The functions will be integrated into the new department, whose primary focus is emergency preparedness, continuity of operations and corporate security risk strategy.
Read More →Group presented Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) with the Golden Spike Award for his long and unflagging support of American passenger trains.
Read More →For manufacture of approximately 130 new bi-level passenger cars. Comes from a multi-state effort to jointly purchase standardized rail equipment to be used on Amtrak’s intercity routes in California, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Missouri. Funding is being provided by the FRA’s High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Program.
Read More →Approved a $53.4 billion appropriations bill funding investments in the nation's roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, and airports, as well as housing assistance for low-income families and veterans.
Read More →New York's Long Island Railroad and Metro-North increased the number of quiet spaces this month. Despite the new trend, not all riders are able to separate their hectic work lives from their commute.
Read More →Included a review of topics such as an agency's security plans, security training, drills/exercise programs, public outreach efforts and background check programs.
Read More →Will provide braking equipment, door operating systems, sanitation systems, springs, draft gears and HVAC equipment for 130 new passenger cars being built for Amtrak by CAF USA Inc.
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Read More →There has been no Amtrak passenger rail service in region since 2005, when Hurricane Katrina caused damage to part of the Sunset Limited Route from New Orleans to Jacksonville.
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Approval follows the successful installation and testing of a positive train control safety system on Amtrak-owned track between Kalamazoo, Mich., and Porter, Ind.
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