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Amtrak at 50: The Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970

October 30, 2020

October 30, 2020 | Jeff Davis

Fifty years ago today, President Nixon signed into law the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-518), relieving...

Amtrak Asks for $5 Billion in House Subcommittee Hearing

September 11, 2020

September 11, 2020 | Brianne Eby

September 11, 2020 - Amtrak's CEO told a House subcommittee this week that the national passenger railroad needs $2.9 billion...

FTA Allocates $248 Million to Portal North Bridge Replacement

August 28, 2020

August 28, 2020 | Jeff Davis

August 28, 2020 - The Trump Administration this week formally allocated its first funding for any project in the "Gateway"...

Labor Unions Ask USDOT for Mandated Passenger Face Masks

July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020 | Brianne Eby

July 31, 2020 - Larry Willis, the President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), sent a letter on behalf...

White House Submits Sixth Amtrak Board Nomination as Senate Prepares to Move Rail Nominees

July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020 | Jeff Davis

July 31, 2020 - The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing next week that could result in up to...

White House to Nominate Two Democratic Members to Amtrak Board

May 19, 2020

May 19, 2020 | Jeff Davis

May 19, 2020 - The White House announced yesterday that President Trump will soon be making two more nominations to...

House Bill Mandates Mask Use on Airlines, Transit, Amtrak

May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020 | Jeff Davis

May 15, 2020 - The $3 trillion coronavirus bill that is up for a vote in the House of Representatives...

FRA and Amtrak Propose Metrics for Passenger Train Delays. Again.

April 2, 2020

April 2, 2020 | Jeff Davis

April 2, 2020 - On March 31, the Federal Railroad Administration published in the Federal Register a set of proposed...

House Democrats Seek to Move Previously Planned $760 Billion Infrastructure Bill As Next Response to Coronavirus

April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020 | Jeff Davis

April 1, 2020 - House Democratic leaders announced at a press conference today that they hope to include their $760...

The "CV3" Bill's $1 Billion for Amtrak - How Would It Work?

March 27, 2020

March 27, 2020 | Jeff Davis

March 27, 2020 - The third coronavirus aid bill provides just over $1 billion for Amtrak.

Final Version of $2 Trillion COVID Response Bill Has $114 Billion for Transportation

March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020 | Jeff Davis

March 25, 2020 - Congressional negotiators are on the verge of finalizing a $2 trillion coronavirus response bill that includes...

Senate Coronavirus Response Bill - March 22 a.m. Version

March 24, 2020

March 24, 2020 | Jeff Davis

This is the March 22 morning iteration of the Senate's massive coronavirus response legislation. Division A contains the various non-appropriations...