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House set to vote on spending bill with big Amtrak cuts & more
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on an appropriations bill that would cut Amtrak funding by more than...
icarussmith20
Nov 1, 20232 min read


Passenger rail service could return from Denver to Steamboat Springs to Craig
There is a renewed effort to bring back passenger rail service through the mountains of Northwest Colorado. The route would begin in...
icarussmith20
Oct 24, 20231 min read


First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed
MIAMI (AP) — The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States will...
icarussmith20
Oct 17, 20234 min read


Train carrying military vehicles derails in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A train is derailed along tracks south of downtown Colorado Springs. A KKTV crew observed multiple train...
icarussmith20
Oct 10, 20231 min read


UIPA Establishing Utah’s Sixth Inland Port
The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) Board of Directors on Oct. 5 unanimously approved the Mineral Mountains Park Project Area...
icarussmith20
Oct 9, 20233 min read


Police robot to patrol New York Subway station
USA: A police security robot is being trialled at the New York Subway’s Times Square station. The K5 robot has been supplied by...
icarussmith20
Oct 6, 20231 min read


Delays expected: OIG report warns Amtrak's new Acela trainsets still face issues
Things aren’t looking great for Amtrak’s new Acela trainsets, which are already behind schedule to serve the Northeast Corridor. A report...
icarussmith20
Oct 4, 20232 min read


US rail projects receive $1.4bn from Biden infrastructure bill
he US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has announced 70 projects that will receive $1.4bn in funding through the Biden...
icarussmith20
Sep 27, 20232 min read


Amtrak makes case in court for immediate takeover of Union Station
Amtrak presented its case Monday for seizing control of D.C.'s Union Station, arguing before a U.S. District Court judge that an...
icarussmith20
Sep 21, 20236 min read


The US Could Be Getting a New, ‘World Class’ High-Speed Train in the South
August 16 (Condé Nast Traveller) - Linking together Dallas and Houston by high-speed rail has long been in discussion, running into...
icarussmith20
Aug 23, 20234 min read


Approaching storm leads to Amtrak cancellations to, from, and in Southern California
LOS ANGELES, Aug 19 (trains.com) — A rare tropical storm warning for Southern California is leading to a series of cancellations on...
icarussmith20
Aug 21, 20232 min read


New UK airline says its passengers will ‘feel like a million dollars’
Transatlantic airline passengers are “sick and tired” of their treatment, according to the founder of a new UK carrier pledging to make...
icarussmith20
Aug 7, 20233 min read


How Brightline is changing passenger rail in the U.S.
When it comes to passenger rail in the the U.S., Americans have one option — Amtrak, which is often plagued with high ticket prices and...
icarussmith20
Aug 7, 20232 min read


BNSF Railway, engineers union reach tentative deal for paid sick leave
Aug 1 (Reuters) - BNSF Railway and the engineers union on Tuesday reached a tentative agreement on paid sick leave and improvements in...
icarussmith20
Aug 2, 20231 min read


Yellow trucking firm lays off its 30,000 US workers as it ceases operations
The embattled US trucking company Yellow ceased operations on Sunday, and it has laid off all 30,000 of its workers. Yellow, once one of...
icarussmith20
Jul 31, 20232 min read


U.S. railroads say heatwave to reignite coal shipments this year
July 28 (Reuters) - U.S. railroad operators expect heatwaves across the northern hemisphere to reignite coal shipments as people crank up...
icarussmith20
Jul 31, 20232 min read


What Would an Amtrak Revival Look Like?
By Angie Schmitt July 14, 2023 at 12:36 PM EDT Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland is, like much of the US passenger rail system,...
icarussmith20
Jul 31, 20237 min read


Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three
HELENA, Mont. -- Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad company’s inspectors caused the derailment of...
icarussmith20
Jul 28, 20233 min read


Opinion | Remember the Ohio train derailment? The U.S. is still waiting for fixes.
The plumes of black smoke and images of sick and dead animals after the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio,...
icarussmith20
Jul 19, 20234 min read


Amtrak train derails at Union Station, no injuries reported
Officials say no injuries were reported after an Amtrak train derailed at Union Station in Washington D.C. Tuesday morning. The D.C. Fire...
icarussmith20
Jul 11, 20232 min read
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