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Amtrak to deliver major passenger experience improvements
Following an investment of $28 million, Amtrak is set to deliver a range of improvements across its long distance overnight trains in order to improve the passenger experience.
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Amtrak – the National Railroad Passenger Corporation – is a passenger railroad service that provides medium- and long-distance intercity services across the United States and to some Canadian cities.
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Amtrak showcases its vision to grow passenger rail services across America
Amtrak is initiating the work to deliver by 2035 more frequent, reliable and sustainable intercity passenger rail services to over 160 more communities and 20 million more passengers annually, as outlined in their 'Corridor Vision'.
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High-speed rail in the United States: A golden opportunity
Raymond Atkins, Terry Hynes and Morgan Lindsay from the Transportation Group at Sidley Austin LLP detail why they believe that private investment is the way forward for high-speed rail in the U.S., but not without government support.
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U.S. Rail Passenger Fairness Act introduced to improve Amtrak on-time performance
The U.S. Rail Passenger Fairness Act will give Amtrak the ability to take freight railroads to court if they fail to provide preference to passenger rail operating on their lines.
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$1.69 billion COVID-19 relief funding announced for Amtrak
Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, has announced the huge sum will be provided under the American Rescue Plan Act and will give much-needed relief to Amtrak, states, commuter railroads, and to Amtrak employees.
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Amtrak names Siemens Mobility as preferred bidder for manufacture contract
Following the launch of a competitive procurement in January 2019, Siemens Mobility has been selected as the preferred bidder to manufacture a new fleet for Amtrak.
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Amtrak initiates authority process to begin service between New Orleans and Mobile
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board will now step in to order CSX and NS to allow Amtrak access to their railroads in order to operate two daily services to the Gulf Coast.
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Amtrak restores 12 long-distance routes to daily service
As part of its COVID-19 recovery efforts, Amtrak is to restore daily service for 12 long-distance routes from May 2021, following pandemic-related schedule reductions in 2020.
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Amtrak’s CEO letter to Congress outlines top five priorities to improve rail
Bill Flynn, Amtrak CEO, has written to Congress outlining the national railroad's top five priorities as it looks to improve and expand rail services across the U.S.
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Amtrak CEO issues safety and security statement ahead of Inauguration
In the statement, Bill Flynn, CEO of Amtrak, says that following the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol, the railroad corporation is "taking extra steps to continue ensuring the safety of our employees and customers in Washington DC and across our network" in preparation for the Inauguration of Joe Biden.
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Amtrak celebrates 50th anniversary with opening of Moynihan Train Hall
The Moynihan Train Hall will offer an enhanced facility that will better serve Amtrak's long-distance travellers and commuter rail passengers.
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Amtrak completes $71.2 million capacity project between Wilmington and Newark
The project involved the installation of 1.5 miles of a new, electrified main line third track, enabling Amtrak to eliminate a previous two track bottleneck.
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Amtrak reveals urgent funding is required to support services in 2021
Despite delivering safety improvements and fast-tracking technology projects during the pandemic, Amtrak's President and CEO has said that without additional funding for 2021, the corporation may be forced to further reduce services, defer critical capital projects and make more job reductions.
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FRA publishes Q3 PTC implementation progress by U.S. railroads
As of 30 September 2020, approximately 57,314 of the 57,537 route miles subject to the mandate had PTC systems in RSD or in operation.
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FRA publishes final rule to measure performance of Amtrak passenger services
The final rule includes metrics relating to Amtrak's on-time performance and train delays, customer service and station performance.
