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Amtrak
Politics

Trump tightens his grip on D.C. by seizing its rail hub, stripping Amtrak of control

By Darlene Superville and The Associated Press
August 27, 2025
Sean Duffy
Politics

Trump seizes DC’s Union Station as takeover of Washington expands

By Darlene Superville and The Associated Press
August 27, 2025
Amtrak CEO departs amid threats of a transit funding pullback 
Politics

Amtrak CEO departs amid threats of a transit funding pullback 

By Bloomberg and Sri Taylor
March 19, 2025
Elon Musk surrounded by abstract shapes
Politics

Elon Musk tells foreigners not to use Amtrak, saying it’s ‘kind of embarrassing’

By
March 7, 2025
Amtrak is riding high, notching an all-time record number of passengers in fiscal 2024
Finance

Amtrak is riding high, notching an all-time record number of passengers in fiscal 2024

By
December 4, 2024
Train conductor waving on platform
Politics

Government says three-quarters of Amtrak trains are late because of one rail company’s repeated lawbreaking

By Josh Funk, The Associated Press and Paolo Confino
July 30, 2024
Why can’t America have high-speed rail? Because our investment is a ‘rounding error’ compared with Europe’s, says Amtrak’s CEO
Politics

Why can’t America have high-speed rail? Because our investment is a ‘rounding error’ compared with Europe’s, says Amtrak’s CEO

By
May 19, 2024
An archival photo of an Amtrak train by a bridge
Companies

After getting billions in federal funding, Amtrak is ‘trying to claw 19th century and 20th century assets and pull them into the 21st century,’ CEO says

By
May 10, 2024
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner with an approaching train in the background
Leadership

Amtrak no longer has to live ‘hand to mouth’ after being starved of funding for decades, CEO says

By
May 6, 2024
‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden is handing out $16bn for railroad projects on the Northeast Corridor from Boston to Washington
Politics

‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden is handing out $16bn for railroad projects on the Northeast Corridor from Boston to Washington

By Seung Min Kim and The Associated Press
November 6, 2023
Biden administration to spend $1.4bn to improve railroad safety and boost capacity in 35 states
Politics

Biden administration to spend $1.4bn to improve railroad safety and boost capacity in 35 states

By
September 25, 2023
Several cars of an Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed after it struck a dump truck at a crossing in northern Missouri
Finance

Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossings to avoid repeats of fatal 2022 Amtrak derailment

By Summer Ballentine and The Associated Press
August 4, 2023
Amtrak is trying to figure out how to serve alcohol on a train that runs through New Hampshire after the state made a fuss
Lifestyle

Amtrak is trying to figure out how to serve alcohol on a train that runs through New Hampshire after the state made a fuss

By Kathy McCormack, Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
March 8, 2023
A conductor standing next to an Amtrak train.
Lifestyle

‘We are not holding you hostage’: An Amtrak train was delayed for so long that some passengers called the police

By
January 12, 2023
Amtrak expects to cut services over federal vaccine mandate

Amtrak expects to cut services over federal vaccine mandate

By
December 10, 2021

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