In Trump’s second term, with reality television personality Sean Duffy serving as U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Amtrak’s future feels less than secure. Feasibility studies to map new ...

Fifteen new routes are proposed as a part of the study ... and it would put 43 million more Americans onto the Amtrak map. We think it would probably grow GDP by something like $17 billion.

Amtrak has revealed the major construction projects needed to prepare its systems for the "new era of rail ... and rural areas around the country." A map of construction sites along the Northeast ...

Revised Amtrak vision would link Detroit, Metro Airport by rail Michigan Central reopens with a new purpose after symbolizing ... Frezell said. FRA will reimburse up to $500,000 per corridor ...

The FRA study lists many challenges in restoring old routes. Most of the railroads Amtrak uses are owned by other companies and developing new routes takes significant time, analysis and resources.

The study involved the installation of TRAINFO sensors to collect real-time rail crossing data, which was then integrated into in-vehicle systems and dispatcher tactical maps. The findings, FRA says, ...