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  • Published on Jul 22, 2021

    Transport Canada to study high-frequency rail reaching Windsor

    Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Canada's transport minister Omar Alghabra says federal Liberals are committed to studying high-frequency rail that extends from Toronto to Windsor — but he has no further details to give. Author of the article: Dalson …

    Source: Windsor Star - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 22, 2021

    Amtrak, PA rail authority to partner on Scranton-NYC rail service

    Rail News Home Passenger Rail 7/21/2021 Rail News: Passenger Rail The Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority (PNRRA) has signed a joint planning agreement with Amtrak related to the proposed operation of intercity passenger-rail service …

    Source: Progressive Railroading - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 16, 2021

    Two killed when Amtrak train heading to Memphis crashes into truck

    JACKSON, Miss. — Two people were killed after an Amtrak train hit a tow truck carrying an 18-wheeler. James Creel of Meridian and Scott Hartsock of Florida were inside the 18-wheeler when it was struck by the train along Old Byram Road near the Jackson …

    Source: WREG 3 - Tennessee - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 9, 2021

    Plans moving forward for 2nd daily Amtrak train from St. Paul to Chicago

    LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Wisconsin and Minnesota are working together to provide more options for train travel. First News at Nine’s Alex Loroff breaks down the twin cities-Milwaukee-Chicago passenger rail project. Multiple states are working …

    Source: WI Proud - WIsconsin - Uncategorized
  • Published on Jul 7, 2021

    Amtrak Buying $3.4 Billion Of Advanced Siemens Trains As It Overhauls Rail Network

    President Joe Biden speaks at Amtrak's 50th anniversary celebration on April 30. Amtrak Amtrak intends to spend $7.3 billion as part of wide-ranging efforts to overhaul the U.S. passenger rail service and tapped Siemens’ California unit to supply a new …

    Source: Forbes - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 29, 2021

    Amtrak comes out against rail deal, cites concerns about Baton Rouge to New Orleans passenger rail service

    Amtrak has come out against Canadian National Railway’s plan to buy Kansas City Southern Railway for $33.6 billion, citing specific concerns about a plan to sell a section of the railroad between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. In a letter sent to the U.S. …

    Source: The Advocate - Uncategorized
  • Published on Jun 29, 2021

    CN-KCS merger update: Amtrak opposes use of voting trust

    Rail News Home M&A 6/29/2021 Rail News: M&A Amtrak has submitted comments to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in opposition to the joint motion for approval of the voting trust agreement that CN and Kansas City Southern are seeking as …

    Source: Progressive Railroading - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 29, 2021

    Minnesota OKs funds for second daily Twin Cities-Chicago Amtrak train

    Rail News Home Passenger Rail 6/29/2021 Rail News: Passenger Rail The TCMC Second Train project will add a second daily round-trip passenger train between the Twin Cities and Chicago operated by Amtrak, and is expected to carry 124,000 passengers …

    Source: Progressive Railroading - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 29, 2021

    Amtrak Files with the STB in Opposition to CN's Use of a Voting Trust

    Calls CN's Baton Rouge to New Orleans line divestiture proposal "extraordinarily harmful" to future passenger service in Louisiana CALGARY, AB, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (" …

    Source: GuruFocus.com - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 29, 2021

    State moves forward with second daily Amtrak train to Chicago. When will it start running?

    A planned second Amtrak train from St. Paul to Chicago is much closer to reality now that $10 million was set aside for it in the state’s omnibus transportation funding package signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz over the weekend. The funding, combined with …

    Source: Pioneer Press - Uncategorized
  • Published on Jun 21, 2021

    Amtrak’s regional rail expansion faces hurdle from freight trains

    Guy Benson, Peter Suderman and Jessica Tarlov join 'Kennedy' to discuss the transportation giant's 15-year 'corridor vision' plan Amtrak and the Biden administration have a $75 billion plan to transform passenger train travel across …

    Source: Fox News - Right-wing
  • Published on Jun 12, 2021

    Amtrak offers new $299 Eurail-style travel pass

    The pass allows passengers to take 10 trips over 30 days June 11, 2021Updated: June 11, 2021 2:54 p.m. If you were itching to travel this summer but not drive or cram into a full airplane, Amtrak might have the right deal for you. On Friday, the rail …

    Source: Beaumont Enterprise - Texas - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 8, 2021

    Terrorism in Canada: A timeline of plots, attacks, and allegations

    Children place flowers at the scene of a hate-motivated vehicle attack in London, Ont. on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, which left four members of a family dead and sent one to hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins Four members of a Muslim family are …

    Source: Brandon Sun - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 8, 2021

    Analysis- How Kansas City Southern merger bids could affect Amtrak - Trains

    The eastbound Empire Buider hugs the Mississippi River on Canadian Pacific north of Winona, Minn., in October 2016. Capacity expansion could occur here to accommodate a second daily Chicago-Twin Cities train. (Bob Johnston) CHICAGO — Canadian National has …

    Source: Kansas State News - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 2, 2021

    Amtrak trains crews on railway of deadly 2017 derailment near DuPont

    Drivers and pedestrians are being asked to be cautious and remain patient as traffic delays could result from the test runs. TACOMA, Wash. — Amtrak will undergo crew qualification training along the Point Defiance Bypass route until July 25. It is the next …

    Source: KING 5 - Uncategorized
  • Published on May 27, 2021

    Amtrak strives to roar back from pandemic as it restores more service

    Pent-up demand to travel, along with the spread of vaccines, should help Amtrak regain lost ridership by 2023 or 2024, and even grow, Amtrak President Stephen Gardner predicted Tuesday. He visited Seattle’s King Street Station, then Everett Station, to …

    Source: The Daily World - Uncategorized
  • Published on May 25, 2021

    Amtrak restores Washington service curtailed during pandemic

    SEATTLE — Amtrak restored service on long-distance routes serving Washington on Monday, ahead of what is expected to be a busy Memorial Day travel weekend. Empire Builder, Coast Starlight, and Cascades trains ran on reduced schedules for nearly a year …

    Source: KING 5 - Uncategorized
  • Published on May 13, 2021

    Amtrak’s 50th birthday

            DURAND UNION STATION IS DECKED OUT in celebration of Amtrak’s 50th birthday, which was officially Saturday, May 1.    Amtrak began in 1971 with the first train leaving New York City to Philadelphia. Today, the company includes a rail system …

    Source: The Independent Newsgroup - Michigan - Neutral
  • Published on May 7, 2021

    Amtrak announces plan to bring passenger service back to Crestline

    CRESTLINE -- Amtrak announced Friday it hopes to launch passenger rail service connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati -- including a new train station in Crestline. The plan, which would return passenger service to Crestline for the first …

    Source: Richland Source - Ohio - Neutral
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