# Amtrak - News, updates, upgrades, etc **URL:** \ **Category:** Discussion Topic\ **Created:** [June 15, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408 "2022-06-15T17:26:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/1 "2022-06-15T17:26:05Z")
[https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/press-release/21270066/amtrak-amtrak-advances-northeast-corridor-improvements](https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/press-release/21270066/amtrak-amtrak-advances-northeast-corridor-improvements) [https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/article/21271063/amtrak-to-run-150-mph-trains-along-16mile-segment-of-nec](https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/article/21271063/amtrak-to-run-150-mph-trains-along-16mile-segment-of-nec) [https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/article/21230540/connect-nec-2035-lays-out-15year-map-to-deliver-better-rail-service-on-the-northeast-corridor](https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/article/21230540/connect-nec-2035-lays-out-15year-map-to-deliver-better-rail-service-on-the-northeast-corridor) > **[Ashland and Amtrak celebrate ADA platform project completion](https://richmond.com/community/mechanicsville-local/news/ashland-and-amtrak-celebrate-ada-platform-project-completion/article_d7ad6b44-ec09-11ec-affa-3b1f9bd88ad1.html)** > > The journey to and from Ashland just got a little easier for people with disabilities with the dedication of a new platform construction project that improves accessibility and safety at > **[Amtrak is attracting new travelers; sees shift from business to leisure...](https://thepointsguy.com/news/amtrak-train-travel-future/)** > > From crowded airports to busy beaches and tourist destinations across the U.S., this weekend’s numbers confirmed what we’ve expected for months: The travel > **[Scranton-NYC Amtrak advocates send 'expression of interest' to Federal...](https://www.poconorecord.com/story/business/transportation/2022/06/15/cartwright-casey-inform-federal-government-of-interest-in-scranton-nyc-route-amtrak-trains/65361135007/)** > > The Federal Railroad Administration will decide which proposed Amtrak routes will receive federal grant funding. > **[Atlanta wants Amtrak at Centennial Yards mini-city](https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/06/03/atlanta-council-considers-amtrak-at-centennial-yards)** > > City Hall leaders want Amtrak to have a prime spot at Centennial Yards in Downtown, reviving a transit vision for a massive development that’s poised to bring thousands of residents, travelers and workers to the historic city center. [https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.planetizen.com/news/2022/06/117469-amtrak-seeks-200-million-chicago-improvements%3Famp](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.planetizen.com/news/2022/06/117469-amtrak-seeks-200-million-chicago-improvements%3famp) [https://www.google.com/amp/s/philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2022/06/15/amtrak-acela-trains-northeast-corridor-philadelphia-boston-washington-dc/%3Famp](https://www.google.com/amp/s/philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2022/06/15/amtrak-acela-trains-northeast-corridor-philadelphia-boston-washington-dc/%3famp) Amtrak needs to make an entirely new, seperated high speed track so we can get actual high speed service on this corridor. But even by their own estimates that would cost $151 billion, money Amtrak doesn’t have and the federal government is unlikely to give them. Sigh, if only I had the money to give. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/2 "2022-06-17T13:20:06Z")
The “Ethan Allen Express” train, which currently goes from Moynihan Station to Rutland, VT, will finally be extended to Burlington, VT at the end of next month. > **[It's official: Amtrak to begin Burlington runs on July 29 - KTVZ](https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/16/its-official-amtrak-to-begin-burlington-runs-on-july-29/)** > > By WILSON RING Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont transportation officials say the long-awaited return of passenger rail service to Burlington is set for July 29. That’s the date Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express will begin offering service... ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/3 "2022-06-17T15:56:04Z")
