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The conversation surrounding the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is as complex as it is consequential, and the journey toward privatization, if undertaken, will be gradual.
An Amtrak proposal to provide a one-seat ride from Ronkonkoma to Washington, D.C., with stops in Hicksville and Jamaica, is gaining momentum, having recently completed the first phase in a three ...
Five Amtrak employees recently admitted to participating in a health care fraud scheme to defraud the rail company of millions of dollars.
Amtrak is moving full speed ahead with tunnel closures in the city on Friday — despite pleas from Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams who fear the three-year project could cause transit chaos ...
Today, the Amtrak board of directors is holding a rare public meeting and tellingly, the looming Amtrak-caused East River Tunnel disaster isn’t on the agenda. Duffy serves on the board.
During a meeting Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul asked Amtrak to suspend dynamic pricing on its Empire Service, which is losing two daily round trips.
During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) spoke to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about Amtrak.
ALBANY — As Amtrak has cut back on commuter trips between Albany and New York City to allow for the $1.6 billion East River tunnel reconstruction project to be completed, it’s not only getting ...
Amtrak, railroad service company, has announced plans to cut 450 positions as part of a strategy to reduce annual expenses by $100m.
Amtrak is a for-profit corporation with over 20,000 employees that operates railways across 46 states and receives billions of dollars in federal funding.
Amtrak paid more than $12 million in fraudulent medical claims for its employees as part of a scheme involving crooked doctors, officials said.
At least 119 Amtrak employees allegedly conspired with health care providers to bilk the company's health care plan of more than $12 million.