March 27, 2020 - TRA Newswire  - Amtrak and transit agencies in Texas have changed policies and modified schedules in response to a drastic drop in ridership during the Covid-19 virus pandemic. While Amtrak still maintains it's Texas service with the Heartland...

March 27, 2020 - railpassengers.org - The U.S. House voted to send the CARES Act to the president’s desk this afternoon, enacting a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package into law and providing critically needed financial assistance to rail and transit operators...

March 22, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Rail travel from Fort Worth northward through Oklahoma to Kansas took a step forward with the entire Kansas State Senate passing a resolution in support of passenger train service to extend the daily Heartland...

March 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire - The Amtrak board is to announce this week that CEO Richard Anderson is being replaced by William Flynn, who has a background in both air and sea logistics and railroading. Anderson had apparently fallen...

February 12, 2020 - Railway Age - Color it neither Democratic nor Republican. It’s Amtrak—or, more precisely, the Amtrak déjà vu. Since its 1971 creation by Congress as America’s national intercity passenger railroad, Amtrak’s survival has been a near-run thing dependent...

February 7, 2020 - TRA Newswire - A recently released study of potential passenger rail service from Texarkana, Texas through Arkansas to Memphis, Tennessee may be flawed, according to one rail advocate. The $900,000 state-commissioned rail study that involved the Arkansas...

February 6, 2020 - apr.org / railpassengers.org  - Passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans took a big step forward this week. The Mobile City Council voted to pay up to $3 million to cover some operating costs for the...

December 6, 2019 - forbes.com - Michael Goldstein - Can America’s long-neglected railroads provide a viable alternative for passenger travel, as congestion and climate concerns increasingly affect ground and air transportation? There are reasons for optimism, as perpetually put-upon Amtrak recently posted...

November 28, 2019 - news-journal.com - If there was a question about whether Longview’s new Wonderland Train was a good idea, ticket sales quickly answered that question. The Longview Convention and Visitors Bureau rolled out the new holiday event at the beginning...

November 15, 2019 - RailPassengers.com - The House Rail & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Rail held a hearing the Amtrak reauthorization on November 13, examining current-day challenges and future opportunities for passenger rail in the U.S. Rail Passengers Association President Jim Mathews...