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Support growing for 'Amtrak ConnectsUS' Texas rail service
July 5th, 2021
July 5, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Ever since Amtrak unveiled its vision to expand passenger rail service in key short-run corridors around the country earlier this year, interest has been growing in broadening train service to link Texas' major cities...
Shreveport Mayor appointed to Southern Rail Commission - wants rail service on I-20 corridor
July 4th, 2021
July 4, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
A new development in a long-range plan to put people on trains in the I-20 corridor.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards last week appointed Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins as an at-large member of the three-state...
What should be next at Amtrak?...some ideas for food, OTP, Phoenix and Texas
June 12th, 2021
June 8, 2021 - Commentary by Russ Jackson, 40 years as a rail advocate -
After 50 years of existence you'd think Amtrak would have thought of everything. Well, below are some ideas this writer has mulled over for a long...
Amtrak, local leaders discuss possible Midwest Expansion, including added Fort Worth frequency
June 9th, 2021
June 8, 2021 - nbcdfw.com -
Amtrak's proposed Heartland Flyer expansion would triple the frequency of rides between the station in downtown Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, as well as extend Amtrak service to Newton, Kansas through Wichita.
In a Zoom press...
Daily Sunset/Eagle service would produce local economic return 3.5 times its cost
May 31st, 2021
May 31, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Rail Passengers Association (RPA) has issued an economic benefits analysis that shows if Amtrak's Sunset Limited/Texas Eagle service expanded from tri-weekly to daily service it would generate an economic return of 3.5 times to...
Amtrak on push for intercity rail service expansion: Houston, other Texas cities in "triangle"
May 28th, 2021
May 27, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
By 2035 Amtrak, the only national passenger rail service provider, wants to deliver more frequent and reliable trains to more Texas cities.
In an announcement from Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn, the executive said that “now...
Amtrak's Texas Eagle falls short on daily restored service promises
May 24th, 2021
May 24, 2021 - TRA Newswire - Aboard the Texas Eagle -
Texas Rail Advocates President Peter LeCody was aboard the Texas Eagle today and observed the good, the bad and the ugly.
Daily service on Amtrak's Texas Eagle was restored today,...
Plans for Heartland Flyer extension from Fort Worth to Kansas ramping up
May 23rd, 2021
May 23, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Amtrak officials this past week explained their vision to extend the daily Heartland Flyer, which now runs from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City, northward to Kansas connections.
Amtrak Government Affairs spokesmen Derrick James of Chicago...
Amtrak claims equipment shortage for missing lounge car on Texas Eagle, food service issues
May 21st, 2021
Updated May 23, 2021 - TRA Newswire -
Amtrak's Texas Eagle will return to daily service starting this Monday, ending temporary tri-weekly service that started last fall during the pandemic.
However, the iconic Sightseer Lounge that passengers were accustomed to seeing on...
Commentary: Amtrak 2035 map - Hopes and Challenges
April 9th, 2021
April 9, 2021 - RailwayAge.com - David Peter Alan -
“America’s Railroad” recently released a map showing the services it would like to offer by 2035; 14 years from now. As planning frontiers go, that is not a very long time....