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With infrastructure projects underway and expansion plans in motion, Amtrak faces a critical need for sustainable investment.
Texas lawmakers did not include funding for Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer in a budget bill passed last week, placing the future of ...
The new route calls for faster Amtrak service between Raleigh and Richmond, including a station in Wake Forest.
Amtrak is not always included in "transportation spending" discussions, because funding must be found from general government revenues. Jeans-Gail also notes a number of pro-rail amendments ...
Cooke County Commissioners have added their voices to the group calling for the Texas Legislature to fund the Amtrak Heartland Flyer. At Monday morning’s commissioners court meeting, the court ...
The Ottumwa City Council during Tuesday's meeting at Bridge View Center is anticipated to authorize a letter from mayor Rick Johnson to several of Iowa's congressional delegation regarding funding ...
HAMILTON, Ohio (WKRC) - City leaders in Hamilton were advocating for a passenger rail stop within the city, as discussions continued about the potential for Amtrak or another company to operate a ...
According to St. Martin, RIDOT “is not involved in any discussions around privatization.” Amtrak creates a profit through ridership ... and results in the company not receiving the amount of funding ...
Discussion about a possible return of passenger ... Perhaps the biggest is the fate of Amtrak funding under the incoming Trump administration. A second unknown is the willingness of CSX to allow ...
Additional funding, the agreement states ... s office to make something happen. He said Amtrak’s progress along the Gulf Coast surfaced during discussions with the U.S. Department of ...
The project, which has been under discussion for over a decade ... “I have been very proud as senator to battle for Amtrak funding to get us to Roanoke and then funding for this particular ...