Amtrak
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Commentary: California Needs a Night Train Now
The Europeans are expanding overnight intercity services. So is Amtrak on the East Coast. When will California get on board?
April 14, 2021
Amtrak Is Ready to Grow. Will it Finally Get the Subsidy It Deserves?
Amtrak wants intercity rail take its rightful place as an essential component of our public transportation ecosystem, rather than quasi-private afterthought.
February 22, 2021
Bay Area Wants More Rail
Second set of Transbay tubes? New lines joining Sacramento and San Francisco directly? Seems the sky is the limit under new plan.
January 29, 2021
Amtrak Wants to Compete With Planes and Roads
Whaddya know? Amtrak is getting better and better — and may soon be profitable (you read that right!).
November 12, 2019
Amtrak’s Late-Running Trains Cost System Millions
The rail system's slow-to-arrive trains are costing tens of millions of dollars in excess worker overtime and tickets it could be selling, according to a new audit.
October 23, 2019
What if America Took Amtrak Seriously?
This summer, the author rode to the Midwest and back. It got her dreaming about high-speed rail.
September 24, 2019
A Transit Hub Needs to Expand–Will Moving it Help or Hurt Passengers?
Relocating a transit hub is tricky. Responsible use of public moneys, impacts on passengers, improving service--it can all be a balancing act. And then what if everything else will be moving?
July 25, 2019
SPUR Talk: The Future of Rail in Northern California
More trains, more frequency, more speed coming to California
June 7, 2019
Amtrak to S.F. via a New Transbay Tube?
Capitol Corridor and BART are discussing building a second Transbay tube to carry trains from both systems
February 7, 2019
New “Sacramento Morning Express” Delivers Early Morning Travelers to the Capital
The new train service is expected to stimulate ridership in the San Joaquin Valley and offer travelers with business in the capital an alternative to driving.
May 8, 2018
