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Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much of the funding must still be approved by Congress.

Amtrak’s new fleet of trains will service the Northeast Corridor and feature upgrades such as hybrid batteries.

Travel searches are surging, and bookings aren’t far behind. But it isn’t happening uniformly across continents. Here’s who is booking and where they’re going.

President Joe Biden didn’t want to be anywhere else Friday than helping his Amtrak family celebrate 50 years on the rails

President Joe Biden says his proposal for an aggressive series of infrastructure investments would require $2.3 trillion in spending over eight years but could create millions of jobs.

With a new rail tunnel into New York years away at best, Amtrak is embarking on an aggressive and expensive program to fix a 110-year-old tunnel in the interim

A possible electrical fire at Newark Penn Station caused suspensions and delays along Amtrak and NJ Transit lines Thursday morning. The apparent electrical fire may have started in the ceiling, right near the Dunkin’ Donuts, which is situated in the seating area near the ticket windows. News 4 was on the scene where a heavy presence of firefighters was seen…

An electrical fire at Newark Penn Station has caused suspensions and delays with Amtrak and NJ Transit lines. NBC News 4 New York reporter Brian Thompson reports.

A 48-year-old Amtrak worker has been arrested for allegedly stealing chainsaws and chainsaw parts valued at more than $50,000 from his employer and reselling them, mainly via an online auction service, federal prosecutors in New Jersey say. Jose Rodriguez, of Brick, faces one count of theft from an agency receiving federal funds and one count of theft of government property…

Two major railroad workers unions have asked the Department of Homeland Security to beef up security on Amtrak and other passenger lines, including by creating a no-ride list akin to the no-fly list that prevents people identified as risks from boarding planes

President-elect Joe Biden will no longer be taking an Amtrak train to Washington for his inauguration because of security concerns

Saltwater deposits left behind by Superstorm Sandy combine with water seeping in from outside to eat away at the tunnel’s walls, including sections that house 12,000-volt electrical cables running the length of the 2 ½-mile span, while also degrading the track bed, wood ties and rails

Amtrak canceled all service between New York City and New Haven, Connecticut, Tuesday evening after an earlier freight train derailment, the railroad service announced

The new bridge will replace a 110-year-old swing bridge that occasionally becomes stuck after it opens to allow boats to pass under, causing delays along the corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C.

Amtrak will resume Acela train service on June 1 for those traveling between Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York, New Haven, Boston and other cities. Acela express trains, which travel at speeds up to 150 mph, were shuttered back in March due to the coronavirus pandemic and customers were told to use Northeast Regional service instead. Amtrak has seen overall ridership…

Amtrak began requiring customers to cover their faces in stations, on trains and thruway buses Monday.

Starting Sunday May 3 at midnight, the concourses for Amtrak and NJ Transit will all be closed overnight so the transit hub and trains can be thoroughly cleaned, Amtrak said in an announcement Friday evening

AMtrak made the decision to close part of the transit ub for deep cleaning, which will go along with the MTA closing subway stations roughly during the same hours. But opening up to pedestrians and bicyclists will be seven miles of NYC streets starting Saturday. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

The new plan calls for more extensive repairs that will require further service disruptions — including a potential “complete outage at some point,” according to an Amtrak executive

A cement truck derailment is fouling traffic Friday. Ken Buffa reports.