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House Covid bill includes $100 million for controversial Silicon Valley underground rail project
The House version of the coronavirus stimulus bill contains more than $100 million for an underground rail project in Silicon Valley for...
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Feb 22, 20214 min read


Amtrak cancels more trains in advance of next winter storm
WASHINGTON — Although the New York-Florida Silver Meteor and Silver Star are set to operate through the end of this week, Amtrak has...
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Feb 18, 20212 min read


Winter storms batter Amtrak from coast to coast
CHICAGO — The Union Pacific stack train derailment just south of the Normal, Ill., Transportation Center early Saturday kicked off a...
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Feb 16, 20212 min read


Passenger trains are part of America's soul
As the Coast Starlight leaves San Jose, I hum “Soul Train.” Like Amtrak, the song hails from the early 1970s, the era when President...
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Feb 15, 20213 min read


Amtrak Launches BOGO Valentine’s Day Sale
Amtrak is offering customers a special “Buy One Get One Free Sale” for Valentine’s Day. Starting today through February 16, travelers can...
icarussmith20
Feb 13, 20211 min read


Biden meets with bipartisan senators to discuss potential infrastructure bill
President Biden met with bipartisan senators on Thursday to discuss the contours of a potential infrastructure package, warning that if...
icarussmith20
Feb 13, 20212 min read


U.S. House panel approves $42.5 billion for transportation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House committee voted Wednesday to approve a plan to provide $42 billion in assistance to transportation...
icarussmith20
Feb 11, 20212 min read


Congressional Democrats set to back more than $50 billion for transportation sector
Democrats in the U.S. Congress are to release a sweeping plan on Monday to provide more than $50 billion in additional assistance to U.S....
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Feb 9, 20212 min read


Intermodal, chemicals and grain boost US rail traffic in January
Record intermodal and chemicals volumes as well as higher grain volumes boosted overall U.S. rail traffic in January, according to data...
icarussmith20
Feb 7, 20213 min read


Could “Amtrak Joe” Revolutionize Public Transport?
“Amtrak Joe” loves trains. He has taken Amtrak round trips between Delaware and Washington, D.C., some 8,200 times. He almost took one to...
icarussmith20
Feb 5, 20216 min read


Buttigieg: Talks ongoing on additional U.S. transportation sector assistance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told Reuters on Thursday there are “very active” conversations...
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Feb 5, 20212 min read


Buttigieg says Transportation Dept will push 'bold' thinking
WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg, sworn in Wednesday as transportation secretary, urged his 55,000 employees to embrace "imaginative, bold,...
icarussmith20
Feb 4, 20213 min read


Biden administration pipeline restrictions may benefit crude by rail
The Biden administration’s efforts to kill key oil pipeline projects may boost crude by rail volumes, railroad officials say. President...
icarussmith20
Feb 3, 20212 min read


Pete Buttigieg Is Confirmed as Biden’s Transportation Secretary
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a 2020 Democratic presidential...
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Feb 3, 20214 min read


Unions, groups seek $112.8 billion in U.S. transportation assistance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unions and trade groups are seeking at least $112.8 billion in additional government assistance to rescue the...
icarussmith20
Feb 2, 20212 min read


Amtrak offers pay, benefits to vaccinated workers as national railroad aims for 100% vaccination
Amtrak is aiming to get 100% of its workforce vaccinated for the novel coronavirus and it is willing to extend pay and benefits to make...
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Feb 2, 20212 min read


Amtrak CEO Flynn sets company priorities for legislation
WASHINGTON —Amtrak CEO William Flynn has outlined his company’s “top five priorities that we ask Congress to address” in a letter sent to...
icarussmith20
Jan 28, 20213 min read


Joe Biden could revitalise America’s crumbling railway network
US President Biden has the opportunity to reverse the fortunes of the country’s ailing rail network and spark the second great railway...
icarussmith20
Jan 26, 20212 min read


Biden reportedly bonded with UK leader Boris Johnson over their mutual love of trains
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke Saturday night by phone, with some of their conversation reportedly focusing...
icarussmith20
Jan 25, 20212 min read


How The Biden Administration Is Changing Travel In America
Joe Biden has only been president for a little over 48 hours, but already he has made some big changes. On his first day in office Mr...
icarussmith20
Jan 22, 20213 min read
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