WASHINGTON — As Congress eyes an infrastructure package, a coalition of transportation agencies and Amtrak on July 14 released a 15-year plan of rail improvements for the congested Northeast Corridor that would boost daily train routes and significantly speed travel on Acela express lines.
July 14, 2021amtrak
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (right) hold a decaying piece of a rail tunnel during a press conference. (Seth Wenig/Associated Press)
Rail Stakeholders Push 15-Year Plan for Northeast Corridor
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (right) hold a decaying piece of a rail tunnel during a press conference. (Seth Wenig/Associated Press)
Government, Business, Logistics
Train tracks run through the North River Tunnel on Amtrak's northeast corridor line in New York. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Hudson River Rail Tunnel Gets Environmental OK
Train tracks run through the North River Tunnel on Amtrak's northeast corridor line in New York. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Amtrak’s proposed $11.6 billion passenger rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey received long-delayed environmental clearance from U.S. officials, the project’s biggest step forward in years. The decision is crucial to start the next phase of work and secure billions of federal dollars for what’s considered one of the most vital U.S. infrastructure needs.
May 28, 2021
Government, Business
An Amtrak train exits the North River Tunnel in North Bergen, N.J. (Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg)
Rep. Donald Payne Aims for Railroads Subcommittee Chairmanship
An Amtrak train exits the North River Tunnel in North Bergen, N.J. (Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg)
A senior member of New Jersey’s congressional delegation is vying to lead the panel with jurisdiction over the country’s freight and passenger railroad affairs.
November 12, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics
An Amtrak Acela Express train pulls into a station Dec. 5, 2018, in Westwood, Mass. (Bill Sikes/Associated Press)
Amtrak Names Former Air Cargo Executive as New CEO
An Amtrak Acela Express train pulls into a station Dec. 5, 2018, in Westwood, Mass. (Bill Sikes/Associated Press)
Amtrak named a former air cargo executive as its new president and chief operating officer March 2.
March 2, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
An Amtrak passenger train emerges from the North River Tunnels, coming from beneath the Hudson River to North Bergen, N.J. (Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg News)
Amtrak Blames Freight Trains for Passenger Delays Getting Worse
An Amtrak passenger train emerges from the North River Tunnels, coming from beneath the Hudson River to North Bergen, N.J. (Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg News)
Amtrak's "on-time performance" for its increasingly popular passenger trains is sliding to new lows, and it says that slow-moving freight trains that use the same tracks are to blame.
February 24, 2020
Government, Business
An Amtrak Acela train sits on tracks at Union Station in Washington, D.C., in January 2019. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Amtrak’s $2.1B Acela Upgrade May Miss 2021 Planned Start
An Amtrak Acela train sits on tracks at Union Station in Washington, D.C., in January 2019. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Amtrak’s $2.1 billion upgrade to its high-speed Acela rail service between Washington and Boston may miss a planned start of paid customer service in 2021, according to the railroad’s internal watchdog.
January 23, 2020
Government, Business, Safety, TCA
Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg
Bill Would Let Amtrak Sue Freight Railroads
Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg
CARBONDALE, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced legislation Nov. 21 that would extend to Amtrak the ability to sue freight railroads if it believes that they are failing to give preference to passenger rail operating on their rail lines, as federal law requires.
November 22, 2019
Government
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Amtrak Anti-Crash System May Malfunction Near Freight Rails
Tim Boyle/Bloomberg News
Radio interference from freight railroads may disable the automated solution Amtrak is finalizing to prevent high-speed derailments such as last month’s fatal accident in Philadelphia.
June 11, 2015
Government
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
Rep. Lee Zeldin: ‘Shameful and Disgusting’ to Blame Funding for Amtrak Derailment
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
WASHINGTON – As a June 2 House hearing on Amtrak was about to wrap up, New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin criticized Democrats who were quick to argue that the May 12 derailment of an Amtrak train could have been minimized had the railroad’s funding requests been met over the years.
June 2, 2015