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Amtrak Borealis: The hype is real, but further expansion is uncertain
But the hype is real, or the hype made it real. Amtrak’s fiscal year ended Sept. 30 and four-plus months of ridership data ...
Twin Cities Business2d
Amtrak Borealis: The Hype Is Real
But the hype is real, or the hype made it real. Amtrak’s fiscal year ended Sept. 30 and four-plus months of ridership data ...
Mass Transit1d
MN: In southern Minnesota, cities debate whether passenger rail is a costly endeavor or ‘wave of the future’
A meeting room inside the Rochester Public Library was stuffed with folks curious about the Minnesota Department of ...
Minnesota Daily2d
Opinion: Amtrak’s new Borealis route is invaluable
On May 21, the first ever Amtrak Borealis train departed St. Paul for Chicago. With passenger rail in the United States in decline for decades prior, the opening of a new route was a historic moment.
Minnesota Daily2d
The Borealis train reaches 100,000 riders in six months
The Borealis passenger train from St. Paul to Chicago surpassed 100,000 riders in October after premiering in May. Amtrak and state transportation officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois ...
In southern Minnesota, cities debate whether passenger rail is a costly endeavor or ‘wave of the future’
A meeting room inside the Rochester Public Library was stuffed with folks curious about the Minnesota Department of ...
NJ.com5d
Amtrak’s fastest trains in U.S. could start carrying passengers in spring
Amtrak passengers will finally get to ride the new $2.4 billion Acela trains capable of hitting 180 mph this spring on the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey if they pass final tests. “Our NextGen ...
The Columbian4d
Amtrak sees all-time record for ridership in 2024
It’s been a good year for Amtrak, as the national rail line has achieved an all-time ridership record. In all, of 32.8 million customers boarded trains in fiscal year 2024. The news comes as ...
Times Union6d
Amtrak train collides with vehicle on tracks near Amsterdam
PALATINE BRIDGE — A northbound Amtrak train carrying 133 people on Friday collided with a tractor-trailer that was on the tracks in Palatine Bridge, west of Amsterdam. The train was traveling ...
The Day6d
Amtrak carried a record number of passengers on routes through Connecticut
The three of the busiest Amtrak routes running through Connecticut — the Acela, Northeast Regional and New Haven-Springfield line — achieved record ridership in the most recent fiscal year ...
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Amtrak train hits van on tracks in Chesterfield; no injuries reported
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Police and Amtrak officials are investigating after a train hit a van on the tracks in Chesterfield County Saturday night. The crash happened just before 11 p.m. at ...
E&E4d
Committees to vote on financial, Amtrak, maritime nominations
Senate Democrats will also try to send more judicial picks to the floor. Senate committees will vote on more nominations from President Joe Biden this week, including Amtrak and ocean management ...