Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Amtrak

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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Op-Ed: Gateway Project Would Help Meet Climate Goals

By Bob Previdi | Sep 10, 2021 | No Comments

The $30-billion Northeast Corridor investment could force the integration of regional rail — and lead to much less driving and flying.

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Take Amtrak to the Newest National Park

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 23, 2021 | No Comments

...But car-free tourists aren't getting much help from Amtrak and others in the New River Gorge region. A retired pharmacist and Streetsblog are trying to change that.

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Amtrak is Back and Better Than Ever

By Steven Vance | Jun 16, 2021 | No Comments

Amtrak wants to make riding across the United States cheaper, more comfortable, and easier this year, as more and more people get vaccinated and it becomes safer to travel.

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