The city of Dublin plans to increase its recreational capacity and possibly build a passenger railroad station on nearly 250 acres it bought on the city’s west side. The purchase includes SportsOhio, a 100-acre sports complex to which many go for soccer games at Soccer First, go karts, batting cages, a driving range, mini golf […]
A new passenger rail line in Boise may have another route forward after hopes for the service were stymied last year from a blown opportunity for federal funding. The Federal Railroad Administration continued work this month toward mapping an expanded network of routes across the U.S., including the defunct Pioneer Line that made several stops […]
Two people were hit and killed by an Amtrak train in separate incidents in North Carolina, authorities confirmed to Channel 9. Amtrak told Channel 9 one person was hit by a train near Charlotte early Friday morning. MEDIC confirmed that a person died at the scene on Old Concord Road near Rocky River Road. The […]
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 16: A train conductor stands next to an Amtrak train at New York’s Pennsylvania Station on February 16, 2018 in New York City. Amtrak gave a media tour on Friday to show the progress made on the train service’s ongoing infrastructure renewal work at Penn Station, one of the nation’s […]
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — No one was injured when an Amtrak train collided with an unoccupied vehicle on the tracks in Lancaster County. An Amtrak spokesperson said the crash happened around 5:44 p.m. Saturday north of Lancaster in East Hempfield Township. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now […]
NJ Transit and Amtrak service into and out of New York Penn Station was facing massive delays Thursday evening after a power issue caused a lengthy disruption heading into rush hour. All power had been restored around 5:30 p.m., according to Amtrak, with all rail service between New Haven and Philadelphia resuming — but “significant […]
NJ Transit and Amtrak service into and out of New York Penn Station was facing massive delays Thursday evening after a power issue caused a lengthy disruption heading into rush hour. All power had been restored around 5:30 p.m., according to Amtrak, with all rail service between New Haven and Philadelphia resuming — but “significant […]
Chaotic moments caught on board Amtrak Cascades train in Cowlitz County Chaotic moments aboard the Amtrak Cascades train between Seattle and Portland Wednesday when the train crew had to break into one of the cars to restrain a passenger who latched a car door, grabbed a fire extinguisher, and sprayed it erratically. Videos sent to […]
Multiple Amtrak trains between New York and Washington D.C. were suspended Wednesday due to downed overhead power lines between Newark, New Jersey and New York’s Penn Station. While service resumed Thursday morning, trains are expected to experience continued delays, according to an 8 a.m. update on Amtrak’s website. The transportation provider added that all trains […]
What will Thursday morning’s commute look like following the extensive disruption of rail service in the Metro New York area Wednesday evening? NJ Transit was warning its riders late Wednesday to expect “possible delays and cancellations” during the morning commute. Amtrak had a similar message for its customers. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, […]
Three people were killed in western New York after their vehicle was struck by a northbound Amtrak train, fire officials said on Saturday. Amtrak Train 281 was traveling from New York to Niagara Falls when it struck a vehicle obstructing the track, an Amtrak spokesperson confirmed to CBS News. “There have been no reported injuries to […]
Three people were killed after a northbound Amtrak train struck a vehicle in Western New York Friday night, according to multiple reports. The incident occurred just before 8 p.m. in North Towanda, in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area, fire officials said in a news release Saturday morning. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they located […]