Shiny New Locomotives – Fast, Too – For Amtrak

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Speed and more energy efficient locomotives bound for Amtrak service in the Northeast begin rolling off the assembly line in Sacramento. Read more →

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America High Speed Rail Seeks A Standard Bearer

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Amtrak and the California High Speed Rail Authority have partnered in the search for a U.S. standard for high speed rail train equipment. Read more →

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Amtrak High Speed Rail Across Country Gains Traction Slowly

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Amtrak celebrates recent successes in seeing high speed rail tested and debuted in certain areas of the country, even as China continues its own aggressive HSR push. Read more →

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More High Speed Rail Comes To Amtrak, Sort Of

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Getting to Chicago's suburbs just got quicker thanks to the inauguration of an 110 mph Amtrak line covering the 97 miles from Kalamazoo to Porter, Indiana. Read more →

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Illinois Recovers Florida’s Fumbled Light-Rail Dough

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Thanks to a baffling move by the state of Florida, Illinois is about to receive $186 million to supplement a high-speed line reaching from Chicago to St. Louis. Read more →

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High-Speed Rail Funding Focuses On Northeast

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The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that $745 million in funds will go to support high-speed rail plans in the Northeast Corridor. Read more →

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Amtrak Gets $562 Million For Electric Trains

Amtrak has been given a $562 million loan by the U.S. Department of Transportation to purchase 70 electric locomotives to replace an aging fleet. Read more →

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A High Speed Rail Line, Republican Style

Two Republican Congressmen have submitted a proposal that would remove Amtrak from the potential Northeast Corridor high speed rail project. Read more →

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Amtrak Seeks Private High Speed Rail Partners

Amtrak is seeking private partnerships as it looks to establish a high speed rail line that would run from Washington D.C. to Boston. Read more →

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Amtrak’s Acela Celebrates 10th Birthday

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The U.S.'s first high speed rail line, the Acela Express--which runs at 150 mph from Philadelphia to New York--is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Read more →

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