The DOT, alongside the DHS, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, have been working with states and industries to ensure the travelers have access to facial coverings.
LOSSAN, which oversees the Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® service, was honored alongside its video marketing partner, GOAL Productions, at the 41st Annual Telly Awards.
The bill includes $105 billion for public transit and $60 billion for commuter rail, Amtrak, and other higher-performance rail.
The railroad has seen a dramatic decline in demand for service since the pandemic, and is expecting ridership to only return to approximately 50% in FY 2021.
The funding is part of the 2020 TIRCP, which will provide a total of $500 million to projects statewide that reduce GHG emissions by improving rail and transit services.
The CARES Act funding will be used to offset the loss of ticket revenue.
The rule would define Amtrak on-time performance and would set forth a minimum on-time performance standard of 80%.
William J. Flynn succeeds Richard Anderson, who joined Amtrak as CEO in July 2017.
As of Dec. 31, systems were in RSD or operation on 55,601 route miles — 96.3% of the nearly 58,000 route miles subject to the mandate.
More than 130 companies applied to be part of this year’s program, which focuses on three topics that were jointly chosen by the participating agencies.