Amtrak train stranded with 183 people aboard The Coast Starlight Train 11, traveling from Seattle to Los Angeles, came to a standstill near a tiny town in Oregon after hitting a tree that fell on the track. 6 years ago Amtrak cars detach, stranding riders ahead of Thanksgiving ...
The look and feel has been updated for a better app experience. It includes a completely redesigned Home Screen, plus an all-new MyTrips tab that makes it easier for you to focus on your tickets while on-the-go. Also, train Status and schedule adjustments will now show right on the res...
Aided by 2021 infrastructure bill funding, Amtrak has also embarked on major track and tunnel upgrades along rail it owns in the Northeast. Among the most notable is the $6 billion replacement of the 150-year-old Frederick Douglass Tunnel near Baltimore with two electrified tunnel tubes, which ...
So does the right Northeast Corridor-specific soundtrack, which always includes Bob Mould’s “Brasilia Crossed With Trenton” and Suzanne Vega’s “Ironbound (Fancy Poultry).” After years of seeing decades-old infrastructure unchanged, the past couple of years have allowed me to watch the ...
Destinations provides real-time information on your current location, arrival time, remaining travel time, distance to your destination, and even your speed! View your location on a map and track your journey. — CUSTOMIZABLE — Tailor your trip to your preferences. Decide how close to your stat...
RWU feels that the best way forward is to bring the railroads under public control, at least the basic infrastructure (track, signals, yards, terminals, etc) or it is very unlikely that we will see much in the wa...
In contrast, the Cascades plan would simply require a third or fourth track in the BNSF ROW. BNSF is well aware of this, WSDOT would pay the capital cost for the share that benefits it, and there would be additional capacity for freight when the Cascades/Sounder/Amtrak trains move off the...
Since the time I plan to leave the hotel is based on what time the train leaves Sacramento, having the updated train status is important to me. If either above case (1) or (2) is true, I don't have a problem as the southbound Amtrak Coast Starlight can't depart from Emeryville ...
Shortly after we got started after our long delay waiting for the new train crew, we saw a Union Pacific freight train stopped on the track next to us. Just as we approached the front of the U.P. locomotive, we saw the door to the locomotive was open and a man and woman were embra...
It includes a completely redesigned Home Screen, plus an all-new MyTrips tab that makes it easier for you to focus on your tickets while on-the-go. Also, train Status and schedule adjustments will now show right on the reservation so you can know the status with just a glance. We ...