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I upgraded to Amtrak first class by bidding $95, what it's like: Using Amtrak's BidUp process, I turned my business-class ticket into a first-class ticket on the ...
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I upgraded to Amtrak first class by bidding $95, what it's like
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Amtrak Acela Trains Cancelled Because They’re Too Old to Handle the Cold: Amtrak is being forced to cancel a number of Acela trains because some of the older ...
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Amtrak Acela Trains Cancelled Because They’re Too Old to Handle the Cold
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Some Northeast Corridor Amtrak, NJ Transit Service Halted Between NYC, Philly: Amtrak trains traveling between New York City and Philadelphia have resumed after ...
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Some Northeast Corridor Amtrak, NJ Transit Service Halted Between NYC ...
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Amtrak Photos Show Dangerous Hole as Service Suspended: Some Amtrak trains have been canceled or delayed after a hole appeared in the floor of an NYC parking ...
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Amtrak Photos Show Dangerous Hole as Service Suspended
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D.C.-Boston Amtrak corridor gets $16 billion federal boost: The new federal funding will advance major bridge and tunnel work designed to improve the speed and ...
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D.C.-Boston Amtrak corridor gets $16 billion federal boost
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Comparing high-speed trains in the US: Brightline, Amtrak Acela: The US' limited high-speed trains are still slow by international standards ...
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Comparing high-speed trains in the US: Brightline, Amtrak Acela
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Campaign grows for USPS to vacate spot next to South Station: The $2 billion-plus South Station expansion, which would add up to 10 tracks to the existing 13 ...
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Campaign grows for USPS to vacate spot next to South Station
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Amtrak’s Albany-NYC service still suspended by mudslide, most Metro-North trains back by Monday: Gov. Hochul
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Amtrak’s Albany-NYC service still suspended by mudslide, most Metro-North ...
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It may be more expensive to take an Amtrak from New York to Boston than it would be to fly.
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Amtrak’s Gateway boondoggle gets closer to $50 billion in waste: The politicians want a Gateway ribbon cutting for themselves and President Biden before next ...
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Amtrak’s Gateway boondoggle gets closer to $50 billion in waste
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Fixing Penn Station means curbing Amtrak more than dealing with MSG’s future: Three years, four years, five years, 10 years and forever. These time spans aren’t ...
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Fixing Penn Station means curbing Amtrak more than dealing with MSG’s ...
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Can you get to the airport in Miami or Fort Lauderdale without a car? How that works
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Can you get to the airport in Miami or Fort Lauderdale without a car? How ...
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Listen to Train Daddy: Amtrak should follow the sound advice of their expert Andy Byford on Penn Station and dump their $11 billion Block 780 boondoggle
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Listen to Train Daddy: Amtrak should follow the sound advice of their ...
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It may be more expensive to take an Amtrak from New York to Boston than it would be to fly.
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Connect Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal: Linking Manhattan’s two train depots is the smartest way forward
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Connect Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal: Linking Manhattan’s two ...
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Amtrak business-class train ride review from NYC to Niagara Falls: Insider's reporter traveled in business class on Amtrak and thought the larger seat and free ...
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Amtrak business-class train ride review from NYC to Niagara Falls
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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive: Amtrak has been around since 1971. It's the only railway service available in the US, but it's expensive and ...
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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive
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MTA report says MSG and Penn Station are no longer compatible, fueling debate over the arena’s future
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MTA report says MSG and Penn Station are no longer compatible ...
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It may be more expensive to take an Amtrak from New York to Boston than it would be to fly.

This is why Amtrak is so expensive.

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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive: Amtrak has been around since 1971. It's the only railway service available in the US, but it's expensive and ...
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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive
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Review: A 19-hour Amtrak ride from New York to Chicago: An Insider reporter booked a room on an Amtrak train and found the small space not to be worth the $550 ...
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Review: A 19-hour Amtrak ride from New York to Chicago
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Ho trascorso più di 80 ore sui treni notturni e ho commesso sette grandi errori lungo il percorso.
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It may be more expensive to take an Amtrak from New York to Boston than it would be to fly.

This is why Amtrak is so expensive.

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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive: Amtrak has been around since 1971. It's the only railway service available in the US, but it's expensive and ...
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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive
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Amtrak is offering tickets for as low as $29: The rail company has a sale going on for Auto Train tickets through June 8.
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Amtrak is offering tickets for as low as $29
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Why traveling by train is better than flying: An Insider reporter who traveled from New York to Chicago by train loved that he didn't have to wait in a security ...
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Why traveling by train is better than flying
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What $800 roomette is like Montana to New York — review: After a lifetime of traveling in coach, the three-day Amtrak trip from Montana to New York City was the ...
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What $800 roomette is like Montana to New York — review
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It may be more expensive to take an Amtrak from New York to Boston than it would be to fly.

