Bells & Whistles—Is high-speed rail back on in Texas after critical court victory?
The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending July 1.
Amtrak
VRE to contribute millions to advance transforming rail in Virginia
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE), having successfully closed a public bond sale on June 28, will make a significant financial contribution to the Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) program.
Farmers asked railroad to take care of brush and other items before fatal Amtrak accident in Mo.
Taking care of overgrown vegetation might have helped the driver of a dump truck safely cross railroad tracks in Chariton County, Mo.
Watch: Amtrak increasing speed of Acela trains in New Jersey
Amtrak passengers can now travel even faster on Acela as recent infrastructure improvements along a 16-mile segment of the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey between South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction) and Trenton known as the Raceway can accommodate speeds of up to 150 mph.
Amtrak advances Northeast Corridor improvements
Amtrak is making necessary infrastructure improvements between Washington D.C. and New York as part of a larger effort to improve the railroad, bring it to a state of good repair and to enhance the overall customer experience.
Ohio is asking for a piece of the fresh Amtrak pie
Ohio wants a link in Amtrak’s Connects US proposal, so officials are looking into passenger rail expansion in the state.
Bells & Whistles—A high-speed track to nowhere?
The top news stories RT&S was following this week.
FRA announces new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program for intercity passenger rail service
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established the new Corridor Identification and Development (ID) Program.
Amtrak leverages weekend service outages to make critical repairs in North River Tunnel
Amtrak personnel recently spent a series of consecutive weekends in March remediating damage to the benchwall system in the South Tube of the North River Tunnel.
Cascade derailment victim wins suit; more should have been done to mitigate danger of curve
A federal jury has ruled in favor of a woman who was hurt in the 2017 Amtrak train derailment in the state of Washington that killed five.