In mid-July, Amtrak announced it had added a hot-meal option to the pre-packaged lunch and dinner service on the Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited, where it replaced full dining-car service. The original form of that service, as sampled on the Lake Shore, was examined in “Amtrak debuts cold ‘contemporary’ meals” [“Passenger, September 2018 Trains] […]
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Amtrak helps train sim launch Northeast Corridor game play NEWSWIRE
An Amtrak ACS-64 locomotive in a digital rendering from Dovetail Games Train Sim World. Contributed photo Amtrak wants you to run a train across the Northeast Corridor with an Xbox controller. British video game company Dovetail Games went to the railroad for help creating the route in their game Train Sim World, available on PC, […]
Senate passes ‘Southwest Chief’ and on-time performance amendments NEWSWIRE
A Southwest Chief route inspection train prepares to leave Newton, Kan. on Aug 4, 2016. Two photos, Bob Johnston The southbound Saluki is more than an hour late passing through Farina, Ill., north of Centralia, Ill., on May 5, 2018. WASHINGTON – Amtrak management’s refusal to provide a $3 million match that would unlock a […]
Union members frustrated over cuts to Amtrak dining car services; demand sit-down meeting with CEO NEWSWIRE
Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson Amtrak WASHINGTON — Members of the Amtrak Service Workers Council, a coalition of unions representing Amtrak’s on board service employees, say they are frustrated with changes being made at the nation’s passenger railroad. Last week, the council, which includes members represented by Transport Workers Union of America, UNITE-HERE, and the Transportation […]
Court ruling opens door for FRA, Amtrak to establish on-time performance metrics NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — A Federal appeals court ruling Friday will allow Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration to revive on-time performance metrics, Politico is reporting. The 2-1 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is the latest ruling in a long-running court battle that has already seen the matter go […]
Amtrak dome car returns for fall trips in New England NEWSWIRE
Amtrak’s last remaining dome car will again see service on the Adirondack this fall, and will also spend time on the Downeaster. Amtrak NEW YORK — Amtrak’s last remaining dome car is again set to run on two routes during the fall foliage season in New England. Great Dome No. 10031, built in 1955 by […]
Amtrak, historical society to negotiate on future home of GG1 NEWSWIRE
Canadian National C40-8M No. 2408, C40-8M leads an eastbound Norfolk Southern road freight past former-Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 No. 4859 in Harrisburg, Pa., in April 2014. The GG1 was temporarily located outside the depot to accommodate past Amtrak work at the Harrisburg station. An Amtrak representative says the railroad looks forward to working with the local […]
Amtrak adds hot-meal option on Lake Shore, Capitol NEWSWIRE
Amtrak is adding a hot-meal option to the boxed lunch and dinner choices it offers on the Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited. Bob Johnston WASHINGTON — Amtrak is adding a hot-meal choice to lunch and dinner food service for sleeping-car passengers on the Lake Shore Limited and Capitol Limited. Beginning this week, slow-braised beef […]
Investigators question safety of Talgo equipment involved in fatal ‘Amtrak Cascades’ derailment NEWSWIRE
Steve Carter WASHINGTON – Investigators in a two-day hearing covering two recent fatal Amtrak derailments are questioning the safety of Talgo trains involved in one of the derailments. The equipment operates under a Federal Railroad Administration waiver. The derailment in December 2017 killed three and injured more than 60. It occurred on the first Amtrak […]
Amtrak suspends service to Rome, N.Y., station after part of ceiling falls NEWSWIRE
ROME, N.Y. — Amtrak service to the Rome, N.Y., station has been temporarily suspended after a portion of the station ceiling collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, the Rome Sentinel reports. Only one person was in the station when the ceiling fell in about 3:15 p.m., the newspaper reports, and was not injured. The station has been […]
A look at Amtrak’s new cold meal service NEWSWIRE
“We are committed to making your dining service with us even better” says the menu perched on the seat of a westbound Lake Shore Limited roomette, departing Albany-Rensselaer, N.Y. on June 17, 2018. With that as the measuring stick, how does Amtrak’s new pre-prepared, cold-meal service measure up? FULL SCREEN Bob Johnston It was encouraging […]
Amtrak begins process of replacing oldest Amfleet cars NEWSWIRE
Amtrak has begun the formal process of replacing its oldest Amfleet equipment, used on trains like the Illinois Zephyr, shown here in Western Springs, Ill. TRAINS: David Lassen WASHINGTON — Amtrak has begun the process of seeking new equipment to replace its Amfleet I passenger cars, posting a Request for Information today to explore options […]
