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A colleague of mine at work was asking me about train travel. Their parents don’t fly and were looking to try it as a way to avoid driving to Florida. So I told them about the room options and they opted to book bedrooms. While their trip did get off to a rocky (literally) start when idiots...

Interesting situation brewing in relation to Norfolk Southern. They are in the midst of a revolt by an activist group of shareholders. Regulators have praised CEO Shaw’s response to the East Palestine incident and safety culture changes which has reduced the number of derailments. The concern of...

A very timely and important report by the IG. Part availability and lead times are a major problem in many sectors at the moment. So it's important for Amtrak's own internal processes to not further exasperate the situation. I hope they will keep on management about this critical area and ensure...

Apparently there is a large plan to implement Amtrak's new phase VII design on a lot of the equipment which they just unveiled a P42 painted that way - so all the Viewliners may end up eventually getting painted the same way.

Spot on take: My friends, we have entered tone-deaf territory. During advocacy work there are times when you stop, scratch your head, and wonder why some decisions get made. Here we are…again. On January 25, 2024, President Biden renominated Samuel Lathem, of Delaware, to be a Director of...

Coscia, Koos, and Szabat have been confirmed for the Amtrak board. This was the compromise to deal with the geographical issue. The other appointees are withdrawn for now.

This is a new one. SERVICE ALERT: As of 9:20 am ET, Due to a GPS server issue, All services operating between Philadelphia (PHL) and New York (NYP) may experience lengthy delays due to a GPS server issue. Updates to follow as more information becomes available.

Major communications/server issue affecting a the entire Northeast - basically sounds like anything Amtrak dispatched and is affecting NJ transit, MARC, and SEPTA too. Sounds like Metro North is not affected.

It sounds like the Fed-State National Network grants are going to be announced on Friday with Brightline West being the big winner for the FY22/FY23 national network grants. Supposedly Biden is going to be down that way to do an announcement similar to what he did at the Bear shops for the NEC...

I am currently aboard the Maple Leaf en route to Toronto. This is a circle trip from Albany to Toronto on the Maple Leaf, Toronto to Montreal on the VIA corridor, and then Montreal back to Albany on the Adirondack. Boarded in Albany - wasn't too crazy in the station. Most people were waiting to...

https://www.amtrak.com/alert/service-temporarily-suspended-between-new-york-city-and-albany-.html Due to safety concerns stemming from structure issues of a non-Amtrak, privately owned building above the Empire Line tracks in New York City, Amtrak service is suspended today, November 12...

Today the FRA is announcing the first batch of grant awards for the Northeast Corridor portion of the Federal State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program. Biden will be doing a speech from the Amtrak Bear Maintenance facility to highlight this award. The Northeast Corridor portion of...

https://media.amtrak.com/2023/11/amtrak-board-of-directors-to-meet-in-virginia/

What a pathetic bill. The sponsor Burlison was railing on and on about the East Palestine incident. And what does he do? Proposes a bill to enable and reward the carriers for the very practices that led to the incident. Amazing. I have attached a tweet by said Rep and then the bill...

Given the large amount of awards that will be made I figured I’d start a thread on it. We had our first major announcement of IIJA backed grant awards yesterday going to Amtrak related projects - from the FY22 CRISI program. This program is for supporting both freight and some passenger...

Another possible less popular destination for the Sightseers is axle count service on the Illini/Saluki. While we certainly want to see the Eagle and Capitol get back a sightseer, they are currently occasionally having to use revenue Superliners for axle count on that Carbondale line and...

Note: mods may want to combine with another thread I opened on the Coscia petition but wanted to post details about the hearing itself. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee nominations hearing on...

There is a senate hearing regarding Amtrak board picks coming up. There is a change.org being promoted by members of the Aurora Group opposing the re-nomination of Coscia to the Amtrak board. Link is below for those interested. Sign the Petition

Today at 10 AM the house T&I committee’s subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials will hold a hearing with Amtrak CEO Gardner and Mitch Warren Executive Director of the Northeast Corridor Commission. Link to watch below...

https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/reports/Amtrak-General-Legislative-Annual-Report-FY2024-Grant-Request.pdf Posted here