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‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden to give out $16B for passenger rail projects 

WASHINGTON (AP) –  President Joe Biden, arguably the nation's biggest Amtrak fan, visited a train maintenance shop in his home state of Delaware on...

Lightship ‘Startup Train’ to kick off coastal tour in Providence

PROVIDENCE – The Ocean State’s capital will serve as the first stop on the Lightship Foundation’s inaugural “Startup Train” this spring. Through the initiative, national...

Business groups urge Congress to block potential rail strike

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Business groups are increasing the pressure on lawmakers to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline in...

Biden: Tentative railway labor deal reached, averting strike

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION would like to add a second platform and new track for an Amtrak stop at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport, but not everyone agrees that spending $247 million on it is wise. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Proposed $247M Amtrak station at Warwick airport draws mixed reaction

A proposed Amtrak stop at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport has public transit advocates and members of the business community divided over whether...

R.I. authorizes 40-year lease for property at Pawtucket/Central Falls rail station

PAWTUCKET – Rhode Island’s State Properties Committee this week authorized a 40-year lease between the R.I. Department of Transportation, Amtrak and the Rhode Island...
AMTRAK'S UPGRADE to the Northeast Corridor may miss a planned start of paid customer service in 2021. / BLOOMBERG NEW FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

Amtrak’s $2.1B Acela upgrade may miss 2021 planned start

WASHINGTON – Amtrak’s $2.1 billion upgrade to its high-speed Acela rail service between Washington and Boston may miss a planned start of paid customer...
A $25 MILLION project to upgrade Providence Station, including expanding the building's interior space and upgrading bathrooms, has been funded by federal grants, Amtrak and RIDOT. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Providence Station to get $25 million in upgrades, renovations

PROVIDENCE – A $25 million upgrade to Providence Station is in the works, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced Monday. The plans for the state’s busiest...
THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR route of Amtrak makes more money than any other line, while longer distance routes lose money. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES/JOE RAEDLE

Opinion: Amtrak’s long-distance routes lose the most money while Northeast corridor...

By the time it crossed the Mississippi River at Burlington, Iowa, last week, our California Zephyr was running more than eight hours late on its...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Transportation was awarded $2.8 million in a federal grant overseen by the U.S. Department of Transportation to conduct a review of the requirements necessary to bring Amtrak service to the T.F. Green Airport train station. / COURTESY R.I. AIRPORT CORP.

RIDOT to receive $3M to further study bringing Amtrak service to...

WARWICK – The R.I. Department of Transportation will receive a $2.8 million federal grant to fund further efforts between the state and Amtrak to...
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