Amtrak To Run On Reduced Schedule For 2 Weeks Due To Low Demand
Amtrak trains will be running on a Saturday schedule for the next two weeks due to reduced demand driven by commuters avoiding the coronavirus.
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Amtrak trains will be running on a Saturday schedule for the next two weeks due to reduced demand driven by commuters avoiding the coronavirus.
Passengers were packed together like sardines in a can at Penn Station, a routine of delays and cancellations that's become par for the course for commuters.
NJ Transit blamed the delays on power issues related to overhead wires outside Penn Station, which are owned by Amtrak.
Cuomo calls it the "Empire Station Complex." It would join the current Penn Station, the under construction Moynihan Train Hall and another new facility.
Some Long Island Rail Road schedule changes start today at Penn Station. They're part of Amtrak's critical track repairs.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to restart the debate over building high-speed rail in New York.
The explosion happened at around 11 a.m. at Amtrak's facility next to its tracks in Parkchester, and was felt by workers inside the next business over, a car wash.
On Tuesday, NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak announced a renewed partnership to make improvements to some train stations.
A new report shows NJ Transit and Amtrak riders suffered through 85 days of major infrastructure failures in five years.
Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT suspended parts of service for more than two hours.
Trains got moving again, but delays lingered throughout the afternoon.
Two tracks will be taken out of service to allow for repair work that will last all summer, affecting NJ Transit, Amtrak and LIRR.
America is behind Europe and Asia when it comes to passenger trains. Amtrak is hoping to shorten that gap with a new line of Acela trains in 2021.
Amtrak says repairs will start on Friday, June 28 and run through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2.
Two Amtrak workers got into an argument around 8 a.m. at the Sunnyside railyard near Northern Boulevard.
City Councilman Mark Levine said Amtrak offered to lower the billboard two feet, but the community wants it scrapped.
An Amtrak train bound for the San Francisco Bay Area with 183 passengers on board was finally on the move Tuesday, 36 hours after it became stuck in remote part of Oregon.
There's some good news for Metro-North riders who travel to the West Side of Manhattan
Schumer is blaming the agency for delaying the Penn Station access plan, which would give Bronx and Westchester residents a direct route to Manhattan's west side.
The disruption is due to a downed wire east of New York, the agency tweeted.
MTA and Amtrak officials plan to tour the East River tunnels Friday to explore whether the new technology being employed to avoid the L train shutdown could be applied to other projects.
Officials are accusing the railroad is needlessly delaying a major expansion of Metro-North service into the Bronx, including the creation of four brand new stations.
Amtrak is asking the Coast Guard to either limit or eliminate openings of the bridge during rail commuter rush hours.
The Amtrak Acela train was stuck for at least six hours outside of Penn Station, apparently due to a power problem. By the time the train pulled into Boston Sunday night, nearly 12 hours had past.
As parents called Amtrak in a panic, the company called this a mechanical issue.
