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Newsby StaffJuly 27, 2018

Amtrak investing $370M in equipment to improve Northeast Corridor

The purchase of this new equipment will double engineering efforts on the NEC, accelerating maintenance work.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2018

Engineer in deadly Amtrak crash had no experience on new locomotive

The Dec.18, 2017 derailment of Amtrak train #501 killed three people and injured 62.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2018

New intercity rail service launches in Connecticut

Connects to a number of other rail services, including Metro-North, Shoreline East, and Amtrak including Amtrak’s Acela

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2018

Amtrak Marks Positive Train Control Milestone

Subdivisions that serve the Amtrak Southwest Chief and California Zephyr are first to roll out, with full activation on BNSF routes expected by the end of August.

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Newsby StaffMay 28, 2018

Amtrak introduces lactation suites for nursing mothers

Additionally, nursing mothers can breastfeed and express breast milk while visiting Amtrak stations or on-board trains.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2018

Amtrak 'refreshes' interiors of Acela Express trains

The Acela Express refresh is a 14-month program for all of its 20 trainsets, which includes 100 Amtrak cars and 6,080 total seats.

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ArticlesMay 1, 2018

Intercity Bus Lines Picking Up Speed with New Service Strategies

The most recent expansion of services has been more nuanced, generally spurred by a desire to fill gaps in the system, improve connectivity with Amtrak, and strengthen existing routes with new intermediate stops.

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Newsby StaffApril 30, 2018

Calif. awards $2.6B in state Cap and Trade funds

The program provides major benefits towards meeting the state’s climate and air quality goals, with a total reduction of more than 32 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2018

Amtrak announces summer New York infrastructure renewal work

The total cost of the projects is estimated between $45 and $50 million, which will keep this important infrastructure in a state of good repair for Amtrak and benefit New York State with an upgraded, state-of-the art railroad.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2018

TSA, Amtrak to test suicide vest detection devices at Penn Station

The passive system triggers an alarm if an individual carrying/wearing a person-borne improvised explosive device passes by the mechanism.

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