Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike

September 15, 2022 Comments Off on Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike

Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation's freight trains.

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Rail union rejects deal days ahead of strike deadline, risking Amtrak shutdown

September 14, 2022 Comments Off on Rail union rejects deal days ahead of strike deadline, risking Amtrak shutdown

One union rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads while three other unions remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a strike deadline.

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$4B Amtrak tunnel replacement project in Baltimore has begun

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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Remote working sparks ethics concerns for lawyers

January 4, 2021 Comments Off on Remote working sparks ethics concerns for lawyers

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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Amtrak names former air cargo executive as new CEO

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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Amtrak modifies Florida service due to Michael

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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Amtrak installs lactation suite at Baltimore’s Penn Station

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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Amtrak bears the cost of accidents even if not at fault

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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Judge: Amtrak engineer’s deadly crash an accident, not crime

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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More time offered to comment on Amtrak plans for Northeast

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, ...