This is why Amtrak is so expensive.

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One dead in Charlotte after being hit by Amtrak train : Paramedics pronounced one person dead after they were struck by an Amtrak train near Plaza Midwood in ...
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One dead in Charlotte after being hit by Amtrak train 
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New Metro-North Rail Service to Penn Station Postponed by Seven Months: A $2.9 billion project to extend Metro-North Railroad service into New York City’s Penn ...
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New Metro-North Rail Service to Penn Station Postponed by Seven Months
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Least Side Access: Getting LIRR trains to Grand Central was done wrong so many ways
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Least Side Access: Getting LIRR trains to Grand Central was done wrong so ...
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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive: Amtrak has been around since 1971. It's the only railway service available in the US, but it's expensive and ...
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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive
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It may be more expensive to take an Amtrak from New York to Boston than it would be to fly.

This is why Amtrak is so expensive.

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Amtrak Halts Long-Distance Service Over Freight Rail Labor Dispute: The passenger railroad said trains would operate only if they could complete trips by 12:01 a ...
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Amtrak Halts Long-Distance Service Over Freight Rail Labor Dispute
Quick Glance: Amtrak cancels all long-distance trains in anticipation of a probable freight rail shutdown
  • ET Friday, a federally mandated "cooling off" period ends, potentially allowing approximately 115,000 freight rail workers in unions to walk off the job or firms to fire them.

  • A combination of six of the main freight rail corporations signed agreements with eight of the twelve rail worker unions.

  • , presented legislation on Wednesday to implement the board's recommendations for all freight walkers if a settlement is not reached.

  • "What we should be telling rail CEOs is, "Treat your workers with decency and respect, not disdain," Sanders added.
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Ditching the Car and Enjoying the View on a Trip to the Berkshires: For the first time in 50 years, a weekend train route is taking passengers directly from New ...
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Ditching the Car and Enjoying the View on a Trip to the Berkshires
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US heat wave may force delays in Amtrak service: Amtrak announced on Tuesday that there might be delays due to high temperatures. A civil engineer spoke to ABC ...
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US heat wave may force delays in Amtrak service
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Amtrak will begin a seasonal route from New York to the Berkshires: The pilot route will operate during the summer of 2022 and 2023, giving New Yorkers direct ...
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Amtrak will begin a seasonal route from New York to the Berkshires
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Amtrak to add trains, restore most pre-pandemic service from Harrisburg to Philadelphia and NYC
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Amtrak to add trains, restore most pre-pandemic service from Harrisburg to ...
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Your chance to ride historic train cars out of New York’s Penn Station along the Hudson River is back for 2023 - The Points Guy
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Your chance to ride historic train cars out of New York’s Penn Station ...
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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive: Amtrak has been around since 1971. It's the only railway service available in the US, but it's expensive and ...
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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive
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If you want to experience the diversity of the USA, the best thing to do is board the Silver Star night train. A 32-hour journey with police presence ... Show more

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Things to know before booking a first-class Amtrak Acela ticket: Insider's reporter travelled on an Amtrak Acela train and learned a few things about first-class ...
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Things to know before booking a first-class Amtrak Acela ticket
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Traveling America by Amtrak: Retro America: USA vacation: If you want to experience the diversity of America, the best thing to do is board the Silver Star night ...
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Traveling America by Amtrak: Retro America
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Philly police to up Amtrak, SEPTA patrols in response to mass NYC subway shooting | Today in Pa.
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Philly police to up Amtrak, SEPTA patrols in response to mass NYC subway ...
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What it takes to dig a new tunnel beneath the Hudson: The US DOT recently flagged $100 million in new funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project ...
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What it takes to dig a new tunnel beneath the Hudson
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The Results Are In: We Tested the Latest 5G Tech on All Three Carriers: We analyzed the new 5G systems from AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon—and they're all faster ...
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The Results Are In: We Tested the Latest 5G Tech on All Three Carriers
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Quebec budget 2022: $1M to study customs clearance at Central Station: Trains between Montreal and New York would no longer have to stop at the U.S. border.
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Quebec budget 2022: $1M to study customs clearance at Central Station
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I spent 60 hours on trains traveling between NYC and Miami to avoid flying. Next time I'll face my fears and get on a plane.
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I spent 60 hours on trains traveling between NYC and Miami to avoid flying ...
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Photos: 8 coolest features of my luxury bus trip from NYC to DC: The Jet is a luxury bus startup with plush seats, free booze, and fast WiFi starting at $99 ...
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Photos: 8 coolest features of my luxury bus trip from NYC to DC
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5 dead in shooting in Sacramento church: A man shot and killed five people in a Sacramento church, then committed suicide.
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5 dead in shooting in Sacramento church
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I spent 60 hours on trains traveling between NYC and Miami to avoid flying. Next time I'll face my fears and get on a plane.
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I spent 60 hours on trains traveling between NYC and Miami to avoid flying ...
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Photos: I tried a luxury bus startup for $99 from NYC to Washington DC: The plush seating, free snacks and booze, attentive attendant, and fast WiFi made ...
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Photos: I tried a luxury bus startup for $99 from NYC to Washington DC
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NYC’s hottest new bar? Amtrak’s Metropolitan Lounge: A new full-service bar is now open in Amtrak's Metropolitan Lounge in New York City ...
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NYC’s hottest new bar? Amtrak’s Metropolitan Lounge
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It's often more expensive to take an Amtrak train from New York City to Boston than to fly.

