January 25, 2024 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 24, 2024) The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) announced that more than 1.32 million passengers traveled on its state-supported Amtrak Virginia rail service in 2023, up 29.8% year over year. Full story: Progressive...
January 22, 2024 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains.com, January 19, 2024) The Surface Transportation Board has called for Amtrak, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and the Port of Mobile, Ala., to provide “detailed information regarding the status of the implementation of the settlement agreement” agreed to in...
December 17, 2023 | Amtrak, FRA, News
On December 8, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it has awarded $8.2 billion for 10 passenger rail projects across the United States. The FRA also announced rail corridor planning activities that will impact every region of the nation. This...
December 8, 2023 | Amtrak, BNSF, DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, December 8, 2023) BNSF Railway will receive a federal grant for $14.9 million toward infrastructure improvements in and around Malta, Mont., U.S. Sen. Jon Tester announced Thursday. Full story: Trains.com
December 8, 2023 | Amtrak, DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, December 7, 2023) Infrastructure improvements to accommodate a second daily round trip of Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pa., will receive more than $143 million in federal funding, the state’s two U.S. senators have...
December 8, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, DOT, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, December 8, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has awarded $8.2 billion for 10 passenger rail projects across the...
December 7, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines, High Speed Rail
(Source: Associated Press, December 5, 2023) U.S. senators from California and Nevada said the federal government will give $3 billion for a planned privately-owned route between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area plus another $3.1 billion for an initial segment of...
December 7, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, December 6, 2023) Five routes in Wisconsin — including both the state’s existing Amtrak lines, which seek increased service — are among those selected for the Federal Railroad Administration’s Corridor Identification and Development Program,...
December 7, 2023 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, December 5, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration has selected four routes serving Ohio and other states as priorities for Amtrak expansion, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio said Tuesday. The routes are...
December 6, 2023 | Amtrak, Contract Agreement, News
Earlier today, BLET members ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Amtrak. The new seven-year agreement was approved by a 550-479 vote of the 1,029 (73%) ballots cast. The contract governs locomotive engineers who operate Amtrak’s passenger and commuter...
