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November 29, 2012
Written By Malcolm Kenton GE, the maker of most of the locomotives in use today on North American railroads (freight and passenger), produced this high-quality short film from cameras mounted to the front of one of its newest Evolution Series locomotives as it pulls CSX’s Juice Train – containing 550,000 gallons of Tropicana orange juice – from Bradenton, Florida to Jersey City, New Jersey:...
November 28, 2012
Written By Sean Jeans Gail The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing today to examine Amtrak’s ongoing structural reorganization intended to improve the performance and accountability of the railroad, part of a series held by the committee over the past few months to examine Amtrak and passenger rail. Chairman John Mica (R-FL) accused Amtrak of lagging behind other modes...
November 20, 2012
Written By Sean Jeans Gail A provision in federal law is endangering the popular Hoosier State train, and we need your help to save it! Amtrak's Hoosier State runs between Indianapolis and Chicago. In combination with the Cardinal, it provides seven day a week service connecting those cities as well as serving Crawfordsville, Rensselaer, Lafayette and Dyer. Daily service is particularly importa...
November 16, 2012
Written By Malcolm Kenton America’s busiest travel days of the year – the Tuesday and Wednesday before and the Sunday and Monday after Thanksgiving – are also Amtrak’s busiest. Thus, Amtrak is adding extra trains on several routes – more this year than in past years. Click the links below to access the special Thanksgiving schedule for each route, which is only in effect Nov. 20-26: No...
November 15, 2012
Written By Sean Jeans Gail Image courtesy HebCaltrans announced November 9 that it has nearly doubled bicycle storage capacity on its San Joaquin and Capitol Corridor trains, enhancing mobility options for Northern Californians looking to escape road congestion and rising gas prices. “There’s been a need for additional storage as more and more people ride bicycles on their commute,” said C...