Associated Press - Wed April 10, 2019
Delegation Secures $3M for Upgrades on Southwest Chief
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Members of New Mexico's congressional delegation have secured $3 million in matching funds to help complete safety upgrades and maintenance along the Southwest Chief train route....
Amtrak - Mon February 18, 2019
Amtrak Announces Agreement With New York's MTA Authority
The Amtrak Board of Directors has approved an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to advance two key proposed initiatives: Metro-North commuter rail service to and from New York Penn Station and Amtrak intercity passenger rail service to and from Long Island....
MTA - Mon February 04, 2019
Bronx to Get Four New Metro-North Railroad Stations
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that an agreement has been reached among the MTA, Empire State Development and Amtrak that will lead to four new Metro-North Railroad stations being built along an underutilized rail line in the east Bronx with access to Penn Station....
Amtrak - Fri December 07, 2018
Amtrak Narrows Master Developer List to Four Teams
As part of the ongoing work to enhance the customer experience at the William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, Amtrak narrowed the list to four teams that will compete to be selected as Master Developer to update the historic station....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Wed November 21, 2018
MassDOT Commits Funds to Longmeadow Rail Crossing
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has committed approximately $700,000 to help Amtrak make safety improvements at the public railroad crossing at Birnie Road in Longmeadow. This funding is expected to cover approximately 90 percent of the cost of the improvements....
Amtrak - Tue May 29, 2018
Gateway Advances Construction for Future Hudson Tunnel
Trustees of the Gateway Program Development Corporation (GDC) on May 18 commended the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for agreeing to fund $12.5 million of work with Amtrak to relocate utilities from the path of Section 3 of the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing project....
Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Tue May 08, 2018
Seattle's New $28M Locomotive Facility Picks Up Steam
With the piling work completed for the new Amtrak locomotive service facility, crews are now pouring its concrete foundation and installing the underground mechanical, electrical and utilities. Although the project is only 38 percent complete, construction is ahead of schedule....
Thu April 26, 2018
Track Work Puts Shore Line East Service on Buses
The Connecticut Department of Transportation said an Amtrak project of track repairs starting April 23 between New Haven and Old Saybrook will affect customers of both the intercity rail system and the CTDOT-owned Shore Line East commuter line, canceling trains and putting travelers onto buses instead....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon April 16, 2018
Century-Old Portal Bridge Malfunctions, Causes Delays
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) As a tug of war over funding a multibillion-dollar rail project continues in Washington, the perils facing Northeast Corridor commuters were brought into stark relief again March 16 when a century-old bridge malfunctioned, suspending train service for hours in and out of New York....
Wed April 11, 2018
Amtrak Continues Work on Penn Station for Second Summer
Amtrak will continue its Infrastructure Renewal program at New York Penn Station during Summer 2018 by performing critical reconstruction of three major railroad infrastructure assets in New York City: The Empire Tunnel and the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge, which provides train access between Upstate New York and New York Penn Station, as well as renewal work on Track 19 in New York Penn Station, which will help provide commuters with more reliable service....
