Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Amtrak

Rail Problem: House GOP Wants to Undermine Trains Exactly When We Need Them Most

By Aaron Short | May 27, 2023 | No Comments

The future of interstate rail travel is in jeopardy if the White House caves to House Republican spending cuts as part of the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations, advocates say.

Train Daddy Andy Byford's new job? He's running high-speed rail at Amtrak.

STREETSBLOG EXCLUSIVE: Andy Byford to Join Amtrak

By David Meyer | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments

Andy Byford — the beloved former head of the MTA's buses and subways division — will join Amtrak next month as an executive vice president.

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US Passenger Rail Is Struggling But Advocates Remain Hopeful

By John Besche | Dec 2, 2022 | No Comments

Here are three core reasons why Amtrak routes are having a hard time — and some signs of hope.

An Amtrak train at Buffalo Exchange Place. Photo: Ben Turon

Opinion: Amtrak Must Restore Adirondack Service Now!

By Steve Strauss | Sep 26, 2022 | No Comments

Amtrak cut service during the pandemic, but restoring it has been difficult owing to labor shortages exacerbated by layoffs, retirements and Covid outbreaks among staff.

Bikes on a rack on an Amtrak train in the Pacific Northwest. Photo: Will Value with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

Amtrak Abruptly Stops Bike Service on ‘Maple Leaf’ to Upstate and Canada

By Eve Kessler | Jul 15, 2022 | No Comments

The cancellation cuts a key northbound route for city bikers who want to pick up the 750-mile Empire State Trail in Western New York.

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Talking Headways Podcast: Thinking Regionally About New York

By Jeff Wood | Jun 3, 2022 | No Comments

How the Interborough Express got traction, and other tales of transit in the Big City.

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