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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 22, 2022

Amtrak Launches Procurement for B&P Tunnel Replacement Program

The B&P Tunnel Replacement Program includes nearly $5 billion of construction.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 15, 2022

Amtrak's NEC Acela Trains to 150 mph

The project is part of the New Jersey High-Speed Rail Improvement program and a $450 million investment by U.S. DOT, and the first of many speed upgrades anticipated in the NEC

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NewsJune 10, 2022

Amtrak Lands $8M FRA Grant to Expand Apprenticeship Program

With training hubs in Washington; New York; Los Angeles; Chicago; Wilmington, Del.; and Beech Grove, Ind., the grant will enable the program to train over 600 employees in the next three to five years.

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NewsMay 17, 2022

FRA Releases Q1 Report on Amtrak Service

The report is the first to use all metrics described in FRA’s November 2020 final rule for Metrics and Minimum Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail Service now codified in 49 CFR Part 273.

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NewsMay 12, 2022

Amtrak Launches New Apprenticeship Pilot Program

Students will begin in the classroom and move to hands-on work in a specific trade.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2022

Amtrak Pledges to Reduce 40% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

As a part of this vision, the acquisition of new ALC-42s will reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions compared to the legacy fleet they are replacing.

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NewsMarch 23, 2022

Metrolink Adds 26 Trains to its Schedule

The service update also makes four Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains available to all Metrolink ticketholders, which adds Saturday and Sunday service on the Ventura County Line.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 24, 2022

Intercity Bus Lines Gearing Up for a Strong Summer, but Challenges Remain

Forecasts for intercity bus travel are markedly better than those generally made for public transit, but somewhat less optimistic than that for Amtrak predicted by McKinsey & Co.

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NewsJanuary 14, 2022

Amtrak Unveils Locomotive In Honor of Operation Lifesaver's 50th Anniversary

The black-and-yellow locomotive commemorates the 50th anniversary of Operation Lifesaver, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing railroad safety education and awareness nationwide.

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NewsDecember 15, 2021

Amtrak Announces Flynn to Retire, Names Gardner as New President/CEO

Stephen J. Gardner will be appointed as the company’s new president and CEO, effective January 17, 2022.

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