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Feds Give $1 Billion to Support Amtrak

April 18, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is making over $1 billion available to Amtrak to support the railroad’s activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the spread of COVID-19.

FRA Proposes Rule to Measure Performance and Quality of Intercity Passenger Trains

March 21, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is proposing a rule to measure the performance and service quality of intercity passenger train operations.

Amtrak Launches Project to Rehab Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel

February 15, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak continues to advance efforts to improve infrastructure along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) by launching a pilot project focused on rehabilitating the 147-year-old Baltimore & Potomac (B&P) Tunnel.

New Acela Trainsets Heading to Colorado for Testing

February 15, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The first of Amtrak’s 28 new Acela trainsets will be leaving from Alstom’s facility in Hornell, N.Y., for high-speed testing at the Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, Colo.

Amtrak, N.J. Transit Refreshing New York Penn Station Ticketed Waiting Area

January 16, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak and N.J. Transit are refreshing of the ticketed waiting area at New York Penn Station, the seating area for their customers at the Amtrak Concourse on the Upper Level and 8th Avenue side of the station.

Amtrak to Continue Work at Penn Station in 2020

December 21, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak plans to continue its Infrastructure Renewal Program at New York Penn Station throughout Winter 2020, the railroad announced.

Amtrak: Investments in Safety, Customer Experience Lead to Best Year on Record

November 26, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak is citing investments in safety and customer experience as the driving force behind what it says was the best operating performance in its history.

Amtrak IG: Updated Models Could Save Millions

October 18, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Amtrak inspector general recommended the company update its models to improve the reliability of its forecasts of the short-term financial impacts of various rates of on-time performance.

Amtrak Releases FY2018 Sustainability Report

July 8, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak today released its FY2018 Sustainability Report, an interactive report that highlights the company’s performance against year-over-year sustainability goals.

A Brief Overview of Legislation and Regulation Leading to Positive Train Control

June 4, 2019 Special to Railfanning.org

Congress and federal authorities have expressed their interest in some level of automatic train control (ATC) for more than a century.