There has been much talk lately about increasing participation by the private sector when it comes to running passenger trains in the United States. Brightline’s Florida operation and the company’s…

It’s not the traditional season for the famed celebration, but a new Mardi Gras is coming to six cities and towns along the Gulf Coast twice a day, starting August…

Fourth and Final in a Series: Where Would the Model Work Best? The process for getting a New Starts grant (or a Small Starts grant, for that matter) from the…

Aside from metropolitan areas with established local or regional public transportation, it’s difficult for a non-motorist, non-flyer to get around the United States these days. I rarely fly, but I…

UPDATE: New Jersey Transit (NJT) locomotive engineers represented by the BLET (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen) have ratified a tentative contract agreement reached May 18 by management and union…

Amtrak’s project to rehabilitate the East River Tunnels between Manhattan and Queens on the Northeast Corridor is under way, but like many large-scale rail infrastructure projects today, the issues surrounding…

The Congestion Pricing toll for vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street has won another victory in court. Last year saw numerous litigations in New York and New Jersey by elected…

Andy Byford is coming back to New York, where he has been tapped to oversee development in and around the city’s Penn Station. New Yorkers bestowed the moniker “Train Daddy”…

The Rail Users’ Network (RUN) holds on-line conferences in the spring and fall. The most recent took place on May 16 and focused on the current situation regarding rail transit…

Amtrak’s Board of Directors met on May 22. The event included several presentations about Amtrak’s performance and plans, presentations that were made available to the public through a Zoom link.…

RAILWAY AGE, MAY 2025 ISSUE: Chicago has one of four legacy regional rail networks, the others being in Boston, Philadelphia, and the New York area, including New Jersey. All except…

Effective Nov.10, 2024, Amtrak eliminated the Capitol Limited between Chicago and Washington, DC, as well as the Silver Star between New York and Miami. Direct service between the Northeast Corridor…

Easter is over, but Mardi Gras is coming to New Orleans, Mobile, and four towns between them on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This “Mardi Gras” will be an Amtrak train,…

Third of a Series: Proposals for Princeton and Philadelphia. Henry Posner III is a man on a mission. He is actively promoting the concept of an inexpensive way to test…

In the latest round of what appears to be a feud between Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy on one side and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New…

Could June 30, a deadline only ten weeks away at this writing, mark the final run for Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer, the only passenger train in Oklahoma? That could happen, according…

This does not appear to be a good time for high-speed rail (HSR) projects in the United States. USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy has called for an investigation into the California…

The Rail Users’ Network (RUN) is a not-for-profit rider advocacy organization that calls for more rail transit of all modes, an improved Amtrak, and better connectivity between the two. One…

On March 23, the New York Daily News ran an editorial about the Gateway Program, which is building new infrastructure in New York City and New Jersey on Amtrak’s Northeast…

Second of a Series: Potential SEPTA Connection Demo. In the first article of this series, posted on March 18, we introduced Pop-Up Metro, a concept that could introduce passenger service…