By Jessica Wehrman, Roll Call; June 29, 2020 When the head of Amtrak faced the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee…
Editor’s Note: The commentary below is by Russ Jackson of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of California. Mr. Jackson is the…
By Gary Martin, Las Vegas Review-Journal; June 25, 2020 WASHINGTON — A last vestige of the American West — the…
By John Holland, The Modesto Bee; June 24, 2020 Rail planners are taking another step toward bringing the Altamont Corridor…
By Alex Holt, Maryland Correspondent, Greater Greater Washington; June 24, 2020 Baltimore Penn Station and the trains which pass through…
By Jordan Green, The Oklahoman; June 21, 2020 Amtrak’s passenger train operating between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas, will…
By Kevin Rozario, Contributor, Forbes; June 24, 2020 William H. Gray III 30th Street Station—an architectural landmark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—is…
By Patricia Madej, The Philadelphia Inquirer; June 23, 2020 The union representing thousands of railroad maintenance and construction workers wants…
A press release from the Michigan Department of Transportation; June 20, 2020: June 20, 2020 —Beginning June 29 and 30,…
By Kanishka Singh, Reuters, Yahoo! News; June 16, 2020 (Reuters) – U.S. passenger railroad service Amtrak, which has been reeling…
By Kurt Erickson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; May 29, 2020 JEFFERSON CITY — A tight state budget and the ongoing global…
By Jeramey Jannene, Urban Milwaukee; May 29, 2020 A new federal grant to repair a railroad junction in Illinois will…
By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; May 29, 2020 RENSSELAER — Assigned seating could soon come to more Amtrak trains. The…
By Jim Dobson, Senior Contributor, Forbes; May 29, 2020 A new resurgence of the Golden Age is on the horizon…
By Charlie Osborne for Zero Day, June 2, 2020 The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) has disclosed a data breach…
By Jessica Wehrman, Roll Call; May 27, 2020 Amtrak’s top executive said Acela and other Northeast Corridor routes could be…
By Andrea Smith, Writer, Lonely Planet; April 30, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on rail transportation,…
By Andrew Kunesh, The Points Guy; April 30, 2020 Maintaining elite status has been on the minds of many frequent…
By Dan Miller, Press & Journal; April 29, 2020 Work is continuing toward building the new Amtrak train station along…
By Donald Wood, Travel Pulse; April 29, 2020 The coronavirus outbreak has forced Amtrak to reduce and temporarily suspend service…
By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; April 23, 2020 Amtrak is projecting losses of about $700 million this year, following…
By Robert Klara, Adweek; April 24, 2020 Many companies allow a new CEO to take a few weeks to ease…
By Brad Evans, Digital Media Manager, WISN ABC 12; April 23, 2020 MILWAUKEE — Amtrak announced it will temporarily suspend…
By Holden Wilen, Reporter, Baltimore Business Journal; April 23, 2020 Amtrak officials said Thursday they consider the redevelopment of Baltimore’s…
By John Holland, The Modesto Bee; April 21, 2020 Modesto-area residents yearning for better passenger rail to Sacramento might want…