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Vermont Transportation Agency warns of rail trespassing

Jun. 26, 2021 02:09 PM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Agency of Transportation is warning about an increase in the number of people trespassing on railroad tracks since Amtrak...

Amtrak Empire Builder resumes daily service across Montana

May. 25, 2021 02:10 PM EDT
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Amtrak's Empire Builder train has resumed daily service from Chicago to Seattle and Portland, including a dozen stops along Montana's...

Amtrak restores service on routes following COVID cutbacks

May. 24, 2021 11:00 AM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — In another hopeful sign that the travel industry is bouncing back in Washington state after pandemic-induced lows last year, Amtrak says it will...

Amtrak resuming full rail service across Illinois

May. 23, 2021 09:15 AM EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Amtrak is resuming full passenger rail service across Illinois as the number of COVID-19 cases are falling. Gov....

LL Bean store resumes 24-hour sales, Amtrak boosts schedule

May. 03, 2021 08:01 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — L.L. Bean's flagship store returned to 24-hour operations and Amtrak's Downeaster resumed its full schedule on Monday, marking moves...

President Joe Biden speaks during an event to mark Amtrak's 50th anniversary at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Friday, April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
All aboard! Biden celebrates Amtrak's 50 years on the rails

By Darlene Superville Apr. 30, 2021 10:51 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 02:33 PM EDT
Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board. April 8, 2021. Editorial: CT must catch up with times on voting There shouldn...

Amtrak passenger rail service to return to Vermont in July

Apr. 08, 2021 08:37 AM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The state of Vermont is preparing to welcome the return of Amtrak passenger rail service and inter-city bus services to the state, the...

Holocaust survivor Fanny Amar wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus holds a rose as she and others attend the yearly Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Haifa, Israel, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
The Latest: US 7th Fleet: 14,000 personnel fully vaccinated

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2021 01:26 AM EDT

A poster depicting transportation plans are on display behind Amtrak President and CEO William Flynn, center right, and Virginia Railway Express CEO Rich Dalton, left, during a news conference to announce the expansion of commuter rail in Virginia at the Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Alexandria Station, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Virginia inks $4 billion deal with Amtrak, CSX to boost rail

By Matthew Barakat Mar. 30, 2021 03:27 PM EDT

Suspended Vermont Amtrak passenger service poised for return

Mar. 24, 2021 09:59 AM EDT
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Amtrak passenger rail service could be back on track in Vermont within the next few months, officials said. Service...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2021 01:00 PM EDT
Columbus Dispatch. March 12, 2021. Editorial: Lawmakers aren’t equipped to make decisions about health emergencies As...

Members of the media listen to speakers during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Moynihan Train Hall in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. The $1.6 billion project replacing Manhattan's cramped and dark Penn Station with a light-filled train hall is set for completion this week, with the first trains rolling out on New Year's Day. The new 255,000-square-foot station is named after U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a Democrat who championed the project and died in 2003. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York gets new train hub, in transformed postal building

By David Porter Dec. 30, 2020 04:28 PM EST

This May 19, 2019 photo provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority shows workers during the L Project subway tunnel rehabilitation, in New York. Eight years ago Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, Superstorm Sandy pushed the Hudson River over its banks, sending 8 feet of water onto underground tracks and leaving the main waiting room unusable for months. New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which serves several million riders daily on subways, trains and buses, had to repair damage to more than a dozen bridges and tunnels, many pre-dating World War II, caused by tens of millions of gallons of saltwater. (Trent Reeves/Metropolitan Transportation Authority via AP)
8 years later, Sandy still costing transit systems billions

By David Porter Oct. 29, 2020 12:04 PM EDT

Ski train from Denver to Winter Park sidelined amid pandemic

By Thomas Peipert Sep. 30, 2020 05:39 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — A train that takes skiers and snowboarders from downtown Denver to Winter Park Resort won't run this season because of the coronavirus pandemic,...

Transgender activist Sarah McBride, who hopes to win in the primary for the Delaware Senate, watches a computer screen at her watch party in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)
Newcomer Witzke wins GOP US Senate primary in Delaware

By Randall Chase Sep. 15, 2020 02:21 PM EDT

People gather on the beach, Saturday, July 18, 2020, in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston. Temperatures in the city reached into the 90's on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Beach parking banned for out-of-towners; Amtrak adds trips

Jul. 19, 2020 01:10 PM EDT

Downeaster to run more trains from Maine to Boston soon

Jul. 15, 2020 01:15 AM EDT
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — The Amtrak train that provides service from Maine to Boston will soon add more round trips as part of its service restoration. ...

Amtrak to cut back on its longer routes because of virus

Jun. 17, 2020 03:51 PM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Amtrak will cut service later this year on most of its long-distance routes nationwide to three times a week instead of the current daily...

North Carolina-operated passenger train service suspended

May. 13, 2020 02:43 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — State-sponsored train service between Raleigh and Charlotte will be suspended beginning next week because of the impact of the COVID-19...

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