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icarussmith20
Aug 3, 20211 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...
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icarussmith20
Aug 3, 20213 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...
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icarussmith20
Jul 30, 20215 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...
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icarussmith20
Jul 29, 20212 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...
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icarussmith20
Jul 28, 20211 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...
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icarussmith20
Jul 25, 20215 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...
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icarussmith20
Jul 22, 20212 min read
Amtrak Invests $7.3 Billion in New Fleet
Amtrak has announced a $7.3 billion contract with California-based Siemens Mobility Inc. to manufacture a fleet of new equipment to...
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icarussmith20
Jul 13, 20212 min read
Amtrak, shipper groups voice support for Biden executive order
WASHINGTON — Amtrak and shipper groups have welcomed the executive order from President Joe Biden which seeks to increase competition...
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icarussmith20
Jul 11, 20213 min read
Amtrak Seeks Expedited STB Treatment for Gulf Coast
Amtrak on July 8 said it will renew its request that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) intervene on its behalf if CSX and Norfolk...
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icarussmith20
Jul 11, 20212 min read
Business, labor groups endorse bipartisan infrastructure deal
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO and a group of other prominent business groups on Thursday endorsed a $1.2 trillion, eight-year...
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icarussmith20
Jul 10, 20212 min read
Biden seeking to boost rail, sea shipping competition -White House
WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will order U.S. transportation agencies to crack down on anti-competitive conduct and...
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icarussmith20
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Amtrak announces $7.3B investment in new trains and expanded service
On Wednesday, train company Amtrak announced a new partnership with infrastructure company Siemens Mobility to develop and implement a...
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icarussmith20
Jul 7, 20214 min read
The Inside Track: Interview with Congressman Donald Payne Jr.
Last week, the INVEST in America Act passed through the House, promising $715 billion towards US transportation and infrastructure over a...
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icarussmith20
Jul 6, 20216 min read
Battery-powered trains could be a climate game changer. Is everyone all aboard?
Colossal freight locomotives are a fixture of the American landscape, but their 4,400-horsepower engines collectively burn 3.5 billion...
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icarussmith20
Jun 30, 20215 min read
Amtrak Opposes CN-KCS Voting Trust
Amtrak has asked the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to reject CN’s use of a voting trust in its proposed combination with Kansas City...
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icarussmith20
Jun 29, 20214 min read
Amtrak warns freight merger could derail New England expansion plans
Amtrak offers a promising vision for the future of train travel in New England: a new route connecting Concord, N.H., with Boston;...
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icarussmith20
Jun 26, 20213 min read
Rail merger is a key to economic growth, supply chain security
One of the lessons of the coronavirus pandemic is that shorter supply chains are vital. This is especially true as global supply chain...
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icarussmith20
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Could Freight Derail Amtrak Expansion Plans?
What Are Amtrak’s Expansion Plans? President Biden, otherwise known as Amtrak Joe, has a $75 billion plan to transform passenger train...
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icarussmith20
Jun 21, 20216 min read
Biden wants to bring Amtrak to a Northeast commuter corridor. Will riders support it?
By Adam Edelman Every morning, Patty Kennedy wakes up long before the sun rises to take a two-hour bus ride from Allentown, Pennsylvania,...
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icarussmith20
Jun 20, 20212 min read
“Amtrak Joe” Tries to Resuscitate California’s Zombie Bullet Train
President Joe Biden is well known for having a choo choo fetish. It’s little surprise he wants to expand the already heavily subsidized...
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