American intercity passenger rail operator
US passenger railroad Amtrak CEO says ridership near pre-pandemic levels: Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner said on Tuesday the U.S. passenger railroad expects traffic ...
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-passenger-railroad-amtrak-ceo-says-ridership-near-pre-pandemic-levels-2023-06-06/
Amtrak to restore second round trip to Vancouver in March: Amtrak will add a second round trip to Vancouver, BC starting on March 7, restoring the line to ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/amtrak-to-restore-second-round-trip-to-vancouver-in-march/
Amtrak touts ridership growth as sign of recovery from pandemic: Amtrak officials said ticket-revenue growth combined with infrastructure investments using ...
washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/12/02/amtrak-ridership-recovery-covid/
Taking a train in the U.S. is often more expensive than flying and more expensive than intercity train systems in other developed countries ... Show more cnb.cx/3ELdbhV
All aboard: Why rail travel is making a comeback: With airports tangled and gas prices sky-high, train travel is proving a comfortable, affordable ...
csmonitor.com/Business/2022/0805/All-aboard-Why-rail-travel-is-making-a-comeback
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Amtrak must re-establish Cascade train service for a credible rail future: Amtrak's ongoing delays of service restoration between Seattle and British Columbia ...
seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/amtrak-must-re-establish-cascade-train-service-for-a-credible-rail-future/
Amtrak to add second round-trip to Canada: Amtrak will add a second round-trip to Vancouver, B.C., by March 7, in its pursuit of restoring service to ...
columbian.com/news/2023/jan/14/amtrak-to-add-second-round-trip-to-canada/
Amtrak service from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., returns: The Amtrak line from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., hasn't run since 2020 due to the pandemic and staffing ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/amtrak-service-from-seattle-to-vancouver-b-c-returns/
Amtrak service from Seattle to B.C. returns in September: After over two years of suspended service due to the pandemic, Amtrak announced it would resume service ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/amtrak-service-from-seattle-to-b-c-returns-in-september/
Amtrak offers voucher after ‘service disruption.’ Can it do that?: Cynthia Donahue and her husband had tickets on Amtrak’s Auto Train. Then the rail carrier ...
bostonglobe.com/2022/07/14/lifestyle/amtrak-offers-voucher-after-service-disruption-can-it-do-that/
Amtrak to add trains, restore most pre-pandemic service from Harrisburg to Philadelphia and NYC
pennlive.com/news/2022/04/amtrak-to-add-trains-restore-most-pre-pandemic-service-from-harrisburg-to-philadelphia-and-nyc.html
Amtrak’s faster, higher-tech Acela trains are delayed again: More extensive computer modeling and simulation tests are needed on the new high-speed trains.
washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/13/amtrak-acela-trains-delay/
U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak to increase trains as demand returns: U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Monday it is boosting train service ahead of an ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-passenger-railroad-amtrak-increase-train-frequencies-demand-returns-2022-05-09/
Amtrak cancels trains because of weather, coronavirus cases among workers: Amtrak said it was reducing its scheduled through Jan. 6 as it battled bad weather and ...
washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/12/30/amtrak-trains-canceled-weather-omicron/
Amtrak prepares for possible service cuts as employee vaccination deadline nears: Amtrak could be forced to reduce train service after the end-of-the-year travel ...
seattletimes.com/nation-world/amtrak-prepares-for-possible-service-cuts-as-employee-vaccination-deadline-nears/
Omicron throws travel for a loop once again: Getting on a plane, a train or a ship will likely remain complicated in 2022.
cnet.com/news/omicron-throws-travel-for-a-loop-once-again/
Amtrak loosens worker vaccine mandate, will allow testing option to avert service cuts
washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/12/14/amtrak-vaccine-mandate-service/
Amtrak worker shortage slows railroad’s pandemic recovery, expansion plans: Amid a financial boost from infrastructure bill, Amtrak is struggling to hire and ...
washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/12/08/amtrak-worker-shortage-service/
Amtrak service cuts are coming over vaccine rules, company tells Congress: An Amtrak executive told Congress on Thursday the railroad doesn't expect to have ...
seattletimes.com/nation-world/amtrak-service-cuts-are-coming-over-vaccine-rules-company-tells-congress/
Amtrak says it could cut service over vaccination mandate: Amtrak passengers may be facing service cutbacks in January
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/amtrak-cut-service-vaccination-mandate-81678688
Metrolink adds 26 trains to its schedule as ridership bounces back: The service update will also make four Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains available to all ...
dailynews.com/2022/04/04/metrolink-adds-26-trains-to-its-schedule-as-ridership-bounces-back
Amtrak plan to replace dozens of aging trains: cost $7.3B: The first delivery is planned for the Cascades line in the Northwest in 2024, with the rest continuing ...
seattletimes.com/business/amtrak-plan-to-replace-dozens-of-aging-trains-cost-7-3b/
Amtrak likely to cut services over federal vaccine mandate, executive says: Amtrak’s president told Congress on Thursday that some train service would likely ...
foxbusiness.com/politics/amtrak-likely-to-cut-services-over-federal-vaccine-mandate-executive-says
Amtrak's Illinois lines will return to full schedules: Amtrak’s Illinois train service to Milwaukee and several other cities will return to full schedules ...
chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amtrak-illinois-service-returns-20210519-kaw5vur3gfbzxc5bobcaw55vyy-story.html
Amtrak to restore daily service through Cleveland; major Ohio rail expansion pushed by advocates
cleveland.com/travel/2021/03/amtrak-to-restore-daily-service-through-cleveland-major-ohio-rail-expansion-pushed-by-advocates.html
Status Update: Passenger traffic at JWA soars in May; Amtrak restores Surfliner routes
ocregister.com/2021/07/05/status-update-passenger-traffic-at-jwa-soars-in-may-amtrak-restores-surfliner-routes
Amtrak restores service on routes following COVID cutbacks: Amtrak says it will restore daily service on 12 long-distance routes across the country ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/amtrak-restores-service-on-routes-through-seattle-following-covid-cutbacks/
Amtrak Hiawatha service is resuming its pre-pandemic schedule in May: Amtrak Hiawatha service is resuming its pre-pandemic round trips between Milwaukee and ...
jsonline.com/story/news/2021/04/23/amtrak-hiawatha-service-resuming-its-pre-pandemic-schedule-may-23/7350688002/
Amtrak to restore daily long-distance train service with federal relief funds: The $1.7 billion in covid relief funds would keep trains running as Amtrak faces a ...
washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/amtrak-service-stimulus/2021/03/10/e69a0f16-81e0-11eb-9ca6-54e187ee4939_story.html
Get paid for getting a coronavirus vaccine? Amtrak offers a cash bonus to workers who get vaccinated.
washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/02/03/amtrak-coronavirus-vaccine/
Live updates: Biden heading to Philadelphia to celebrate Amtrak anniversary and tout infrastructure plans
washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/30/joe-biden-live-updates/
Metro is exploring the use of parking garages as coronavirus vaccination sites: Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said he raised the idea with ...
washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/pete-buttigieg-metro/2021/02/05/66af8682-67e6-11eb-886d-5264d4ceb46d_story.html
Air Force One to Amtrak One: Joe Biden can accelerate economic recovery by renewing America’s rails | Opinion
inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/biden-trains-rail-transportation-pandemic-economic-recovery-20201214.html
Congressional Democrats Set To Release $50 Billion Transportation Plan: Congressional Democrats are released a transportation plan Monday providing more than $50 ...
blackenterprise.com/congressional-democrats-set-to-release-50-billion-transportation-plan/
Amtrak offers pay, benefits to vaccinated workers as national railroad aims for 100% vaccination
foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/amtrak-offers-pay-benefits-covid-vaccinated-workers-goal-100-percent-vaccination
Amtrak restoring service on long distance routes: U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak will restore daily service to 12 long distance routes starting in May after ...
foxbusiness.com/economy/amtrak-restoring-service-on-long-distance-routes
Amtrak makes $7.3B investment in new trains from Siemens: Amtrak says it will "transform the future of rail travel" as it announces a $7.3 billion investment in ...
foxbusiness.com/politics/amtrak-investment-new-trains
A bumpy ride for California's Amtrak as pandemic surges: Ridership on Amtrak has dipped to around 25% of pre-pandemic levels nationally, causing major cuts in ...
sfchronicle.com/travel/article/A-bumpy-ride-for-California-s-Amtrak-as-15815715.php
I paid $20 to ride Amtrak's famed high-speed Acela train for the first time during the pandemic and it was the perfect alternative to flying
news.yahoo.com/paid-20-ride-amtraks-famed-132700760.html
Which is faster: flying or taking the train between New York and Boston: Both methods of travel succeeding in getting me between the two cities in less than four ...
businessinsider.com/timing-myself-taking-the-train-and-flying-between-ny-boston-2021-3
Go There heads to Fayetteville, Georgia, where one bus company’s revenue is down 90 percent and much of its $5 million fleet has not moved since the ...
Going by train vs. plane: Is taking Amtrak safer than flying during COVID-19?: When it comes to COVID-19 risk, are trains safer than planes? Amtrak officials ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2021/02/15/amtrak-train-coronavirus-safety/4401407001/
Amtrak strives to roar back from pandemic as it restores more Seattle service: Amtrak President Stephen Gardner visits Seattle to celebrate the resumption of ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/amtrak-strives-to-roar-back-from-pandemic-as-it-restores-more-seattle-service/
Go There heads to Fayetteville, Georgia, where one bus company’s revenue is down 90 percent and much of its $5 million fleet has not moved since the ...
All aboard! Trips on Amtrak between Chicago and Milwaukee will resume the pre-pandemic schedule. Read more: https://bit.ly/3dS4c25?cid=facebook_Milwaukee_Journal_Sentinel
What it was like riding Amtrak’s Acela first class during the pandemic: It’s been a pretty big year for Amtrak.
thepointsguy.com/guide/acela-first-class-pandemic/
Critics Fear Amtrak Is Using Pandemic to Cut Service That Won’t Return: Members of Congress are angry that the rail agency is asking for more money while ...
nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/coronavirus-amtrak-cuts.html
Amtrak is ending daily service to hundreds of stations. Blame the coronavirus pandemic, the railroad says.
washingtonpost.com/transportation/2020/06/16/amtrak-is-ending-daily-service-hundreds-stations-blame-coronavirus-pandemic-railroad-says/
We took a plane, train and (rental) automobile for the experience, not the journey
washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/we-took-a-plane-train-and-rental-automobile-for-the-experience-not-the-journey/2020/07/09/e43daee6-bfa1-11ea-9fdd-b7ac6b051dc8_story.html
Amtrak CEO William J. Flynn joins The Post to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the future of train travel.
Holiday travel decisions and COVID-19: Should you fly, drive or take the train?: Fly, drive or take the train? Here are the pros and cons of each mode of travel ...
usatoday.com/story/travel/advice/2020/10/30/safe-travel-amid-covid-19-consider-cars-trains-planes/6071699002/
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