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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2025

Amtrak Reaches Resolution of Legal Claims for Washington Union Station

The parties entered into a settlement agreement earlier in February. The judge formally ended the case on March 7.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2025

Transportation Secretary Urges Amtrak, WMATA Leaders to Improve Transportation Safety in D.C.

In a series of letters, Secretary Duffy urged D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner, and WMATA CEO Randy Clarke to prioritize improvements to passenger security, crime reduction, and roadway safety.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2025

Amtrak, Private Partners Join to Rebuild America’s Railroad, Deliver Infrastructure Investments

The partners, who are helping to deliver many of Amtrak’s biggest projects, together represent more than 100,000 American workers from all 50 states.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 20, 2024

Amtrak Awards Contracts to Advance Sawtooth Bridges Project

Due to the complicated physical location demands, extensive coordination between Amtrak, NJ Transit, PATH and other stakeholders has been required to make the project a reality.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 18, 2024

Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge Project Early Construction Activity Completed

10 leftover piers have been removed to make room for construction on Amtrak’s upcoming Susquehanna River Bridge Project.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 3, 2024

Amtrak Sets All-Time Ridership Record in FY24

Amtrak is investing more than $4.5 billion in major infrastructure projects to support future growth after record year.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2024

NY Governor, Amtrak Announce Restoration of Empire Service

Following a letter sent by Gov. Hochul and others earlier this month urging Amtrak to take action, the railroad — in consultation with the New York State Department of Transportation — has agreed to restore nearly all of the trains that had been temporarily suspended in previously announced service modifications.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2024

Amtrak, NJ TRANSIT Highlight Recent Infrastructure, Reliability Improvements

After issuing a report in August, which included details of joint efforts and progress to date, Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT released a new progress report today and discussed the recently-awarded grants for nearly $300 million in federal funding to modernize critical rail infrastructure in New Jersey.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 19, 2024

Amtrak Secures Funding for 13 Key Infrastructure Projects

New funding will allow 13 key infrastructure projects critical to modernizing and upgrading America’s busiest passenger rail corridor to advance.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2024

Amtrak Welcomes Back Keystone Service Customers After Restoring Weekday Trains

While this work was estimated to take approximately two years, Amtrak developed an accelerated approach that expedited the project with a combination of single and full track outages, improving work efficiencies, and reducing the duration of the project.

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