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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 30, 2022

Amtrak Using $4B Fed Grant to Improve Accessibility

Over the next five years, President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will invest a total of $22 billion in Amtrak, improving and expanding intercity passenger rail services nationwide and addressing long-delayed repairs.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 16, 2022

FRA’s NEC Project Inventory Lays Out Priorities for Intercity Rail Development

The list will advance a systematic approach for the improvement and development of the commuter and intercity passenger rail backbone of the region’s rail network.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 14, 2022

OCTA Begins Track Stabilization Project

Work will involve drilling large steel anchors more than 100 feet long into the bedrock of the slope adjacent to the railroad track to prevent it from pushing the track further toward the ocean.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 16, 2022

St. Louis Region Doubles Capacity on Merchants Bridge

The Merchants Bridge serves six Class I railroads and Amtrak as a bridge crossing across the Mississippi River at St. Louis since the 1890s.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 31, 2022

MTA Opens Second Section of LIRR Main Line Third Track

Major construction on the third track began in late 2018 and when fully opened later this year commuters along the Main Line corridor will have a mass transit solution that reduces road congestion and improves safety.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 19, 2022

U.S. DOT Awards $233M in Intercity Passenger Rail Grants

Funded by the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program, the investments will help replace bridges and tunnels along the Northeast Corridor and more.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 17, 2022

Amtrak Seeking to Fill 4K Roles

To address this significant demand, the rail operation is hosting hiring events and career fairs to attract new talent, with a concentration in Los Angeles, Seattle, New Orleans, New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Oakland, Philadelphia, Miami, and Wilmington, Del.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 27, 2022

Amtrak, Icomera Expand Onboard Mobile Connectivity Program

The project marks an expansion of the relationship with Icomera and Amtrak, which began in 2015, as one of the first North American customers to host the industry-leading, mobile connectivity platform on board a moving vehicle.

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Influx of Federal Funds Spurring Rail Improvements Nationwide

Rail projects are being launched in states throughout the country. Much of the funding requires a focus on projects that improve safety while also enhancing and/or upgrading rail infrastructure so the projects reflect that mandate.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 23, 2022

Amtrak Orders 50 More Siemens Mobility Charger Locomotives

Together with the initial order of 75 locomotives in 2018, the 125 diesel-electric units are a part of Amtrak’s sustainability initiative.

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