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Watch: Biden announces more than $16bn in funding to modernise Amtrak

Joe Biden announced the latest funding to modernise key portions of the Amtrak, the US's busiest rail corridor that stretches from Boston to Washington, DC, on Monday (6 November).

The Independent UK

'Amtrak Joe' Biden is off to Delaware to give out $16 billion for passenger rail projects

President Joe Biden is promoting new cash for Amtrak

The Independent UK

Northeast Corridor gets $16 billion amid Amtrak fight - Roll Call

About half will go to address two major rail bottlenecks that President Joe Biden visited at the beginning of the year.

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Biden Threatens To Veto GOP Spending Bill That Would 'Cut' Amtrak Funding to Double Pre-Pandemic Levels

Amtrak has historically received $2 billion in federal subsidies each year. Under Republicans' "draconian" cuts, they'd receive over $5 billion next year.

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Florida's private passenger train service plans to add stop between South Florida and Orlando

Officials with Florida’s high speed passenger train service say that they plan to add a stop somewhere along the newly-opened extension between South Florida and Orlando

The Independent UK

Previously stalled FAA, Amtrak nominees move toward vote in Senate - Roll Call

The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday advanced FAA and Amtrak nominees, after senators lifted their objections.

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White House to withdraw Amtrak nominee to lift Senate blockade - Roll Call

The White House is withdrawing one of its six nominees to the Amtrak board of directors to be replaced by a yet-to-be-named candidate.

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$1 billion plan to improve Union Station infrastructure needs quick signature from Biden

It’s time for President Biden — whose fondness for train travel earned him the nickname “Amtrak Joe” — to do his part for Chicago and sign off on money that will benefit millions of riders every year.

Chicago Sun-Times

New Union Station entrance opens on Clinton Street

Amtrak plans to open a food court near the new entrance. The food hall project was delayed by COVID-19.

Chicago Sun-Times

High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami

A privately owned high-speed passenger train service has been launched between Florida’s two biggest tourist hubs

The Independent UK

First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando

For the first time in a century, a private passenger rail service will launch new operations in the U.S. and this time it involves high-speed trains

The Independent UK

First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed

For the first time in a century, a private passenger rail service will launch new operations in the U.S. and this time it involves high-speed trains

The Independent UK

How Florida Beat California to High-Speed Rail

One company is betting that it can run a commercially viable passenger rail service without massive federal subsidies.

Reason

Holiday plans? Polar Express at Union Station train tickets go on sale

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At 84, he has completed his goal of riding all 21,000 miles of the Amtrak network

Nat Read says he has ridden every mile on the Amtrak rail network, and he's never grown tired of looking at the country through a train window.

The Independent UK

Missouri budgets $50M for railroad crossings in response to fatal 2022 Amtrak derailment

Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossing improvements in response to a 2022 fatal Amtrak derailment

The Independent UK

Poorly designed crossing contributed to fatal 2022 Missouri Amtrak derailment, officials say

Federal investigators said a dump truck driver in rural Missouri last year may have never seen an oncoming Amtrak train before it was too late

The Independent UK

Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems

The NTSB is renewing its calls for major freight railroads to equip every locomotive with automated track inspection devices that it believes could have prevented a 2021 train derailment that killed three people in Montana

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Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three

A derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people in 2021 was caused by a poor track conditions at the accident site, federal investigators said in a final report on the accident

The Independent UK

Train derailment in northern Montana spills freight, but hazmat car safe

A train derailment in northern Montana spilled freight and left 25 cars tangled up along a major east-west railroad corridor

Chicago Sun-Times

Amtrak improvements stay on track after Senate steps in to save funding

Chicago projects would have lost money because of House Republican cuts that threatened to wipe away $1.57 billion in Amtrak funds for 2024.

Daily Mirror

Washington DC Amtrak train derails in tunnel between stations with 230 people onboard

DC Fire and Rescue Services are responding to an Amtrak train after it derailed with 230 passengers onboard. One worker is being evaluated for a "minor medical condition"

Los Angeles Times

Amid crumbling cliffs, California's Orange County considers moving its famously scenic rail line inland

LOS ANGELES — It's among the nation's most iconic and heavily utilized passenger rail lines, linking Southern California's cities via a stunning coastal route. From the grassy headlands of San Luis Obispo to Orange County's wide-open beaches and San Diego's oceanside bluffs, the so-called Lossan rail corridor is famous for…

Chicago Sun-Times

Closing Greyhound bus station would hurt those who need affordable transportation

The West Loop location is safe, convenient, easy to navigate and close to public transportation. It is a place people who may be vulnerable, physically handicapped or unable to afford other transportation options can access.

WEKU

16 people are hospitalized after an Amtrak train crashes into a water truck

Amtrak says the Coast Starlight train was carrying 198 passengers and 13 crew when it rammed into a public works truck on a raised gravel crossing. The truck's driver was taken to a trauma center.

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