> **[Amtrak's Acela trains will speed up to 150 mph in New Jersey](https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2022/06/15/amtrak-acela-trains-speed-new-jersey/7636086001/)** > > Track improvements mean Amtrak Acela service will move faster on a 16-mile stretch in New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![green4994](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@green4994](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/green4994)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/4 "2022-06-17T15:56:35Z")
Thanks for starting this thread! I’m most excited about the NYC-Scranton line, as it seems to be closer to shovel-ready than many of the other extensions & has huge potential to unlock development across NEPA. Glad to see Rep. Cartwright & Sen. Casey continue pushing this hard. I think it will (eventually) spur NJ-scale development around the stops. I’m really rooting for a boom & revitalization of Scranton & East Stroudsburg especially. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/5 "2022-06-17T16:00:03Z")
Yeah can’t wait! NJ is going crazy with big projects, on a per captia basis they put up probably the most units in the nation. Would love for true high speed rail to go through here, but Amtrak doesn’t have the money for it rn. Maybe that maglev project will go through, who knows. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/6 "2022-06-17T16:37:11Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/7/0799e3ea06dad3862f4371f4b05d1e643c660898.jpeg "Amtrak: The Future is Now") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAvD9jU8LVU) ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/7 "2022-06-23T00:30:42Z")
> **[Looking for a new way to travel? Amtrak offering more departure times from...](https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/06/21/looking-for-a-new-way-to-travel-amtrak-offering-more-departure-times-from-roanoke/)** > > Amtrak’s new departure times make for a more flexible and convenient way to travel from Roanoke to cities in Northern Virginia, Southwest Virginia, and Washington D.C. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/8 "2022-06-23T03:03:20Z")
Amtrak no longer publishes timetables, so it’s a bit of a challenge to figure out what’s changing on July 11. But from digging around on Amtrak’s scheduling website, I was able to surmise the following: 1. The overnight trains on the Northeast Corridor ran between Boston and Newport News, VA before the pandemic. I think at one point last year they may have been restored but only ran overnight between Boston and DC. They apparently even had sleeper cars, but the whole overnight operation was suspended during Omicron. Now, the news this week is that on July 11 they’ll reintroduce overnight trains in the Northeast Corridor, but the northbound will be between Roanoke (not Newport News) and Boston. And that’s a doubling of service to Roanoke as they just have a single daytime train now. Effective July 11, train 66 will depart Roanoke at 4:30pm, make a bunch of intermediate stops including Washington DC (9:28pm-10:00pm), Philadelphia (12:04am-12:09am) and NY Penn Station (1:55am-2:04am), arriving Boston South Station at 7:58am. 2. The southbound overnight train (train 67) will run from Boston to Newport News (not Roanoke). It will leave Boston South Station at 9:30pm, make a bunch of intermediate stops including NY Penn Station (2:34am-3:20am), Philadelphia (4:48am-4:56am) and Washington DC (7:00am-7:20am), arriving Newport News at 11:33am. So this is a new train for Newport News, or at least a restoration of a previous train. 3. Amtrak’s early morning southbound train (train 151), which apparently at one time ran from NY to DC but was discontinued during the pandemic, will effective July 11 run from NY Penn (departing 4:20am) to Roanoke (arriving 1:00pm), making most of the Amtrak stops along the way. 4. There will also be a new departure from Norfolk on July 11. Train 138 currently runs from Washington DC (leaving 5:55pm) to NY Penn (arriving 9:36pm). On July 11, this train will be extended to Norfolk, beginning there at 1:00pm and arriving NY Penn at the usual 9:36pm. ---
**Author:** ![Shane\_Keena](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/shane_keena/32/77791_2.png) [@Shane\_Keena](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Shane_Keena)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/9 "2022-06-23T03:42:09Z")
Amtrak no longer publishes timetables? I thought we were supposed to be open and transparent? That was like the most basic layer of openness and transparency one could possibly provide, something so simple as a timetable! ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/10 "2022-06-24T12:06:23Z")
