Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Amtrak

A similar train derailment in Georgia. Photo: Paul Brennan, CC

Advocates: U.S. Needs Vision Zero for Railroads Following Mo. Crash

By Kea Wilson | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments

Safety advocates are demanding action following an Amtrak derailment that could have been prevented if policymakers had funded the basic infrastructure and policy changes that safety hawks have been recommending for decades.

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Commentary: Recent Tragedies Another Example of How Dangerous Motorists Threaten Everyone

By Roger Rudick | Jun 29, 2022 | No Comments

The press acts as if trains and grade crossings are the problem.

Talking Headways Podcast: Thinking Regionally About New York

By Jeff Wood | Jun 2, 2022 | No Comments

How the Interborough Express got traction, and other tales of transit in the Big City.

Infrastructure Law Helps Fix Amtrak Funding Woes, Rail Exec. Tells House

By Jacob Fischler | Dec 27, 2021 | No Comments

An infusion of $22 billion for Amtrak would allow the system to offer more reliable service, upgrade stations and work on its backlog of deferred maintenance.

The Infrastructure Bill: What’s In It For Us?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 7, 2021 | No Comments

President Biden's $1.2-trillion "infrastructure" bill passed the House late on Friday evening and was hailed by a POTUS needing a win as a “once-in-a-generation investment.” But what's really in it?

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California Needs to Up its Train Game

By Roger Rudick | Oct 22, 2021 | No Comments

San Joaquin, Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner--new umbrella group wants to promote state's model of operating trains. How about Japan or France instead?

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