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Amtrak awards design build contracts for three rail yard modernization projects on Northeast Corridor

Amtrak has awarded design-build contracts and begun preconstruction activities for three rail yard modernization projects on ...

Amtrak trains between Raleigh and Washington canceled after derailment

A CSX coal train derailed near Enfield, North Carolina, on Sunday, blocking the main route between Florida and the Northeast.

New Amtrak route returns to Mississippi after 20 years

Mardi Gras is back a bit early this year as Amtrak has brought back a service that has not been offered on Mississippi’s Gulf ...

Amtrak’s Keystone line, connecting NYC, Philly, and Harrisburg, may get axed under SEPTA cuts

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle said Amtrak's Keystone Service line is at risk because the railroad could lose $71.1 million in ...

Amtrak launches Gulf Coast service with Mardi Gras celebrations at each stop

The passenger rail service between New Orleans and Mobile made its inaugural run Saturday, featuring jazz bands, beads and ...
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Amtrak breakdown created a ‘horror movie’ scene, 33 trains have same problematic part

Passengers endured overflowing toilets, jumped from train doors, walked through the dark and dealt with heat-related medical ...

I spent 16 hours on a $249 round-trip Amtrak journey through New York. Here are 7 mistakes I won't make again.

On a recent round-trip Amtrak ride from New York City to Rochester, I regretted booking a train with a long stop and sitting ...

Mobile to New Orleans train service: What delayed Amtrak for two decades?

Freight companies, port authorities and local politics created a perfect storm of opposition that took years of negotiation ...
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Amtrak returns to Mississippi Gulf Coast after nearly 20 years

After nearly 20 years, Amtrak returned to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service ...
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No power, no AC, overflowing toilets: Amtrak passengers stranded for hours after mechanical failure

Hundreds of passengers were stranded for hours without power, air conditioning or working bathrooms when an Amtrak train from Chicago to Dearborn experienced a mechanical failure Friday evening.