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Bexar’s Eye: Amtrak’s San Antonio station – Where Chicago Meets LA

April 19th, 2019
April 14, 2019 - RivardReport.com - By Valerie Eiseler - When Amtrak’s Texas Eagle leaves its station in historic St. Paul’s Square, it does so in reverse. Slow and steady, until you can see the Lone Star neighborhood through the windows....

Amtrak's 2020 grant request shows path for Heartland Flyer expansion

March 23rd, 2019
March 23, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Amtrak has released it's 2020 General and Legislative Annual Report which includes its fiscal year Grant Request to Congress and it finally includes some positive news for the Heartland Flyer. The one daily round-trip from...

Amtrak says yes to Southwest Chief TIGER grant: indirectly good for Heartland Flyer

March 4th, 2019
February 27, 2019 - thekansan.com - Another round of the fight to preserve the Southwest Chief came to a close Feb. 27, as Amtrak notified Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan) of the organization’s intent to release $3 million to participate in a...

3 TX U.S. Reps among 91 concerned about Amtrak's Anderson and his national plans

February 28th, 2019
February 28, 2019 - TRA Newswire - 91 members of Congress have sent a letter to Amtrak President/CEO Richard Anderson concerned about his plans that could alter the national passenger rail network by providing more short-haul trains at the expense of...

Kansans optimistic on passenger rail to Oklahoma, Texas

February 6th, 2019
January 28, 2019 - ksn.com - Wichita, Kansas (KSNW) - You can get on a train in Newton and head to Los Angeles or Chicago, but Wichita has not had Amtrak trains stopping in town since the 1970s – but that could soon...

San Antonio joins chorus for daily cross-country Sunset Limited rail service

December 22nd, 2018
December 22, 2018 - TRA Newswire - The San Antonio city council has joined a list of cities across the southern tier states supporting a call for daily service by Amtrak's Sunset Limited, which now only runs tri-weekly through Texas and...

Are US trains really that bad? It's complicated

December 11th, 2018
December 9, 2018 - cnet.com - by Geoffrey Morrison - With limited routes and low-speed diesel locomotives, train travel in the US seems far behind the rest of the world. That's not going to change anytime soon. Compared to other wealthy nations,...

Amtrak says "best operating performance" ever as deficit drops / overall ridership levels unchanged

November 20th, 2018
November 20, 2018 - TRA Newswire - WASHINGTON – Continuing financial improvements in recent years, Amtrak again posted record revenue and earnings for its fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, 2018. Strong management and improved product delivery and customer service led the company to its best operating performance...

CSX to sell rail line between Pensacola and Jacksonville - what's it mean for restoring Gulf Coast passenger service?

November 18th, 2018
November 15, 2018 - pnj.com - Railroad giant CSX plans to sell 373 miles of track between Pensacola and Jacksonville to Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad, a subsidiary of Boca Raton-based Rail USA. The deal was made public as part of a filing with...

Advocates get a win: Southwest Chief / Texas Eagle will not have a "bustitution"

October 4th, 2018
October 4, 2018 - RailPassengers.org / TRA Newswire  - Amtrak provided its clearest statement yet that train service will continue on Positive Train Control-exempt routes in 2019, contradicting earlier reports that the Amtrak Board was requiring PTC on lines that would...

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