Congress will make the final decision on Amtrak's future and is considering what role the railway will play in U.S. high-speed rail development .
Read More →DOT recommends Amtrak focus on improving ventilation and evacuation systems in aging tunnels.
Read More →Grounded airplanes mean more business for other modes of travel.
Read More →Some passengers suffer minor injuries in desert crash
Read More →Heightened security promised by federal officials
Read More →Faulty track maintenance and communications were blamed for a 1998 Amtrak accident in Arlington, Texas, that injured 22.
Read More →Amtrak President George Warrington ordered a 15% reduction in management ranks and may cut train service and further trim the workforce to meet its congressional deadline for breaking even on operations by December 2002.
Read More →About 2,900 management employees were offered voluntary separation and early retirement plans.
Read More →To ease some of its $3 billion debt, Amtrak received permission from the U.S. Department of Transportation to use a large part of its Pennsylvania Station as collateral for a $300 million loan.
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