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Amtrak 3:18pm Apr 06, 2021National National Politics & GovernmentAs Biden Pushes Major Rail Investments, Amtrak's 2035 Map Has People Talking
"You and your family could travel coast to coast without a single tank of gas onboard a high-speed train," President Biden said. The map shows 30 new routes across the U.S. that funding could create. -
10:29am Jan 19, 2021Transportation Transportation Politics & GovernmentAmtrak Curtails Virginia, North Carolina Service Until Post-Inauguration
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Matt Rourke / AP 9:42pm May 07, 2020National National Health & SafetyAmtrak To Require Masks Starting Monday To Avoid Spread Of The Coronavirus
Customers will have to wear masks in stations, on trains and on Thruway buses. Amtrak is booking only half of each train's normal capacity, making it easier for passengers to sit farther apart. -
Brendan McDermid / Reuters 6:05pm Jan 20, 2020National NationalAmtrak To Drop $25,000 Ticket Price For Two Wheelchair Users After Complaints
NPR reported on Friday that the ticket for a two-hour ride between Chicago and Bloomington-Normal, Ill., stations usually costs $16. Amtrak had based the higher price on adjustments to train cars. -
Emilie Wyrick 6:22pm Feb 26, 2019National National183 Amtrak Passengers Rescued After 36 Hours Stranded In Oregon Amid Heavy Snow
Crews succeeded in clearing the tracks so that a locomotive could pull the train to Eugene on Tuesday following a day-and-a-half standstill. -
Julie Jacobson / AP 6:00am May 26, 2018National National5 Reasons It Could Feel Like You're Traveling Without Moving This Summer
Memorial Day weekend kicks off the start of the summer vacation season, and this year gas is up and plane tickets are slightly cheaper. Here's what else you need to know if you're planning a getaway. -
Bloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images 5:57pm Feb 10, 2018National National Politics & GovernmentTop Railroad Safety Official Resigns, Amid Questions About Holding A Second Job
It's not an ideal time for another leadership shake-up at the Federal Railroad Administration, as last year was the deadliest year for the U.S. rail system in at least a decade. -
Jeff Blake / AP 5:36pm Feb 05, 2018National NationalAfter Another Fatal Train Crash, Amtrak Safety Culture Questioned
Safety advocates and federal investigators are again expressing concern about the slow pace of railroads installing and implementing technology that could prevent some train collisions. -
Elaine Thompson / AP 12:15pm Dec 20, 2017National NationalDerailment Probe Looks At Speed, As Critics Cite Amtrak's 'Lax Safety Culture'
The National Transportation Safety Board is trying to figure out why the train was traveling 80 mph in a 30 mph zone when it careened off a highway overpass Monday, killing at least three people. -
Elaine Thompson / AP 3:50pm Dec 19, 2017National National EconomyAmtrak Derailment Highlights Delays In Implementing New Safety Measures
Positive train control technology was installed but not activated on the track where a deadly derailment occurred on Monday. The technology was still being tested and set to be turned on next year. -
Elaine Thompson / AP 8:18pm Dec 18, 2017National NationalAmtrak Train Derails On Overpass In Washington State, Killing 3
A Pierce County sheriff's office spokesman says three people are confirmed dead and 100 others injured after a high-speed train jumped its rails onto a freeway between between Olympia and DuPont.
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