Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Amtrak

A COVID-Era Amtrak/Bike Packing Diary

By John Greenfield | Apr 5, 2021 | No Comments

I was fairly comfortable using Amtrak for this journey, so as long as we don't see another major spike in cases, I'll probably make more such trips this year as a safer alternative to flying.

Will Amtrak Get the Subsidy It Deserves?

By Kea Wilson | Feb 22, 2021 | No Comments

Amtrak wants intercity rail take its rightful place as an essential component of our public transportation ecosystem, rather than quasi-private afterthought.

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Commentary: Electrify California’s Trains Now

By Roger Rudick | Dec 2, 2020 | No Comments

We've got crews out stringing wire already. It's time to take it up a notch.

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Why is Cuomo Messing with the Gateway Project?

By Dave Colon | Nov 30, 2020 | No Comments

The Big Dog thinks he knows the best plan for an essential, but long-stalled, rail project. What is he doing?

Caption: Amtrak’s California Zephyr crosses the Utah desert near Green River, Utah. Image source: Wikimedia/Kabelleger.

Op-Ed: Middle America Won't Survive Losing Amtrak

By Mike Christensen | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

Non-coastal states will suffer if Amtrak fails — unless Congress takes action.

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Amtrak Allows Bikes on More Trains Throughout New England

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 16, 2020 | No Comments

Amtrak has added new in-car luggage racks to accommodate bicycles for more passengers on its Northeast Regional, Hartford Line, Valley Flyer and Downeaster routes. Several of these routes had previously not allowed bikes on their trains at all; the Downeaster had allowed bikes on its trains, but only if passengers were both boarding and disembarking […]

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