Amtrak

Metro-North trains crash in Connecticut, dozens injured
5/20/13 8:19 AM Comment
Railroad officials in Connecticut say the morning commute is going as well as can be expected following Friday's train collision that that injured 72 people and has shut down service.
Boston bombings: Transportation to and from Boston area virtually shut down
4/19/13 7:12 PM Comment
Mass transportation to, from and within the Boston area was virtually shut down Friday. But by Friday evening, authorities had lifted the stay-indoors warning for people in the Boston area, and the transit system started running again.
Northeast airports, highways, Amtrak resume limited service after blizzard
2/10/13 1:41 PM Comment
Airports in New York and Boston were ramping up service as they attempted to return to normal operations following a massive snowstorm that crippled parts of the East Coast and led to thousands of flight delays and cancelations.
Amtrak: Acela Express between NY and DC operates on schedule
2/10/13 12:42 PM Comment
Some Amtrak service has been restored since a severe winter storm dropped nearly three feet of snow in the Northeast.
Amtrak train strikes pedestrian south of Alexandria
2/7/13 9:12 PM Comment
An Amtrak train hit and killed a man who was walking on the tracks just south of Alexandria, between Backlick Road and the Beltway, around 7 p.m. Thursday.
Amtrak service restored between Baltimore and Washington
1/25/13 11:23 AM Comment
Amtrak says problems with overhead power lines delayed service temporarily between Washington and Baltimore. Service was restored at about 11:20 a.m. Friday.
DAYBREAK DAILY: D.C. set to greet new train travelers
12/10/12 6:15 AM Comment
After 35 years, no less.
Amtrak to and from Penn Station delayed
11/21/12 9:17 PM Comment
Crews say a commercial power failure involving the compressors disabled the use of track switches.
Michael Jerome Dennis gets prison time for making false bomb threats against Amtrak
11/7/12 1:22 PM Comment
Michael Jerome Dennis admitted that he called Amtrak and said he had placed a bomb at the New York Avenue Bridge just north of Union Station.
Amtrak: Reduced service Monday on NE corridor
11/5/12 5:33 AM Comment
Amtrak says Acela Express and Northeast Regional service will operate with reduced frequency on Monday between Washington, New York and Boston.
Northeast travel slowly resumes
10/31/12 7:49 PM Comment
Planes are back in the air and returning to the East Coast, but thanks to Sandy it's far from a full schedule.
Sandy leaves travelers stranded in D.C.
10/30/12 12:17 AM Comment
It’s almost Halloween and it’s eerily quiet at Reagan National Airport with its empty tarmacs and canceled flights.
Amtrak restores service, MARC still disrupted
10/9/12 2:17 PM Comment
The rail service said normal service had been restored about 1 p.m. Tuesday. Two of three tracks were open, with repairs continuing on a third.
Amtrak train derails near Hanford
10/1/12 5:14 PM Comment
At least 20 passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries Monday when a big rig truck collided with a southbound Amtrak train in California's Central Valley, authorities said.
Amtrak food costs cause hundreds of millions in losses
8/3/12 5:58 PM Comment
Think that $9.50 burger you bought on your last Amtrak ride was expensive? What would you say if we told you that same burger cost Amtrak more than $16 to purchase and make you?
Union Station Amtrak renovation to cost $7 billion
7/25/12 5:37 PM Comment
The plans are both expansive and expensive, but a brand new look could eventually come to Washington's historic Union Station.
Amtrak service restarts between DC, Philadelphia after four-hour service suspension
5/27/12 9:17 PM Comment
Amtrak says service has restarted between Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia after service was suspended for about four hours by overhead wire problems.
Amtrak adding free Wi-Fi on a dozen East Coast routes
11/1/11 8:16 AM Comment
Amtrak has announced it is extending free wireless internet to about a dozen East Coast routes, including the Northeast Regional trains running from Boston to Virginia Beach.

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Metro-North trains crash in Connecticut, dozens injured

Boston bombings: Transportation to and from Boston area virtually shut down

Northeast airports, highways, Amtrak resume limited service after blizzard

Amtrak: Acela Express between NY and DC operates on schedule

Amtrak train strikes pedestrian south of Alexandria

Amtrak service restored between Baltimore and Washington

DAYBREAK DAILY: D.C. set to greet new train travelers

Amtrak to and from Penn Station delayed

Michael Jerome Dennis gets prison time for making false bomb threats against Amtrak

Amtrak: Reduced service Monday on NE corridor

Northeast travel slowly resumes

Sandy leaves travelers stranded in D.C.

Amtrak restores service, MARC still disrupted

Amtrak train derails near Hanford

Amtrak food costs cause hundreds of millions in losses

Union Station Amtrak renovation to cost $7 billion

Amtrak service restarts between DC, Philadelphia after four-hour service suspension

Amtrak adding free Wi-Fi on a dozen East Coast routes

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