June 21, 2021
Comments Off on $4B Amtrak tunnel replacement project in Baltimore has begun
Replacing Amtrak’s Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel will take a least a decade to complete. But the $4 billion rail project has officially begun.
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Welcome to Monday, the 34th anniversary of an Amtrak train crash with a Conrail freight railroad in Chase, Maryland, that killed 16 passengers. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Working remotely sparks ethics concerns for ...
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March 3, 2020
Comments Off on Amtrak names former air cargo executive as new CEO
Amtrak named a former air cargo executive as its new president and chief operating officer Monday.
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October 10, 2018
Comments Off on Amtrak modifies Florida service due to Michael
Amtrak is adjusting service to Florida for the safety of its passengers and employees because of Hurricane Michael.
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June 4, 2018
Comments Off on Amtrak installs lactation suite at Baltimore’s Penn Station
Amtrak has installed a pod at Penn Station in Baltimore to provide a private space for breastfeeding mothers.
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February 12, 2018
Comments Off on Amtrak bears the cost of accidents even if not at fault
WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are still looking at how CSX railway crews routed an Amtrak train into a parked freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, earlier this month. But even if CSX should bear sole responsibility for the accident, Amtrak ...
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September 13, 2017
Comments Off on Judge: Amtrak engineer’s deadly crash an accident, not crime
PHILADELPHIA — An unusual, 11th-hour attempt to put an Amtrak engineer behind bars for a deadly 2015 derailment in Philadelphia unraveled Tuesday as a judge dismissed the case without trial because he found the evidence pointed to an accident, not ...
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January 23, 2017
Comments Off on More time offered to comment on Amtrak plans for Northeast
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Federal railroad regulators are giving people more time to comment on major changes proposed for Amtrak’s Boston-to-Washington Northeast Corridor route. A proposal to upgrade the 8-state passenger rail corridor over the coming decades was unveiled last month, ...
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December 1, 2016
Comments Off on Baltimore Amtrak tunnel replacement would cost $4 billion
The Federal Railroad Administration is proposing a $4 billion project to replace a 143-year-old Amtrak tunnel beneath Baltimore that is a major bottleneck in the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington. The agency said Thursday that the project is the ...
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October 27, 2016
Comments Off on Amtrak to pay $265M for Philadelphia crash that killed 8
PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak will pay $265 million to settle claims related to a crash last year that killed eight people and injured more than 200 others when a speeding train derailed on a curve. The settlement allows victims to have ...
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