By Luz Lazo, The Washington Post; December 2, 2020 Amtrak has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle civil claims…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 30, 2020 Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) AFL-CIO, died yesterday of…
By Mark Sommer, The Buffalo News; November 28, 2020 For a moment Jimmer Phillips thought he stepped off the Amtrak train…
A press release from Amtrak; November 30, 2020: WASHINGTON – Today, Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn announced that Stephen Gardner has…
By Tony Coscia, Chairman, Amtrak Board of Directors, Railway Age Magazine; November 23, 2020 It has been an honor to serve on…
By Clayton Guse, New York Daily News; November 24, 2020 Amtrak can fix up the two Hudson River tunnels serving…
By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; November 23, 2020 Several “project stakeholders” in New Jersey’s passenger rail network—Governor…
By Tyler Moss, Conde Nast Traveler; November 25, 2020 As a Senator, now president-elect Joe Biden famously commuted 110 miles…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 25, 2020 Amtrak‘s Moynihan Train Hall in the former Farley Post Office Building across from…
By Staff, CBS 3 Philly; November 25, 2020 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Some people are choosing to travel by train this…
From Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 24, 2020 Just prior to the pandemic hitting the United States in March, Amtrak was…
By Daily News Editorial Board; New York Daily News; November 22, 2020 It’s nice to know that people see what…
By Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 19, 2020 “Examining the Surface Transportation Board’s Role in Ensuring a Robust Passenger…
A press release from Amtrak; November 18, 2020: Installation of new Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation equipment coincide with platform improvements and…
By Will Gordon, KMMS AM 1450; November 19, 2020 Slowly but surely, there could be a new scenic way to…
By Joanna Marsh, Freight Waves; November 17, 2020 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a final rule on performance…
By Bill Lindeke, Columnist, MinnPost; November 13, 2020 There’s little doubt that one of President-elect Biden’s favorite federal programs is Amtrak,…
By Bill Flynn and Tony Coscia, Opinion Contributors, The Hill; November 13, 2020 After the most contentious election in recent…
By Paul Guzzo, Tampa Bay Times; November 13, 2020 TAMPA — Preservationists saved historic Tampa Union Station two decades ago…
By Thomas J. Prohaska, The Buffalo News; November 8, 2020 Passengers are few these days, but Amtrak’s rail service in…
By George Kevin Jordan, Managing Editor, Greater Greater Washington; November 10, 2020 Union Station in DC is a key transportation…
By Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 9, 2020 With Joe Biden preparing to take the oath of office as…
By David Wildstein, New Jersey Globe; November 5, 2020 A New Jersey congressman is seeking the chairmanship of a powerful…
By Jeri Clausing, Travel Weekly; November 4, 2020 As travelers seek close-to-home and private options to travel in the pandemic,…
By Janet Moore, Star Tribune; November 4, 2020 Supporters of a proposed second round-trip train between the Twin Cities and…