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Amtrak service along parts of the Northeast corridor resumes after disruptions on 2 days

Nov. 13, 2024 16:30 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service along sections of the Northeast corridor resumed Wednesday after disruptions on two consecutive days. Service between New York and New Haven, Connecticut, was restored about 24 hours after it was suspended because of a fire near a train route in New...

Amtrak service disrupted after fire near tracks in New York City

Nov. 12, 2024 19:58 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service in parts of the Northeast was disrupted or delayed Tuesday after a fire broke out near a train route in New York City. Amtrak said initial reports indicated a brush fire stemming from a transformer at an Amtrak substation caused power losses for...

Federal government hands out $2.4 billion for 122 railroad projects nationwide

Oct. 29, 2024 15:29 PM EDT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads. The grants announced Tuesday by the Federal Railroad Administration will go to projects...