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US rail traffic jumps 25% year-over-year but is flat from prior week
Weekly U.S. rail volumes rose nearly 25% last week, although some commodities may be affected by uneven year-over-year comparisons...
icarussmith20
Apr 18, 20212 min read


‘Amtrak Joe’: Will Biden’s infrastructure plan revive railroads?
During the 36 years he served as a senator in Washington, DC, United States President Joe Biden famously commuted 90 minutes each way...
icarussmith20
Apr 17, 20216 min read


The Inside Track: Interview with Dennis Newman, EVP of Planning and Strategy at Amtrak
Long-time railway lover Joe Biden has kickstarted his government’s colossal overhaul of the US economy with a $2 trillion infrastructure...
icarussmith20
Apr 16, 20214 min read


Amtrak's $80 billion plan to connect the US has a glaring omission: high-speed rail
Americans are all-aboard for high-speed rail but Amtrak's new rail plan is putting the brakes on bullet train dreams. Amtrak is getting...
icarussmith20
Apr 12, 20214 min read


As Biden Pushes Major Rail Investments, Amtrak's 2035 Map Has People Talking
When President Biden unveiled his major new infrastructure plan last week, the proposal included much more than fixing crumbling bridges....
icarussmith20
Apr 7, 20213 min read


What The Infrastructure Bill Could Mean For The Transport Sector
President Biden recently unveiled an infrastructure proposal that will deliver a “once-in-a-generation” investment to the United States....
icarussmith20
Apr 6, 20215 min read


Amtrak Wants Rail Travel to Be a Better Alternative to Short Flights, Long Drives
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration’s plan to spend $80 billion rebuilding the nation’s railroad assets could enable Amtrak to pursue the...
icarussmith20
Apr 6, 20215 min read


Merger Will Move Railway's US Headquarters From Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Canadian Pacific Railway's acquisition of Kansas City Southern means Minneapolis will no longer be the company's U.S....
icarussmith20
Mar 23, 20211 min read


Canadian Pacific to buy Kansas City Southern in $25 billion railway bet on trade
(Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd agreed on Sunday to acquire Kansas City Southern in a $25 billion cash-and-stock deal to create...
icarussmith20
Mar 22, 20214 min read


Nevada says push for freight rail not an attack on trucking
Should Nevada, which has only one warehouse actively using a rail siding, be relying more heavily on freight rail? The answer is yes,...
icarussmith20
Mar 18, 20214 min read


Before Air Force One there was Train Car One
(CNN) — "You ride along here at night going home. And you look out. You look in the windows and you see the lights on and think... What...
icarussmith20
Mar 17, 20217 min read


Transportation gets a big boost in recovery package but still faces an uncertain future
In a video posted on Instagram shortly after the House approved the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Package this week, Doug Parker, chief...
icarussmith20
Mar 14, 20214 min read


Amtrak Restores 12 Routes To Daily Service as Demand Increases
Amtrak announced that it is restoring twelve of its long-distance routes as desire for travel grows, as well as reinstating 1,200...
icarussmith20
Mar 14, 20211 min read


Amtrak to restore daily long-distance train service with federal relief funds
Daily service will be restored to long-distance Amtrak trains starting in May, and hundreds of furloughed employees will be called to...
icarussmith20
Mar 11, 20212 min read


Amtrak worker accused of stealing, selling 77 chain saws
NEWARK, N.J. -- A longtime Amtrak employee in New Jersey stole several dozen chain saws and hundreds of parts from the railroad and sold...
icarussmith20
Mar 10, 20211 min read


Amtrak adds new options to bring pets on trains
Every dog can have its day on Amtrak, as long as they're not too big. Amtrak is expanding its pet program, allowing animal lovers to...
icarussmith20
Mar 7, 20212 min read


Bullet trains in America? The new push for major high-speed rail project between Boston and New York
How does an hour and 40 minutes between New York City and Boston by train sound? It’s not outside the realm of possibilities, with...
icarussmith20
Mar 2, 20212 min read


Rails Tout Climate Edge Over Trucks, Wooing ‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden
U.S. freight railroads are trying to take advantage of a train enthusiast president who’s concerned about global warming with a lobbying...
icarussmith20
Mar 1, 20213 min read


Derailed BNSF fuel train fire in Texas nearly extinguished
(Reuters) - A BNSF Railway Company train carrying products including coal and gasoline to Houston in Texas was still burning on...
icarussmith20
Feb 25, 20212 min read


Amtrak official: Gulf Coast service starting in 2022
Amtrak passenger service along the Gulf Coast is on target to return in 2022 and could come in the early part of next year, an official...
icarussmith20
Feb 24, 20215 min read
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