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Amtrak Train From Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., Postponed

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May 16, 20222 min read

Amtrak Train From Seattle to Vancouver, B.C., Postponed

SEATTLE (AP) — Amtrak will postpone restoring its Cascades passenger-train service between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., until possibly...

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Mask mandate for airlines and trains: Will it end or be extended?

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Apr 13, 20225 min read

Mask mandate for airlines and trains: Will it end or be extended?

The federal requirement to wear face masks on airplanes and public transportation is scheduled to expire on April 18, and airline...

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Security News This Week: TSA’s Terrorist Watch List Comes for Amtrak Passengers

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Apr 11, 20223 min read

Security News This Week: TSA’s Terrorist Watch List Comes for Amtrak Passengers

AS RUSSIA'S WAR continues in Ukraine, the Biden White House has been scrambling to use every tool at its disposal in countering, or...

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Class I railroads donate over $2 million for Ukraine relief

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Mar 28, 20223 min read

Class I railroads donate over $2 million for Ukraine relief

Four Class I railroads have donated nearly $2.3 million to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and the surrounding region. These...

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‘Completely demoralized’: US railroad workers pushed to the brink.

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Mar 14, 20225 min read

‘Completely demoralized’: US railroad workers pushed to the brink.

American railroad workers are criticizing a new restrictive attendance policy at one of the largest railroad freight networks in the US,...

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Railroad Unions Keep Fighting BNSF's New Attendance Rules

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Mar 9, 20222 min read

Railroad Unions Keep Fighting BNSF's New Attendance Rules

By JOSH FUNK, AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The unions that represent roughly half of BNSF's workers continue to fight against...

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North American rail equipment makers keep close watch on Ukraine-Russia

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Mar 3, 20223 min read

North American rail equipment makers keep close watch on Ukraine-Russia

The North American railcar and rail equipment manufacturing industry is keeping its eye on what’s happening in Ukraine and Russia since...

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High-Speed Las Vegas Train Back On Track As U.S. Reviews L.A. Extension

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Jan 25, 20223 min read

High-Speed Las Vegas Train Back On Track As U.S. Reviews L.A. Extension

Brightline, the only private passenger rail company in the U.S., could begin construction of its high-speed train from Las Vegas by early...

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The Great Train Robbery: What’s Behind The Rise In LA Train Theft?

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Jan 19, 20222 min read

The Great Train Robbery: What’s Behind The Rise In LA Train Theft?

It’s ugly out there,’ concluded the Los Angeles Times as it reported on the dramatic increase in train theft around LA County. Last...

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Passenger fatally shot on Amtrak train, search underway for suspect

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Jan 17, 20222 min read

Passenger fatally shot on Amtrak train, search underway for suspect

An assailant in the fatal shooting of a passenger on an Amtrak train in Missouri remained on the run Sunday as investigators worked to...

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Rail industry wants to keep infrastructure, capacity projects on track

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Jan 7, 20224 min read

Rail industry wants to keep infrastructure, capacity projects on track

The issues that are before the Surface Transportation Board — reciprocal switching and proposed acquisitions — are important to rail...

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Overflowing toilets, not enough food: Amtrak passengers recount experience on stranded Crescent

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Jan 6, 20223 min read

Overflowing toilets, not enough food: Amtrak passengers recount experience on stranded Crescent

Some passengers were enduring one of the worst trips ever Tuesday as winter weather continued to wreak havoc not only with road travel...

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Amtrak temporarily drops its vaccine mandate, avoiding cuts to service.

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Dec 15, 20212 min read

Amtrak temporarily drops its vaccine mandate, avoiding cuts to service.

By Madeleine Ngo Amtrak has temporarily dropped its mandate for all employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, a requirement that the...

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Dec 3, 20213 min read

Reform Amtrak to get the biggest value

No corporation will benefit more from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress in November than...

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Amtrak Kicks Off Annual Track Friday Sale With Buy One Get One Free Offer

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Nov 26, 20212 min read

Amtrak Kicks Off Annual Track Friday Sale With Buy One Get One Free Offer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtrak has launched its sixth annual Track Friday Sale, offering customers the opportunity to...

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Amtrak CEO outlines plans for spending $66 billion from infrastructure funding

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Nov 9, 20213 min read

Amtrak CEO outlines plans for spending $66 billion from infrastructure funding

By Deon J. Hampton Amtrak plans to use the $66 billion in funding it receives from the newly passed federal infrastructure bill to...

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Legislation introduced to allow lawsuits against Amtrak

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Oct 29, 20212 min read

Legislation introduced to allow lawsuits against Amtrak

HELENA, Mont. — Two Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation Wednesday to end an arbitration clause that Amtrak implemented...

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Cause of Montana Amtrak Derailment Still Under Investigation

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Oct 27, 20211 min read

Cause of Montana Amtrak Derailment Still Under Investigation

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A preliminary report on the derailment of an Amtrak train in north-central Montana last month that killed three...

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Union Pacific, unions spar over vaccine mandate rollout

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Oct 19, 20213 min read

Union Pacific, unions spar over vaccine mandate rollout

Union Pacific and rail union members are sparring in federal court over how UP should implement a federal mandaterequiring certain...

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Amtrak Hopes Infrastructure Bill Will Help Fund a Tunnel to Ease Delays on Northeast Corridor

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Oct 18, 20214 min read

Amtrak Hopes Infrastructure Bill Will Help Fund a Tunnel to Ease Delays on Northeast Corridor

BALTIMORE—When the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad completed its 1.4-mile tunnel in 1873, a local newspaper hailed it as “one of the...

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