WASHINGTON – As part of Amtrak’s year-long 50th anniversary celebration, a series of colorful graphic photo canvasses are appearing at dozens of stations around the country during fall 2021. Amtrak…
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RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam announced the launch of expanded rail service from downtown Richmond to the Northeast on Sept. 27, 2021. Amtrak Northeast Regional Train No. 86, which formerly…
BARRE, VT – The state of Vermont celebrated restoration of its train service on July 19, 2021, with a day of special offers and station events. The state-supported Vermonter (St….
SANDERSON, TEXAS – Representatives of Amtrak and this West Texas community gathered on May 27, 2021, to celebrate the completion of a nearly $3 million upgrade of the local Amtrak…
NEW YORK – On January 1, 2021, Amtrak, in partnership with Empire State Development (State of New York), expanded its footprint in New York City with the opening of the…
NEW YORK – Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT have completed the second and final phase of the Ticketed Waiting Area refresh at New York Penn Station at the Amtrak Concourse on…
BRATTLEBORO, VT – Amtrak announced on Nov. 19, 2020, that it is in discussions with the Town of Brattleboro, NECR Railroad and the State of Vermont on its proposal for…
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The city’s new downtown Exchange Street Station opened on Nov. 8, 2020, with the arrival of the eastbound Maple Leaf (Toronto-Albany-New York). Located just south of Sahlen Field, home of the…
HOMEWOOD, ILL. – Improvements to Amtrak and Metra customer facilities at the shared station in Chicago south-suburban Homewood were celebrated on the morning of Sept. 28, 2020, by federal, state,…
NEWPORT NEWS, VA – On July 21, 2020, officials representing Amtrak, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the City of…
Amtrak established the Great American Stations Project in 2006 to educate communities on the benefits of redeveloping train stations, offer tools to community leaders to preserve their stations, and provide the appropriate Amtrak resources.
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