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[ January 28, 2026 ] Ohio Rail Development Commission Approves Funding for Projects, Safety Miscellaneous
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[ January 26, 2026 ] MARTA to Resume Normal Operations on Tuesday Transit
[ January 24, 2026 ] NJ Transit to Suspend Bus, Light Rail and Access Link Services on Sunday Commuter Rail
[ January 24, 2026 ] MARTA Running Reduced Services Amid Winter Weather Transit

Amtrak Sets New Thanksgiving Ridership Record

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – The numbers are in and Amtrak had a record-breaking Thanksgiving holiday travel week carrying 704,446 passengers, up 2.7 percent over last year.

High-Speed Rail Project North of Springfield Continues

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CHICAGO – Improvements supporting future high-speed rail on the Chicago-St. Louis corridor north of Springfield will continue to cause the daily Amtrak Lincoln Service trains to originate and terminate in Bloomington/Normal between Dec. 16 to Dec. 23.

Historic Wilmington Train Station Re-Opens

December 16, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WILMINGTON, Del. – The Amtrak Wilmington Station located at 100 South French Street, opened to the public following extensive renovation work.

Amtrak to Allow Firearms in Checked Baggage

December 1, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON – Effective Dec. 15, Amtrak will begin to accept unloaded firearms in checked baggage at stations and on trains operating within the United States that offer checked baggage service.

French-Language Version of Amtrak.com Now Available

November 27, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

Lynchburg Amtrak Virginia Service Exceeds Yearly Performance Goals

November 23, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak Biodiesel Heartland Flyer Named One of the Year’s 50 Biggest and Coolest Breakthroughs

November 17, 2010 Railfanning.org News Wire

CHICAGO – Amtrak and the Oklahoma and Texas state transportation departments are honored to announce the test of a cleaner and renewable biodiesel fuel blend to power the daily Amtrak Heartland Flyer train has made TIME magazine’s list of “The 50 Best Inventions of 2010.”