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Return to index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What makes a train late? By Leo King Editor How do Amtrak’s trains get to be so late sometimes? Consider last week’s Nos. 91 and 97 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Amtrak’s spokesman in Washington...

When altering Amtrak, don't follow Britain's lead Equal time: • Nation's passenger rail system needs a new business model "Parlous" is not a word heard often in the United States, except maybe among ardent Scrabble players. But the adjective, which means "dangerous," has popped up in British...

FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: RELIABILITY AND STATE OF GOOD REPAIR: Amtrak today released a five-year strategic capital investment and operating plan to restore its physical plant and train equipment to a state of good repair and improve the railroad's operational reliability. The plan is based...

Amtrak Sticks First Rebuilt TurboLiner in Regular Slot Author: TO News from Amtrak The first of two SuperSteel New York-rebuilt Rohr TurboLiners has found a regular slot in New York City-to-Rensselaer service on Amtrak's Empire Corridor. A total of seven TurboLiners are being rebuilt and...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guilford again blocks 79 mph train speeds The Surface Transportation Board last week reported a court action was instituted on March 26 before the U.S. Court of Appeals in the district, effectively blocking any...

I've read that the speed limit was raised to 79mph , has this taken effect yet??? Has the schedules been adjusted?

Found this site with updated info on restoring PATH to downtown NYC that was destroyed on 9/11. http://pathrestoration.com/prs/v2_psr.php :)

Are there situations when BOTH pantagraphs are raised during operations????, Can the Loco's actually operate with both up??? I know normally the rear one is raised....as the front one could possible snag the rear one....I have seen pics of both raised on some european locos.... I've always...

AMTRAK RECOMMENDS $1.8 BILLION FEDERAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004: Amtrak today recommended a $1.8 billion federal operating and capital investment grant for FY04 in order to continue its efforts to bring stability to the passenger rail service, provide its...

Amtrak to Seek New Work Rules in Talks February 20, 2003 6:42:00 PM ET By John Crawley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amtrak said on Thursday it would seek work rule concessions from its unions representing 20,000 employees as part of its drive to operate more efficiently. Unlike U.S. airlines, in...

Well with 20+ inches of snow in the northeast corridor....does anyone know how the Acela equipment held up???? This would really be their first test in blizzard conditions. I guess the AEM's did the bulk of the work, I understand 25% of the schedule was annulled..but most if not all trains...

Today....a tugboat pushing a barge filled with stone hit the RR bridge over the Harlem river during a snow storm. The Bridge is out until a complete inspection is completed. All Empire service is now out of Grand Central Terminal, instead of Penn Station.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amtrak engineer sues trucker, CSX, Amtrak The engineer of the Amtrak passenger train that smashed into a logging truck last May is suing for his injuries. Frank L. Coates, 52, filed the lawsuit in South...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gunn looks ahead, maps five-year plan By Wes Vernon Washington Correspondent As Amtrak begins its first full calendar year of the David Gunn era, several long-range policy goals are falling into place. True...

Amtrak Acela problems wheel into past By Jim Furlong Publisher Amtrak is gaining momentum as it pulls away from the crisis that struck its high-speed Acela Express service last August when cracks were discovered in the understructures of its Acela locomotives. An FRA spokesman in Washington...

AMTRAK PRESIDENT PROMISES TO PLACE NEW TURBOLINERS IN SERVICE: Amtrak President David Gunn promised to put two Turboliner trainsets that have been rebuilt by the state at SuperSteel Schenectady into service within 90 days, state Transportation Commissioner Michael Boardman said Tuesday. The...