Amtrak
Basics
Amtrak’s Late-Running Trains Cost System Millions
The rail system's slow-to-arrive trains are costing tens of millions of dollars in excess worker overtime and tickets it could be selling, according to a new audit.
October 23, 2019
High-Speed Rail Reporter Can’t Read a Map
October 21, 2019
Meet the New Congressional Caucus for Transportation
A small group, for now, but eager to debate ways to better fund transit.
October 17, 2019
What if America Took Amtrak Seriously?
This summer, the author rode to the Midwest and back. It got her dreaming about high-speed rail.
September 23, 2019
Amtrak Hopes to Link Chicago and Detroit to Toronto
Passenger service hasn't chugged between Detroit and Toronto since at least 1971; the last direct train to pass through the route did so in 1967, according to Amtrak.
August 13, 2019
Trump Proposes Massive Cuts to Transit, Amtrak
He wants to cut funding for new transit projects 35 percent and slash Amtrak funding. But Congress has ignored him in the past.
March 11, 2019
Trump’s Infrastructure Games Threaten NY
Donald Trump has been threatening to derail the nation's largest metro economy as leverage to get his border wall.
November 29, 2018
Transit Fares Surprisingly Well in House Spending Bill
With some hard-right House Republicans refusing to support the package, Democrats were able to secure a few spending priorities.
March 22, 2018
What the Amtrak 501 Derailment Says About America’s Failure to Prevent Train Crashes
While the investigation is just beginning, initial reports indicate that the train entered a tight curve at too high a speed.
December 19, 2017
How Federal Rules Make It Harder to Build Trains in America
The Wall Street Journal's Bob Tita broke the news yesterday that the manufacturer of 130 new Amtrak railcars is years behind schedule, and probably won't complete the order before the federal funding for it expires. How did this happen?
April 12, 2016