This is why Amtrak is so expensive.

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Amtrak has no master plan for $30B Gateway Program, new Hudson River tunnels: report
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Amtrak has no master plan for $30B Gateway Program, new Hudson River ...
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Amtrak Passengers Stuck on Snowbound Train Say They're Without Food, Working Toilets
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Amtrak Passengers Stuck on Snowbound Train Say They're Without Food ...
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Trees Block Amtrak Train Leaving Atlanta, Trapping Passengers On Board for 30+ Hours in Virginia
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Trees Block Amtrak Train Leaving Atlanta, Trapping Passengers On Board for ...
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Amtrak and MBTA cancel, modify train service for weekend snow storm: Amtrak and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority have canceled or modified train ...
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Amtrak and MBTA cancel, modify train service for weekend snow storm
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Intercity bus lines look to win over wary travelers with upgraded, expanded services
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Intercity bus lines look to win over wary travelers with upgraded ...
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Hudson River rail tunnel gets green light from the feds to start building it: The long awaited Gateway project to build two new Hudson River Rail Tunnels ...
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Hudson River rail tunnel gets green light from the feds to start building ...
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Amtrak train attendant ripped off customers with bogus excursion to NYC, feds say
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Amtrak train attendant ripped off customers with bogus excursion to NYC ...
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Amtrak train attendant ripped off customers with bogus excursion to NYC, feds say
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Amtrak train attendant ripped off customers with bogus excursion to NYC ...
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Amtrak likely to cut services over federal vaccine mandate, executive says: Amtrak’s president told Congress on Thursday that some train service would likely ...
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Amtrak likely to cut services over federal vaccine mandate, executive says
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The 23 Best Songs To Cry To: From “Someone Like You” by Adele to “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley, these are the best songs to cry to ever written.
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The 23 Best Songs To Cry To
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The Jersey guy behind Amtrak’s coming rebirth | Moran: Tony Coscia is that rare figure who commands gushing respect from all sides.
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The Jersey guy behind Amtrak’s coming rebirth | Moran
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Amtrak exploring 'new opportunities' to cover worker shortage due to vaccine mandate
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Amtrak exploring 'new opportunities' to cover worker shortage due to ...
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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive: Amtrak has been around since 1971. It's the only railway service available in the US, but it's expensive and ...
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Why Amtrak train tickets are so expensive
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Amtrak train from New York to Miami: What my 30-hour journey was like: Insider's reporter spent 30 hours on an Amtrak train from New York City to Miami ...
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Amtrak train from New York to Miami: What my 30-hour journey was like
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NY Gov. Hochul wants to speed Penn Station rebuild: Gov. Hochul’s proposal would keep Cuomo’s plan to raze the block south of W. 31st St. ...
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NY Gov. Hochul wants to speed Penn Station rebuild
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It’s time for the Northeast Corridor to lead the ‘second great railroad revolution’ | Opinion
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It’s time for the Northeast Corridor to lead the ‘second great railroad ...
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N.Y.’s Transit System Could Receive $10 Billion in Infrastructure Deal: The $1 trillion compromise bill worked out this week in the Senate includes billions of ...
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N.Y.’s Transit System Could Receive $10 Billion in Infrastructure Deal
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Amtrak cancels service between Boston and New York as Henri nears region: Amtrak has canceled all service in the Northeast Corridor on Sunday between New York ...
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Amtrak cancels service between Boston and New York as Henri nears region
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I took a 19-hour overnight Amtrak train from New York to Chicago and found it wasn't worth the $550 price tag
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I took a 19-hour overnight Amtrak train from New York to Chicago and found ...