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So I'll be taking the northbound overnight Regional (66, I think it is?) from New York to Boston later this month, and I was wondering how safe Penn Station is in the middle of the night--how many people are there, how much security, whether I should feel safe sleeping in the waiting area, etc...

I was reading an article on Amtrak e-ticketing, and it mentioned that current practice is for all physical tickets to go to the Amtrak accounting center in...El Paso. Why does Amtrak have administrative facilities in El Paso?

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/article/Kansas-DOT-releases-passengerrail-service-development-plan--29070 Study into new service (it doesn't actually mention the Heartland Flyer in the article) between Kansas and Fort Worth, presumably it would use the Heartland Flyer line...

http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/blogs/fred-frailey/archive/2011/10/29/when-push-comes-to-shove-what-will-amtrak-axe.aspx <--Surprise, surprise, long-distance trains are probably in trouble.

The long and painful bustitution of the Vermonter ended today (10/1/2011), with the first northbound train to arrive in St. Albans this evening and the first southbound train to depart tomorrow. Delays of up to an hour expected due to rebuilding from Irene, though. On a related note, the...

http://www.progressi...-project--27812 <-- USDOT gave the FasTracks project a billion dollars in funding, directed at the Denver Union Station--Denver Airport and Denver Union Station--Wheat Ridge commuter rail lines. The grant should cover about half the cost of construction those two lines.

What it says on the tin.

http://trn.trains.co...e%20speeds.aspx <-- subscription only, I believe, so the interesting bits: Work will begin Aug. 22 to raise speeds on 24 miles of Norfolk Southern right-of-way that hosts Amtrak's Wolverine Service trains. Track conditions have restricted speeds to 30 mph on that portion...

http://www.rail.co/2011/06/27/alstom-in-talks-to-build-high-speed-rail-line-in-iraq/ <-- 650 km long line, speeds up to 250 kph (155 mph). Government signed memorandum of understanding with Alstom for construction, with final agreement expected in a year or so. Pathetic, the third world is...

Basically, this particular trip came about because I wanted to see an Iron Maiden concert, and having missed them when they played in the Northeast, was only able see them in Florida. So I figured Amtrak would be a pretty nice way to get down there. Never been to Florida before, so this'd be a...

http://www.thetelegram.com/Opinion/Columns/2011-04-09/article-2414580/America-knows-how-to-do-it-right/1 An "efficient and inexpensive people-mover" and an "admirable passenger railway model" are not ways I would have chosen to describe Amtrak, at least not at present, but if an average rider...

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/article_0f8ed1c6-54d9-11e0-9df0-001cc4c002e0.html <--another $685 million for track and grade crossing improvements.

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/jan/24/amtrak-train-delayed-by-engine-fire/ These P42s are just lighting up nowadays. What's this, the third in that last few months? :help:

http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/virginia-and-norfolk-southern-sign-agreement-to-restore-passenger-rail-to-n/309272/ Pretty much what it says on the tin. I hadn't heard anything about this prior to the announcement, so it sort of caught me by surprise. No complaints, though.