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Boardman: Passenger rail service indispensable to helping meet national goal of competitiveness

March 5, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Passenger rail service is “indispensable to helping the United States meet our national goals of competitiveness, job creation and economic growth,” Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman said last week.

Amtrak CEO: Country Not Making Necessary Transportation Investments

February 13, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

The nation is not making the necessary investment in its infrastructure to facilitate economic development, the head of Amtrak said in response to a U.S. Senate committee hearing on the future of the federal surface transportation program.

Amtrak, California High-Speed Rail Authority Looking for High-Speed Trains

February 12, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) last month issued a request for proposals to build modern, state-of-the-art high-speed train sets.

Amtrak suspends some services in Northeast, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions

February 12, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak will suspend some services from the New York and south of Washington, D.C., due to the latest winter storm forecast for the Northeast, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

New Amtrak locomotives to enter service on Northeast Corridor

February 6, 2014 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak is set to place the first of its new electric locomotives into service on the Northeast Corridor.

Amtrak Temporarily Shortening Crescent Route Because of Track Work

January 1, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak said it is cancelling some Crescent service in January and February because of track work.

Amtrak Adding More Seats to Auto Train

January 1, 2014 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak says it is adding more seats to the Auto Train on trips between Jan. 1 and March 31. According to Amtrak, up to 60 additional coach seats will be available for travel on variety of dates on Train 53 to Florida (Jan. 1-9; Jan. 16; Jan. 29-Feb. 1; Feb 14-15; and Feb. 28) and Train 52 from Florida (Jan. 2-4; Feb. 22; Feb. 28; March 1; March 15; and March 29-31). The Auto Train offers both coach and sleeper accommodations. “The Auto Train is the easiest and most enjoyable way to travel between the northeast and Florida while your

Amtrak: Looking to Curb Food, Beverage Losses Over Next Five Years

December 4, 2013 Railfanning.org News Wire

Throughout the course of its four-plus decade history, Amtrak has drawn the scorn of detractors who saw the federally-subsidized passenger railroad is a drain on taxpayers.

Breaking Down the Amtrak Long-Distance Consist

November 29, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak’s long-distance trains between New York and southern destinations more or less look like a compilation of the first dozen or so cars the railroad could find.

Amtrak Train Gets Lost in Philadelphia Suburb

November 20, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Critics often lament Amtrak is on the wrong track, but this is ridiculous. A New York-bound Amtrak train, No. 644, last week ended up on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) track, according to reports. The train, which just departed Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, stopped in Cynwyd Line, Pa., a suburb located about eight miles outside of Philadelphia, according to published reports. After the mishap, the train’s 130 passengers were put on another train and transported to New York. In a statement, according to Philly.com, Amtrak said an “investigation was launched and the crew has been held out of work