U.S., The Jackson’s Anniversary Journey Celebrating Amtrak’s 50th Anniversary

By Russ and Susan Jackson, Guest Commentators; April 28, 2021 Editor’s Note: Russ and Susan Jackson chose this year to…

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U.S., Amtrak Formation History: Which Railroads Were In, Which Railroads Were Out And Which Were Not Invited

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; April 1, 2021 Who was in? Who was out? Who couldn’t be…

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U.S., Amtrak History: Routes That Have Come and Gone, Part One, Plus the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; January 18, 2021 Part One Amtrak is 50 years old this May.…

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U.S., Commentary: Is Amtrak leveraging the pandemic to permanently cut train service?

By David C. Lester, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; July 7, 2020 Amtrak is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary in…

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More projects in the works for Amtrak’s New York State Empire Service

By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; December 4, 2017 Rensselaer – Projects intended to improve Amtrak’s Empire Service are in the…

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New York State: At 50, Empire Service has covered a lot of ground

By Eric Anderson, the Albany Times-Union; December 2, 2017 Rensselaer – Fifty years ago this weekend, the famous “name” trains…

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