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Amtrak faces challenges in meeting deadline to make 312 stations ADA-compliant, report says
As Amtrak embarks on a six-year push to ensure more than 300 stations meet requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act, it must...
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Sep 8, 20213 min read


Amtrak suspends service between Boston and DC over weather
Amtrak announced on Thursday that service between Boston and Washington, D.C. had been suspended. “Due to severe weather with significant...
icarussmith20
Sep 5, 20212 min read


Railroads Brace as Regulator Signals Willingness to Take On Industry
WASHINGTON—The obscure federal regulator that threw a wrench into a $30 billion railroad merger this week could have more in store for...
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Sep 5, 20214 min read


Amtrak might add more than 50 new routes. But they still won't be faster than a car
Washington, DC (CNN) The $1 trillion infrastructure bill appears set to give passenger and freight rail $66 billion, an infusion that...
icarussmith20
Sep 2, 20215 min read


U.S. regulator rejects Canadian National's voting trust to buy Kansas City Southern
Aug 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. rail regulator on Tuesday rejected a voting trust structure that would have allowed Canadian National Railway...
icarussmith20
Sep 1, 20213 min read


‘Mass confusion’ at $1.6B Moynihan Train Hall after every ride listed for same track
Wait — which track is my train? Rail passengers were left baffled at Moynihan Train Hall earlier this year, when one day every train was...
icarussmith20
Aug 30, 20212 min read


How Amtrak's CEO Plans to Spend $66 Billion
Congress is nearing passage of the largest investment in public transit ever. About $66 billion of that money is slated to go to Amtrak,...
icarussmith20
Aug 27, 202110 min read


NY-NJ Rail Tunnel Work Will Ramp Up in 2022, Amtrak CEO Says
Amtrak Chief Executive Officer Bill Flynn said Wednesday that construction on the proposed Gateway rail tunnel between New York and New...
icarussmith20
Aug 26, 20211 min read


Disrupted by wildfires, Amtrak resumes Coast Starlight service between LA and Seattle
Amtrak will resume its Coast Starlight service, which runs between Los Angeles and Seattle, next week. Service on the popular 35-hour...
icarussmith20
Aug 20, 20211 min read


Amtrak Becomes Latest Travel Company to Mandate Vaccines for Employees
Amtrak became the latest company to require vaccinations for employees on Thursday, joining several airlines that have mandated the jab....
icarussmith20
Aug 17, 20212 min read


Kansas City Southern may delay Canadian National deal vote
(Reuters) - Kansas City Southern said on Thursday it has turned down a $27 billion bid from Canadian Pacific Railway and will delay a...
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Aug 15, 20212 min read


US Travel Industry Cheers Senate Passage of Historic Infrastructure Bill
The U.S. Senate has approved the $1 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with Tuesday's 69-30 vote being met by...
icarussmith20
Aug 11, 20212 min read


Canadian Pacific Plans New, Higher Bid for Kansas City Southern
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. CP -1.06% is planning to make a new, increased offer for Kansas City Southern, KSU -0.80% according to...
icarussmith20
Aug 10, 20214 min read


An Obstacle to Amtrak Expansion That Money Won’t Solve
WASHINGTON — More than a decade ago, Hurricane Katrina washed away many of the railroad tracks that line the Gulf Coast, leaving the...
icarussmith20
Aug 8, 20215 min read


Woman Killed After Car Struck by Amtrak Train in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A woman was killed when her car was struck by a train, authorities said. The crash happened Monday morning in the...
icarussmith20
Aug 3, 20211 min read


Amtrak in the infrastructure bill: $66 billion in new funding, and an adjusted mandate
By Madeleine Ngo President Biden frequently mentions his fondness for Amtrak, which began in the 1970s, when he would travel home from...
icarussmith20
Aug 3, 20213 min read


Policy Portal: USTN Interview with Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-3)
Transport in America is changing rapidly. From all-new high-speed railways to the first commercially viable electric planes, the next ten...
icarussmith20
Jul 30, 20215 min read


Amtrak Announces Plan To Begin Passenger Service Between Tucson, Phoenix And LA
Amtrak President Stephen Gardner joined with CEO Bill Flynn to announce on July 27, 2021, that new passenger rail service will begin that...
icarussmith20
Jul 29, 20212 min read


Union Pacific says California fire forces closure of Keddie-Portola railway line
July 27 (Reuters) - Top U.S. railroad operator Union Pacific Corp said on Tuesday that the Dixie fire in California had reached a main...
icarussmith20
Jul 28, 20211 min read


Shortage of Railroad Workers Threatens Recovery
America’s freight railroads are struggling to bring back workers, contributing to a slowdown in the movement of chemicals, fertilizer and...
icarussmith20
Jul 25, 20215 min read
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