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In the past ten years, Amtrak has lost more than $500 million annually, and is projected to continue.
Read More →Congressional negotiators approved the subsidy, $300 million more than the House of Representatives and the Bush administration supported, late Wednesday.
Read More →A clear federal mandate, government oversight and a steady source of funding were essential to its long-term survival according to a nominee.
Read More →Amtrak's ridership topped the previous record of the 23.5 million passengers set in 2001 and was 2.7% better than last year's result of 23.4 million.
Read More →The rail service will make significant changes to its Acela Express service later this month in an effort to boost reliability and attract more high-paying business travelers.
Read More →The Transportation Communications Union said the one-day work stoppage was counter-productive to its stated purpose of prodding Congress for more funding.
Read More →The unions, which represent 8,000 of the railroad's 21,000 employees, said the protest is aimed at saving Amtrak.
Read More →Under the plan, states would ultimately be free to choose the train operations provider of their choice -- whether a private company or a public transit agency.
Read More →Under the administration’s plan, Amtrak would transition over time into three entities.
Read More →The measure would meet the first three years of Amtrak's five-year, $8 billion budget to operate its trains and repair the infrastructure of its heavily traveled line between Washington and Boston.
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