During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) spoke to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about Amtrak.

Those comments appear to have struck a nerve. Amtrak released a white paper that same week explicitly pushing back against calls for privatization. Less than two weeks later, CEO Stephen Gardner ...

The rail yard, set to be completed in 2027, will feature a two-bay maintenance and inspection facility. Credit: Amtrak Amtrak has commenced major construction works at its King Street Yard in Seattle, ...

The Federal Railroad Administration is in talks with Musk's Boring Company over the tunnel, according to the New York Times.

It could be a rough few years ahead for Long Island Rail Road commuters as Amtrak plans to shut down the East River tunnels to fix damage from Superstorm Sandy. The Metropolitan Transportation ...

U.S. Transportation Scretary Sean Duffy put Amtrak in charge of delivering what he called “a world-class Penn Station.” But a look at Amtrak’s recent history shows its own watchdog inspector ...

In 2024, Amtrak’s ridership exceeded pre-pandemic levels for the first time, reaching 32.8 million customer trips. Credit: yuriyt/Shutterstock. Amtrak, the US public passenger rail provider, has ...

At least 119 current and former Amtrak employees conspired with New York medical professionals to swindle the company's health care plan out of over $12 million, the Amtrak Office of the Inspector ...

Amtrak is the nation's passenger rail service, offering long-distance and regional train routes across the U.S. According to its website, it operates in 46 states and three Canadian provinces ...

Amtrak got taken for a ride by 119 workers in a massive $12 million scheme — but more than half of them are still on the company payroll, an internal watchdog found. The workers ripped off ...

It’s off the rails. Amtrak will push back the start of its three-year East River Tunnel closures by two weeks after Mayor Eric Adams, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other pols blasted the shutdown as ...

HONORED THIS YEAR FROM CITIES IN THE NORTHERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE. AMTRAK SAYS IT'S ADDING A NEW ROUTE THAT WILL CONNECT THE GULF COAST TO NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE, ALABAMA. THE NEW ...