WASHINGTON — Beginning Friday, Amtrak will suspend service in Florida in anticipation of severe weather expected to hit the Southeastern U.S., the passenger railroad announced Thursday evening. According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Dorian is on a track that could result in life-threatening storm surges in the southeastern U.S. on Sunday or Monday. The […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the popularity of its streetcar as a guide, Kansas City is considering the possibility of making all public transit free. It would be the first major U.S. city to do so. The streetcar is free — paid for by a specialized tax district, alternative weekly The Pitch notes — and […]
A Valley Metro light rail train departs the First and Jefferson station in Phoenix. Voters voted down an initiative on Tuesday that would have ended expansion of the light rail system. Valley Metro Passengers leave a light rail train at the Central and Washington station. Valley Metro says it is working to include business owners […]
Vice President of Amtrak Northeast Corridor Service Line Caroline Decker shows off a mock-up of the interior of a new Acela first-class car, featuring wider seats, larger headrests, in-seat lights, LED information screens and large rectangular windows. Personal power outlets and USB ports are located under the center armrests. The door behind her is one […]
WASHINGTON — Amtrak has restored the veterans’ discount on tickets, eliminated in March 2018 in a move widely criticized in the U.S. Congress and elsewhere. Amtrak announced the decision in a Monday press release citing “a new way to save” for those who have served in the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard: […]
The Altamont Corridor Express commuter rail system is expanding to provide Saturday service beginning Sept. 7, 2019. There will be two round trips between Stockton and San Jose each Saturday, with departures from Stockton at 7:25 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. and trains leaving San Jose at 3:50 p.m. and 5 p.m. Full schedules are available […]
Phoenix voters have rejected an effort to bar future spending on light rail. MIke Schaller PHOENIX — Voters have dealt a resounding defeat to an effort to kill expansion of the Phoenix light rail system. In unofficial results as of 10 p.m. local time Tuesday night, 62.4 percent of those voting had cast ballots against […]
The New River Train rolls west through Cotton Hill, W.Va., near the western edge of the New River Gorge in this October 2013 view. Chase Gunnoe HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Leadership with Rail Excursion Management Co., operators of the new Autumn Colors Express excursion in West Virginia, say ticket sales are steady with about 35 percent […]
Phoenix is voting on the future of its light rail system. MIke Schaller PHOENIX — In balloting concluding today, voters will determine the future of the Phoenix light rail system. Proposition 105 would prohibit the city from spending money to further build or otherwise improve its current 38-station, 28.2-mile light rail system, and divert a […]
NEW YORK — Amtrak has increased its funding commitment for the stalled Gateway tunnel project, which has seen the estimate of its overall cost move downward. The agency directing the project is hoping those two factors might increase the prospects of receiving federal funding. NorthJersey.com reports that Amtrak has increased its commitment by $600 million, […]
A rendering of the new Buffalo Amtrak station. Work is concluding on tearing down the old station, and work on the new buidling could begin in September. New York State Department of Transportation BUFFALO, N.Y. — Demolition of Amtrak’s former New York Central passenger station in Buffalo could conclude today, setting the stage for work […]
Wisconsin’s grant will cover the cost of new passenger cars, including cab cars to replace the former F40 locomotives currently used on the Hiawatha. TRAINS: David Lassen Eastbound Wolverine No. 350 slips through Marshall, Mich., east of Battle Creek, on Oct. 11, 2013. This area will see tie replacement thanks to a federal grant. Bob […]
