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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...
Houston Mayor says more Amtrak service needed
September 18th, 2018
September 18, 2018 - Exclusive to TRA -
In a letter to Amtrak President Richard Anderson, the Mayor of Houston said he supports increased service of the now tri-weekly Sunset Limited train that stops in the city.
Mayor Sylvester Turner indicated he...
Amtrak says it will not run trains on routes without PTC - including Texas Eagle
August 27th, 2018
August 27, 2018 - TRA Newswire / TRAINS Magaine -
In a stunning announcement from Amtrak Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Stephen Gardner to officials in towns along the Southwest Chief route, he indicated that the passenger railroad will...
Transpo Bill passes Senate: Amtrak told to run Southwest Chief train, not bus
August 2nd, 2018
August 2, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
The vote was 92-6 in the Senate as the body passed the Transportation-HUD spending bill on Wednesday. The Senate vote included $2.5 billion for passenger rail as a part of a package of fiscal 2019 funding measures. .
A...
Federal Court Acts to Protect Rail Passengers - Could Benefit Texas Trains
July 24th, 2018
July 20, 2018 - RailPassengers.org & TRA Newswire -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled today in favor of passenger rail service by allowing Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to set their own standards for measuring passenger...
Signatures submitted to Congressional representatives to save Amtrak job at Marshall
June 13th, 2018
June 13, 2018 - Marshall News-Messenger -
More than 500 signatures were put in the hands of representatives, representing federal and state elected officials, Monday, in efforts to help save the job of Marshall Amtrak station’s customer service representative/ticketing agent.
The job...
Shameful! Dallas Union Station pulls the welcome mat for passengers and for parking
June 9th, 2018
June 9, 2018 - TRA Exclusive -
Rail passengers are denied access to Dallas Union Station after 5:30pm, according to a posted sign on the doors of the historic landmark. The station, owned by the city of Dallas and bound by...
Attention Amtrak: you forgot that people in flyover country need service too
June 8th, 2018
June 8, 2018 - TRA commentary -
The executives at Amtrak have been on a tear to de-staff stations, primarily in the Midwest and West, without regard to the consequences of their actions that affect purchasing tickets or checking baggage and...
U.S. Senators say Amtrak's waffling on Southwest Chief funding is "fiscally irresponsible"
June 8th, 2018
June 8, 2018 - TRA Newswire -
Three Congressional delegations that have supported the program to stabilize and improve the Southwest Chief route in CO, KS and NM have fired off an angry letter to Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson demanding to...