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The suggested transportation spending bill for FY 2003 totals $64.4 billion, roughly $9.2 billion more than the level requested by the Bush Administration.
Read More →The NTSB made the recommendation following the investigation of a Nov. 17, 2000, collision involving an Amtrak train and a tractor-like vehicle in Florida.
Read More →Amtrak initially cancelled all Acela Express runs mid-August after cracked yaw damper brackets, which prevent swaying at high speeds, were detected during a periodic maintenance inspection.
Read More →The government would directly lend Amtrak $100 million to cover spending priorities for the first half of the summer.
Read More →The railway would start turning away passengers and moving trains to storage next week unless the railroad gets government help to close a $200 million shortfall.
Read More →A proposed company reorganization includes a reduction of "vice president" titles from 84 to about 20 and consolidation of Amtrak's three railroad operating divisions.
Read More →Amtrak and the Bush Administration reached an agreement that would provide the railway with an immediate $100 million loan.
Read More →The train, carrying 120 passengers and 13 crew members, was traveling south from New York to Miami when it derailed at 9:07 a.m.
Read More →A subsection of the bill requires the railway to submit periodic assessments to the government.
Read More →Patrick J. Phillips, 48, seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages in a lawsuit which names Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. and Amtrak.
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