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A Computer Model Is Causing Years of Delays for Amtrak's New High-Speed Trains, Scathing Audit Finds
The flagship Acela fleet may have to cut service because Amtrak is running out of spare parts and using unsupported software on critical components while the new fleet is nowhere close to entering service.
Three People Died in an Amtrak Derailment Caused by Faulty Freight Rail Tracks Overworked Track Inspector Missed, Report Finds
The damaged track was inspected just two days prior to the derailment, but the inspector had worked more than 42 hours the previous three days and had to inspect 126.8 miles of track that day alone.
Southern California Train Tracks Keep Eroding, Emergency Repairs Will Take Months, Authorities Announce
Perhaps 100-foot steel anchors in the bedrock will help.
Amtrak Shuts Down Its Second-Busiest Corridor Due to Coastal Erosion, Again
“Until we have confirmation from the experts the slope movement has stopped, we will not resume Metrolink service,” the commuter rail line that runs on the same tracks said.
America Aspires to One Day in the Far Future Build Rail Service Worse Than It Was in the 1940s
Amtrak has a bold vision for the future: slower trains than the days before color television.
Lawsuits Galore Filed in Deadly Amtrak Crash as Locals Say They’ve Been Warning About Risk for Years
The steep grade, blocked views, and lack of warning lights and gates made the deadly crash tragically predictable, locals say.
Six Dead In Two Amtrak Crashes Due to Cars on Tracks Within 24 Hours
The two crashes, in California and Missouri, both occurred at track crossings without gates or other alert systems.
Amtrak Spent 11 Years and $450 Million to Save Acela Riders 100 Seconds
Meanwhile, France built a brand new 210-mile high speed rail line with a max speed of 200 mph in six years.
Amtrak Is Streaming an Empty Railroad on Twitch to Beef With Freight Rail Companies
Amtrak wants to run two round-trip trains a day between Mobile and New Orleans. Freight companies are fighting it. So Amtrak is taking it to Twitch.
Coastal Erosion Is Shutting Down Infrastructure. It’s Going to Get Worse.
"A slow-rolling erosion shitstorm is coming to coastal SoCal. In fact, it already started."
Biden's Executive Order Acknowledges Passenger Rail's Biggest Problem
Outside the northeast, Amtrak uses privately-owned freight tracks, and getting stuck behind freight trains is the biggest cause of delays.
Amtrak’s Largest Union Doesn’t Want Capitol Hill Rioters on Its Trains
The call for increased security comes after flight attendants wanted pro-Trump rioters banned from planes.