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Rail Problem: House GOP Wants to Undermine Trains Exactly When We Need Them Most
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.
May 27, 2023
STREETSBLOG EXCLUSIVE: Andy Byford to Join Amtrak
Andy Byford — the beloved former head of the MTA's buses and subways division — will join Amtrak next month as an executive vice president.
March 23, 2023
US Passenger Rail Is Struggling But Advocates Remain Hopeful
Here are three core reasons why Amtrak routes are having a hard time — and some signs of hope.
December 2, 2022
Amtrak Abruptly Stops Bike Service on ‘Maple Leaf’ to Upstate and Canada
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.
July 15, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Thinking Regionally About New York
How the Interborough Express got traction, and other tales of transit in the Big City.
June 3, 2022
STANDING ORDER: Legislators Demand Public Seating at the Moynihan Train Hall
Every bum needs a place to relax.
February 4, 2022
Infrastructure Law Helps Fix Amtrak Funding Woes, Rail Exec. Tells House
An infusion of $22 billion for Amtrak would allow the system to offer more reliable service, upgrade stations and work on its backlog of deferred maintenance.
December 27, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines: Almost Heaven Edition
Our old man editor is headed back to West Virginia. But first, the news.
September 29, 2021
OPINION: Biden Should Link Gateway Program and Climate Goals
September 10, 2021
The Newest National Park is Just a Train Ride Away…
...But car-free tourists aren't getting much help from Amtrak and others in the New River Gorge region. A retired pharmacist and Streetsblog are trying to change that.
August 20, 2021
