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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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Workers replacing tracks along Amtrak's Harrisburg line.
Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 10, 2024

Amtrak Line Renewal Ahead of Schedule

The Harrisburg Line track renewal project in Pennsylvania is going strong, allowing for the line to be reopened two weeks earlier than predicted.

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The groundbreaking ceremony at Amtrack's Philadelphia maintenance facility.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 4, 2024

Amtrak, Partners Break Ground on Train Maintenance Facility

Amtrak’s new Philadelphia based train maintenance facility will advance their new era of rail and support modern, state-of-the-art trains.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2024

Amtrak Launches 'Retrain Travel' Ad Campaign

The campaign showcases the spacious, comfortable seats, and other unique Amtrak amenities and features that can make travel enjoyable again.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2024

Amtrak Debuts New Integration with Google

Amtrak information will appear in Google search results when a user indicates they are considering rail travel between two Amtrak destinations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2024

Massachusetts Wins $472M Federal Grant for Draw One Bridge Replacement

The project will allow for more train capacity, faster and more reliable rides, and increased safety on MBTA commuter rail and Amtrak trains.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2024

L.A. Metro Lands $893M from Feds for Light Rail Transit Project

The transformational light rail line will create important new connections with a host of new and existing local and regional transit services in the San Fernando Valley, including Metrolink, Amtrak, Metro G Line, Metro B Line, and other planned Metro transit projects now in the works.

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