Amtrak

Amtrak said recent infrastructure improvements along a 16-mile segment of track between New Brunswick and South Brunswick allow trains to travel at speeds up to 150 mph.

Amtrak has initiated the procurement phase for the more than $1 billion Southern Approach construction package, the first of three major construction contracts for the B&P Tunnel Replacement Program in Baltimore.

Amtrak’s new locomotive began service this week, pulling the Amtrak Empire Builder train westbound from Chicago to Seattle.