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Amtrak: Borealis Tops 205,800 Guests at First Anniversary

June 6, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak officials said demand for the state-sponsored Borealis trains between St. Paul and Chicago continues to exceed expectations in its first full year of service.

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Amtrak Faces’ Imminent Service Suspension’ Without Texas Funding

June 5, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak officials are warning that the Heartland Flyer between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City faces “imminent service suspension” by Oct. 1 unless Texas coughs up funding.

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IG Report: Amtrak Could Better Identify, Manage Train Strike Risks

May 9, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak trains were involved in roughly 800 train strikes from fiscal year 2020 through 2023, resulting in 594 deaths and 279 injuries, a new report found.

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Amtrak IG Uncovers Largest Amtrak Employee Criminal Conspiracy in its History

May 8, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak’s Office of Inspector General is detailing what it called “the largest employee conspiracy” the office has ever investigated, a widespread scheme in which at least 119 employees conspired with New York health care providers to bilk Amtrak’s health care plan of more than $12 million from 2019 to 2022.

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Feds Ending $60 Million Grant for Texas High-Speed Rail Project

April 16, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an agreement between the Federal Railroad Administration and Amtrak to terminate the $63.9 million grant awarded to Amtrak under the Corridor Identification and Development Program for the Amtrak Texas High-Speed Rail Corridor, previously known as the Texas Central Railway project.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Amtrak, and NJ Transit leaders sit at a table during a meeting at Choose New Jersey.
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Amtrak, NJ Transit Highlight Infrastructure and Equipment Improvements and Future Work

April 15, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak and NJ Transit joined New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy for a working summit ahead of the busy summer 2025 travel season in New Jersey and hoping to avoid another “Summer of Hell.”

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Gardner Stepping Down as Amtrak CEO so Railroad has ‘Full Faith and Confidence’ of Trump Administration

March 20, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner is stepping down “to ensure that Amtrak continues to enjoy the full faith and confidence of this administration.”

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Amtrak Nixing DEI Initiatives, Bloomberg Reports

February 7, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
Amtrak will stop funding its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives immediately and will require employees to work from the office four days a week starting March 3, Bloomberg reported.

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Feds Send Money to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for Scranton-to-New York project

January 20, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire
After receiving federal money to expand passenger rail across Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is taking the next step in making the Scranton to New York Penn Station Passenger Rail Corridor project happen.

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Senate Confirms Four to Serve on Amtrak Board of Directors

December 21, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed David Capozzi, Elaine Clegg, Ronald Batory and Lanhee Chen to serve on the Amtrak Board of Directors.

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