North Carolina: Hillsborough Exploring Options Regarding Amtrak Station

By Kelly Fahey, The Hill, 97.9, WCHL; February 8, 2019 Hillsborough’s Amtrak station has officially been assigned funding by the…

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Inside Amtrak’s Fancy New Acela Loungs in New York City

By Meredith Carey, Conde Nast Traveler; January 23, 2019 Even Traveler‘s most avid Amtrak users didn’t know there was a…

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New York: Amtrak trains could serve Long Island

By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; January 22, 2019 Albany Some Metro-North commuter trains serving the New Haven line could arrive…

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Concrete pieces fall on tracks at Chicago Union Station, impacting Metra trains and injuring a man

From WLS Chicago 7 ABC; January 22, 2019 CHICAGO (WLS) — Several concrete pieces fell onto the tracks at Union…

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State counterterrorism panel calls for enhanced security at New York City’s Penn Station

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; January 16, 2019 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced a state advisory panel’s recommendations…

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12 Most Beautiful Train Stations in the United States

By Meredith Carey and Meg Reinhardt, Conde Nast Traveler; January 15, 2019 Click here to enjoy the 12 stunning photographs.

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New York City: $60M contract will finally bring East Side Access to Grand Central

By Michelle Cohen, 6 Sqft; January 10, 2019 It was announced today that a $60.2 million contract to build the project that…

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Amtrak issues RFQ to upgrade Claytor Concourse in Washington Union Station

From Railway Technology; January 7, 2019 US-based passenger railroad service Amtrak has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select…

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Rejoice: Boston’s North Station Subway Connection Tunnel Is Finally Here

By Spencer Buell, Boston Magazine; January 7, 2019 The North Station pedestrian tunnel linking the subway to the commuter rail…

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100 Years on Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia

By Harry Kollatz, Jr., Richmond Magazine; January 4, 2019 We do it for New Year’s and rocket launches. “People like…

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Virginia: Newport News Transportation Center project has been in the design phase for nearly six years. Here’s why

By Julia Marsigliano, Williamsburg Yorktown Daily; January 3, 2019 NEWPORT NEWS — The Newport News Transportation Center was supposed be…

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Utah: Ogden City hopes Golden Spike sesquicentennial will boost long-discussed Union Station renovation plan

By Mitch Shaw, Standard-Examiner; January 2, 2019 OGDEN — Ogden City hopes a captive audience with Union Pacific’s top executives…

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UK: Network Rail to make all train station toilets free

From The Week UK; December 18, 2018 Network Rail will scrap toilet charges at all of its stations across the…

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Amtrak kicking off work to resurrect Track 22 at Washington Union Station, expand service

By Washington Business Journal, WTOP; December 17, 2018 Amtrak will launch another major construction project next year at Union Station…

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Massachusetts Department Of Transportation chooses potential North-South Rail Link option

By Sean Philip Cotter, Boston Herald; December 11, 2018 MassDOT has settled on a preferred design for a North-South Rail…

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Hopes high for growing ridership at Schenectady, New York rail station

By Stephen Williams, The Daily Gazette; December 9, 2018 SCHENECTADY — Now that Schenectady has a new state-of-the-art railroad station…

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Getting There Opinion: Long Island Rail Road project digs bigger hole for Connecticut rail commuters

By Jim Cameron, Connecticut Post; December 10, 2018 We all know what happened when Boston decided to bury its downtown…

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Colorado: New owner discovers tunnel underneath Grand Junction Union Station

By ERIN McINTYRE, The Daily Sentinel; December 7, 2018 When Grand Junction’s Union Station opened in 1906, the newspaper accounts…

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Buffalo: New York State Department Of Transportation awards $27.7 million contract to tear down existing Amtrak station, build transportation hub

By Kaley Lynch, WIVB 4; December 5, 2018 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The New York State Department of Transportation has…

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There’s an easier way to board trains at Washington Union Station, so why doesn’t Amtrak do it?

By Faiz Siddiqui, The Washington Post; December 1, 2018 Head to Union Station any time during the busy holiday season,…

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Chicago Union Station’s Great Hall is bright for holidays, after skylight repair

By Mary Wisniewski, Reporter, Chicago Tribune; November 29, 2018 Union Station’s Great Hall, a stopping point for millions of travelers…

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Philadelphia: Oh no! 30th Street Station’s famous flipping sign is coming down soon

By Michaela Winberg, Billypenn.com; November 29, 2018 More than two years after news broke that Amtrak would replace the iconic…

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Amtrak shortlists development teams for 30th Street Station revamp

By Jacob Adelman, Philly.com; November 20, 2018 Philadelphia-based Brandywine Realty Trust and Meridiam of France are among the developers on…

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Cedd Moses Resurrects the Gateway to Los Angeles

By Michele Stueven, LA Weekly; November 8, 2018 When the first train engine rolled into Union Station in 1939, it…

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