The rail passengers’ association publishes its own set of PDF timetables - unfortunately they don’t have any for the Northeast Corridor: > **[Amtrak Timetables | Rail Passengers Association | Washington, DC](https://narprail.org/resources/amtrak-timetables/)** ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/11 "2022-06-27T15:08:57Z")
> **[For Amtrak, 50 More Siemens ALC-42s - Railway Age](https://www.railwayage.com/mechanical/locomotives/for-amtrak-50-more-siemens-alc-42s/)** > > Amtrak has exercised an option with Siemens Mobility for an additional 50 ALC-42 (“Amtrak Long-Distance Charger, 4,200 HP”) diesel-electric locomotives, bringing the total contract value to $2 billion, including supplemental multiyear maintenance... ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/12 "2022-06-27T16:47:45Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/c/0c4b3e443682a70b1e88b2ca028d9132568f898a.jpeg "Amtrak Alstom Avelia Liberty Trainset 3 Yard Transfer Train @ New Brunswick (6/27/22)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmI_TTEuNZE) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/13 "2022-06-27T19:33:58Z")
> **[Three Dead After Amtrak Train ‘Topples Over’ in Missouri Derailment](https://www.thedailybeast.com/entire-amtrak-train-topples-over-in-missouri-derailment)** > > Amtrak said several cars derailed “after striking a dump truck at a public crossing in Mendon, Missouri.” ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/14 "2022-06-27T21:12:58Z")
[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en/article/wxn8qx/amtrak-spent-11-years-and-dollar450-million-to-save-acela-riders-100-seconds](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en/article/wxn8qx/amtrak-spent-11-years-and-dollar450-million-to-save-acela-riders-100-seconds) ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/15 "2022-06-27T23:36:26Z")
Per busy bee: Dump truck causes major derailment at unsafe grade crossing in Missouri. This comes less than a day after another idiot got 3 people killed after an Amtrak train hit a car in California. Today’s deadly derailment: **[3 killed and 50 injured when Amtrak train from Los Angeles to Chicago derails in Missouri](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-27/amtrak-train-from-los-angeles-derailed-in-missouri-after-hitting-truck%3f_amp=true)** ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/16 "2022-06-28T06:20:41Z")
> **[r/Amtrak - Inside the derailed Chief train](https://www.reddit.com/r/Amtrak/comments/vm8x2b/inside_the_derailed_chief_train/)** > > 292 votes and 57 comments so far on Reddit Here is inside the chief train ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/17 "2022-06-28T14:41:24Z")
Amtrak has resumed service to Toronto, the first cross-border route to be reactivated since the pandemic began > **[Amtrak Maple Leaf Travelers Can Now Buy Tickets to and from Toronto with...](https://media.amtrak.com/2022/06/amtrak-maple-leaf-travelers-can-now-buy-tickets-to-and-from-toronto-with-service-set-to-resume/)** > > NEW YORK – Amtrak, in conjunction with VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail), NYSDOT and other federal agencies, today announced the resumption of service to Toronto via the Maple Leaf train on Monday, June 27 with tickets now available via Amtrak.com, the... ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/18 "2022-06-28T16:03:26Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/2/72f0d85968ff5b3268a2d3d345933c9977378be4.jpeg "Amtrak & NJ Transit Morning Rush Hour on The Northeast Corridor @ New Brunswick (6/27/22)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACR5rlKmKSg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/19 "2022-06-28T18:08:31Z")
Why do you think Americans across the country are compulsively committing “suicide by Amtrak”? > **[2 dead after trying to beat train, Amtrak passenger recalls 'jolt'](https://www.wxyz.com/news/2-dead-after-trying-to-beat-train-amtrak-passenger-recalls-jolt)** > > Two people, both in their 20s, are dead after their vehicle collided with an oncoming train Monday morning. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408/20 "2022-06-28T18:10:05Z")
Idk. Maybe they think their cars are faster than the train or the train is weaker than it looks. Though that dump truck accident was really more the city’s fault rather than the train or dump trucks fault. [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/amtrak-news-updates-upgrades-etc/21408.md?page=2)