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New Track Delays Holding up Amtrak’s Gulf Coast Service

March 26, 2024 The Center Square

Delays with new track in Alabama are being cited by Amtrak officials as the holdup for new service on the Gulf Coast.

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Amtrak Begins Major Harrisburg Line Track Renewal 

March 19, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak is investing $122 million in Pennsylvania to improve tracks on the Harrisburg Line, between Lancaster and Harrisburg. This work will improve ride quality and comfort, increase service reliability and complete the necessary work required to keep the tracks in a state of good repair. 

Amtrak Awards Contract for New Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore

February 6, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak has selected a Kiewit/J.F. Shea Joint Venture to build the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program in Maryland.

Amtrak Wants to Double Ridership by 2040

January 31, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak plans to advance several key initiatives in 2024 to achieve its goal of doubling annual ridership to 66 million by fiscal 2040.

Amtrak Wants Ideas for Chicago Union Station Improvements

January 5, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak is reimagining the Concourse at Chicago Union Station and wants ideas from the traveling public, other station users, and area residents. Improvements to the boarding process, modernized amenities and new services are among the changes to be designed.

Amtrak Launches Procurement for Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project

November 20, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak: Replacing and expanding 116-year-old bridges will improve Northeast Corridor travel.

Feds Announce $16 Billion for Northeast Corridor

November 6, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration announced it has awarded $16.4 billion for 25 passenger rail projects along the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C.

Officials Mark Start of New York Construction on Hudson Tunnel Project

November 4, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

Dignitaries gathered to celebrate the start of construction in New York on the Hudson Tunnel Project and the final phase of the Concrete Casing project.

Franconia-Springfield Rail Project Receives $100 Million in Federal Funding

September 26, 2023 The Center Square

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority is set to receive $100 million in federal funding for another transportation project designed to improve travel in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

FRA Awards Amtrak Nearly $200 Million in Federal Grants

September 25, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak and partners have been awarded nearly $200 million from the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) competitive grant program.

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