Tag: Amtrak
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 $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...
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...
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...
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...
RIPTA ridership down, as other modes of transportation increase
PROVIDENCE – After reaching 21 million bus riders in 2008, R.I. Public Transit Authority annual ridership fell below 20 million following the Great Recession...
Amtrak spending $1.2M building new generator at Providence Station
PROVIDENCE – Amtrak plans on spending $72.5 million to renovate and upgrade stations in its network for fiscal 2019. Providence Station will see $1.2...
Amtrak seeking applications for new social media residency program
PROVIDENCE – Amtrak has announced a new residency program, in which select individuals are invited to ride its long-distance trains and write about it...
Amtrak launches new assigned-seating initiative for Acela first class
PROVIDENCE – Amtrak is now offering assigned seating for customers traveling in Acela first class on select departures, the company announced May 30.
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