If Amtrak expects to reach its goal of breaking even by 2021, it must improve its on-time performance significantly. According to a report in Business Insider, the rail passenger carrier’s on-time performance
On Monday, September 30, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued its final report on the head-on collision of an Amtrak passenger train with a stopped CSX freight train in Cayce, S.C.
Officials do not think the Long Bridge in the Washington, D.C., area needs to put on any more muscle. It just needs a companion.
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced yesterday that DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded $4,360,000 to the Southern Rail Commission to help restore intercity passenger rail service
Leave it to the state of Illinois to mess up something Wisconsin wants to accomplish.
In support of an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) grant application, Amtrak announced a matching $750,000 contribution to reduce delays in the Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor. ODOT’s grant application, if successful, will
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that an Amtrak train was involved in a grade crossing accident in University Park, a south suburban area of Chicago. The accident occurred yesterday (Sunday) at around
Amtrak announced today it will offer a new service, Acela Nonstop, direct service between Washington, D.C. Union Station and New York Penn Station. The service will begin on Monday, September 23, and
In business, one often needs a scorecard to keep up with who pays who for what. In the case of Metra’s use of Chicago Union Station, Amtrak owns the station and Metra
What was once a bad week for CSX has now turned into a bad month.
