgh

By Bennett Levin, P.E., Railway Age Magazine; February 10, 2020 How can the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be freed from Amtrak’s abusive…

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U.S.: Trump proposes cutting Amtrak funding, boosting infrastructure spending

By David Shepardson, Reuters; February 10, 2020 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House budget released on Monday proposed cutting funding…

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U.S., Minnesota: NLX project leaders request $40 million in state funding

By Kaitlyn Moffett, KBJR 6 NBC; February 10, 2020 DULUTH, MN — A project years in the making aims to…

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